RWD's picks
Predicted champion
🏆 Germany
Bracket
Round of 32
Germany Bosnia and Herzegovina
France United States
South Korea Qatar
Sweden Morocco
DR Congo Croatia
Spain Austria
Turkey Senegal
Iran Uruguay
Brazil Netherlands
Ivory Coast Norway
Mexico Scotland
England Colombia
Argentina Saudi Arabia
Paraguay Belgium
Switzerland Egypt
Portugal Ghana
Round of 16
Germany France
South Korea Sweden
Croatia Spain
Turkey Iran
Brazil Ivory Coast
Mexico England
Saudi Arabia Belgium
Switzerland Portugal
Quarter-finals
Germany South Korea
Spain Iran
Brazil England
Belgium Switzerland
Semi-finals
Germany Spain
England Switzerland
Final
Germany England
Profile
Style Maverick — backs the upsets 4/22 boldest · agrees with the crowd on 68% of group games
Their champion Germany knocked out the only one backing them
Boldest deep call Switzerland the last four — 1 of 22 agree
Goals Cagey — low-scoring 2.1/game vs field 2.7
Prediction twin Rob 69% in sync · 8 identical scorelines
Accuracy
Exact scores 5 spot-on group scorelines
Margins right 7 right winner & margin (2 pts each)
Results right 40/ 72 games called correctly
Points so far 129 banked to date
Ceiling 129 most they can still finish on
Still in
0 picks still in play
RWD's predicted knockout teams, with how far they backed each. Struck-through are out of the tournament; dimmed picks are settled — the team has already gone as far as backed (or was only backed to qualify), so no more points can come from it.
- Spain Semi-finalist
- Germany Champion
- England Finalist
- Switzerland Semi-finalist
- Belgium Quarter-finalist
- Brazil Quarter-finalist
- Iran Quarter-finalist
- South Korea Quarter-finalist
- Croatia Last 16
- France Last 16
- Ivory Coast Last 16
- Mexico Last 16
- Portugal Last 16
- Saudi Arabia Last 16
- Sweden Last 16
- Turkey Last 16
- Argentina Qualified
- Austria Qualified
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Qualified
- Colombia Qualified
- DR Congo Qualified
- Egypt Qualified
- Ghana Qualified
- Morocco Qualified
- Netherlands Qualified
- Norway Qualified
- Paraguay Qualified
- Qatar Qualified
- Scotland Qualified
- Senegal Qualified
- United States Qualified
- Uruguay Qualified
Knockout points
72 pts from the knockouts
Teams RWD correctly sent to each stage (points per team in brackets).
- Round of 16 3 pts each 24
Belgium, Brazil, England, France, Mexico, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland
- Quarter-finals 6 pts each 24
Belgium, England, Spain, Switzerland
- Semi-finals 12 pts each 24
England, Spain
- Final 20 pts each 0
none yet
- Champion 35 pts each 0
none yet
Perfect scores
5 spot-on scorelines
Group games RWD called to the exact score.
- Saudi Arabia 1–1 Uruguay
- Argentina 3–0 Algeria
- Ghana 1–0 Panama
- United States 2–0 Australia
- Ecuador 0–0 Curaçao
Correct margins
7 right margins
Group games RWD called the winner and margin right (2 pts) — without the exact score. Shown as their pick → the actual result.
- Mexico 2–1 → 1–0 South Korea
- Germany 1–0 → 2–1 Ivory Coast
- New Zealand 0–2 → 1–3 Egypt
- Morocco 2–0 → 4–2 Haiti
- Switzerland 1–0 → 2–1 Canada
- Turkey 2–1 → 3–2 United States
- Jordan 0–2 → 1–3 Argentina
Group predictions
Group A
- Mexico 2–1 South Africa
- South Korea 2–0 Czech Republic
- Czech Republic 0–0 South Africa
- Mexico 2–1 South Korea
- Czech Republic 0–1 Mexico
- South Africa 0–3 South Korea
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 9 |
| 2 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| 4 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
Group B
- Canada 0–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Qatar 0–1 Switzerland
- Switzerland 2–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Canada 0–0 Qatar
- Switzerland 1–0 Canada
- Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–2 Qatar
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 9 |
| 2 | Qatar | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 2 |
| 4 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
Group C
- Haiti 0–2 Scotland
- Brazil 3–1 Morocco
- Brazil 4–0 Haiti
- Scotland 2–2 Morocco
- Scotland 1–3 Brazil
- Morocco 2–0 Haiti
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 9 |
| 2 | Morocco | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Haiti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -8 | 0 |
Group D
- United States 1–1 Paraguay
- Australia 0–2 Turkey
- Turkey 1–1 Paraguay
- United States 2–0 Australia
- Turkey 2–1 United States
- Paraguay 2–0 Australia
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 | Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 |
| 3 | United States | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| 4 | Australia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 0 |
Group E
- Ivory Coast 2–0 Ecuador
- Germany 3–0 Curaçao
- Germany 1–0 Ivory Coast
- Ecuador 0–0 Curaçao
- Curaçao 1–2 Ivory Coast
- Ecuador 1–3 Germany
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| 3 | Curaçao | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| 4 | Ecuador | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
Group F
- Netherlands 1–1 Japan
- Sweden 2–1 Tunisia
- Netherlands 0–0 Sweden
- Tunisia 1–1 Japan
- Japan 0–2 Sweden
- Tunisia 1–2 Netherlands
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 5 |
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 2 |
| 4 | Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
Group G
- Iran 2–0 New Zealand
- Belgium 2–1 Egypt
- Belgium 0–1 Iran
- New Zealand 0–2 Egypt
- Egypt 1–3 Iran
- New Zealand 0–1 Belgium
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 9 |
| 2 | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 | Egypt | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 |
Group H
- Saudi Arabia 1–1 Uruguay
- Spain 3–0 Cape Verde
- Uruguay 2–0 Cape Verde
- Spain 2–1 Saudi Arabia
- Cape Verde 0–3 Saudi Arabia
- Uruguay 1–3 Spain
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
| 3 | Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Cape Verde | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -8 | 0 |
Group I
- France 2–1 Senegal
- Iraq 0–1 Norway
- Norway 1–1 Senegal
- France 3–1 Iraq
- Norway 0–0 France
- Senegal 0–0 Iraq
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 | Norway | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 5 |
| 3 | Senegal | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 4 | Iraq | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
Group J
- Argentina 3–0 Algeria
- Austria 1–0 Jordan
- Argentina 1–0 Austria
- Jordan 1–1 Algeria
- Algeria 0–0 Austria
- Jordan 0–2 Argentina
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 | Austria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Algeria | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 2 |
| 4 | Jordan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
Group K
- Portugal 2–1 DR Congo
- Uzbekistan 0–1 Colombia
- Portugal 0–0 Uzbekistan
- Colombia 2–3 DR Congo
- Colombia 1–1 Portugal
- DR Congo 0–0 Uzbekistan
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 5 |
| 2 | DR Congo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Colombia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
Group L
- Ghana 1–0 Panama
- England 1–1 Croatia
- England 3–0 Ghana
- Panama 0–2 Croatia
- Panama 0–3 England
- Croatia 0–0 Ghana
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +6 | 7 |
| 2 | Croatia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 |
| 3 | Ghana | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 |
| 4 | Panama | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 0 |