Sam's picks
Predicted champion
🏆 Brazil
Bracket
Round of 32
Germany Canada
France Australia
South Korea Switzerland
Sweden Scotland
DR Congo Croatia
Spain Argentina
Turkey Tunisia
Belgium Norway
Brazil Netherlands
Curaçao Iraq
Czech Republic Ivory Coast
England Cape Verde
Austria Uruguay
Paraguay Egypt
Qatar New Zealand
Portugal Algeria
Round of 16
Germany France
Switzerland Sweden
Croatia Spain
Turkey Belgium
Brazil Iraq
Czech Republic England
Austria Paraguay
Qatar Portugal
Quarter-finals
France Switzerland
Spain Turkey
Brazil England
Austria Portugal
Semi-finals
France Spain
Brazil Austria
Final
France Brazil
Profile
Style Maverick — backs the upsets 2/22 boldest · agrees with the crowd on 44% of group games
Their champion Brazil knocked out backed by 2 of 22
Boldest deep call Austria the last four — 1 of 22 agree
Goals Cagey — low-scoring 2/game vs field 2.7
Prediction twin Claude 49% in sync · 15 identical scorelines
Accuracy
Exact scores 5 spot-on group scorelines
Margins right 5 right winner & margin (2 pts each)
Results right 25/ 72 games called correctly
Points so far 112 banked to date
Ceiling 112 most they can still finish on
Still in
0 picks still in play
Sam'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
- Brazil Champion
- France Finalist
- Austria Semi-finalist
- England Quarter-finalist
- Portugal Quarter-finalist
- Switzerland Quarter-finalist
- Turkey Quarter-finalist
- Belgium Last 16
- Croatia Last 16
- Czech Republic Last 16
- Germany Last 16
- Iraq Last 16
- Paraguay Last 16
- Qatar Last 16
- Sweden Last 16
- Algeria Qualified
- Argentina Qualified
- Australia Qualified
- Canada Qualified
- Cape Verde Qualified
- Curaçao Qualified
- DR Congo Qualified
- Egypt Qualified
- Ivory Coast Qualified
- Netherlands Qualified
- New Zealand Qualified
- Norway Qualified
- Scotland Qualified
- South Korea Qualified
- Tunisia Qualified
- Uruguay Qualified
Knockout points
72 pts from the knockouts
Teams Sam correctly sent to each stage (points per team in brackets).
- Round of 16 3 pts each 24
Belgium, Brazil, England, France, Paraguay, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland
- Quarter-finals 6 pts each 24
England, France, Spain, Switzerland
- Semi-finals 12 pts each 24
France, Spain
- Final 20 pts each 0
none yet
- Champion 35 pts each 0
none yet
Perfect scores
5 spot-on scorelines
Group games Sam called to the exact score.
- Canada 1–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Saudi Arabia 1–1 Uruguay
- Turkey 0–1 Paraguay
- Germany 2–1 Ivory Coast
- Japan 1–1 Sweden
Correct margins
5 right margins
Group games Sam called the winner and margin right (2 pts) — without the exact score. Shown as their pick → the actual result.
- South Korea 1–0 → 2–1 Czech Republic
- Haiti 1–2 → 0–1 Scotland
- Norway 2–1 → 3–2 Senegal
- Turkey 2–1 → 3–2 United States
- Uruguay 1–2 → 0–1 Spain
Group predictions
Group A
- Mexico 2–2 South Africa
- South Korea 1–0 Czech Republic
- Czech Republic 1–0 South Africa
- Mexico 0–0 South Korea
- Czech Republic 2–1 Mexico
- South Africa 1–1 South Korea
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
| 2 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 5 |
| 3 | Mexico | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 4 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
Group B
- Canada 1–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Qatar 2–1 Switzerland
- Switzerland 2–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Canada 0–0 Qatar
- Switzerland 1–1 Canada
- Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–0 Qatar
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 5 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 2 |
Group C
- Haiti 1–2 Scotland
- Brazil 3–1 Morocco
- Brazil 2–0 Haiti
- Scotland 1–0 Morocco
- Scotland 0–1 Brazil
- Morocco 1–1 Haiti
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 9 |
| 2 | Scotland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 | Haiti | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| 4 | Morocco | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
Group D
- United States 1–1 Paraguay
- Australia 1–2 Turkey
- Turkey 0–1 Paraguay
- United States 0–1 Australia
- Turkey 2–1 United States
- Paraguay 1–1 Australia
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
| 2 | Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 5 |
| 3 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | United States | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
Group E
- Ivory Coast 1–1 Ecuador
- Germany 2–0 Curaçao
- Germany 2–1 Ivory Coast
- Ecuador 0–1 Curaçao
- Curaçao 1–1 Ivory Coast
- Ecuador 0–1 Germany
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 9 |
| 2 | Curaçao | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 4 | Ecuador | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
Group F
- Netherlands 2–1 Japan
- Sweden 1–1 Tunisia
- Netherlands 1–2 Sweden
- Tunisia 0–0 Japan
- Japan 1–1 Sweden
- Tunisia 2–2 Netherlands
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 5 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
Group G
- Iran 1–1 New Zealand
- Belgium 2–1 Egypt
- Belgium 1–1 Iran
- New Zealand 1–1 Egypt
- Egypt 1–0 Iran
- New Zealand 0–0 Belgium
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 5 |
| 2 | Egypt | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Iran | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
Group H
- Saudi Arabia 1–1 Uruguay
- Spain 2–0 Cape Verde
- Uruguay 1–0 Cape Verde
- Spain 2–1 Saudi Arabia
- Cape Verde 1–0 Saudi Arabia
- Uruguay 1–2 Spain
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 9 |
| 2 | Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Cape Verde | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
Group I
- France 2–1 Senegal
- Iraq 1–0 Norway
- Norway 2–1 Senegal
- France 2–0 Iraq
- Norway 1–2 France
- Senegal 1–1 Iraq
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 9 |
| 2 | Iraq | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 | Norway | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Senegal | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
Group J
- Argentina 2–2 Algeria
- Austria 1–0 Jordan
- Argentina 2–1 Austria
- Jordan 1–1 Algeria
- Algeria 0–1 Austria
- Jordan 1–1 Argentina
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
| 2 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 5 |
| 3 | Algeria | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 4 | Jordan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
Group K
- Portugal 2–1 DR Congo
- Uzbekistan 1–1 Colombia
- Portugal 3–1 Uzbekistan
- Colombia 1–1 DR Congo
- Colombia 0–1 Portugal
- DR Congo 1–1 Uzbekistan
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 9 |
| 2 | DR Congo | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 3 | Colombia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 4 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 2 |
Group L
- Ghana 1–1 Panama
- England 1–1 Croatia
- England 2–1 Ghana
- Panama 1–1 Croatia
- Panama 0–1 England
- Croatia 1–1 Ghana
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 7 |
| 2 | Croatia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Ghana | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 4 | Panama | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |