The Group stages are over and it’s time to see how accurate our experts were.
Of the eight groups, we picked the correct qualifiers just three times, with us getting Groups B and H 100% correct.
In the other five groups, we got at least one qualifier correct although in only one of those did we predict the correct group winner.
Group | Expert | Prediction | Result | |
Group A | Jose Romero | France Mexico |
Uruguay Mexico |
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Group B | Editor | Argentina S Korea |
Argentina S Korea |
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Group C | Kyle McCarthy | England USA |
USA England |
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Group D | Alex Eckhardt | Serbia Germany |
Germany Ghana |
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Group E | Bobby McMahon | Holland Cameroon |
Holland Japan |
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Group F | Editor | Italy Paraguay |
Paraguay Slovakia |
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Group G | Alex Caulfield | Ivory Coast Brazil |
Brazil Portugal |
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Group H | Jorge Rivera | Spain Chile |
Spain Chile |
Look Back on each of our Group Previews:
Group A: Romero: France is the team with the pedigree
Group B: Amid the Madness, Korean Workrate will Flourish
Group C Preview: US Will Advance
Group D: Ballack’s Absence will Provide Chance for Motivated Serbs
Group E by Bobby McMahon: Dutch players are technically sound, a bit temperamental and very stubborn
Group F Preview: Can Vintage Chianti Last Another Month?
Group G: Ivory Coast Have Too Much for Traditional Powers
Group H: Jorge Rivera: Can the Best Midfield in the World Compensate for Torres Fitness Doubt?
Group | Expert | Prediction | Result |
Group A | Jose Romero | Uruguay Mexico | |
Group B | Editor | Argentina S Korea | |
Group C | Kyle McCarthy | USA England | |
Group D | Alex Eckhardt | Germany Ghana | |
Group E | Bobby McMahon | Holland Japan | |
Group F | Editor | Paraguay Slovakia | |
Group G | Alex Caulfield | Ivory Coast Brazil | Brazil Portugal |
Group H | Jorge Rivera | Spain Chile |