Categories: 2018 World Cup

Group Predictions – How Did Our Experts Fare?

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
Group B Editor Argentina
S Korea
Argentina
S Korea
Group C Kyle McCarthy England
USA
USA
England
Group D Alex Eckhardt Serbia
Germany
Germany
Ghana
Group E Bobby McMahon Holland
Cameroon
Holland
Japan
Group F Editor Italy
Paraguay
Paraguay
Slovakia
Group G Alex Caulfield Ivory Coast
Brazil
Brazil
Portugal
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

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