Congratulations to KG who takes home the jackpot with a stellar set of knockout predictions (everything right from QF stage onwards!)
See you all in America for World Cup 2026!
Freemo's Prediction Game
Congratulations to KG who takes home the jackpot with a stellar set of knockout predictions (everything right from QF stage onwards!)
See you all in America for World Cup 2026!
No real consensus on winner, but a lot of you are predicting bad news for the English game.
The full list of predictions is below and linked here (I’ll update this sheet with your scores as we go through the tournament).
Good luck!
Submit your predictions for the Knockout Stages by following this link.
Whatever happened in the Group Stage, it really is still all to play for with 64 more points up for grabs! Predict the winner of every game from now until the end of the tournament, you’ll score:
It might be helpful to refer to the image below as you complete your bracket:
Make sure you get your predictions to me before kick-off of the first game on Saturday [5PM UK; 12PM USA] (and please use the same email address as last time you submitted!)
Congratulations to YFree, our leader after the Group Stages with an impressive 22 points! This is YFree’s second time winning a cash prize in this game. Here’s how she did it:
YFree’s Predictions | Actual | Points |
1st – Germany | 1st | 2 |
2nd – Switzerland | 2nd | 2 |
1st – Spain | 1st | 2 |
2nd – Italy | 2nd | 2 |
1st – England | 1st | 2 |
2nd – Denmark | 2nd | 2 |
1st – France | 2nd | 1 |
2nd – Netherlands | 3rd | 1 |
1st – Belgium | 2nd | 1 |
2nd – Ukraine | Eliminated | 0 |
1st – Portugal | 1st | 2 |
2nd – Turkiye | 2nd | 2 |
3rd – Hungary | Eliminated | 0 |
3rd – Croatia | Eliminated | 0 |
3rd – Austria | 1st | 1 |
3rd – Slovakia | 3rd | 2 |
Commiseration to the three of you that scored 21 points. Here is the full list of results – yellow box means you scored 2 points, purple box means you scored 1 point.
Still all to play for as we go into the Knockout Stages!
The prize fund is £490:
Reminder of the scoring: one point for each team you correctly predicted to qualify for the Knockout Stages, and a bonus point if you correctly predicted their finishing position in their group (1st, 2nd or 3rd). If there’s a tie for the lead, the tiebreaker will come into play.
Click the image to enlarge or follow this link to Google Sheets
Good luck!
Who can dethrone Kelly ‘the Octopus’?
Entry Fee = £10 (or $12). You can pay in cash, by bank transfer or by Paypal. Contact me for details (the prize fund last time around was £500!)
Overall competition winner will take 75% of the Pot, and the leader after the Group Stages are completed will take 25% of the Pot. No prizes for runners up!
First step is to predict the Group Stages: You will score ONE POINT for each team you correctly predict to qualify for the Knockout stages, and ONE BONUS POINT if you correctly predicted their finishing position (1st, 2nd or 3rd). Maximum points is 32, and remember, the leader after the Groups will take 25% of the prize fund. In the event of a tie, the tiebreaker will come into play: how many goals will be scored in the Group Stages?
Submit your entry here (opens in new window):
You’ll be invited to submit your Knockout Predictions once the Group Stages are over!