N-O World Cup 2026 Predictions Competiton - round 1 deadline Thursday 11th June @ 20.00

[Magpie]

Ok, fair a few that played the premier league predictions comp were interested in a World Cup edition so here we are.

 

I will be using the World Cup schedule for this so:

Group stage round 1

Group stage round 2

Group stage round 2

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarter finals round 

Semi finals round 

Final

 

Same scoring system as the PL version so every round (apart from the final) you can nominate one game and whatever you score for that game will be doubled. For example if you predict England 1 - 1 Croatia and it finishes 1 - 1 you'll get 10 points. If it finishes 2 - 2 you'll get 6 points. You get the idea!!!

 

- 2 points for correctly predicting the outcome i.e. home win or away win

- 1 point for the home goals scored 

- 1 point for the away goals scored

- a bonus point for all 3 elements correct  

- a correct put not perfect draw prediction is worth 3 points

 

I will also need the following pre tournament predictions:

Winner (10 points)

Runner up (5 points)

Top scorer (10 points)

Number of red cards (5 points)

How will England fare? (5 points)

 

Round 1 - deadline Thursday 11th June @ 20.00

Mexico v South Africa 

South Korea v Czech Republic 

Canada v Bosnia and Herzegovina 

USA v Paraguay 

Qatar v Switzerland 

Brazil v Morocco 

Haiti v Scotland 

Australia v Turkey

Germany v Curacao

Netherlands v Japan 

Ivory Coast v Ecuador 

Sweden v Tunisia 

Spain v Cape Verde 

Belgium v Egypt 

Saudi Arabia v Uruguay 

Iran v New Zealand 

France v Senegal 

Iraq v Norway 

Argentina v Algeria 

Austria v Jordan 

Portugal v D.R. Congo

England v Croatia 

Ghana v Panama 

Uzbekistan v Colombia

 

 

Edited Monday at 21:24 by Magpie

[Froggy]

I've not got the slightest clue about international football.

[Joe1984]

Are people actually going to stay up til 2AM to watch Scotland v Haiti?

[Kilcline]

6 minutes ago, Joe1984 said:

Are people actually going to stay up til 2AM to watch Scotland v Haiti?

The biggest disappointment for me was that it isn't on the same night as Algeria v Jordan is on at 4 am, could have made a proper night of it 

[Joe1984]

2 minutes ago, Kilcline said:

The biggest disappointment for me was that it isn't on the same night as Algeria v Jordan is on at 4 am, could have made a proper night of it 

Australia v Turkey is 5AM. 😁

[Kilcline]

3 minutes ago, Joe1984 said:

Australia v Turkey is 5AM. 😁

Sold! 

[Ben]

11 hours ago, Froggy said:

I've not got the slightest clue about international football.

 

I'll give you a tip, choose Spain in round 1

[Adam]

Can someone pin this so I don't forget about it?

[leffe186]

On 27/05/2026 at 15:17, Joe1984 said:

Are people actually going to stay up til 2AM to watch Scotland v Haiti?

Sure. It’ll be a good Haitiwatch.

[Magpie]

Sorry, forgot to add I will also need the following pre tournament predictions.

 

Winner (10 points)

Runner up (5)

Top scorer (10)

Number of red cards (5)

How will England fare? (5)

 

 

Edited Monday at 21:25 by Magpie

[South-Cheshire-Toon]

I think, where in the past, people have jokingly put scores in of 7, 8, 9 or 10 - 0, there will be a few like that in these first round games.

 

 

[South-Cheshire-Toon]

Do this one first of all - 

 

Germany                            - Winner (10)

Brazil                                  - Runner up (5)

Denis Undav (Germany)  - Top scorer (10)

10                                       - Number of red cards (5)

Quarter Finals                   - How will England fare? (5)

 

Now just have to predict the scores now for 104 games.