As there aren’t any Premier League games this weekend, I thought I would look back and see how well/badly I did at predicting the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
Group A:
In Group A, I predicted Senegal and the Netherlands to get through with 7 points each. I then had Qatar to finish third with 3 points and Ecuador to finish bottom with 0 points. What actually happened was the Netherlands won the group with 7 points, Senegal finished 2nd with 6 points, Ecuador came third with 4 points and Qatar finished without any points on the board. Overall, I didn’t do too great in predicting this group. I got the number of points for the Netherlands right, but I put them in the wrong position and I massively underestimated Ecuador. I did however predict one game’s score correctly so I get two points.
Group B:
In Group B, I predicted England and USA to get through with 7 and 5 points respectively. I then had Wales to finish third with 4 points and IR Iran to finish bottom with 0 Points. What actually happened was England topped the group with 7 points, the USA finished second with 5 points, Iran came third with 3 points and Wales finished up with just 1 point. Overall, I’m pretty happy with this. I got England and America spot on and in my defense, I didn’t expect Wales to be that bad. I didn’t predict a single score correctly though meaning I score 4 points.
Group C:
In Group C, I predicted Argentina and Mexico to get through with 7 points each. I then had Poland to finish third with 3 points and Saudi Arabia to finish bottom with 0 points. What actually happened was Argentina topped the group with 6 points, Poland finished second with 4 points, Mexico came third with 4 points and Saudi finished bottom with 3 points. Overall, this was alright. I got Argentina and Saudi in the right places, but I overestimated Mexico’s ability. I got one of the scores correct so I get 3 points.
Group D:
In Group D, I predicted France and Denmark to get through with 9 and 6 points respectively. I then had Australia to finish third with 3 points and Tunisia to finish bottom with 0 points. What actually happened was France topped the group with 6 points, Australia came second with 6 points, Tunisia came third with 4 points and Denmark finished last with just 1 point. Overall, I didn’t do particularly well with this group. I got France right, but I didn’t expect Australia and Tunisia to do as well as they did. Also, I wasn’t close with Denmark, but to be fair, that’s because they massively underperformed. I got one of the scores correct meaning I get 2 points.
Group E:
In Group E, I predicted Germany and Spain to get through with 7 and 5 points respectively. I then had Japan to finish third with 4 points and Costa Rica to finish bottom with 0 Points. What actually happened was Japan topped the group with 6 points, Spain finished second with 4 points, Germany finished third with 4 points and Costa Rica came last with 3 points. Overall, I did alright. I knew Japan where a decent team, but I didn’t expect them to get through, let alone win the group. I got in the right place so that’s decent, but I overestimated Germany’s ability. I also got Costa Rica correct, but even they surprised me with how competitive they were (besides the first game). I didn’t get any of the scores correct so I only score 2 points.
Group F:
In Group F, I predicted Belgium and Croatia to get through with 7 and 5 points respectively. I then had Canada to finish third with 3 points and Morocco to come in last with 1 point. What actually happened was Morocco topped the group with 7 points, Croatia got through with 5 points, Belgium came in third with 4 points and Canada finished bottom with 0 points. Overall, I got this group wrong. The crazy thing with Morocco is when I did my preview, I put them in the outsider's category. After I’d finished the whole thing, I looked at Morocco and thought they were miles better than the other teams in that category. When it comes to Belgium, they were a complete flop. Canada were also rubbish, but I did get Croatia in the correct place with the right amount of points so that’s something. I didn’t get a single score correct so I get a total of 2 points.
Group G:
In Group G, I predicted Brazil and Switzerland to get through with 7 points each. I then had Serbia to finish third with 3 points and Cameroon to finish bottom with 0 points. What actually happened was Brazil topped the group with 6 points, Switzerland finished second with 6 points, Cameroon came in third with 4 points and Serbia came bottom with just 1 point. Overall, I did alright with this group. I got Brazil and Switzerland in the correct places and I also said both teams would finish on the same points. However, I underestimated Cameroon’s ability and I’ll be honest, I was disappointed with how Serbia performed in Qatar. I didn’t get a single score correct so I score 2 points.
Group H:
In Group H, I predicted Portugal and Uruguay to get through with 9 and 6 points respectively. I then had Ghana to finish third with 1 point and South Korea to finish bottom with 1 point. What actually happened was Portugal topped the group with 6 points, South Korea came second with 4 points, Uruguay finished third with 4 points and Ghana finished bottom with 3 points. Overall, these weren’t great predictions. I got Portugal in the right place, but I underestimated South Korea’s ability to get results. Uruguay underperformed and the crazy thing with Ghana is even though they got more points than I predicted, they actually finished lower than I expected! I got two scores correct meaning I score 3 points.
Last 16:
Senegal 2-1 USA – The game that actually took place here was the Netherlands VS the USA. The Netherlands won 3-1 so I get two points.
Argentina 1-1 Denmark (3-2 on Penalties) – The game that actually took place here was Argentina VS Australia. Argentina won 2-1 so I get two points.
France 2-0 Mexico – The game that actually took place here was France VS Poland. France won that game 3-1 so I get two points.
England 0-0 Netherlands (4-3 on Penalties) – The game that actually took place here was England VS Senegal. England won 3-0 so I get 2 points.
Germany 1-3 Croatia – The game that actually took place here was Japan VS Croatia. Croatia won on penalties so I get 2 points.
Brazil 2-0 Uruguay – The game that actually took place here was Brazil VS South Korea. Brazil won 4-1 so I get 2 points.
Belgium 4-2 Spain – The game that actually took place here was Morocco VS Spain. Morocco beat Spain on penalties so I get 2 points.
Portugal 3-2 Switzerland – Amazingly, the game that actually took place here was Portugal VS Switzerland! Portugal won 6-1 so I get a massive 4 points!
Quarter Finals:
Croatia 0-1 Brazil – In the quarter-finals, Croatia played Brazil so I got that right. However, Croatia beat Brazil on penalties so I only get 2 points.
Senegal 2-3 Argentina – The game that actually took place here was the Netherlands VS Argentina. Argentina beat the Dutch on penalties so I get 2 points.
Belgium 2-1 Portugal – The game that actually took place here was Morocco VS Portugal. Morocco won 1-0 so I get 2 points.
England 1-3 France – In the quarter-finals, England took on France so I get two points for that. France then went on and beat England 2-1 so I get a total of 4 points which is really good.
Semi-Finals:
Argentina 1-2 Brazil – The game that actually took place here was Argentina VS Croatia. Argentina won 3-0 so I only get one point.
France 3-1 Belgium – The game that actually took place here was France VS Morocco. France won 2-0 so I get two points.
Third Place Playoff: Argentina 0-0 Belgium (3-1 on Penalties)
The third-place playoff ended up being played by Croatia and Morocco. Croatia won that game 2-1 to take home a bronze medal meaning I get zero points for this prediction.
World Cup Final: Brazil 3-2 France
The World Cup Final in Qatar was played by Argentina and France. After a three-all draw, Argentina won on penalties meaning I get two points.
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