Updated predictions after Matchday 2:
1. Mexico, easily the strongest team of the group but not juggernauts.
2. South Korea, theyâve put in two decent performances but neither have looked all that impressive. Easily going to take 2nd.
3. Czechia, the better of the two on the outside looking in, but with an uphill battle requiring over Mexico to even sneak in at 3rd spot.
4. South Africa, a team that has really struggled throughout the course of the tournament. A team that deserved to be there but not one that adjusted to the situation.
1. Canada (+1), I canât tell if Canada being first is a by product of their 6-0 thumping of Qatar or that I canât comprehend whatever happened in that Switzerland v. Bosnia game.
2. Switzerland (-1), they should be set for the knockouts with their 4 points, but I think this might a team whose reputation surpasses their performance.
3. Bosnia-Herzegovina, this ranking is mostly due to Bosnia suffering a less disastrous 2nd game than Qatar.
4. Qatar, not a pushover, given their impressive draw v. Switerzland, but a struggling side. Like Bosnia, could sneak through with a last day win.
1. Brazil, not as good as youâd expect a Brazil side to be, but with 4 hard fought points nonetheless.
2. Morocco, I donât know if their 1-0 against Scotland should be an indictment of Morocco or a mark of Scotlandâs quality. Weâll see after Morocco tee off against Haiti.
3. Scotland, the quintessential 3rd place team. Need to fight off a point against to be safely in the ro32, but could fine on goal difference if need be.
4. Haiti, with the exception of a close game against Scotland, a side with no signs of life.
1. United States, this might actually be able to make the QFs. I said might. Please stop throwing tomatoes at me.
2. Australia (+1), they move into 2nd for having a less disastrous performance against the U.S. and a more convincing win against TĂźrkiye.
3. Paraguay (+1), impressive performance at the back v. TĂźrkiye. Probably need a point against Australia to go through but very much a team capable of fighting that to a draw.
4. TĂźrkiye (-2), I donât want to talk about where I had this team. Absolutely unimaginable futility in the Paraguay box, Paraguay couldâve held them scoreless without a goalkeeper.
1. Germany, for a team looking to go the distance, this has been a slightly disappointing showing so far, but this is certainly a step in the right direction given this is their first knockout stage since 2014.
2. CĂ´te dâIvoire (+1), this team is insanely rad. A win against Ecuador and an even game against Germany are no small feats for a team thatâs never gotten out of the group stage.
3. Ecuador (-1), they still have a shot if they win their game which is against⌠oh nevermind itâs over.
4. Curaçao, I canât in good faith put them over Ecuador but the heart very much wants to. They actually have a better chance at the knockouts than Ecuador given they only need to beet CĂ´te dâIvoire and not Germany.
1. Netherlands (+1), a 4 goal win against Sweden is more impressive than against Tunisia.
2. Japan (-1), a 4 goal win against Tunisia is less impressive than against Sweden.
3. Sweden, still alive with a win against Japan, but the door is slowly creaking shut.
4. Tunisia, still a better showing than Italy.
1. Egypt (+1), Iran is not an easy team, but Egypt have the luxury of being the only team in the group that probably doesnât need a point to make the knockouts.
2. Iran (+1), this team genuinely outplayed Belgium in their 0-0 draw, although they have their work cut out for them having to facing Egypt while Belgium and New Zealand face off.
3. Belgium (-2), this is just sad. They have played half an hour of good soccer, but thatâs about it. Itâs not 2018 anymore, guys.
4. New Zealand, bold prediction, they are beating Belgium who will end up finishing last. That surprised me and Iâm the one that wrote it.
1. Spain, tournament favorites for a reason.
2. Cabo Verde (+1), I CANâT BELIEVE IT EITHER. THIS IS NOT EMOTION THEY HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN THE 2ND VEST TEAM. THEY JUST NEED TO BEAT SAUDI ARABIA (or draw with a Spain win).
3. Uruguay (+1), it might be over for them given that they are facing a Spain team that still have the fate up in the air. Set the tone against Cabo Verde and still couldnât get 3 points.
4. Saudi Arabia (-2), bumping them up to 2nd might been an overreaction, but this is still not a bad team.
1. France, "Theyâre probably going to win against us, theyâre probably going to win the whole tournament." - Haaland
2. Norway, Haaland score many goal.
3. Senegal, they nearly brought this one back, but could nab a point at the death. Need a win to try to steal a 3rd place spot.
4. Iraq, same as Senegal but worse.
2. Austria, looked more convincing against Jordan and played Argentina closer.
3. Algeria, this is going to a be a group with a very strong 3rd place side.
4. Jordan, no shame in going out like this at your first World Cup.
1. Portugal, still a tournament favorite but are in desperate need of a showing against Colombia to hold onto that monicker.
2. Colombia, Despite having been the team that advanced, and having played better overall than Portugal, I still think that Portugal will⌠wait why are they not a #1?
3. DR Congo, I still like this team very much and think they have a very good shot at squeaking into the knockouts given that they have already taken on the two toughest sides in the group.
4. Uzbekistan, Uzbek bros, I think it might be time to start counting down for the Chess Championship.
1. England, FOOTBALLâS COMING HOME đ´ó §ó ˘ó Ľó Žó §ó ż đ´ó §ó ˘ó Ľó Žó §ó żđ´ó §ó ˘ó Ľó Žó §ó ż (slightly less than last week though)
2. Ghana (+1), Already finding themselves on 4 points is no small feat especially given that they fought England to a 0-0 draw.
3. Croatia (-1), it might not be as bad as Belgium, but this golden generation are playing with house money at this point.
4. Panama, still an improvement on 2018.
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