Houdini

Group Stage- Round 1 of 3 11 June: Mexico 2-0 South Africa (20:00 BST) - ITV 12 June: South Korea 0-1 Czech Republic (03:00) - ITV 12 June: Canada 1-2 Bosnia-Herzegovina (20:00) - BBC 13 June: USA 1-1 Paraguay (02:00) - BBC 13 June: Qatar 0-3 Switzerland (20:00) - ITV 13 June: Brazil 2-1 Morocco (23:00) - BBC 14 June: Australia 0-1 Turkey (05:00) - ITV 14 June: Scotland 3-0 Haiti (02.00) - BBC 14 June: Germany 5-0 Curacao (18:00) - ITV 14 June: Netherlands 2-1 Japan (21:00) - ITV 15 June: Sweden 0-0 Tunisia (03:00) - ITV 15 June: Ivory Coast 2-2 Ecuador (00:00) - BBC 15 June: Spain 6-0 Cape Verde (17:00) - ITV 15 June: Belgium 3-1 Egypt (20:00) - BBC 15 June: Saudi Arabia 0-3 Uruguay (23:00) - ITV 16 June: Iran 1-1 New Zealand (02:00) - BBC 16 June: France 3-2 Senegal (20:00) - BBC 16 June: Iraq 0-4 Norway (23:00) - BBC 17 June: Argentina 2-0 Algeria (02:00) - ITV 17 June: Austria 2-0 Jordan (05:00) - BBC 17 June: Portugal 3-0 DR Congo (18:00) - BBC 17 June: England 1-2 Croatia (21:00) - ITV Missed from above list is Colombia Vs Uzbekistan & Ghana Vs Panama My prediction would be Colombia 3-0 Uzbekistan, Ghana 2-0 Panama

Canada for the win!

Yeah the knockout stage will be really interesting with the extra number of teams and having to play one more knockout match than usual.

I had Argentina beating Brazil in the 2nd semi final. All of these are subject to change of course!

This is what my predictions and route to the final looked like:

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Alpine: Gasly (Q, R) v Colapinto Aston Martin: Alonso (Q, R) v Stroll Audi: Bortoleto v Hulkenberg (Q, R) Cadillac: Perez (Q, R) v Bottas Ferrari: Leclerc v Hamilton (Q, R) Haas: Ocon v Bearman (Q, R) McLaren: Norris (Q, R) v Piastri Mercedes: Antonelli (Q, R) v Russell Racing Bulls: Lawson (R) v Lindblad (Q) Red Bull: Verstappen (Q, R) v Hadjar Williams: Albon v Sainz Jr (Q,R) Pole Position: Antonelli Winner: Antonelli Fastest Lap: Leclerc

These are my rough predictions for the final standings of group L: 1st Croatia 9 pts 2nd England 4 pts 3rd Ghana 4 pts 4th Panama 0 pts

These are my rough predictions for the final standings of group K: 1st Portugal 7 pts 2nd Colombia 7 pts 3rd DR Congo 3 pts 4th Uzbekistan 0 pts

These are my rough predictions for the final standings of group J: 1st Argentina 9 pts 2nd Austria 6 pts 3rd Algeria 3 pts 4th Jordan 0 pts

These are my rough predictions for the final standings of group I: 1st France 9 pts 2nd Norway 4 pts 3rd Senegal 4 pts 4th Iraq 0 pts

These are my rough predictions for the final standings of group H: 1st Spain 9 pts 2nd Uruguay 6 pts 3rd Saudi Arabia 3 pts 4th Cape Verde 0 pts

These are my rough predictions for the final standings of group G: 1st Belgium 9 pts 2nd Egypt 6 pts 3rd Iran 1 pts 4th New Zealand 1 pts

These are my rough predictions for the final standings of group F: 1st Netherlands 9 pts 2nd Japan 6 pts 3rd Tunisia 1 pts 4th Sweden 1 pts