2018 FIFA World Cup Predictions: Knock-Outs and Final

Round of 16 Uruguay v Portugal --> Uruguay France v Argentina --> France Brazil v Mexico --> Brazil Belgium v Japan --> Belgium Spain v Russia --> Spain Croatia v Denmark --> Croatia Sweden v Switzerland --> Switzerland Colombia v England --> England

Quarter Finals Uruguay v France --> France Brazil v Belgium --> Belgium Spain v Croatia --> Spain Switzerland vs England --> England

Semi Finals France v Belgium --> Belgium Spain v England --> Spain

3rd Place England vs France --> France

Final Spain vs Belgium --> WINNER: Belgium

But I have doubts in the round of 16. Portugal vs Uruguay and France vs Argentina

The biggest question... Will Messi or Ronaldo finally perform well in the knockout stages?

Round of 16 Uruguay v Portugal --> Portugal France v Argentina --> France Brazil v Mexico --> Brazil Belgium v Japan --> Belgium Spain v Russia --> Spain Croatia v Denmark --> Croatia Sweden v Switzerland --> Switzerland Colombia v England --> England

Quarter Finals Portugal v France --> Portugal Brazil v Belgium --> Brazil Spain v Croatia --> Spain Switzerland vs England --> England

Semi Finals Portugal v Brazil --> Brazil Spain v England --> England

3rd Place Spain vs Portugal --> Spain

Final England vs Brazil --> WINNER: Brazil

Round of 16 Uruguay v Portugal --> Uruguay France v Argentina --> France Brazil v Mexico --> Mexico (unlikely, but I really want to see it happen) Belgium v Japan --> Belgium Spain v Russia --> Spain Croatia v Denmark --> Croatia Sweden v Switzerland --> Sweden Colombia v England --> England

Quarter Finals Uruguay v France --> France Mexico v Belgium --> Belgium Spain v Croatia --> Croatia Sweden vs England --> England

Semi Finals France v Belgium --> Belgium Croatia v England --> England

3rd Place France vs Croatia --> France

Final Belgium vs England --> WINNER: Belgium

Not much different than OP's, to be honest.

Round of 16 Uruguay v Portugal --> Portugal France v Argentina --> France Brazil v Mexico --> Brazil Belgium v Japan --> Belgium Spain v Russia --> Spain Croatia v Denmark --> Croatia Sweden v Switzerland --> Sweden Colombia v England --> Colombia

Quarter Finals Portugal v France --> Portugal Brazil v Belgium --> Belgium Spain v Croatia --> Spain Sweden vs Colombia --> Sweden

Semi Finals Portugal v Belgium --> Belgium Spain v Sweden --> Spain

3rd Place Sweden vs Portugal --> Portugal

Final Spain vs Belgium --> WINNER: Belgium

Croatia of course is the main team that can wreck my bracket. They can certainly beat Spain, and a Belgium v. Croatia final would be fantastic.

Round of 16 Uruguay v Portugal --> Uruguay France v Argentina --> France Brazil v Mexico --> Brazil Belgium v Japan --> Belgium Spain v Russia --> Spain Croatia v Denmark --> Croatia Sweden v Switzerland --> Sweden Colombia v England --> England

Quarter Finals Uruguay v France --> France Brazil v Belgium --> Belgium Spain v Croatia --> Spain Sweden v England --> England

Semi Finals France v Belgium --> France Spain v England --> Spain

3rd Place England vs Belgium--> Belgium

Final Spain vs France--> WINNER: France

Round of 16 Uruguay v Portugal --> Portugal France v Argentina --> France Brazil v Mexico --> Brazil Belgium v Japan --> Belgium Spain v Russia --> Spain Croatia v Denmark --> Croatia Sweden v Switzerland --> Switzerland Colombia v England --> Colombia

Quarter Finals Portugal v France --> France Brazil v Belgium --> Belgium Spain v Croatia --> Croatia Switzerland v Colombia --> Colombia

Semi Finals Portugal v Belgium --> Belgium Croatia v Colombia --> Croatia

3rd Place Portugal v Colombia --> Portugal

Final Croatia v Belgium --> WINNER: Belgium

Round of 16 Uruguay v Portugal --> Portugal France v Argentina --> France Brazil v Mexico --> Brazil Belgium v Japan --> Belgium Spain v Russia --> Spain Croatia v Denmark --> Croatia Sweden v Switzerland --> Switzerland Colombia v England --> England (James is injured)

Quarter Finals Portugal v France --> Portugal Brazil v Belgium --> Belgium Spain v Croatia --> Croatia Switzerland vs England --> Switzerland

Semi Finals Portugal v Belgium --> Belgium Croatia v Switzerland --> Croatia

3rd Place Portugal vs Switzerland --> Portugal Final Croatia vs Belgium --> WINNER: Belgium

Looks like we can at least all agree Belgium will win.

Round of 16 Uruguay v Portugal --> Portugal France v Argentina --> France Brazil v Mexico --> Brazil Belgium v Japan --> Belgium Spain v Russia --> Spain Croatia v Denmark --> Croatia Sweden v Switzerland --> Sweden Colombia v England --> England

Quarter Finals Portugal v France --> France Brazil v Belgium --> Brazil Spain v Croatia --> Spain Sweden vs England --> England

Semi Finals France v Brazil --> Brazil Spain v England --> Spain

3rd Place England vs France--> France

Final Spain vs Brazil --> WINNER: Spain

I got Belgium winning it as well. But Brazil looks solid as well they just don't have great leadership and they don't play as well together as they should.

The fact that most of us think Belgium will win gives me the feeling that they might bottle up at a crucial time like in the Euros against Ireland.

Two really fantastic matches today. Hate to see Portugal go down like that but both were thrilling. Mbappe is a real star.

Cavs I says hi, mutha fucka

I had posted the round of 16 in the other thread so I'll copy-paste

France over Argentina Uruguay over Portugal Spain over Russia Croatia over Denmark Brazil over Mexico Belgium over Japan Switzerland over Sweden England over Colombia

Quarter Uruguay over France (if Cavani is in good shape) Brazil over Belgium Spain over Croatia England over Switzerland

Semis Uruguay over Brazil (again if Cavani/Suarez play) Spain over England

3rd place Brazil over England

Final Uruguay over Spain

Edit: Cavani is out and so is Uruguay probably and unfortunately.

I'm gonna go with France vs Brazil and Croatia vs England for the semis.

Brazil champ against England.

France is so strong this year. I would love to see a France - England final.

Spain v Russia... I did not see that coming!

Spain sucked in group stages and, like Argentina, shouldn't have advanced, and just like Argentina they are done. Can't say I'm surprised, home field advantage is real in the WC. I'm loving this WC (other than Nigeria not taking numerous opportunities to beat Argentina, as they should've). France is my favorite but after that I'm going Belgium, Brazil, England.

I'll react like someone who lost elections recently: WTF THAT WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN MY PREDICTION WAS RIGHT RUSSIA HACKED REALITY

Great goal keeping by both Keepers. What a match. Hard luck Denmark but great game.

Bit late but still: Round of 16 Uruguay v Portugal --> Uruguay France v Argentina --> France Brazil v Mexico --> Brazil Belgium v Japan --> Belgium Spain v Russia --> Russia Croatia v Denmark --> Croatia Sweden v Switzerland --> Switzerland Colombia v England --> England

Quarter Finals Uruguay v France --> France Brazil v Belgium --> Belgium Russia v Croatia --> Croatia Switzerland vs England --> England

Semi Finals France v Belgium --> France Croatia v England --> Croatia

3rd Place England vs Belgium --> Belgium

Final Croatia vs Croatia --> WINNER: France

Round of 16 Uruguay v Portugal --> Uruguay France v Argentina --> France Brazil v Mexico --> Brazil Belgium v Japan --> Belgium Spain v Russia --> Russia Croatia v Denmark --> Croatia Sweden v Switzerland --> Switzerland Colombia v England --> Colombia (if James is fit)

Quarter Finals Uruguay v France --> Uruguay (if Cavani is fit) Brazil v Belgium --> Brazil Russia v Croatia --> Russia Switzerland vs Colombia --> Colombia

Semi Finals Uruguay v Brazil --> Brazil Russia v Colombia --> Colombia

3rd Place Russia vs Uruguay --> Uruguay

Final Brazil vs Colombia --> WINNER: Brazil

Not convinced by any of the trendy picks so far. (Croatia & Belgium) Croatia won a group with a Nigeria that couldn't string 3 passes together in the final third in game 1, outclassed an embarrassing Argentina with no midfield and defense who just barely got through qualifying, and Iceland who lack quality overall. They were garbage in today's game from a mental and technical perspective. I'm expecting the game against Russia to be much more balanced than most people think.

I don't subscribe to the belief that "football is coming home", so I'm not even going to address England. Belgium are just set to disappoint once again despite their quality. They are just a bunch of flat track bullies with a shit coach who has no right coaching a time of that caliber. The Fullback/Wingback positions will also be a major issue against a Brazil that has Neymar/Willian/Costa.

I know Brazil hasn't looked that great either, but they have improved gradually and are the most balanced team in the tournament. The tournament has been good to teams that are pragmatic and solid thus far. (Sweden, Denmark, Uruguay, Switzerland) I think Brazil has shown they are solid enough at the back (a significant problem that they had last time around) but also have more than enough quality to get goals.

I'm so sick of Neymar's bullshit dives and faking injuries. Someone just snap his legs already so he really has something to moan about.

They have today proved they are full of character. Both Belgium and Japan.

Feel bad for Japan.

Christ there's a lotta Belgium love here.

Here's my Finals Pick (since all of you Spain lovers choked hard...): Brazil vs. England

Winner: Brazil chokes like everyone else in this tournament. God save the Queen.

France looks so good rn

My Croatia vs Belgium dream is still alive. Looking forward to Friday.

Footballs coming home, it’s coming home, it’s coming!!

Semi Final England vs Croatia (Croatia wins) France vs Belgium (Belgium wins)

3rd place England vs France (England wins)

Final Croatia vs Belgium (Croatia Wins)

Going through this thread again no one expected Russia to beat Spain, They played pretty good against Croatia, but they got unlucky a few times.

Semi Final England vs Croatia (England) France vs Belgium (France)

3rd place Belgium vs Croatia (Belgium)

Final France vs England (France)

France was my pick to win this tourney before it began and nothing I've seen has tempted me to change that pick. They can win in every way: counterattack, posession, defensive game, with set pieces etc. They have a top 5-10 player in their position at every level of the field: Lloris (T-10), Varane (T-10), Kante (T-5), Pogba (T-5), Griezmann (T-5), with Mbappe set to challenge for the Ballon in the next few years.

Sad to see a Final decided in such circumstances. I never believed Croatia would get this far even when I saw their path. But today they were unfortunate. France scores the opener from a freekick that they were awarded from a blatant dive then go on to receive a dubious penalty. (Wenger, Roy Keane, Howard Webb and many more echoed the same sentiment that the penalty should not have been given because it was not definite that it was intentional)

The game was truly lost in the first half. 7 shots to France's 1 (the penalty) and 61% possession. I just wish they were able to take their chances to get the equalizer during that period because it was always just a case of game management and adjustments for France come 2H.