2026 World Cup

[þerxh Sant-Enogat]

https://bracket26.com/b/db5dU3c908
Allez les bleus !

[Baron Alexandreu Davinescu]

I don't want to jinx it, but my bracket is looking surprisingly good!

[Danihel Txechescu]

I thought I could easily edit the bracket and make adjustments but that turned out not to be the case AT ALL. This was the base I planned to work on, but then couldn't really make any changes:

https://bracket26.com/b/oyUT87_byA

(Note it's dated before the start of the World Cup.)

I take no credit for that, as it's basically what the Opta Analyst guys said.

[Glüc]

I don't want to jinx it, but my bracket is looking surprisingly good!

Heh, you're not wrong. You managed to get quite a few (what I thought were) surprising results correct. Well done. Still, early days.

[Glüc]

By my (quick and potentially not very accurate) count we are on track for the following group stage point counts:

(min-max)

Lüc 22-41
Glüc 21-39
Braneu 22-43
AD 19-37
þerxh 24-43
Danihel (late entry) 23-42
Breneir 21-40

There are a lot more points to be earned in the knockout stage, which the group stage obviously has implications for, but I'm gonna wait until after the groupstage to do an update on that.

[Breneir Tzaracomprada]

By my (quick and potentially not very accurate) count we are on track for the following group stage point counts:

(min-max)

Lüc 22-41
Glüc 21-39
Braneu 22-43
AD 19-37
þerxh 24-43
Danihel (late entry) 23-42
Breneir 21-40

There are a lot more points to be earned in the knockout stage, which the group stage obviously has implications for, but I'm gonna wait until after the groupstage to do an update on that.

Based on that range I didn't do as bad as I predicted.

[Glüc]

Update before the final three groupstage games:

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Lüc 32-38
Glüc 31-36
Braneu 32-39
AD 30-35
þerxh 35-42
Danihel 34-41
Breneir 39-35

Ive also had a look at the implications for the overall tournament:
(min-max)

Lüc 32-138
Glüc 33-126
Braneu 34-135
AD 32-128
þerxh 35-145
Danihel 34-142
Breneir 32-133

My max score took a bit of a hit because my two predicted finalists ended up on the same side of the bracket. þerxh is currently ahead but needs to hope Portugal beats Colombia tonight or he'll face the same problem.

[Glüc]

Final groupstage points (groupwinners correct / round of 32 correct)

Lüc 35 (8 / 27)
Glüc 35 (7 / 28)
Braneu 35 (9 / 26)
AD 34 (10 / 24)
þerxh 37 (10 / 27)
Danihel 37 (11 / 26)
Breneir 35 (9 / 26)

Total score outlook
min-max
Lüc 35-132
Glüc 37-122
Braneu 39-128
AD 40-121
þerxh 41-119
Danihel 37-135
Breneir 39-117

[þerxh Sant-Enogat]

My max score took a bit of a hit because my two predicted finalists ended up on the same side of the bracket. þerxh is currently ahead but needs to hope Portugal beats Colombia tonight or he'll face the same problem.

I face the same problem.. it was the 1st time I've wished victory for Portugal!

[Mic’haglh Autófil, O.Be]

Actually rather surprising that only two people seem to have had Germany advancing past France (also I just noticed the title of Gluc's bracket, lol).

[Glüc]

I will never understand why the Dutch team didn't play like they were 1 goal behind in extended time. Morocco looked pretty dangerous, so they could have lost, but they ALWAYS lose on penalties. It's really not a 50/50 thing for the Netherlands...

Oh well, I prefer watching cycling anyway. Go register now for TCAT leg 2 everyone!!!



Updated outlook:
min-max
Lüc 39-130
Glüc 41-120
Braneu 41-126
AD 44-116
þerxh 45-115
Danihel 39-128
Breneir 43-115

[Danihel Txechescu]

I will never understand why the Dutch team didn't play like they were 1 goal behind in extended time.

Morocco had *a lot* of local support. Or, put it differently, Netherlands was booed heavily by Mexican fans (this match was played in my city, btw). Twelve years on, we still remember: NO ERA PENAL.

[Breneir Tzaracomprada]

I tend to root for the underdog and I have been informed this will make it quite easy to root for Canada in Saturday's match against Morocco.