Over a month ago, five Soapbox staff members made their predictions for the teams that would move into the knockout rounds. Some did better than others; how did your picks fare?
World Cup Groups
| France | Germany | Australia | England | Canada | USA |
| South Korea | China | Italy | Scotland | Cameroon | Thailand |
| Norway | Spain | Brazil | Argentina | New Zealand | Chile |
| Nigeria | South Africa | Jamaica | Japan | Netherlands | Sweden |
| TEAMS | ADVANCING | ||||
| France | Germany | Italy | England | Netherlands | USA |
| Norway | Spain | Australia | Japan | Canada | Sweden |
| Nigeria | China | Brazil | Cameroon | ||
| KNOCKOUT | MATCHES | ||||
| Norway | Germany | England | France | ||
| Australia | Nigeria | Cameroon | Brazil | ||
| Spain | Sweden | Italy | Netherlands | ||
| USA | Canada | China | Japan |
The top two teams from each group, plus the 4 best 3rd place teams all advanced.