Rohan runs our World Cup desk and writes the marquee match coverage. He cares less about reputations than about what the form and the matchups are actually telling us, and he keeps one eye on what every result means for the fan following from India.
England came out on top of a breathless Round of 16 tie, beating Mexico 3–2 to crack the tournament's meanest defence and set up a quarter-final with Norway.
The United States beat Bosnia-Herzegovina 2–0 in the Round of 32, a composed and clean-sheet win that vindicated our tip and set up a Round of 16 meeting with Belgium.
NewsBrazil beat Japan 2–1 in a tight Round-of-32 tie to march into the last 16, ending a stubborn Japanese campaign. Our BRA −1 call needed a two-goal margin, so a one-goal win goes down as a miss.
Shomurodov struck inside ten minutes, but Yoane Wissa's two penalties and a Mayele strike turned the Group K finale Congo DR's way. The 3–1 win lifts them to four points and a place in the knockout rounds, while a third straight loss sends a battered Uzbekistan home.
Early goals from Skhiri and Brobbey set the Netherlands on their way before Van Hecke sealed a 3–1 win in Tunis, with Mastouri's strike a lone consolation. The Dutch top Group F; our NED −1 tip landed.
Nicolas Pépé struck either side of the hour to settle this Group E contest 2-0, lifting Ivory Coast to six points and second place. Our CIV -1 handicap tip landed.
A 63rd-minute finish from Maseko was enough for South Africa to edge South Korea 1-0 and lock up second place in Group A behind runaway leaders Mexico. Our BTTS tip missed in a game settled by a single goal.
Haiti led inside ten minutes through a freak own goal, but Achraf Hakimi and Ismael Saibari flipped the tie before half-time and Soufiane Rahimi and teenager Yassine added gloss. Morocco move to seven points and seal a knockout berth; our MAR −1.5 tip landed.
A Cristiano Ronaldo brace inside the first half blew Group K wide open as Portugal swept aside a beaten Uzbekistan 5-0 to move clear at the top. Nuno Mendes, an own goal and a late Rafael Leão strike completed a chastening night for the Uzbeks — and a comfortable win for our pre-match call.
Ismael Saibari struck inside two minutes and Morocco made it stand up, edging Scotland 1–0 to move level with Brazil at the top of Group C. We tipped a Morocco win at 65% — and the call landed.
Matheus Cunha scored twice inside the first half and Vinícius added a third on the stroke of the interval as Brazil brushed aside Haiti 3–0 to climb to the summit of Group C. Our pre-match call landed too.
Michal Sadílek's sixth-minute strike looked set to give Czechia their first win of the World Cup, only for Teboho Mokoena's late penalty to earn South Africa a 1–1 draw that leaves Group A's bottom two clinging to a single point apiece.
Schmid set the tone early and Austria never relinquished it, absorbing Olwan's second-half reply to open their World Cup with a 3–1 win that leaves them sitting right behind Argentina in Group J.
Saibari struck first and Vinícius levelled for Brazil, but the 1–1 draw leaves both giants chasing surprise leaders Scotland in Group C — and our BRA −1 tip on the wrong side of the result.