Hi folks,
We hope you’re enjoying the World Cup so far!
Over the next few days we’ll be sharing some of the statistics from our 2014 World Cup Bracket Promotion, giving a little insight into what our players think is going to happen through each round of play. First up, we’ll take a look at who you thought would qualify from the group stage:
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- Brazil and Argentina are both heavily favoured to advance, with 99% of entrants expecting each to reach the knock-out rounds
- Spain, Germany and France also received strong support, in each instance over 90% of participants expected these teams to advance
- Intriguingly, Russia and Colombia are both more widely favoured to advance than last World Cup runners up, the Netherlands
- Three Lions supporters may be disappointed to learn that just 63% of participants believe England have what it takes to advance to the round of 16
- Likewise Swiss supporters, whose team was picked by only 55% of respondents despite their 6th placing in the latest FIFA World Rankings
- The most competitive group looks likely to be Group C, where favourites Colombia will be battling for knockout round spots with Ivory Coast, Japan and Greece
- At the other end of the spectrum, participants very heavily fancied Germany and Portugal to move on from Group G, with extremely few contestants selecting USA or Ghana
Check back tomorrow when we’ll be looking at potential semi-finalists.
Cheers,
Cloudbet