Round of 16
My dream of sitting in a cafe in Bogotá and watching COL win the World Cup evaporated yesterday in the worst possible way; penalty kicks. So it goes.
Nobody picked the winner in all eight games in the latest round. The best result was 6 of the eight, which is still an impressive performance. Well done Jeroen B, Jim T, Joep B, Moniqe P, Ozgur T, Sadhana V, Sandra MK, Tony D and Yukari S.
And speaking of Tony D, he is now at the top of the leaderboard, all by himself. Also impressive. But his picks include BRA winning a couple more games, which of course is impossible now that they have been eliminated by, checks notes, NOR! Some of the other leaders have more opportunity to pick up points so Tony D is in for a rough ride.
| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | Tony D | 131 |
| 2 | Jim R | 129 |
| 2 | Jim T | 129 |
| 3 | Phil A | 128 |
| 3 | Richard H | 128 |
| 4 | John N | 127 |
| 4 | Rachel P | 127 |
| 4 | Russ P | 127 |
| 5 | Adam LD | 126 |
| 5 | Ozgur T | 126 |
| ⇣ | ⇣ | ⇣ |
| 25 | Chris H | 94 |
Chris H has carved out a comfortable position at the bottom of the rankings. The only team in his remaining picks that has not been eliminated is ARG. So I think he has a firm grip on the Mercy prize.
Here is the complete listing of results:
We are getting near the end now, and even if you are not in the running for a prize, I hope you will stick around for the next update, which will come after the quarter finals.
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