THE TAKE
Senegal is legitimately dangerous and their most likely Round of 32 opponent is England. If England has to face Senegal, that would be a bad matchup for England.
BOLDNESS
6/100
GRADE
12/100
PLAYERS / TEAMS
SenegalEngland
GRADING CRITERIA
TRUE IF
Senegal and England meet in Round of 32 and Senegal performs competitively or wins;
FALSE IF
they don't meet, or if England dominates Senegal decisively.
contrarian
OUTCOME
CONFIRMED FALSEEngland played DR Congo (not Senegal) in the Round of 32, advancing with a win. Senegal faced Belgium and lost 3-2 in extra time after leading 2-0, so the matchup the prediction hinged on never happened. The prediction's premise that Senegal would be England's most likely Round of 32 opponent was simply wrong.