The Athletic Picks France, Argentina in 2 Headline Matchday 6 World Cup Games
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 16
The Athletic Picks France, Argentina in 2 Headline Matchday 6 World Cup Games
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 16
Summary
France and Argentina were The Athletic’s marquee Matchday 6 picks, with its experts backing both favorites to beat Senegal and Algeria in two of the day’s four World Cup games.
Norway and Austria were the outlet’s other predicted winners against Iraq and Jordan, while the algorithm matched those four picks exactly; only subscriber Fabrizio called a draw in Argentina vs Algeria.
Stanley the Dog diverged most sharply, forecasting a draw for France vs Senegal plus wins for Iraq and Jordan, while six-year-old Wilfred sided with France, Norway and Argentina but took a draw in Austria vs Jordan.
The predictions follow a chaotic Matchday 5 in which all four games ended level — including Cape Verde’s 0-0 shock against Spain — leaving The Athletic’s experts, readers and algorithm tied on 44% accuracy with seven correct picks.