๐Ÿ—ก๏ธGiant Killers

Teams outperforming every expectation โ€” ranked by Gary's Surprise Indexโ„ข.

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Ivory Coast

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎGroup E

59
Surprise Indexโ„ข
#4
Expected
#2
Actual
3-0-1
Record

๐Ÿ™Nobody saw this coming โ€” Ivory Coast are tearing up Gary's predictions and the form book.

๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

South Africa

๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆGroup A

51
Surprise Indexโ„ข
#4
Expected
#2
Actual
2-1-1
Record

๐Ÿ™Nobody saw this coming โ€” South Africa are tearing up Gary's predictions and the form book.

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Colombia

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ดGroup K

38
Surprise Indexโ„ข
#2
Expected
#1
Actual
3-2-0
Record

๐Ÿ™Punching above their weight. Colombia have turned heads and proven the octopus wrong.

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ

Egypt

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌGroup G

35
Surprise Indexโ„ข
#3
Expected
#2
Actual
2-2-0
Record

๐Ÿ™Punching above their weight. Egypt have turned heads and proven the octopus wrong.

๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด

Norway

๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ดGroup I

32
Surprise Indexโ„ข
#3
Expected
#2
Actual
3-0-2
Record

๐Ÿ™Punching above their weight. Norway have turned heads and proven the octopus wrong.

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ

Algeria

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟGroup J

31
Surprise Indexโ„ข
#3
Expected
#2
Actual
2-1-1
Record

๐Ÿ™Punching above their weight. Algeria have turned heads and proven the octopus wrong.

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท

France

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทGroup I

30
Surprise Indexโ„ข
#1
Expected
#1
Actual
4-0-0
Record

๐Ÿ™Punching above their weight. France have turned heads and proven the octopus wrong.

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ

Mexico

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝGroup A

30
Surprise Indexโ„ข
#1
Expected
#1
Actual
4-0-0
Record

๐Ÿ™Punching above their weight. Mexico have turned heads and proven the octopus wrong.

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท

Argentina

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ทGroup J

30
Surprise Indexโ„ข
#1
Expected
#1
Actual
4-0-0
Record

๐Ÿ™Punching above their weight. Argentina have turned heads and proven the octopus wrong.

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Paraguay

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡พGroup D

26
Surprise Indexโ„ข
#4
Expected
#3
Actual
2-1-2
Record

๐Ÿ™Punching above their weight. Paraguay have turned heads and proven the octopus wrong.

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท

Brazil

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ทGroup C

23
Surprise Indexโ„ข
#1
Expected
#1
Actual
3-1-0
Record

๐Ÿ™Punching above their weight. Brazil have turned heads and proven the octopus wrong.

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

Morocco

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆGroup C

23
Surprise Indexโ„ข
#2
Expected
#2
Actual
3-1-0
Record

๐Ÿ™Punching above their weight. Morocco have turned heads and proven the octopus wrong.

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England

๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟGroup L

23
Surprise Indexโ„ข
#1
Expected
#1
Actual
3-1-0
Record

๐Ÿ™Punching above their weight. England have turned heads and proven the octopus wrong.

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Switzerland

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญGroup B

20
Surprise Indexโ„ข
#1
Expected
#1
Actual
4-2-0
Record

๐Ÿ™Punching above their weight. Switzerland have turned heads and proven the octopus wrong.

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ป

Cape Verde Islands

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ปGroup H

20
Surprise Indexโ„ข
#3
Expected
#2
Actual
0-5-0
Record

๐Ÿ™Punching above their weight. Cape Verde Islands have turned heads and proven the octopus wrong.

๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท

Croatia

๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ทGroup L

19
Surprise Indexโ„ข
#2
Expected
#2
Actual
3-0-1
Record

๐Ÿ™Punching above their weight. Croatia have turned heads and proven the octopus wrong.