And while analysts and experts are looking at rosters, formations and other factors to determine their picks for world champions, Farms.com is doing things a little differently.
Using available data, Farms.com will determine the group and knockout stage winners using agriculture as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product.
The two countries in each group where agriculture accounts for larger portions of their GDPs will advance to the knockout stage.
Today’s predictions focus on Groups E to H.
All figures are from 2021 and in $USD unless otherwise noted.
| Group E | Countries | Ag Percentage of GDP | Total GDP in 2021 |
| Advances to knockout stage | Spain | 2.73 | $1.425 trillion |
| Winners of Group E | Costa Rica | 4.45 | $64.28 billion |
| | Germany | 0.8 | $4.223 trillion |
| | Japan | 1.03 in 2019 | $5.123 trillion |
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| Group F | | | |
| | Belgium | 0.59 | $599.9 billion |
| | Canada | 1.6 | $1.991 trillion |
| Winners of Group F | Morocco | 12.65 | $1.327 billion |
| Advances to knockout stage | Croatia | 3.13 | $67.84 billion |
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| Group G | | | |
| Winners of Group G | Brazil | 29 | $1.609 trillion |
| | Serbia | 6.53 | $63.07 billion |
| | Switzerland | 0.62 | $812.9 billion |
| Advances to knockout stage | Cameroon | 17.25 | $45.24 billion |
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| Group H | | | |
| | Portugal | 2.19 | $249.9 billion |
| Winners of Group H | Ghana | 19.71 | $77.59 billion |
| Advances to knockout stage | Uruguay | 6.91 | $59.32 billion |
| | Korea Republic | 1.84 | $1.799 trillion |
Check out the predictions for Groups A to D.
And be sure to visit Farms.com again this week to find out how the knockout stage games will play out.