How good has the World Cup been?

48 group stage matches have been played and we’ve been given a ‘rest day’ to reflect on exactly what has happened before the knockout round begins on Saturday.

But where do we start to reflect on such an incredible two weeks?

There’s been drama - mainly thanks to VAR - and there’s been plenty of goals.

And there’s also been a massive casualty with world champions Germany already on their way home.

Who could have predicted that?

Well, one man that certainly didn’t predict that Germany would be falling at the first hurdle is Jose Mourinho.

JOSE MOURINHO PREDICTED THE ENTIRE GROUP STAGE

Mourinho made the very brave move to predict all the group winners and runners-up of each World Cup group before the tournament even started.

But how did he get on?

Well, let’s take a look:

Group A

Mourinho’s prediction
Winners - Uruguay

Runners-up - Russia

Eliminated - Saudi Arabia & Egypt

What actually happened
Winners- Uruguay
Runners-up Russia
Eliminated - Saudi Arabia & Egypt

Group B

Mourinho's prediction
Winners - Spain

Runners-up - Portugal
Eliminated - Morocco & Iran

What actually happened
Winners - Spain
Runners-up - Portugal
Eliminated - Morocco & Iran

Group C

Mourinho’s prediction
Winners - France

Runners-up - Australia

Eliminated - Peru & Denmark

What actually happened
Winners - France

Runners-up - Denmark

Eliminated - Peru & Australia

Group D

Mourinho’s prediction
Winners - Argentina

Runners-up - Nigeria

Eliminated - Iceland & Croatia

What actually happened
Winners - Croatia

Runners-up - Argentina

Eliminated - Iceland & Nigeria

Group E

Mourinho’s prediction
Winners - Brazil

Runners-up - Switzerland

Eliminated - Serbia & Costa Rica

What actually happened
Winners - Brazil

Runners-up - Switzerland

Eliminated - Serbia & Costa Rica

Group F

Mourinho’s prediction
Winners - Germany

Runners-up - Mexico

Eliminated - Sweden & South Korea

What actually happened
Winners - Sweden

Runners-up - Mexico

Eliminated - Germany & South Korea

Group G

Mourinho’s prediction
Winners - England

Runners-up - Belgium

Eliminated - Tunisia & Panama

What actually happened
Winners - Belgium

Runners-up - England

Eliminated - Tunisia & Panama

Group H

Mourinho’s prediction
Winners - Senegal

Runners-up - Poland

Eliminated - Colombia & Japan

What actually happened
Winners - Colombia

Runners-up - Japan

Eliminated - Senegal & Poland

HOW DO WE RATE MOURINHO'S PREDICTIONS?

So, let’s take a look at how Mourinho performed.

First, the good.

He absolutely nailed Group A, Group B and Group E so deserves credit for that.

But let’s look at what he got horribly wrong.

Australia to qualify? The Socceroos picked up a solitary point and crashed finished bottom of Group C.

Croatia to be eliminated? Zlatko Dalić’s side have been one of the best sides in the competition and beat Argentina to top spot - thrashing them 3-0 in the process.

Germany to finish top? Ok, we’ll let Mourinho off that one because everyone thought that would happen.

And just look at Group H. Yes, it was incredibly difficult to call and that’s summed up with Mourinho’s prediction of Senegal and Poland progressing with both nations crashing out.