⚽ World Cup Fever is Real and I'm Already Cashing Red Packets on Gate Square — Here's My Hot Take for Today

Yaar the 2026 World Cup has delivered more drama in two weeks than most tournaments do in their entirety and I am absolutely here for every single minute of it.
Scotland held Brazil to a genuine contest before going down. Germany dismantled Curacao like they were running a training session. Argentina looked shaky against a fired-up Morocco side that nobody is taking seriously enough. And Brazil — despite rotating players — still look like the most complete squad in the tournament when Vinicius decides he wants to turn up.
My champion prediction hasn't changed since day one and I'm backing it publicly right now. Brazil lift the trophy on July 19. The depth is unmatched, Ancelotti manages tournament football better than anyone alive right now and Vinicius in knockout stage form is genuinely unplayable.
But here's my spicy take that the community needs to fight me on — England are criminally underrated this tournament. The Euros finally hardened that squad mentally and they're playing in North America where the time zones actually suit their preparation schedule. Dark horse pick for the final? England vs Brazil. Feel free to @ me.
I've been sharing my match predictions and Polymarket positions on Gate Square all tournament and the red packet rewards have been a genuinely nice bonus on top of the fun. Already stacked some ETH and GT just for posting takes I would have shared anyway.
New to Gate Square? Your first World Cup post gets you a guaranteed reward. Literally zero downside.
Event runs until June 30 — plenty of knockout stage drama still to come.
Who is your 2026 World Cup champion and what's your most controversial hot take of the tournament so far — let's argue in the comments!
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