Here are the results after the 8th day of the competition

Today was full of action and surprises on the field! The match between USA and Netherlands was a real nail-biter, ending in a 1-1 draw, leaving everyone on the edge of their seats till the final whistle. Portugal made an expected 2-0 victory against Vietnam, while Nigeria stunned the crowd with a thrilling 3-2 win against Australia.

The Women's World Cup keeps us all hooked with unpredictable results, and we can't wait for more epic matches to come!

Participants

There are now 316 registered participants. New people join us every day and they are right to do so. Anyone can still join the contest.

Don't forget that, if you want to participate, you need to register for the contest by sending 1 HIVE to @hivebuzz.pool with the memo worldcup2023. This is a one-time registration and it will be added to the prize pool.

You can enter the competition at any time and the sooner you register and play the more chances you have of winning a bigger prize.

Matches

Teams	Valid bets	Team A	Tie	Team B	Winner
New Zealand vs Norway	226	19	14	193	New Zealand
Australia vs Ireland	234	206	6	22	Australia
Nigeria vs Canada	243	42	21	180	-
Philippines vs Switzerland	248	28	14	206	Switzerland
Spain vs Costa Rica	247	227	7	13	Spain
United States vs Vietnam	250	231	7	12	United States
Zambia vs Japan	251	14	12	225	Japan
England vs Haiti	263	252	4	7	England
Denmark vs China	263	182	39	42	Denmark
Sweden vs South Africa	263	230	17	16	Sweden
Netherlands vs Portugal	253	178	41	34	Netherlands
France vs Jamaica	263	251	5	7	-
Italy vs Argentina	278	134	49	95	Italy
Germany vs Morocco	280	267	4	9	Germany
Brazil vs Panama	276	268	4	4	Brazil
Colombia vs South Korea	266	76	60	130	Colombia
New Zealand vs Philippines	275	264	3	8	Philippines
Switzerland vs Norway	275	47	52	176	-
Japan vs Costa Rica	279	257	7	15	Japan
Spain vs Zambia	275	270	2	3	Spain
Canada vs Ireland	266	206	32	28	Canada
United States vs Netherlands	281	213	31	37	-
Portugal vs Vietnam	285	273	8	4	Portugal
Australia vs Nigeria	281	194	20	67	Nigeria

Contest ranking

We are slowly approaching halfway through the group stage of the competition. Here are some statistics and the current ranking of our contest.

badges	owners	badges	owners
19	1	9	15
18	2	8	8
17	16	7	6
16	51	6	10
15	53	5	7
14	44	4	10
13	30	3	5
12	17	2	6
11	15	1	5
10	7

The top 3 predictors in the ranking are on fire! @lightpen is holding the lead with 19 badges, while @dwixer and @q6vault are neck and neck and swapping places, both with 18 badges each.

Here are the top 25 players:

Rank	Name	Badges
1	@lightpen	19
2	@dwixer	18
3	@q6vault	18
4	@karizma	17
5	@alovely088	17
6	@zallin	17
7	@micheal87	17
8	@adedayoolumide	17
9	@manuvert	17
10	@davot	17
11	@funshee	17
12	@jorgebgt	17
13	@rosauradels	17
14	@wealthwess	17
15	@andrewmusic	17
16	@iamraincrystal	17
17	@elephantium	17
18	@carrinm	17
19	@hive-world	17
20	@aaalviarez	16
21	@gurseerat	16
22	@guurry123	16
23	@cryptodonator	16
24	@arc7icwolf	16
25	@ifarmgirl	16

If your name is not in the above table and are curious to know where you stand, no worries! You can find the full ranking by visiting : https://hivebuzz.me/rankingwc

Congratulations to those who successfully predicted the results.

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Thank you to our sponsors

Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, the prize pool currently contains 6000 HIVE

@actifit	@arcange	@poshtoken	@wrestorgonline

@disregardfiat	@roelandp	@sagarkothari88	@threespeak

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