27 From 27: A Perfect Night In The Last 32

Some nights everything clicks. Three Round-of-32 games, twenty-seven counted markets on the board, and we got every single one right. Two of them down to the exact scoreline. Here is how it went.

France 3-0 Sweden

We said Mbappe at full tilt would be too much for a leaky Sweden defence, and it was. France or the draw, France to score, a first-half goal, the goals and the shots piling up. Nine calls, nine right. The scoreline came in a shade tighter than the 3-1 we guessed, but every counted market landed, and thirty-three shots told the story of a one-sided night.

Mexico 2-0 Ecuador

This is the one we are proud of. The verdict read "a win, not a rout": Mexico's fortress form at the Azteca, but Ecuador with enough counter-attacking belief to keep it respectable. Final score, 2-0. We called it to the exact number, and the other eight markets with it. Nine from nine.

Ivory Coast 1-2 Norway

And here is the funny one. With Haaland back and rested, we said Norway meant business, and we called them to win it 1-2. They did, exactly. Nine from nine, exact scoreline nailed. The twist: this was the game we deliberately kept OFF the Ticket of the Day, because an away favourite in a tight knockout is exactly the kind of upset-shaped call you do not stake your safe slip on. We were right about the result and right to leave it out. That is the discipline that keeps the record honest.

The night, in one line

Three games. Twenty-seven counted markets. Twenty-seven correct. Two exact scorelines. And the Ticket of the Day went four from four on top of it. It is all here, on the record, scored against the real results, like every call we make.