Opta has some fairly strong opinions on the World Cup and they are either going to get rich or die trying. Much respect! ($10,000 bankroll with unlimited credit). However, we'll get to those in a second. Nate Silver is back for day two of the World Cup:
| Team | Wager | Risked | To Win | Result |
| Saudi Arabia | -0.5 | 7694 | 63555 | -7694 |
| Uruguay-Egypt | Draw | 18369 | 53452 | 0 |
| Egypt | -0.5 | 30141 | 195315 | 0 |
| Morocco-Iran | Draw | 2682 | 5526 | 0 |
| Iran | -0.5 | 8821 | 25317 | 0 |
| Portugal | -0.5 | 9631 | 31011 | 0 |
Saudi Arabia was a bit of a let-down (5-0!), but things get more exciting today. Egypt could deliver a great day with a win, but a draw there would be just fine. Portugal upsetting Spain in the first elite matchup of the tournament would be nice too. Now, back to Opta, who have some thoughts:
| Team | Advance Y/N | Risked | To Win | Result |
| Uruguay | Eliminated | 2699 | 11472 | 0 |
| Egypt | Advance | 1549 | 2168 | 0 |
| Russia | Eliminated | 2480 | 4489 | 0 |
| Saudi Arabia | Advance | 3685 | 31325 | 0 |
| Spain | Eliminated | 1654 | 12932 | 0 |
| Portugal | Eliminated | 2600 | 7800 | 0 |
| Iran | Advance | 3140 | 18840 | 0 |
| Morocco | Advance | 509 | 1486 | 0 |
| France | Eliminated | 1567 | 14100 | 0 |
| Denmark | Eliminated | 2653 | 3050 | 0 |
| Peru | Advance | 382 | 565 | 0 |
| Australia | Advance | 2757 | 10889 | 0 |
| Argentina | Eliminated | 836 | 3972 | 0 |
| Croatia | Eliminated | 2969 | 5344 | 0 |
| Iceland | Advance | 1992 | 6593 | 0 |
| Nigeria | Advance | 1684 | 4210 | 0 |
| Brazil | Eliminated | 1327 | 15290 | 0 |
| Switzerland | Eliminated | 1616 | 1511 | 0 |
| Serbia | Pass | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Costa Rica | Advance | 2107 | 8533 | 0 |
| Germany | Eliminated | 1556 | 13835 | 0 |
| Mexico | Eliminated | 980 | 933 | 0 |
| Sweden | Advance | 252 | 340 | 0 |
| Korea Republic | Advance | 2158 | 9494 | 0 |
| Belgium | Eliminated | 2532 | 18762 | 0 |
| England | Eliminated | 3473 | 16461 | 0 |
| Tunisia | Advance | 2768 | 12042 | 0 |
| Panama | Advance | 3272 | 31250 | 0 |
| Colombia | Eliminated | 1893 | 3995 | 0 |
| Poland | Eliminated | 1120 | 1568 | 0 |
| Senegal | Advance | 58 | 65 | 0 |
| Japan | Advance | 2384 | 5960 | 0 |
Their point of view is that every team has a chance, which means the longshots may yet be crowned king:
| Team | Champ Y/N | Risked | To Win | Result |
| Uruguay | Pass | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Egypt | Champ | 111 | 28028 | 0 |
| Russia | Champ | 12 | 689 | 0 |
| Saudi Arabia | Champ | 116 | 84441 | 0 |
| Spain | Not Champ | 2302 | 301 | 0 |
| Portugal | Pass | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iran | Champ | 117 | 49640 | 0 |
| Morocco | Champ | 35 | 14208 | 0 |
| France | Not Champ | 496 | 58 | 0 |
| Denmark | Champ | 51 | 6444 | 0 |
| Peru | Champ | 72 | 8989 | 0 |
| Australia | Champ | 136 | 54466 | 0 |
| Argentina | Champ | 99 | 979 | 0 |
| Croatia | Pass | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iceland | Champ | 97 | 29454 | 0 |
| Nigeria | Champ | 111 | 28028 | 0 |
| Brazil | Not Champ | 2740 | 609 | 0 |
| Switzerland | Champ | 76 | 10025 | 0 |
| Serbia | Champ | 115 | 17309 | 0 |
| Costa Rica | Champ | 85 | 34382 | 0 |
| Germany | Not Champ | 2296 | 370 | 0 |
| Mexico | Champ | 106 | 14029 | 0 |
| Sweden | Champ | 151 | 37918 | 0 |
| Korea Republic | Champ | 94 | 58910 | 0 |
| Belgium | Not Champ | 2620 | 150 | 0 |
| England | Not Champ | 3259 | 105 | 0 |
| Tunisia | Champ | 76 | 55385 | 0 |
| Panama | Champ | 66 | 48115 | 0 |
| Colombia | Champ | 59 | 2870 | 0 |
| Poland | Champ | 58 | 4650 | 0 |
| Senegal | Champ | 102 | 20900 | 0 |
| Japan | Champ | 201 | 105825 | 0 |
Best of luck to OptaJoe and the rest of the crew over there.