With the big names from BT, Sky and the BBC facing each other in the opening phase of the World Cup of Pundits, we narrowed the first eight groups down to your 16 best votes from across football.

There were some big calls in the group stage with some big votes dropping out of the competition early.

Rio Ferdinand and Jamie Redknapp prevailed from Group A and received 45% and 35% of the vote, respectively, knocking out Joleon Lescott and Robbie Savage.

Gary Neville was the clear favorite of Group B, getting 73% of the vote from the fans, while Glenn Hoddle narrowly came through with 14% of the vote.

From Group C, Roy Keane and Alex Scott progressed whoever meets Keane who has a tough job as he got 63% of the vote.

Who do you think will win the World Cup of Experts? Let us know in the comment section here.

Group E was one of the closest groups in the entire competition

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Group D was a slightly tighter competition, with Gary Lineker leading the group with 47% of the vote, All McCoist right behind him with 31%, beating Peter Crouch and Owen Hargreaves.

Alan Shearer led Group E with 53% of the vote, Graeme Souness took 36% and advanced to the bottom 16.

Micah Richards got 63% of the vote in Group F, Michael Owen finished second with 16%, beating Joe Cole and Karen Carney.

Ian Wright was by far the winner in Group G with 71% of the vote, with Jermaine Jenas coming through just ahead of Robin Van Persie and Eni Aluko.

In a shock exit, Emma Hayes was kicked out of Group H and only got 9% of the vote after winning the nation with her expertise during Euro 2020, Jamie Carragher and Chris Kamara made strides.

On Monday, your last 16 clashes will be revealed and there will be some tough choices to make! Who do you think will have to compete against each other? Let us know in the comments below.

Full results of the group stage of the World Cup of Pundits

Group A

  1. Rio-Ferdinand – 47%
  2. Jamie Redknapp – 35%
  3. Robbie Wilder – 14%
  4. Joleon Lescott – 4%

Group B

  1. Gary Neville – 72%
  2. Glenn Hoddle – 14%
  3. Chris Sutton – 8%
  4. Tim Sherwood – 6%

Group C

  1. Roy Keane – 67%
  2. Alex Scott – 12%
  3. Paul Merson – 10%
  4. Danny Murphy – 10%

Group D

  1. Gary Lineker – 48%
  2. Ally McCoist – 29%
  3. Peter Crouch – 16%
  4. Owen Harren Legguards – 7%

Group E

  1. Alan Scherer – 53%
  2. Graeme Souness – 35%
  3. Martin Keown 8%
  4. Leon Osman – 4%

Group F.

  1. Micha Richards – 62%
  2. Michael Owen – 17%
  3. Joe Cole – 12%
  4. Karen Carney – 9%

Group G

  1. Ian Wright – 71%
  2. Jermaine Jenas – 14%
  3. Robin van Persie – 12%
  4. Eni Aluko – 3%

Group H.

  1. Jamie Carragher – 50%
  2. Chris Kamara – 32%
  3. Emma Hayes – 9%
  4. Steve McManaman – 9%
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