Hello Steemians! The World Cup got underway yesterday with Russia beating Saudi Arabia 5-0 in the opening match. Amazing display of attack and teamwork from the Russian football team. My personal favorite goal was the third goal by Artem Dzyuba. If you missed the match, do check out the official highlights video from FIFATV below,
However, this post is not to provide you with World Cup updates, rather it is intended to give you an update of the Steem-Oracle Project. I am absolutely humbled by the responses I am getting so far. For the first 3 contests that were posted, there were over 30 predictions each. A big thank you to everyone who has participated thus far! Please continue to support this initiative and spread the word. As more Steemians participate, the more accurate the predictions should be.
Let's take a look at the current predictions by the Wisdom of Steemians so far for the 3 contests,
Egypt vs Uruguay
Submit your entry by: 2018-06-15 12:00:00 GMT
The Wisdom of Steemians is saying that Uruguay will win this one. Breakdown of the current predictions below:
- Egypt (17.95%)
- Uruguay (71.80%)
- Tie (10.25%)
Portugal vs Spain
Submit your entry by: 2018-06-15 18:00:00 GMT
Things get rather exciting for the tightly contested "Portugal vs Spain" match. The Wisdom of Steemians is caught between Portugal and Spain with equal number of predictions on each team. Breakdown of the current predictions below:
- Portugal (37.50%)
- Spain (37.50%)
- Tie (25.00%)
We will need a tie-breaker for this one 😅. Will you be the one to give us a clear direction? 😉
Croatia vs Nigeria
Submit your entry by: 2018-06-16 19:00:00 GMT
This was posted not long ago but there are already 30 entries! So far, the Wisdom of Steemians is leaning towards a win for Croatia. Breakdown of the current predictions below:
- Croatia (63.33%)
- Nigeria (23.33%)
- Tie (13.34%)
I am excited to see how well will the Wisdom of Steemians perform, I hope you are excited too. The contests are still open for submission, and the predictions might change with subsequent entries coming in. If you are keen to contribute to the Wisdom of Steemians, do submit your entries and at the same time get to win some SBD + STEEM! New contests for matches held on 17 June will be posted later today, so stay tuned! Do follow 
On a side note, please follow the rules carefully. I am now using scripts to gather the data and look through each entry manually. But moving forward, the statistics and rules checking will be fully automated. So if you do not follow the rules closely, you entry might be voided.
Today is Hari Raya Aidilfitri, a joyous day for the Muslim community. I will like to take this opportunity to wish everyone Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri! Thanks for reading!
