Now is your chance to be the .Org's football prognosticator extraordinaire. Guess the World Cup bracket results, and win the respect of fellow Orgahs and the admiration of women across the globe!
Rules:
Entries must be either posted in this thread or PM'ed to me (if you don't want to tip others with your picks) before the start of group play on June 11th, 1400 GMT(I think...). No edits should be made to these entries after the start of play, smack talking and discussion should be made in separate posts.
PM'ed entries with be made public once play starts.
I will try to post results and updated brackets/tiebreaker stats/point standings at the end of each round. (work schedule permitting).
The person with the most points wins. In the case of a tie, the tiebreaker entries will be used in ascending order to determine the winner.
Scoring:
Group Stage - 1 point (team advances out of group)
Group Stage Bonus - 1 point if team placement, 1st or 2nd in group, is correct
Round of 16 - 2 points per team advancing
Round of 16 Bonus - 2 points per pick if team is on the correct side of bracket
Quarterfinals - 4 points per team advancing
Quarterfinals Bonus - 4 points per pick if team is on the correct side of bracket
Semifinals - 8 points per team advancing
Semifinals Bonus - 8 points per pick if team is on the correct side of bracket
Finals - 32 points for correct pick
So to get the bonus points in all stages, you will need to correctly determine the group winners and runner-ups.
For reference, here are the groups:
France :france:, Mexico :mexico:, South Africa :southafrica:, Uruguay :uruguay:
Argentina :argentina:, Greece :greece:, Nigeria :nigeria:, South Korea :southkorea:
Algeria :algeria:, England :england:, Slovenia :slovenia:, USA :unitedstates:
Australia :australia:, Germany :germany:, Ghana :ghana:, Serbia :serbia:
Cameroon :cameroon:, Denmark :denmark:, Japan :japan:, Netherlands :netherlands:
Italy :italy:, New Zealand :newzealand:, Paraguay :paraguay:, Slovakia :slovakia:
Brazil :brazil:, Ivory Coast :cotedivoire:, North Korea :northkorea:, Portugal :portugal:
Tiebreakers
1: Total Goals Scored in Tournament (not including shootout PKs): ___
2: Total Number of Red Cards (straight up or 2 yellows) in Tournament: __
3: Golden Boot winner: __________
4: Wooden Spoon "winner": __________
5: Number of shanked PKs by England (missed, not saved, in game and in shootouts): __
After the group stage, I may put up a secondary contest for predicting the bracket as it is actually laid out. I think johnhughthom is doing actual game score live predictions in the World Cup thread. Someone else should fire up a World Cup fans (babes) contest.
Tiebreakers
1: Total Goals Scored in Tournament (not including shootout PKs): 132
2: Total Number of Red Cards in Tournament: 6
3: Golden Boot winner: Villa
4: Wooden Spoon "winner": New Zealand
5: Number of shanked PKs by England (missed, not saved, in game and in shootouts): 0
Tiebreakers
1: Total Goals Scored in Tournament (not including shootout PKs): 54
2: Total Number of Red Cards in Tournament: 10
3: Golden Boot winner: Pele
4: Wooden Spoon "winner": David Beckam
5: Number of shanked PKs by England (missed, not saved, in game and in shootouts): 6
I picked very conservatively. Mostly relying on reputation more than form.
Some groups are quite easy to predict, others are impossible. I think goup A is the least predictable, it really could go any way. Group F - now that Drogba is out - I think is the most predictable.
I am relying on Serbia not to succumb to infighting, and on the Americans to take out Algeria for me.
France :france:, Mexico :mexico:, South Africa :southafrica:, Uruguay :uruguay:
Argentina :argentina:, Greece :greece:, Nigeria :nigeria:, South Korea :southkorea:
Algeria :algeria:, England :england:, Slovenia :slovenia:, USA :unitedstates:
Australia :australia:, Germany :germany:, Ghana :ghana:, Serbia :serbia:
Cameroon :cameroon:, Denmark :denmark:, Japan :japan:, Netherlands :netherlands:
Italy :italy:, New Zealand :newzealand:, Paraguay :paraguay:, Slovakia :slovakia:
Brazil :brazil:, Ivory Coast :cotedivoire:, North Korea :northkorea:, Portugal :portugal:
Some groups are quite easy to predict, others are impossible. I think goup A is the least predictable, it really could go any way.
I thought Group D was the most difficult, I could imagine picking the other two teams on another day.
06-05-2010, 00:35
Louis VI the Fat
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
Quote:
Originally Posted by johnhughthom
I thought Group D was the most difficult, I could imagine picking the other two teams on another day.
I think Serbia has far better players than Oz and Ghana.
Then again, maybe I'm still recovering from Serbia pwning France in the qualification round.
Which, come to think of it, perhaps isn't all that much of an achievement. And I hear Serbia has a lot of internal strife. Maybe I overestimate their prowess.
06-05-2010, 00:40
drone
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
@Louis: I'll need your tiebreaker answers, and I take it you have Spain beating Brazil in the final?
@Sasaki: I know soccer has a bad reputation in the US, but 54 goals total? There are 64 total games in the tournament. :inquisitive:
06-05-2010, 00:47
Louis VI the Fat
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
Quote:
Tiebreakers
1: Total Goals Scored in Tournament (not including shootout PKs): 142___
2: Total Number of Red Cards in Tournament: _21_
3: Golden Boot winner: ____Villa______
4: Wooden Spoon "winner": ___New Zealand_______
5: Number of shanked PKs by England (missed, not saved, in game and in shootouts): _2_
Do red cards include two yellow, or only direct red cards?
06-05-2010, 00:49
Sasaki Kojiro
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
Quote:
Originally Posted by drone
@Sasaki: I know soccer has a bad reputation in the US, but 54 goals total? There are 64 total games in the tournament. :inquisitive:
Yeah and USA plays 8 games of the 64...8X4=32...54-32= 22, so that's only 34 0-0 ties in the tournemant, not that extreme.
06-05-2010, 01:03
drone
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
Quote:
Originally Posted by Louis VI the Fat
Do red cards include two yellow, or only direct red cards?
Any sending off, straight red or 2 yellows.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sasaki Kojiro
Yeah and USA plays 8 games of the 64...8X4=32...54-32= 22, so that's only 34 0-0 ties in the tournemant, not that extreme.
Tiebreakers
1: Total Goals Scored in Tournament (not including shootout PKs): 99
2: Total Number of Red Cards in Tournament: 10
3: Golden Boot winner: Torres
4: Wooden Spoon "winner": Italy
5: Number of shanked PKs by England (missed, not saved, in game and in shootouts): 4
Tiebreakers
1: Total Goals Scored in Tournament (not including shootout PKs): 172
2: Total Number of Red Cards in Tournament: 15
3: Golden Boot winner: Cacau
4: Wooden Spoon "winner": Sven-Göran Eriksson
5: Number of shanked PKs by England (missed, not saved, in game and in shootouts): 2
Tiebreakers
1: Total Goals Scored in Tournament (not including shootout PKs): 157
2: Total Number of Red Cards (straight up or 2 yellows) in Tournament: 18
3: Golden Boot winner: Luís Fabiano
4: Wooden Spoon "winner": South Africa
5: Number of shanked PKs by England (missed, not saved, in game and in shootouts): 1
Surprising how you've all gone for such conservative red card counts and goals scored. The last 5 world cups have an average red card count of 19.6. The average goals scored over the last 5 world cups is 147. Plus if you look at trends based on host nation (recent world cups only, for tactical reasons), there seems to be an affect over goals scored, with the defensive minded Italians hosting 1990 where only 115 goals were scored. So a chaotic country like South Africa should foster an attacking tournament.
06-05-2010, 15:04
Sarmatian
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
Quote:
Originally Posted by Louis VI the Fat
I think Serbia has far better players than Oz and Ghana.
Then again, maybe I'm still recovering from Serbia pwning France in the qualification round.
Which, come to think of it, perhaps isn't all that much of an achievement. And I hear Serbia has a lot of internal strife. Maybe I overestimate their prowess.
Where did you hear about internal strife? The atmosphere within the squad (and among the nation and the press, too) is the best I've seen in the last 15-20 years...
EDIT: And what's a "wooden spoon" award?
06-05-2010, 17:28
Louis VI the Fat
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sarmatian
Where did you hear about internal strife? The atmosphere within the squad (and among the nation and the press, too) is the best I've seen in the last 15-20 years...
EDIT: And what's a "wooden spoon" award?
I dunno, Sarmatian. I thought I remembered reading about volatile internal peace in the Serbian camp somewhere. Don't know where again.
A google reveals that Antic has the authority to be above strife, that the traditionally unruly and fractious players accept his authority. I guess I misread the point of some article then. Whereas Serbia, which always draws from a tremendous pool of talent, has always been prone to internal strife, it is not at this moment.
(Which remains to be seen - will the peaceful atmosphere hold in the face of possible adversity?)
The 'Wooden Spoon' is the Scotland Lifetime Rugby Award.
06-05-2010, 20:42
Secura
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
Quote:
Originally Posted by drone
the admiration of women across the globe!
And by that you mean the few women who come to the Frontroom like me, right? :laugh4:
Here's my entry, anyway, based a bit on previous WCs I've seen, strength of the groups, selected 23-man squads and relevant injuries, so on and so forth. I based my total goal prediction on the fact that some of the stadia can be unsettling and many of the teams, European in particular, won't like those darn plastic trumpets that the South Africans use and there could be some problems with the heat and such. :3
Hopefully the formatting came out right... I used the shorthand FIFA codes because some of the country names were long and made formatting a pain. ¬_¬
Tiebreakers
1: Total Goals Scored in Tournament (not including shootout PKs): 129
2: Total Number of Red Cards (straight up or 2 yellows) in Tournament: 17
3: Golden Boot winner: Fernando Torres
4: Wooden Spoon "winner": Honduras
5: Number of shanked PKs by England (missed, not saved, in game and in shootouts): 1
Quote:
Someone else should fire up a World Cup fans (babes) contest.
What the Dickens would that even entail? Checking out the WAGs? xD
And what is the Wooden Spoon award? Does it mean the team that scores the least, concedes the most, worst overall team, underperforming team? Or is it player-applicable?
06-05-2010, 21:08
drone
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
The Wooden Spoon "award" is for the worst team in the tourney. Least points in the group stage (usually 0), with the worst goal differential. Think USA in 1998. ~:rolleyes:
Quote:
Originally Posted by Secura
What the Dickens would that even entail? Checking out the WAGs? xD
You would have to clear it with the mods first, don't want to break the "babes in Babe thread only" rule. :yes:
06-06-2010, 04:45
naut
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
Secura since you have the Netherlands getting to the final I'm surprised you haven't picked van Persie for Golden boot. He's been scoring for fun lately. 4 in the last 3 friendlies if I am not mistaken.
06-06-2010, 09:35
johnhughthom
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
Isn't it obvious? He'll get injured.
06-06-2010, 12:12
naut
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
Quote:
Originally Posted by johnhughthom
Isn't it obvious? He'll get injured.
Sadly this is 100% true...
06-07-2010, 01:01
Secura
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
Quote:
Originally Posted by Psychonaut
I'm surprised you haven't picked van Persie for Golden boot. He's been scoring for fun lately. 4 in the last 3 friendlies if I am not mistaken.
Spain have a far easier group and I'd expect Torres to get at least two or three in the two games he plays for the groups, and then perhaps one or two more in the knockouts; I don't think we'll be seeing someone win the award with a huge amount of goals, it's more likely to be around the five/six mark. :3
06-08-2010, 16:38
drone
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
Here's my bracket.
Code:
Groups RoundOf16 Quarters Semis Finals Semis Quarters RoundOf16 Groups
Tiebreakers
1: Total Goals Scored in Tournament (not including shootout PKs): 185
2: Total Number of Red Cards (straight up or 2 yellows) in Tournament: 13
3: Golden Boot winner: Messi
4: Wooden Spoon "winner": North Korea
5: Number of shanked PKs by England (missed, not saved, in game and in shootouts): 2
The Dutch power through to the finals, being on the fairly weak side of the bracket. Argentina find their form, beat England on penalties, and make it past Spain in an entertaining 4-3 match. Then, drunk with power and high on cocaine, Maradona benches Messi (the eventual Golden Boot winner) and puts himself in at forward to relive his past glory. The experiment is not a success, and the Orange get their star.
Speaking of stars, it doesn't look like England have one on their emblem. What's up with that? Do they feel guilty that the ball didn't actually cross the line in '66? Would they be breaking some sacred heraldric convention by adding one? Is the lack of the star the cause of their woes since '66? It's a very curious omission. :inquisitive:
Tiebreakers
1: Total Goals Scored in Tournament (not including shootout PKs): 146
2: Total Number of Red Cards (straight up or 2 yellows) in Tournament: 11
3: Golden Boot winner: Villa
4: Wooden Spoon "winner": New Zealand
5: Number of shanked PKs by England (missed, not saved, in game and in shootouts): 0
06-09-2010, 03:21
Strike For The South
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
How do I get this thing to work
06-09-2010, 03:31
drone
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
Quote:
Originally Posted by Strike For The South
How do I get this thing to work
How so? Just quote the OP, delete everything outside the code tags, and fill in the bracket and tiebreaks. I made the bracket lines 12 chars long, should hold the name of every country in the Cup. The code tags keep the char size fixed, so the formatting stays. It's not ideal, but I'm no webmaster. I'll fix formatting if necessary when I sum up at the start of the tourney.
The number-letter pair at the ends of the lines denote the first and second place teams of the 8 groups (A-H).
Tiebreakers
1: Total Goals Scored in Tournament (not including shootout PKs): 154
2: Total Number of Red Cards in Tournament: 8
3: Golden Boot winner: Donavan
4: Wooden Spoon "winner": North Korea
5: Number of shanked PKs by England (missed, not saved, in game and in shootouts): 3
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06-09-2010, 04:22
drone
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
Quote:
Originally Posted by Strike For The South
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Oh, sure, if you use Sasaki's mess... ~:rolleyes:
Is this what you meant?
Code:
Groups RoundOf16 Quarters Semis Finals Semis Quarters RoundOf16 Groups
Tiebreakers
1: Total Goals Scored in Tournament (not including shootout PKs): 154
2: Total Number of Red Cards in Tournament: 8
3: Golden Boot winner: Donavan
4: Wooden Spoon "winner": North Korea
5: Number of shanked PKs by England (missed, not saved, in game and in shootouts): 3
06-09-2010, 15:14
Fragony
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
Quote:
Originally Posted by Strike For The South
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You owe me a mouthfull of beer, it's gone.
06-09-2010, 16:42
Joooray
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
So here is my guess, I admit, there is a LOT wishful thinking involved. But I sincerely hope for a World Cup of surprises. :sweatdrop:
Tiebreakers
1: Total Goals Scored in Tournament (not including shootout PKs): 132
2: Total Number of Red Cards (straight up or 2 yellows) in Tournament: 15
3: Golden Boot winner: Van Persie
4: Wooden Spoon "winner": North Korea
5: Number of shanked PKs by England (missed, not saved, in game and in shootouts): 1
Edit before the first game, due to possible come back Drogba.
06-09-2010, 22:50
Craterus
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
Code:
Groups RoundOf16 Quarters Semis Finals Semis Quarters RoundOf16 Groups
1A France Argentina 1B
| France Argentina|
2B Greece | | | | Mexico 2A
|England Germany|
1C England | | | | Germany 1D
|England| |Brazil | |Germany|
2D Serbia | | | | USA 2C
| Brazil |
1E Netherlands | | Italy 1F
|Netherlands | Spain| Cameroon|
2F Paraguay| | | | | |Cameroon 2E
|Brazil| |Spain|
1G Brazil | | Spain 1H
|Brazil| |Spain|
2H Chile| |Portugal 2G
Tiebreakers
1: Total Goals Scored in Tournament (not including shootout PKs): 172
2: Total Number of Red Cards (straight up or 2 yellows) in Tournament: 6
3: Golden Boot winner: Robinho
4: Wooden Spoon "winner": North Korea
5: Number of shanked PKs by England (missed, not saved, in game and in shootouts): 1
I'll come back and edit in a Golden Boot winner, requires further consideration... :inquisitive:
Done.
06-10-2010, 01:43
Secura
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
Joooray... if England are knocked out in the Round of Sixteen by Serbia, how do they miss six penalties?
Unless you're saying they miss one against the USA, one against Algeria, one against Slovakia and then three against Serbia? They're not that bad at them! xD
Spoiler Alert, click show to read:
I base that final three on the fact that England currently hold the record for most penalties missed in a World Cup shootout (Lampard, Gerrard and Carragher against Portugal, Germany '06) and that I doubt any team would miss three and the shootout still be in a position to carry on unless the opposing team were equally as bad!
06-10-2010, 02:42
Jolt
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
Quote:
Originally Posted by Secura
I base that final three on the fact that England currently hold the record for most penalties missed in a World Cup shootout (Lampard, Gerrard and Carragher against Portugal, Germany '06) and that I doubt any team would miss three and the shootout still be in a position to carry on unless the opposing team were equally as bad!
They were absolutely god-awful penalties; Lampard and Gerrard are both prolific scorers from the spot for their clubs, particularly the former, and yet both miss one of the most crucial penalties they will ever take on the international stage. I can only think that the circumstances of Rooney's sending-off (let's be honest, Ronaldo was interfering with the officials) had taken their toll on Lamps and Stevie GBH, and thus they failed to convert.
Owen Hargreaves is a fantastic penalty-taker who always seems to place them just out of the goalkeeper's reach (see his effort during the Champion's League final in 2008; Cech didn't have a chance :3), shame he's not going to South Africa.
Spoiler Alert, click show to read:
I need to hang out with my own gender more, clearly. xD
06-10-2010, 02:52
drone
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
Just to clarify, the tiebreaker for English penalties is for shanked kicks. Saved PKs don't count. If the keeper touches it, it doesn't count towards the total.
06-10-2010, 02:55
Jolt
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
Ronaldo interfered like any other player does, especially when his teammate is stepped on. Rooney should have: Watched his step, then watched his manners then watched his mouth in front of the ref. They simply failed to convert because they bucked under the pressure and Ricardo guessed the sides. Simple.
06-10-2010, 05:19
naut
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
Hmm. I'm leaning towards Ghana getting second spot in Group D over Australia. Having read up on their tactics, etc, they really stand a better chance than the defensive minded Aussies, even without Essien. I wish I made my predictions after doing that. Regardless that is a tight, tight group. With 4 very tactically aware sides, but Germany has all the flair this time, with Ozil, Khedira and Kroos. Plus they are the World Cup specialists (with players like Klose, Podolski and Schweinstieger).
Regardless, it really is Brazil's to lose. They are a solid unit, with fantastic tactics, much like Mourinho's at Inter last season. They may not have the flair of a typical Brazil side, but they control games, compress the space and are lightning fast on the break-away.
06-10-2010, 10:23
Romanic
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
My humble picks :bow:
Edit: I forgot the tiebreakers, see next post. :embarassed:
06-10-2010, 10:43
Romanic
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
Oops, I forgot the tie-breakers in my previous post, here's the updated version since edited posts are not legal. :bow:
Tiebreakers
1: Total Goals Scored in Tournament (not including shootout PKs): 149
2: Total Number of Red Cards (straight up or 2 yellows) in Tournament: 23
3: Golden Boot winner: Grafite
4: Wooden Spoon "winner": New Zealand
5: Number of shanked PKs by England (missed, not saved, in game and in shootouts): 2
06-10-2010, 11:56
Joooray
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
Quote:
Originally Posted by Secura
Joooray... if England are knocked out in the Round of Sixteen by Serbia, how do they miss six penalties?
I didn't really think that through. :grin:
Well I'll change it, also I wasn't only the missed PKs.
Time to cast your predictions for the first matchday(s). Already, as we speak, those who think themselves knowkledgeable about anything football are having bitter arguments about who's right or wrong. This time, however, the Tavern will offer an objective measure about that.
Time for you all to join the fray and show the world who really knows his footy!
06-11-2010, 00:52
LittleGrizzly
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
Tiebreakers
1: Total Goals Scored in Tournament (not including shootout PKs): 135
2: Total Number of Red Cards (straight up or 2 yellows) in Tournament: 19
3: Golden Boot winner: Rooney
4: Wooden Spoon "winner": New Zealand
5: Number of shanked PKs by England (missed, not saved, in game and in shootouts): 1
Okay I really can't get my head around trying to use that format....
1A France VS Nigeria 2B (2B ?, second in group B)
1B Argentina VS 2A Uruguay
1C England VS 2D Serbia
1D Germany VS 2C USA
1E Netherlands VS 2F Paraguay
1F Italy VS 2E Denmark
1G Brazil VS 2H Chile
1H Spain VS 2G Portugal
Qaurters
England VS France
Argentina VS Germany
Netherlands VS Brazil
Italy VS Spain
Semis
England VS Brazil
Germany VS Spain
Final
England VS Spain
England beating Brazil is all about patrioitism... just don't have it in me to say they wont do it, never ever underestimate the Germans they're just like the Italians only with some German-ness that takes them over the top...
ohh and a winner ?
my brain tells me the Germans on penaltys my heart tells me England are going to take the thing 4-2 in extra time, with a hattrick from rooney sealing the golden boot (patriotism and loyalty the bane of football prediction!)
Winner
England!
Edit: even though you cant underestimate the Germans you can overestimate them, semi final place rather than final
Also Brazil for 3rd spot!
06-11-2010, 03:16
drone
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
If my time math is correct, 12 hours til the start of play. So fill out your bracket or make final edits!
06-11-2010, 03:42
Marshal Murat
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
1A France VS Nigeria 2B
1B Argentina VS 2A South Africa
1C England VS 2D Serbia
1D Germany VS 2C USA
1E Netherlands VS 2F Slovenia
1F Italy VS 2E Denmark
1G Brazil VS 2H Chile
1H Spain VS 2G Portugal
Quarters
England VS France
South Africa VS United States
Netherlands VS Brazil
Italy VS Spain
Semis
England VS Netherlands
South Africa VS Spain
Final
England VS South Africa
Invictus, the Sequel, "Boer War Revenge"
:laugh4:
06-11-2010, 10:40
LeftEyeNine
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
Okay, after having waited for the last minute to grab the latest news about who's out or not, here is my prediction table.
You may think I'm odd but I've spent 4 hours on the following table, checking every other player the teams have, taking looks at the statistics they bear and so on.
So, ladies and gentlemen, hereby I shall present you the prediction table of the renowned footy god LEN. :smoking:
Group Stage Qualifiers
Spoiler Alert, click show to read:
:uruguay: URU
:france: FRA
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:argentina: ARG
:nigeria: NGA
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:england: ENG
:algeria: ALG
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:serbia: SER
:germany: GER
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:netherlands: NED
:denmark: DEN
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:paraguay: PAR
:italy: ITA
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:cotedivoire: CIV
:brazil: BRA
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:chile: CHI
:spain: ESP
Round of 16
Spoiler Alert, click show to read:
:uruguay: - :nigeria:
:argentina: - :france:
:england: - :germany:
:serbia: - :algeria:
:netherlands: - :italy:
:chile: - :brazil:
:cotedivoire: - :spain:
:paraguay: - :denmark:
Quarter Finals
Spoiler Alert, click show to read:
:uruguay: - :england:
:paraguay: - :brazil:
:argentina: - :serbia:
:italy: - :spain:
Semi-finals
Spoiler Alert, click show to read:
:england: - :spain:
:argentina: - :brazil:
Third Place
Spoiler Alert, click show to read:
:england:
Final
Spoiler Alert, click show to read:
:spain: - :brazil:
Winners
Spoiler Alert, click show to read:
:brazil: A Seleçao :brazil:
I had to make predictions on scores of every other match in the group stages so as to be able to figure out who'll make out as the 1st or 2nd and/or who'll be left out as the 3rd where points, or even the goal differences against each other, are equal. I can give out scores if you'd like to or should I save it for the other WC thread ?
Tiebreakers
1: Total Goals Scored in Tournament (not including shootout PKs): 132
2: Total Number of Red Cards in Tournament: 6
3: Golden Boot winner: Villa
4: Wooden Spoon "winner": New Zealand
5: Number of shanked PKs by England (missed, not saved, in game and in shootouts): 0
Tiebreakers
1: Total Goals Scored in Tournament (not including shootout PKs): 54
2: Total Number of Red Cards in Tournament: 10
3: Golden Boot winner: Pele
4: Wooden Spoon "winner": David Beckam
5: Number of shanked PKs by England (missed, not saved, in game and in shootouts): 6
Tiebreakers
1: Total Goals Scored in Tournament (not including shootout PKs): 142
2: Total Number of Red Cards in Tournament: 21
3: Golden Boot winner: Villa
4: Wooden Spoon "winner": New Zealand
5: Number of shanked PKs by England (missed, not saved, in game and in shootouts): 2
Tiebreakers
1: Total Goals Scored in Tournament (not including shootout PKs): 99
2: Total Number of Red Cards in Tournament: 10
3: Golden Boot winner: Torres
4: Wooden Spoon "winner": Italy
5: Number of shanked PKs by England (missed, not saved, in game and in shootouts): 4
Tiebreakers
1: Total Goals Scored in Tournament (not including shootout PKs): 172
2: Total Number of Red Cards in Tournament: 15
3: Golden Boot winner: Cacau
4: Wooden Spoon "winner": Sven-Göran Eriksson
5: Number of shanked PKs by England (missed, not saved, in game and in shootouts): 2
Tiebreakers
1: Total Goals Scored in Tournament (not including shootout PKs): 157
2: Total Number of Red Cards (straight up or 2 yellows) in Tournament: 18
3: Golden Boot winner: Luís Fabiano
4: Wooden Spoon "winner": South Africa
5: Number of shanked PKs by England (missed, not saved, in game and in shootouts): 1
Tiebreakers
1: Total Goals Scored in Tournament (not including shootout PKs): 129
2: Total Number of Red Cards (straight up or 2 yellows) in Tournament: 17
3: Golden Boot winner: Fernando Torres
4: Wooden Spoon "winner": Honduras
5: Number of shanked PKs by England (missed, not saved, in game and in shootouts): 1
drone
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Groups RoundOf16 Quarters Semis Finals Semis Quarters RoundOf16 Groups
Tiebreakers
1: Total Goals Scored in Tournament (not including shootout PKs): 185
2: Total Number of Red Cards (straight up or 2 yellows) in Tournament: 13
3: Golden Boot winner: Messi
4: Wooden Spoon "winner": North Korea
5: Number of shanked PKs by England (missed, not saved, in game and in shootouts): 2
Tiebreakers
1: Total Goals Scored in Tournament (not including shootout PKs): 146
2: Total Number of Red Cards (straight up or 2 yellows) in Tournament: 11
3: Golden Boot winner: Villa
4: Wooden Spoon "winner": New Zealand
5: Number of shanked PKs by England (missed, not saved, in game and in shootouts): 0
Strike For The South
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Groups RoundOf16 Quarters Semis Finals Semis Quarters RoundOf16 Groups
Tiebreakers
1: Total Goals Scored in Tournament (not including shootout PKs): 154
2: Total Number of Red Cards in Tournament: 8
3: Golden Boot winner: Donavan
4: Wooden Spoon "winner": North Korea
5: Number of shanked PKs by England (missed, not saved, in game and in shootouts): 3
Tiebreakers
1: Total Goals Scored in Tournament (not including shootout PKs): 132
2: Total Number of Red Cards (straight up or 2 yellows) in Tournament: 15
3: Golden Boot winner: Van Persie
4: Wooden Spoon "winner": North Korea
5: Number of shanked PKs by England (missed, not saved, in game and in shootouts): 1
Tiebreakers
1: Total Goals Scored in Tournament (not including shootout PKs): 172
2: Total Number of Red Cards (straight up or 2 yellows) in Tournament: 6
3: Golden Boot winner: Robinho
4: Wooden Spoon "winner": North Korea
5: Number of shanked PKs by England (missed, not saved, in game and in shootouts): 1
Tiebreakers
1: Total Goals Scored in Tournament (not including shootout PKs): 149
2: Total Number of Red Cards (straight up or 2 yellows) in Tournament: 23
3: Golden Boot winner: Grafite
4: Wooden Spoon "winner": New Zealand
5: Number of shanked PKs by England (missed, not saved, in game and in shootouts): 2
Tiebreakers
1: Total Goals Scored in Tournament (not including shootout PKs): 135
2: Total Number of Red Cards (straight up or 2 yellows) in Tournament: 19
3: Golden Boot winner: Rooney
4: Wooden Spoon "winner": New Zealand
5: Number of shanked PKs by England (missed, not saved, in game and in shootouts): 1
Marshal Murat
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Groups RoundOf16 Quarters Semis Finals Semis Quarters RoundOf16 Groups
1A_France_____ __Argentina_1B
|_France_____ South Africa|
2B_Nigeria____| | | |SouthAfrica_2A
|_England____ South Africa|
1C_England____ | | | | ____Germany_1D
|_England____| |_England____ | |____USA_____|
2D_Serbia_____| | | |________USA_2C
| South Africa |
1E_Netherlands | | ______Italy_1F
|_Netherlands | South Africa| _Italy______|
2F__Slovenia__| | | | | |____Denmark_2E
|_Netherlands| |______Spain_|
1G_Brazil_____ | | ______Spain_1H
|_Brazil_____| |______Spain_|
2H_Chile______| |___Portugal_2G
Tiebreakers
1: Total Goals Scored in Tournament (not including shootout PKs): 120
2: Total Number of Red Cards (straight up or 2 yellows) in Tournament: 12
3: Golden Boot winner: Rooney
4: Wooden Spoon "winner": Paraguay
5: Number of shanked PKs by England (missed, not saved, in game and in shootouts): 1
Tiebreakers
1: Total Goals Scored in Tournament (not including shootout PKs): ___
2: Total Number of Red Cards (straight up or 2 yellows) in Tournament: __
3: Golden Boot winner: ____________
4: Wooden Spoon "winner": ____________
5: Number of shanked PKs by England (missed, not saved, in game and in shootouts): __
I still need tiebreak answers from LEN and Marshal Murat.
06-11-2010, 18:12
LeftEyeNine
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
I have forgot my notebook at the office so I can't sum up the scores I have predicted right now nor tomorrow. If you can wait till Monday for it, then I can join in. If not, you can count me out; I have done this prediction table as a continuation of my habit not for the game specifically. :bow:
06-11-2010, 18:14
Marshal Murat
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
1: Total Goals Scored in Tournament (not including shootout PKs): 120
2: Total Number of Red Cards (straight up or 2 yellows) in Tournament: 12
3: Golden Boot winner: Rooney
4: Wooden Spoon "winner": Paraguay
5: Number of shanked PKs by England (missed, not saved, in game and in shootouts): 1
06-11-2010, 18:56
drone
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
Quote:
Originally Posted by LeftEyeNine
I have forgot my notebook at the office so I can't sum up the scores I have predicted right now nor tomorrow. If you can wait till Monday for it, then I can join in. If not, you can count me out; I have done this prediction table as a continuation of my habit not for the game specifically. :bow:
I don't really have a problem with waiting til Monday for the tiebreaks. Your group placement selections are different enough from everyone else where it probably won't matter anyway.
06-12-2010, 11:54
Romanic
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
Grafite isn't even on the starting 11 and I'm picking him for the Golden Boot, shows how well I follow international football. Meh.
06-16-2010, 20:03
drone
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
After the first set of group games, tiebreaker updates:
1: Total Goals Scored in Tournament (not including shootout PKs): 25
2: Total Number of Red Cards (straight up or 2 yellows) in Tournament: 4
3: Golden Boot winner: Nobody with more than 1 goal
4: Wooden Spoon "winner": Australia
5: Number of shanked PKs by England (missed, not saved, in game and in shootouts): 0
06-21-2010, 21:55
drone
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
After the second set of group games, tiebreaker updates:
1: Total Goals Scored in Tournament (not including shootout PKs): 69
2: Total Number of Red Cards (straight up or 2 yellows) in Tournament: 8
3: Golden Boot winner: Gonzalo Higuaín (3)
4: Wooden Spoon "winner": North Korea
5: Number of shanked PKs by England (missed, not saved, in game and in shootouts): 0
Better scoring in the second round of games, we are now at 2.16 goals per game, up from 1.56 from the first set of games. I'll post the updated bracket scores after the final games on Friday.
06-21-2010, 22:08
LeftEyeNine
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
Hello drone, if any tie-breakers are needed, I lose.
:bow:
06-21-2010, 22:52
Secura
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
Quote:
Originally Posted by drone
4: Wooden Spoon "winner": North Korea
I have to say that I don't agree with this; they may have been drubbed 7-0, but they have scored a goal and gave Brazil a very good game; they're also in a very tough group where they're unhighly likely to come out with anything at all. On the other hand, Honduras haven't gotten off the mark yet with points or goals yet, haven't looked likely to either; the scorelines of both games have flattered them, because Spain and Chile both should have scored alot more than they did. They're in a fairly open group in my opinion; you'd expect Spain to top it, but beyond that, the other three teams are on relatively equal footing compared to the Group of Death.
Just my own opinion, though.
06-21-2010, 23:26
drone
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
I'm just going by group points, then goal diff, then goals scored. And anything can happen in the final set of games. I seriously doubt this contest will be decided at Wooden Spoon. :yes:
06-25-2010, 21:53
drone
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
The knock-out stage bracket and tiebreakers after group play:
Tiebreakers
1: Total Goals Scored in Tournament (not including shootout PKs): 101
2: Total Number of Red Cards in Tournament: 13
3: Golden Boot winner: Gonzalo Higuaín, Robert Vittek, David Villa (3)
4: Wooden Spoon "winner": North Korea
5: Number of shanked PKs by England (missed, not saved, in game and in shootouts): 0
I think these are correct, I will double check them later. woad&fangs is in the lead, missing 3 advancements (picked South Africa, Nigeria, and Cameroon) and had England 1st, USA 2nd in Group C.
Edit-> sorry for the code tag colors, it worked when I started this thread...
06-25-2010, 22:09
woad&fangs
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
That was unexpected:laugh4:
06-29-2010, 21:42
drone
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
The knock-out stage bracket and tiebreakers after the Rof16 play:
Tiebreakers
1: Total Goals Scored in Tournament (not including shootout PKs): 101 + 22 = 123
2: Total Number of Red Cards in Tournament: 13 + 1 = 14
3: Golden Boot winner: Gonzalo Higuaín, David Villa, Robert Vittek (4)
4: Wooden Spoon "winner": North Korea
5: Number of shanked PKs by England (missed, not saved, in game and in shootouts): 0, so disappointed...
Just about everyone had Holland, Brazil, Argentina, Germany, and Spain through (and on the right side of the brackets), and no one had more than 5 correct, so not too much separation from this round. woad&fangs still in the lead, with AggonyDuck 2 points back.
07-07-2010, 22:25
drone
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
The knock-out stage bracket and tiebreakers up to the Final:
Tiebreakers
1: Total Goals Scored in Tournament (not including shootout PKs): 101 + 22 + 10 + 6 = 139
2: Total Number of Red Cards in Tournament: 13 + 1 + 2 + 0 = 16
3: Golden Boot winner: David Villa, Wesley Sneijder (5)
4: Wooden Spoon "winner": North Korea
5: Number of shanked PKs by England (missed, not saved, in game and in shootouts): 0, so disappointed...
Good predictions by Secura for the quarter- and semi-final results gets her into the lead, with woad&fangs just behind. Obviously, those hours spent playing FIFA Manager have paid dividends. They both have Spain for the winner, so anyone with Holland and 62+ points still has a chance. Which apparently means just me. ~D :netherlands: :cheerleader:
Players that can still gain points:
Secura: 94 + Spain
woad&fangs: 92 + Spain
Elite Ferret: 71 + Spain
drone: 70 + Netherlands
Players with no more live selections:
Joooray: 77
Craterus: 71
Louis VI the Fat: 70
Psychonaut: 70
Strike For The South: 70
LittleGrizzly: 70
johnhughthom: 63
AggonyDuck: 58
Sasaki Kojiro: 54
Marshal Murat: 46
LeftEyeNine: 41
Romanic: 40
07-08-2010, 22:49
Secura
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
Come on Spain, don't let me down! :D
Although, even if they don't win, I'd still be really proud to come as high up as I have!
07-08-2010, 23:07
Sasaki Kojiro
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
hmm, I think I need the USA to win the final to have any chance.
Tiebreakers
1: Total Goals Scored in Tournament (not including shootout PKs): 101 + 22 + 10 + 6 + 6 = 145
2: Total Number of Red Cards in Tournament: 13 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 1 = 17
3: Golden Boot winner: Thomas Mueller, David Villa, Wesley Sneijder (5)
4: Wooden Spoon "winner": North Korea
5: Number of shanked PKs by England (missed, not saved, in game and in shootouts): 0
Final totals:
Secura: 126
woad&fangs: 124
Elite Ferret: 103
Louis VI the Fat: 102
Joooray: 77
Craterus: 71
Psychonaut: 70
drone: 70
Strike For The South: 70
LittleGrizzly: 70
johnhughthom: 63
AggonyDuck: 58
Sasaki Kojiro: 54
Marshal Murat: 46
LeftEyeNine: 41
Romanic: 40
Beaten by a girl. ~D
:balloon: :balloon2: :bow: Congratulations, Secura! :bow: :balloon2: :balloon: Bragging rights for 4 years.
For grins, the tiebreaks:
145 goals total in the tournament, Elite Ferret was closest with 146. Secura guessed the red card total on the nose at 17. johnhughthom, Louis VI the Fat, and Elite Ferret guessed Villa for the Golden Boot, they came the closest. Mueller wins it with 5 goals and 3 assists. SFTS, Jooray, Craterus, and myself got North Korea for the Wooden Spoon. johnhughthom and Elite Ferret showed their confidence with England's PK abilities.
07-12-2010, 03:09
woad&fangs
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
Congrats to Secura :bow:
07-12-2010, 16:38
Secura
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
T'was bloody good fun, pretty narrow contest right to the end.
I made an absolute mess of the left half of the the draw, but kinda pulled it back with the Netherlands-Brazil, Argentina-Germany and Germany-Spain results. Pretty funny that my stab-in-the-dark for the total red cards was right on the money too. xD
Maybe now my opinion will matter rather than "oh, it's that chick who supports United". :P
07-12-2010, 18:03
drone
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
Quote:
Originally Posted by Secura
I made an absolute mess of the left half of the the draw, but kinda pulled it back with the Netherlands-Brazil, Argentina-Germany and Germany-Spain results. Pretty funny that my stab-in-the-dark for the total red cards was right on the money too. xD
Germany over Argentina made the difference. Although I should have docked you, woad&fangs and Elite Ferret points for putting England through to the semis. :tongue:
07-12-2010, 19:17
Secura
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
Quote:
Originally Posted by drone
Although I should have docked you, woad&fangs and Elite Ferret points for putting England through to the semis. :tongue:
The thing is, England had the capability to progress; their group was easy, and the shape of other groups would have meant Ghana and Uruguay in the knockout stages, two teams that even the most pessimistic Englishman/woman would think England could get that past and progress to the semis. Instead, they ended up on the tougher side of the draw.
Part of me is glad that the reason I've preferred the Spanish national team over England for so many years has finally been proven to my friends and family; however, while they may not have beaten every team they played comprehensively (in fact, beating Portugal, Paraguay, Germany and the Netherlands by one goal each), they still played well in terms of passing and such. For me, it was still good to watch, whereas England was oft painful.
07-12-2010, 21:13
Louis VI the Fat
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
Hrmph. Chicks should limit their football involvement to a perfection of the art of serving you beer without walking in front of the telly. :snobby:
Bah, I messed up with all the little country upsets. I got Spain correct as winner, even down to their semis win over Germany and Germany beating Argentina in the quarters. I made a complete mess of the other side of the tournament.
I did get real close with the tiebreakers:
Quote:
Originally Posted by drone
Tiebreakers
1: Total Goals Scored in Tournament (not including shootout PKs): 101 + 22 + 10 + 6 + 6 = 145
2: Total Number of Red Cards in Tournament: 13 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 1 = 17
3: Golden Boot winner: Thomas Mueller, David Villa, Wesley Sneijder (5)
Tiebreakers
1: Total Goals Scored in Tournament (not including shootout PKs): 142___
2: Total Number of Red Cards in Tournament: _21_
3: Golden Boot winner: ____Villa______
Congrats Secura! :balloon2:
And thanks for the fun game, Drone!
07-12-2010, 21:36
Vuk
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
lol, I am soooo glad that Dutchland lost. :P The only thing that would have made it better would be if the US team beat them. :beam:
07-12-2010, 21:41
drone
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
Quote:
Originally Posted by Louis VI the Fat
Bah, I messed up with all the little country upsets. I got Spain correct as winner, even down to their semis win over Germany and Germany beating Argentina in the quarters. I made a complete mess of the other side of the tournament.
Gah! That's my bad, I had you down with Brazil as the winners. Formatting/eye fail. Corrected standings.
07-12-2010, 22:52
Ferret
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
Well I'm very pleased with a podium finish, thanks for doing the hard work drone :2thumbsup:
07-13-2010, 00:30
Hosakawa Tito
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
Quote:
Originally Posted by Secura
T'was bloody good fun, pretty narrow contest right to the end.
I made an absolute mess of the left half of the the draw, but kinda pulled it back with the Netherlands-Brazil, Argentina-Germany and Germany-Spain results. Pretty funny that my stab-in-the-dark for the total red cards was right on the money too. xD
Maybe now my opinion will matter rather than "oh, it's that chick who supports United". :P
Hehehe, you've got 4 years of bragging rights so remind them...often. So kick back in your favorite recliner and direct Louis to fetch your favorite beverage and comfy slippers, tout de suite.:laugh4:
07-16-2010, 17:33
LeftEyeNine
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
Congrats to participants here as well, I guess it's time for me to move on (to badminton :book:).
:bow:
07-16-2010, 20:27
Ser Clegane
Re: 2010 World Cup Bracket Prediction Thread
Quote:
Originally Posted by LeftEyeNine
I guess it's time for me to move on (to badminton :book:).
:bow:
no, no, no - one can only move on to the next European championship or WC - it is a never ending chase.
