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Well, WC is almost around the corner now. All teams have presented their lists, all the cards are on the table. Everybody has been giving their opinions and predictions all over the boards.

Are we going to organize a prediction contest for this thing, or not ?

We could make it as simple or as complicated as the majority wants. I propose a contest that predicts :

1 - The two teams advancing from each group, and in what order

2 - Results for every round of play-offs

3 - The two finalists and the winner

4 - Best player

5 - Striker with the most goals

I don't have time to organize something like this, but I'll certainly participate. I'll kick it off by saying mine :

Winner : Holland

Best player : Some Dutch (I have to do a little more research on this )

Best striker : Luca Toni

Holland, huh? Hmmm

mano,

We talked about a tourney on the CLPT thread a couple of weeks ago; it would likley be the same format as last time (similar to yours); we'll get around to it.

bineaz wrote:Holland, huh? Hmmm

mano,

We talked about a tourney on the CLPT thread a couple of weeks ago; it would likley be the same format as last time (similar to yours); we'll get around to it.

Thanks, Bineaz. I haven't been following the CLPT thread.

Well, anyway, the topic is creted, I guess we'll start when some good soul volunteers to take charge of it.

I wanna give thins thing a try but not sure if you guys want to just call the group winners or the winners of every group stage match. Anyway here i go.....

GROUP MATCHES

GROUP A = Germany, Poland
GROUP B = England, Sweden
GROUP C = Argentina, Netherlands
GROUP D = Portugal, Mexico
GROUP E = Italy, Czech Rep.
GROUP F = Brazil, Croatia
GROUP G = France, Switzerland
GROUP H = Spain, Ukraine

ROUND OF 16
Match
49 = Germany
50 = Argentina
51 = England
52 = Portugal
53 = Italy
54 = Ukraine
55 = Brazil
56 = Spain

QUARTER FINALS
Match
57 = Argentina
58 = Italy
59 = Portugal
60 = Brazil

SEMI-FINALS
Match
61 = Argentina
62 = Brazil


3RD PLACE
63 = Italy

FINAL = Brazil

Buzzz,

I think we will predict the standing of all four teams in a group. I'll try to track down some instructions in the next few days.

okie doie, I will amend my prediction list once the instructions are posted. BTW.. when I win this tourney, what will I win?

Win something; The prize is Eugene's responsibility. ;)

oh dear!!! Then I will be in trouble!

How does one award responsibility? You either have it or you don't!

Here's an idea.

At http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/e/predictor.html they have a predictor spreadsheet. Why don't we each fill one out and send it to two people that we select for this purpose? These spreadsheets include results of every match. We can assign point values for group matches results and at knock-out stages, we can assign point values for the number of teams correctly identified to advance from these stages.

What do you think?

It's a nice spreasheet, Eugene, thanks.

I just did it, and my results were :

First Stage

Group A

1 - Germany
2 - Costa Rica

Group B

1 - England
2 - Paraguay

Group C

1 - Netherlands
2 - Argentina

Group D

1 - Mexico
2 - Portugal

Group E

1 - USA
2 - Italy

Group F

1 - Brasil
2 - Australia

Group G

1 - France
2 - Switzerland

Group H

1 - Ukaine
2 - Spain

Second Stage
(winners in bold font)

1/8 Finals

1 - Germany - Paraguay

2 - Netherlands - Portugal

3 - USA - Australia

4 - France - Spain

5 - England - Costa Rica

6 - Mexico - Argentina

7 - Brasil - Italy

8 - Ukraine - Switzerland


1/4 Finals

1 - Germany - Netherlands

2 - USA - Spain

3 - England - Argentina

4 - Ukraine - Italy


1/2 Finals

1 - Netherlands - USA

2 - Argentina - Italy

Final

Netherlands - Italy

Winner :

Netherlands

I only disagree with the champions, Italy will win it

Axé Brasil wrote:I only disagree with the champions, Italy will win it

Be brave, post your own predictions

Football is unpredictable, look what´s hapenning in Arsenal x Barça, the gunners are winning playing with 10 men.
I just feel that Italy doesn´t have the best players but they have the best tea, they are playing like world champions

Eugene
Sounds like and idea. I will go with whatever everyone decides.

Italian tea? I did not know they made such good tea...

LOL@Eugene, but it´s true, I´ve heard England is already very worried.

Now, if only Italian made great tea bisquets!

Hey, nothing beats a nice cup of tea in the morning with your toast. I am hoping Leo would volunteer to do the cooking for us during the world cup. Because I for one will not be moving from in front to tv set all during the tournament.

My wife does not care for football. She cares even less about cooking!

LOL@Eugene Then I feel for ya dude. However there is alway take out...


ANy decision yet on who or how the prediction tourney will be run?

BTW, the 2002 Final tape is now available...

Been a bit busy, but a neutral spreadsheet sounds good to me, although to mix things up we should still predict the group orders (1 thru 4).

Deadline in 21 days!

Oh and my mom just came back from Italy and my aunt (whose US taxes I do) sent me a ricotta salata (which I love), but for whatever reason she sent me a T-shirt too. It's compeletly orange: Yup the Netherlands will win it all.

Eugene Berkovich wrote:BTW, the 2002 Final tape is now available...

Thank you so much. Do you want me to PM you my contact info?

ok

bineaz wrote:Been a bit busy, but a neutral spreadsheet sounds good to me, although to mix things up we should still predict the group orders (1 thru 4).

Deadline in 21 days!

Oh and my mom just came back from Italy and my aunt (whose US taxes I do) sent me a ricotta salata (which I love), but for whatever reason she sent me a T-shirt too. It's compeletly orange: Yup the Netherlands will win it all.

LOL@Dutch winning. I will amend my predictions soon.

T&T will pay to take it up the ass. Bunch of fucking game fixers. They should play in Seria ZZZzzzZZZ!!!

Against Mexico?

I suspect Mexico let them win to leave Guiatemala out. Their crooked leader, head of Conchacaf promised to get Mexico
s players suspension lifted. Fucking crooks. I hope they take it up ther ass the way their woman do!!

or could it be that Mexico fielded a second choice 11, because they had long qualified, and didn't give a rats ass if they lost that game on the road to a team that considered that game the most important in their history ?

why Mexico have against Guatemala that they would want them not to qualify ?

Because Guatamala is beneath Mexico.

GROUP MATCHES

GROUP A = Germany, Ecuador
GROUP B = England, Sweden
GROUP C = Netherlands, Argentina
GROUP D = Portugal, Mexico
GROUP E = Italy, Czech Rep.
GROUP F = Brasil, Croatia
GROUP G = France, Switzerland
GROUP H = Spain, Ukraine

ROUND OF 16
Match
49 = Germany
50 = Netherlands
51 = England
52 = Argentina
53 = Italy
54 = France
55 = Brasil
56 = Spain

QUARTER FINALS
Match
57 = Netherlands
58 = Italy
59 = Argentina
60 = Brasil

SEMI-FINALS
Match
61 = Italy
62 = Argentina


3RD PLACE
63 = Netherlands

FINAL = Italy

Manosanto

No offense but you're smoking crack if you think Holland will win the WC. Semis at best and that's a stretch.

This is a young Duch squad.

Oranjecity,

As if that will happen....

right, unlikely the Dutch will even get to the semis

Oranjecity wrote:Manosanto

No offense but you're smoking crack if you think Holland will win the WC. Semis at best and that's a stretch.

This is a young Duch squad.

Scared of being a favorite ???

C'mon... have some balls !! Dude, once you reach the semis, anything can happen.

Young is good. In fact, I want to change my 36-year-old wife for two 18-yo's.

Plus, it gets boring with everybody going for the mantra "Brasil-Italy-Germany-Argentina". If we don't win it, I hope it'll be Holland. Or the US. Or Mexico. (now I'm really smoking)

mano

are you in LA ? I remember how pissed off you were after 2002 when Mexican radio in LA were joyful at Argentina not advancing to the knockout round (I should say I think it was you)

Do Mexicans really have it in for Argentina ? Even at another message board I read last week, Mexican fans are hoping Argentina fail.

Pabs wrote:mano

are you in LA ? I remember how pissed off you were after 2002 when Mexican radio in LA were joyful at Argentina not advancing to the knockout round (I should say I think it was you)

Do Mexicans really have it in for Argentina ? Even at another message board I read last week, Mexican fans are hoping Argentina fail.

Yeah, they do. They go to the point of supporting England or Germany against us. That really surprised me when I first came into the States.
Because of that animosity, I don't care for them, but I don't wish them ill. I mentioned them in my post just because they have an argentinean coach.

well, I'm probably going to ruffle some feathers here, but from my past experience, Latin Americans with a high indigenous population really play the victim card really well. On one hand they will stick together but, at first chance, will screw each other over. I get the same idiots over here piping in with their crap as well.

A few weeks ago in my Sunday Morning League, this ref who was of Hispanic/Indiginous persuasion, was really giving up the short end of the stick. I couldn't be bothered with it, but about 5 of my teammates wanted to talk to him after the game so he could explain his calls. He told my teammates (again, I wasn't there) that if it was a hispanic team, he wouldn't have made those calls. Completely out-of-the-blue and completely without provocation.

Because of past experience, I will definitely NOT support any hispanic/Latin American teams.