I hope you've all been enjoying your two football free days as we head into what I'm now referring to as the sharp end of the baguette.
See below, and HERE, for the remaining 38 players predictions. Brazil, unsurprisingly, get everyone's pick to beat Croatia. Argentina are the preferred choice for their game against Netherlands, but ten of you think they may ruin the Messi party. Only three of you think that Morocco can pull off another giant killing win in their next local(ish) derby. And England (15) v France (23) gives us the nearest thing to an even split in the last game. Good luck all, I'll be back on Saturday night, or possibly Sunday morning, depending on the score and the ensuing 'humeur' in my house, with the results and who's made it through to the Semi's. The results from the poll are was follows, shout out to whoever it was that picked Croatia, it'd be great to see that happen....... Brazil - 12 / England - 9 / France - 6 / Argentina - 6 / Portugal - 3 / Croatia - 1 Fact 1 - Any stats on previous meetings between England and France are totally irrelevant in regards to Saturday's match. Fact 2 - England have won 75% of their games against France when we're the 'home' team. Fact 3 - COME ON ENGLAND!!!
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Quick Quiz - Now we're into tHE QuartersObviously I'm doing this before the end of the Portugal game, but it looks like I'm going out of the game, so I've got the hump. If the Swiss can turn it around in the next 20 minutes.... (4-0... no) I'll be back cheering like a Moroccan fan.
Going into this round with so many players picking the same teams, there was always going to be a large number going through, and out of the 53 players starting this round, 38 move on to the Quarter finals, leaving 15 of us to dream of what could've been. Results HERE and below. Click HERE if you made it through and make your quarter final prediction, you have two footy free days, meaning you have until bedtime on Thursday to get them in. Fact 1 - You have two days off, quick, get the Xmas shopping done. Fact 2 - I thought I disliked Ronaldo, but it seems I actually just dislike Portugal in general for knocking me out. Fact 3 - COME ON ENGLAND!!! See below and HERE for the Round of 16 predictions.
Big shout out to Jena, going with Australia to beat Argentina and South Korea to beat Brazil.... at 132/1, if you thought about having a bet?..... which I now am, because with the results going they way they have been, I feel that this has as good a chance as any of happening. Truth be told, most people have gone with the headline teams and not what the smaller teams have managed to pull off over the last 12 days. This means that there's a chance most of us will get through to the quarter finals with the scores being so close. It could all be won or lost on the Japan v Croatia game. Fact 1 - There's only been four (out of fourteen possible) penalty shoot-outs in both of last two world cups, so that's not too bad. Fact 2 - Yellow cards get reset after the quarter finals. So no one will miss the final, unless they get a red card in the Semi's.... England have had no cards so far..... We're going to win the FairPlay award again aren't we...... Woo........ Hoo. Fact 3 - COME ON ENGLAND!!! Fact 3.5 - COME ON AUSSIE'S!!! .... and South Korea, now I've put my 50p bet on!! I say we skip the opening two group games from now on and go straight to the third one, they're much more exciting. in fact they're exactly as you'd hope the knockout games are going to be..... then aren't... and then penalties.
Question - What is it with German's in the World Cup and whether a ball has crossed the line or not? After 4320 predictions, spanning 48 games, you can look HERE, or below, to see the final table for the group games. The cutoff ended up being 22 points, meaning 53 players progress to the knockout stages and are one step closer to the £450 prize. Justin had the highest total score in the group stages, 2 points clear on 28, congratulations Justin. And four of you prop up the table with just 18 points, not even 50% correct. Sadly there are no prizes for points scored at this stage, but they may come into play once we hit the final.... see here for the rules. Other than that, so many questions. What happened to the Morrocan keeper? Are the Belgians too old? And will the huge amount of extra time being played at these championships find its way to the Premier league.... even though it's been trialled at Man U on specific games for years and only made a difference to one team. Click HERE to make your Round of 16 predictions if you made it through. YOU HAVE UNTIL 2pm ON SATURDAY Fact 1 - ANYONE can be beaten. Fact 2 - COME ON ENGLAND!!! Fact 2.5 - COME ON AUSSIE'S!!! .......... apparently G'day mates. These 3rd matchday games are quite a thing aren't they.
Below, and HERE, are the completed predictions. Those with a green score are currently on track to proceed to the knockout stages, but with 8 games left, and 4 of those having a large split in choice, theoretically only those of you on 17 or more can still get through. I'll be sending the last 16 prediction page, for those of you that make it through, as soon these group games are complete on Friday night, so keep an eye out as the turnaround is going to be quick to get those picks in. Fact 1 - Special shout out to Graham who individually, and against all logic, was the only person not to think France would win against Tunisia and may have saved his game in the process. Fact 2 - Two more bookings and the Poland's progression could have been decided on the flip of a coin...... Fair Play. Fact 3 - COME ON ENGLAND!!! |
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