WORLD CUP PREDICTIONS LEAGUE

A similar game to Red's Premier League challenge, but with a bit more detail...in line with a Premier League predictions thing I ran with some friends. I shall explain the scoring system first and if anyone thinks they can improve upon it, please let me know.

I will post the fixtures for each round as they come and you predict not just the winner but the score as well. The points are award as follows:

• Correctly picking the winner 1 point
  
• Correctly picking a draw 3 points
  
• Correctly picking the margin of victory 2 points
  
• Correctly picking the "home" teams score 1 point
  
• Correctly picking the "away" teams score 1 point
  
• Bonus for exact correct score 3 points

I will take the time to add up all the points for the scores people give me. If you do not want to submit scores round by round (ie game 1 of the groups, then game 2 after game 1s are finished etc) you can submit the scores for the entire group stage all at once. Of course, you will have to wait for the knockout games, when bonus points will be available for games going to extra time, penalties etc.

When I did this for the Premier League, we didnt have a joker like Red's game, because there are plenty of points available based on the accuracy of your predictions. If you think one should be included, let me know.

Please comment on the scoring system and whether you would be interesting in playing the game.

I will go in.

The point system seem OK.

Dicanio in ! (Providing I remember to post, I tell yer me memory is shocking at the moment!)

Hmm, Arnt South Africa the only ones at home?

TickTok wrote:

Hmm, Arnt South Africa the only ones at home?

bidding for the funny award?

I'm in! Seems fine to me!

Is this going to happen.

First game is on Friday.

I dont know

Sorry guys. Had slipped my mind. Been really busy, what with GCSE exam time etc...

Fill these out as quick as you can. Of course, i dont mind if you do it round by round, week by week, or all at once.

Benefits of round by round of course, is that you get to make your decisions based on form etc. All you will need to do is copy and paste the ENTIRE fixture list into one post, and then keep editing it as you add more scores. Easy. And when knockout fixtures are decided, you can add them onto the end of the same post. That way, the thread will stay neat and tidy and by the time everyone has entered, the very last post at any time, will be the league table!!

Just try your best to get early entries in, even if it means simply filling in this weekends games straight away and then saving the rest for when you have some proper time to think.... thats what I shall do for Fridays games Will do my best to keep scores updated regularly.


South Africa v Mexico
Uruguay v France

Argentina v Nigeria
England v USA
South Korea v Greece

Algeria v Slovenia,
Germany v Australia
Serbia v Ghana

Italy v Paraguay
Japan v Cameroon,
Netherlands v Denmark

Brazil v North Korea,
Ivory Coast v Portugal,
New Zealand v Slovakia

Honduras v Chile,
South Africa v Uruguay
Spain v Switzerland

Argentina v South Korea
France v Mexico
Greece v Nigeria,

England v Algeria,
Germany v Serbia,
Slovenia v USA,

Cameroon v Denmark
Ghana v Australia,
Netherlands v Japan,

Brazil v Ivory Coast
Italy v New Zealand,
Slovakia v Paraguay

Chile v Switzerland,
Portugal v North Korea,
Spain v Honduras,

France v South Africa,
Greece v Argentina,
Mexico v Uruguay,
Nigeria v South Korea,

Australia v Serbia,
Ghana v Germany,
Slovenia v England,
USA v Algeria,

Cameroon v Netherlands,
Denmark v Japan
Paraguay v New Zealand,
Slovakia v Italy,

Chile v Spain,
North Korea v Ivory Coast,
Portugal v Brazil,
Switzerland v Honduras,

AND THIS IS MY ENTRY SO DONT COPY AND PASTE THIS ONE, USE THE ONE ABOVE....
South Africa v Mexico 2-1
Uruguay v France 0-2

Argentina v Nigeria 3-0
England v USA 2-1
South Korea v Greece 1-1

Algeria v Slovenia, 1-2
Germany v Australia 2-1
Serbia v Ghana 1-1

Italy v Paraguay 2-0
Japan v Cameroon, 1-2
Netherlands v Denmark 3-1

Brazil v North Korea, 4-0
Ivory Coast v Portugal, 1-1
New Zealand v Slovakia 0-1

Honduras v Chile, MISSED
South Africa v Uruguay MISSED
Spain v Switzerland MISSED

Argentina v South Korea 2-1
France v Mexico 1-0
Greece v Nigeria, 1-1

England v Algeria, 2-0
Germany v Serbia, 2-0
Slovenia v USA, 0-1

Cameroon v Denmark 2-1
Ghana v Australia, 2-0
Netherlands v Japan, 3-1

Brazil v Ivory Coast 2-1
Italy v New Zealand, 3-0
Slovakia v Paraguay 0-1

Chile v Switzerland, 2-1
Portugal v North Korea, 3-0
Spain v Honduras, 2-0

France v South Africa, 1-1
Greece v Argentina, 0-3
Mexico v Uruguay, 2-2
Nigeria v South Korea, 1-1

Australia v Serbia,
Ghana v Germany,
Slovenia v England,
USA v Algeria,

Cameroon v Netherlands,
Denmark v Japan
Paraguay v New Zealand,
Slovakia v Italy,

Chile v Spain,
North Korea v Ivory Coast,
Portugal v Brazil,
Switzerland v Honduras,

South Africa v Mexico 0-0
Uruguay v France 1-1

Argentina v Nigeria 2-0
England v USA 1-1
South Korea v Greece 2-2

Algeria v Slovenia, 1-1
Germany v Australia 3-2
Serbia v Ghana 1-1

Italy v Paraguay 2-0
Japan v Cameroon, 1-2
Netherlands v Denmark 3-1

Brazil v North Korea, 5-0
Ivory Coast v Portugal, 1-3
New Zealand v Slovakia 0-2

Honduras v Chile, 0-1
South Africa v Uruguay 1-1
Spain v Switzerland 3-0

Argentina v South Korea 1-1
France v Mexico 1-1
Greece v Nigeria, 1-1

England v Algeria, 2-1
Germany v Serbia, 1-1
Slovenia v USA, 1-1

Cameroon v Denmark 1-2
Ghana v Australia, 1-1
Netherlands v Japan, 1-0

Brazil v Ivory Coast 2-1
Italy v New Zealand, 3-0
Slovakia v Paraguay 1-1

Chile v Switzerland, 1-1
Portugal v North Korea, 4-0
Spain v Honduras, 3-0

France v South Africa, 1-1
Greece v Argentina, 0-1
Mexico v Uruguay, 1-1
Nigeria v South Korea, 1-2

Australia v Serbia, 1-2
Ghana v Germany, 1-2
Slovenia v England, 1-3
USA v Algeria, 2-0

Cameroon v Netherlands, 1-1
Denmark v Japan 2-1
Paraguay v New Zealand, 2-0
Slovakia v Italy, 0-2

Chile v Spain, 0-2
North Korea v Ivory Coast, 1-4
Portugal v Brazil, 1-1
Switzerland v Honduras, 2-1

I'll update this post through the world cup - That ok?

South Africa v Mexico 1-1
Uruguay v France 2-2

Argentina v Nigeria 3-0
England v USA 2-1
South Korea v Greece 0-0

Algeria v Slovenia, 1-2
Germany v Australia 3-1
Serbia v Ghana 2-0

Italy v Paraguay 2-1
Japan v Cameroon, 1-2
Netherlands v Denmark 3-1

Brazil v North Korea, 4-0
Ivory Coast v Portugal,1-2
New Zealand v Slovakia 1-2

Honduras v Chile, 2-3
South Africa v Uruguay 1-2
Spain v Switzerland 2-0

Argentina v South Korea 3-0
France v Mexico 2-1
Greece v Nigeria, 1-1

England v Algeria, 3-0
Germany v Serbia, 2-0
Slovenia v USA, 1-2

Cameroon v Denmark 1-2
Ghana v Australia, 2-1
Netherlands v Japan, 3-0

Brazil v Ivory Coast 2-1
Italy v New Zealand, 2-0
Slovakia v Paraguay 2-1

Chile v Switzerland, 1-0
Portugal v North Korea, 2-0
Spain v Honduras,3-0

France v South Africa, 1-1
Greece v Argentina, 0-3
Mexico v Uruguay, 1-1
Nigeria v South Korea, 1-2

Australia v Serbia, 1-2
Ghana v Germany, 0-2
Slovenia v England, 0-2
USA v Algeria,2-1

Cameroon v Netherlands,
Denmark v Japan
Paraguay v New Zealand,
Slovakia v Italy,
Forgot about today's games
Chile v Spain, 1-2
North Korea v Ivory Coast,2-3
Portugal v Brazil,1-2
Switzerland v Honduras,1-0

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South Africa v Mexico 1-1
Uruguay v France 0-1

Argentina v Nigeria 2-0
England v USA 2-1
South Korea v Greece 0-0

Algeria v Slovenia, 0-1
Germany v Australia 2-1
Serbia v Ghana 1-1

Italy v Paraguay 1-0
Japan v Cameroon, 1-1
Netherlands v Denmark 2-0

Brazil v North Korea, 3-0
Ivory Coast v Portugal, 1-1
New Zealand v Slovakia 0-1

Honduras v Chile, 0-2
South Africa v Uruguay 1-1
Spain v Switzerland 2-0

Argentina v South Korea 2-1
France v Mexico 2-1
Greece v Nigeria 1-1

England v Algeria, 2-0
Germany v Serbia, 1-1
Slovenia v USA, 0-2

Cameroon v Denmark 0-1
Ghana v Australia, 1-0
Netherlands v Japan, 3-0

Brazil v Ivory Coast 2-1
Italy v New Zealand, 2-0
Slovakia v Paraguay 1-1

Chile v Switzerland 1-0
Portugal v North Korea 2-0
Spain v Honduras 3-0

France v South Africa 1-0
Greece v Argentina 0-2
Mexico v Uruguay 0-0
Nigeria v South Korea 0-1

Australia v Serbia 1-1
Ghana v Germany 0-2
Slovenia v England 0-2
USA v Algeria 2-1

Cameroon v Netherlands 0-1
Denmark v Japan 1-1
Paraguay v New Zealand 2-0
Slovakia v Italy 0-1

Chile v Spain 1-2
North Korea v Ivory Coast 0-2
Portugal v Brazil 1-2
Switzerland v Honduras 0-0

South Africa 1 v Mexico 2
Uruguay 1 v France 1

Argentina 2 v Nigeria 1
England 3 v USA 1
South Korea 1 v Greece 1

Algeria 1 v Slovenia 2
Germany 2 v Australia 1
Serbia 2 v Ghana 1

Italy 2 v Paraguay 1
Japan 1 v Cameroon,2
Netherlands2 v Denmark1

Brazil 3 v North Korea 1
Ivory Coast 1 v Portugal 2
New Zealand 1 v Slovakia 2

Honduras 0 v Chile 1,
South Africa 1 v Uruguay 1
Spain 3 v Switzerland 1

Argentina 1 v South Korea 0
France 1 v Mexico 0
Greece 0 v Nigeria 1

England 2 v Algeria 0
Germany 1 v Serbia 0
Slovenia 0 v USA 1

Cameroon 1 v Denmark 1
Ghana 1 v Australia 0
Netherlands 2 v Japan 1

Brazil 2 v Ivory Coast 1
Italy 1 v New Zealand 0
Slovakia 0 v Paraguay 1

Chile 1 v Switzerland 1
Portuga 1l v North Korea 0
Spain 1 v Honduras 0

France 1 v South Africa 0
Greece 0 v Argentina 2
Mexico 1 v Uruguay 1
Nigeria 1 v South Korea 1

Australia 1 v Serbia 2
Ghana 0 v Germany 1
Slovenia 0 v England 1
USA 1 v Algeria 1

Cameroon 1 v Netherlands 2
Denmark 1 v Japan 1
Paraguay 1 v New Zealand 0
Slovakia 0 v Italy 1

Chile 0 v Spain 1
North Korea 1 v Ivory Coast 1
Portugal 1 v Brazil 1
Switzerland 1 v Honduras 1

LEAGUE TABLE

	Winners	Draws	Margin	Scores	Exact	Points
DiCanio	4	2	2	14	3	37
Redcanuck	4	2	2	6	3	29
TickTock	3	3	1	7	1	24
Abcdef	5	1	3	7		21
Trickster	4	1	2	7		18

To explain the table...
Winners= the number of times you correctly predicted the winner (1 point)
Draws= the number of times you correctly predicted a draw (3 points)
Margin= the number of times you correctly predicted the winning margin (2 points)
Scores= the number of times you have correctly predicted a teams score (1 point)
Exact= a 3 point bonus for predicting the exact score
Points= the number of points you have....obviously

THE ACTUAL SCORES SO FAR....
South Africa v Mexico 1-1
Uruguay v France 0-0

Argentina v Nigeria 1-0
England v USA 1-1
South Korea v Greece 2-0

Algeria v Slovenia, 0-1
Germany v Australia 4-0
Serbia v Ghana 0-1

Italy v Paraguay 1-1
Japan v Cameroon, 1-0
Netherlands v Denmark 2-0

Brazil v North Korea,
Ivory Coast v Portugal, 0-0
New Zealand v Slovakia 1-1

Honduras v Chile,
South Africa v Uruguay
Spain v Switzerland

Argentina v South Korea
France v Mexico
Greece v Nigeria,

England v Algeria,
Germany v Serbia,
Slovenia v USA,

Cameroon v Denmark
Ghana v Australia,
Netherlands v Japan,

Brazil v Ivory Coast
Italy v New Zealand,
Slovakia v Paraguay

Chile v Switzerland,
Portugal v North Korea,
Spain v Honduras,

France v South Africa,
Greece v Argentina,
Mexico v Uruguay,
Nigeria v South Korea,

Australia v Serbia,
Ghana v Germany,
Slovenia v England,
USA v Algeria,

Cameroon v Netherlands,
Denmark v Japan
Paraguay v New Zealand,
Slovakia v Italy,

Chile v Spain,
North Korea v Ivory Coast,
Portugal v Brazil,
Switzerland v Honduras

Are you supposed to be able to click on the league table and see the standings. I can't.

No, its not filled in yet. Just put the base of it there. Patience...

The table has been updated regularly and is on page 1 of this thread at the very bottom. Remeber to check back regularly if you are interested, since it will not appear on the "new posts" section of the website because I am simple updating the original post!

If you think your scores should be differnet somehow, let me know. It is easy to miscount. Any issues I shall endeavour to rectify, although I am sure at the very end any small mistakes will be meaningless.

Second round games coming up soon?

God, Ive missed loads of these!!!

Will have 2nd round up for everyone else when all games are decided.

Same scoring system, if it goes to extra time, score after extra time counts. So we can still have draws.

Saturday, 26 June 2010
FIFA World Cup
Uruguay v South Korea, 16R, 15:00 missed
USA v Ghana, 16R, 19:30 1-2
Sunday, 27 June 2010
FIFA World Cup
Germany v England, 16R, 15:00 1-1
Argentina v Mexico, 16R, 19:30 2-0
Monday, 28 June 2010
FIFA World Cup
Netherlands v Slovakia, 16R, 15:00 2-1
Brazil v Chile, 16R, 19:30 3-1
Tuesday, 29 June 2010
FIFA World Cup
Paraguay v Japan, 16R, 15:00 1-1
Spain v Portugal, 16R, 19:30 2-2

Saturday, 26 June 2010
FIFA World Cup
Uruguay v South Korea, 16R, 15:00 1-0
USA v Ghana, 16R, 19:30 1-2
Sunday, 27 June 2010
FIFA World Cup
Germany v England, 16R, 15:00 1-3
Argentina v Mexico, 16R, 19:30 3-1
Monday, 28 June 2010
FIFA World Cup
Netherlands v Slovakia, 16R, 15:00 2-0
Brazil v Chile, 16R, 19:30 4-2
Tuesday, 29 June 2010
FIFA World Cup
Paraguay v Japan, 16R, 15:00 2-1
Spain v Portugal, 16R, 19:30 1-0

aturday, 26 June 2010
FIFA World Cup
Uruguay v South Korea, 16R,
15:00 1-0
USA v Ghana, 16R, 19:30 2-1
Sunday, 27 June 2010
FIFA World
Cup
Germany v England, 16R, 15:00 1-2
Argentina v Mexico, 16R, 19:30 3-1
Monday,
28 June 2010
FIFA World Cup
Netherlands v Slovakia, 16R, 15:00 3-1
Brazilv Chile, 16R, 19:30 3-1
Tuesday, 29 June 2010
FIFA World Cup
Paraguayv Japan, 16R, 15:00 2-1
Spain v Portugal, 16R, 19:30 2-1

Saturday, 26 June 2010
FIFA World Cup
Uruguay v South Korea, 16R, 15:00 1-2
USA v Ghana, 16R, 19:30 0-1
Sunday, 27 June 2010
FIFA World Cup
Germany v England, 16R, 15:00 2-1
Argentina v Mexico, 16R, 19:30 2-3
Monday, 28 June 2010
FIFA World Cup
Netherlands v Slovakia, 16R, 15:00 3-1
Brazil v Chile, 16R, 19:30 4-2
Tuesday, 29 June 2010
FIFA World Cup
Paraguay v Japan, 16R, 15:00 2-0
Spain v Portugal, 16R, 19:30 0-1

Any Idea when table will be updated?