As many of you are aware the 2014 FIFA world cup in Brazil is nearly upon us and as is common in many workplaces and social clubs we are going to be having a sweepstake!
All those taking part will be assigned one or more of the 32 nations competing in this tournament.
Whoever is lucky enough to get the winning team will get a yet to be decided prize (probably just bragging rights)
So if you are interested in joining please say so, I will randomise the teams on the evening of the 11th (GMT) so everyone has their team(s) before the first game
Competitors:
C_G - Netherlands, Japan, Algeria
The Khan - Brazil, Ghana
No1 Croat Fan - Germany, Bosnia, Honduras
TTG4 - Argentina, USA
Jubal - Costa Rica, Uruguay, Ecuador
Dripping D - Belgium, Croatia
SotK - France, Chile, Australia
Othko97 - Colombia, Ivory Coast, South Korea
Lizard - England, Mexico
PG09 - Italy, Nigeria, Iran
Mars - Spain, Russia, Greece
Pentagathus - Portugal, Switzerland, Cameroon
R16:
Brazil (Khan) vs Chile (SotK)
Colombia (Othko) vs Uruguay (Jubal)
France (SotK) vs Nigeria (PG09)
Germany (Croat) vs Algeria (CG)
Netherlands (CG) vs Mexico (Lizard)
Costa Rica (Jubal) vs Greece (Mars)
Argentina (TTG4) vs Switzerland (Pentagathus)
Belgium (Dripping D) vs USA (TTG4)
Quarter Finals:
Germany (Croat) vs France (SotK)
Brazil (Khan) vs Colombia (Othko)
Argentina (TTG4) vs Belgium (Dripping D)
Netherlands (CG) vs Costa Rica (Jubal)
Semi-Finals:
Germany (Croat) vs Brazil (Khan)
Argentina (TTG4) vs Netherlands (CG)
Third Place:
Netherlands (CG) vs Brazil (Khan)
WORLD CUP FINAL:
Germany (Croat) vs Argentina (TTG4)
I'm in for definite!
I'm in :)
Yeah, why not? :P
I don't follow the soccer, but I guess its a sweepstake. I don't have to! :D
/in - I have no interest in the result but oh well. :P
Same as above.
updated
@PG: aren't you australian? I thought it was still just football there or association football?
Engerlaand Engerland Engeeeeerlaaaand!
But football sucks.
so are you in?
I'll enter this.
We've got a bit of everything over here but football refers to Aussie rules, which is nothing much like anything else really. Most of the country follows it predominantly especially Victoria and South Australia which is where I'm from. The only two states it is not big in are New South Wales and Queensland, which is where I live. They're both big on rugby league mainly.
As far as the soccer goes down here, I don't really follow it but I'm pretty sure that the Queensland and SA teams are the two best ones. But I wouldn't know. :P It is definitely called soccer down here though. ;)
I'm in and also in the same boat as what PG said.
oh right, the more you know eh?
Yeah I'm in.
I'm in! I would love to be Croatia, although their first game is Brazil, so in that case, maybe not...
In.
Draw is delayed til tomorrow
portugaling...... Booooooooo!
OK after conferring with an expert on football seeding (no1 croat fan) the draw will be decided as follows
Each participant will be given 1 team drawn from the following groups (due to numbers I will only have 2 teams)
Draw 1:
Mexico
Costa Rica
Algeria
Nigeria
Honduras
Japan
Iran
South Korea
Australia
Cameroon
Draw 2:
Chile
United States
Portugal
Greece
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ivory Coast
Croatia
Russia
France
Ecuador
Ghana
Draw 3:
Brazil
Spain
Germany
Argentina
Colombia
Belgium
Uruguay
Switzerland
Netherlands
Italy
England
The draw that Dripping D has drafted was taken from the seeding of the cup which was done on October 2013, on second thoughts I believe that we should take the draw from the world cup betting odds as this is more a realistic approach as a lot has changed between October and the cup itself, also the seeding was unfair on people who played less games through qualifying (which is why Brazil were seeded at 11th as they didn't have to qualify) and for teams like Italy who had already qualified and put out experimental teams in the last couple of matches and didn't play as well.
What do you guys think?
For reference the odds will be taken from here: http://www.oddschecker.com/football/world-cup/winner
I have zero interest in the sport, but maybe this will mean I might enjoy something I'll otherwise ignore. Why not, count me in (if it's still open)
Yeah, come on in!
I know nothing, whatever you guys feel is appropriate :)
I'd go with the betting odds. ;)
ok betting odds it is then
Updated with teams in first post
Oh portugal!
Go Brazil!! Ghana... try your best...
DAMN YOU! THAT WAS NOT A PENALTY!
SotK will be conflicted. :P
I played soccer with a Nigerian priest a few times. He was very good, maybe they'll do okay? Right..... ?
Yeah Netherlands! Kick Spanish ass!
Gah, portugaling Japan!
Look at me, following soccer. I'll no doubt be deported tomorrow.
4-0 Cheers Germany!
USA scores first goal in 30 seconds and beats a team of solid black guys. So proud.
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How much further are you going to get though CG?
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Phoenixguard, did you witness the Iran vs Nigeria game? Even Emenike couldn't help that game.
Well I'm 1 for 3 so far.
I finally got a win
No I didn't watch it Croat.
So, I wonder how I'm going.... :P
After a quick Wiki check, I see that the Italians didn't let me down. :)
Come on Australia!
GO NETHERLANDS!!!!!!!!! ;D
Australia should of won, don't know what happened to the dutch that match
Quote from: Dripping D on June 18, 2014, 07:25:52 PM
Australia shouldn't of won, and they didn't. :)
Fixed that for you, DD.
So I think I'm currently doing quite good.
Yeah Boi!!! Iran and Nigeria played the most boring game ever, on another out Spain and Australia are the first teams out of the world cup! Yes that is correct Spain are out SPAIN!!! SPAIN! Spain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! whey!!!!!!!!
Quote from: no1 croat fan on June 18, 2014, 09:58:22 PM
Yeah Boi!!! Iran and Nigeria played the most boring game ever, on another out Spain and Australia are the first teams out of the world cup! Yes that is correct Spain are out SPAIN!!! SPAIN! Spain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! whey!!!!!!!!
Does this mean I've won the sweepstakes?
I don't know. I haven't been following. :P
Mars, you have no hope! Greece pride itself on its defence although they let in 3 goals against Columbia, and Russia are managed by Fabio Capello!!! That is a joke within itself.
Columbia are doing well :P
What about my teams? :P
Othko, Columbia look super hot, definitely one of my fave teams in the tournament, even without their star striker Falcao playing for them! Khan, Ghana lost to USA and will be utterly devastated, you also play Germany next who are the most efficient team in the competition, Ghana will be annihilated! Brazil look decent, although they drew against Mexico!
Japan tied with Greece?? WTF! Now I remember why I hate this sport. :P
Well, neither team were going to set the world on fire. Greece sat back with ten men as they lost a man, and Japan really struggle in-front of goal. What did you expect?
A win and a loss, not a flippin' tie. :P
It isn't the knock-out stages yet. Have you watched the world cup?
No, this is the first time I've paid any attention to it.
I'm pretty sure I'm going to get one team through the group stage, if Italy get beaten by CR and Uruguay then I might get two out of Group D. Something tells me Ecuador are unlikely to get through though.
There is hope for england yet, Italy beat Costa Rica and Uraguay, then england just have to win by 2 or 3 goals....
Hell of a long shot though, Costa Rica are not bad at all, and Italy are not that likely to be Uruguay I'd have thought.
We're out for sure now. portugal you costa rica.
Hey, hey! How about an Award (Like the Triumph award) for whoever wins? Yeah? It can be a Ball for the icon. :D
How do we win anyway? If one of our teams wins the whole thing?
I believe so, yeah.
Maybe someone generous could donate a prize? The steam summer sale is on at the moment! ;-)
I think it's best we keep money out of it
Portugal is beating 'murica! :D
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I spoke too soon, 'murica happened. :(
If I made an icon for a FIFA award would you be able to impelement it? :)
Quote from: Jubal on June 23, 2014, 12:48:32 AM
I spoke too soon, 'murica happened. :(
Gotta love us. :)
USA is doing fine.
Much better than expected.
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Also, yes, Khan, we could.
Wooo USA,
I think Argentina are doing okay, groups require too much thinking...
Hell yeah Netherlands! That's 3 for 3.
Suarez bites again! Full ban from the rest of the tourney? Will FIFA even act on it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W8VC-WY-V8
I suspect they'll give him a suspended ban and a large fine because otherwise Uruguay lose their star player. However, because he's done it before I wouldnt be surprised if they ban him straight away.
On the minus side, Luis Suarez just generally seems to be an awful person all round both for racism and persistent cheating.
On the plus side, I got two teams out of the group stage! :D
Just need Ecuador to beat France now... not really seeing that happening, but I can hope.
Oh my god!!! The Greek team must have been on drugs! That was one of the greatest games I have ever seen!!!
Yay, Greece! :D
Yay, drugs!
Yay pugs
I somehow manage to get a country get through!
Thank you Jubal for being more on the ball with the original post, updating who's out and the 'last 16' matches
Suarez banned for 4 months :O
Well, armadillo, I'm probably screwed against Colombia then.
We all have at least 1 team into the R16!
Brazil apparently weren't that impressive, I think going forward SotK maybe has the best hand with France/Chile, or TTG4 with Argentina/USA. I can see both my teams being dumped out in the next round, though I'm holding out for Costa Rica to unexpectedly shock everyone and win the tournament :P
(Seriously though, they should beat Greece I think, then one more shock win against (probably) the Dutch would take them to the semis...)
Dutch all the way.
If the ref hadn't been so terrible in the first game I doubt Brazil would of gotten out of the group stages, or at least not top of their group
Lizard, you are the first world cup casualty!!! The pain you must have felt watching the match today. I am here for you...
Niederlande! :)
Lizard and Mars seem to be the first casualties of the sweepstake (with myself only narrowly avoiding being in that category on penalties against Greece).
Brazil is still in! Yay!
PG is our second casualty
As is my Algeria.
Bye bye 'murica :(
:'(
We put up one hell of a fight though.
I've got an award sort of ready for who ever wins this. :)
Penty is outta here
I've rearranged the list of competitors so that the people that are out are down the bottom and the people lstill in it are up the top..
all you active mods and admins coming in here, editing my post because I'm too lazy to
I'm a perfectionist. :P
anyone going to add the quarter finals or will I have to?
Easy for Germany!!! Most consistent team of recent years...
French didn't win because USA not there to help them this time.
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I could still win.
Me too. ;D
Quote from: Mars on July 05, 2014, 03:21:45 AM
I could still win.
How?
My last team is probably going tonight, I fear. Though you never know, a good performance and we could sneak past the Dutch on penalties.
Are you worried now Khan?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28173423
Neymar is out after sustaining a fractured vertebrae from an appalling challenge in the last match
Meh, we can still make it!
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Quote from: Jubal on July 05, 2014, 11:59:19 AM
Quote from: Mars on July 05, 2014, 03:21:45 AM
I could still win.
How?
My last team is probably going tonight, I fear. Though you never know, a good performance and we could sneak past the Dutch on penalties.
If you believe in something hard enough, miracles happen.
The World Cup: aka the time when I feel more patriotic about a small patch of land in Central America than I do about the country I've lived in all my life. :P
Revenge is achieved.
NOOOOOOOOOoooooooo......
Come on Costa Rica. Strike the Dutch down and take your place in the semi-final. :P
Nup!!! ;D
Aww shame, Costa Rica were fun. Still, I never expected to feel so positive about Argentina!
We fought the good fight. Seriously though, considering relative wealth and prior rankings getting to the quarters was magnificent.
Holy scheisse! Deutschland pulled out ze blitkrieg ja!
Deutschland über alles!
I would've predicted Brazil to lose since they've been a bit naff thus far, but that scoreline is painful.
Woah Woah Woah!!! I missed the match, The Khan would you be kind enough to let me know the score? ;-)
Quote from: no1 croat fan on July 09, 2014, 12:05:18 AM
Woah Woah Woah!!! I missed the match, The Khan would you be kind enough to let me know the score? ;-)
I think it was 1-7, heard it on the news. :( Oh well, maybe next time... or the one after that even... one day... eventually...
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Hahaha! Awesome!
So close, but the Dutch failed me in the end.
Well, I'm rooting for Germany now. :P
(http://www.bangkokpost.com/media/content/2014/06/04/25B066A26C614909BF745152289F625F.jpg)
What do I get for third place? :)
How did Brazil get as far as they did? Was it rigged because they are hosting?
Ooer, I never expected this to happen!
On a side note, it must be quite funny for all the England fans, who will they support?!
German supporter now, the Argies have even been pushing the Falklands issue even at the world cup and we more recently fought a war at them.
And our rivalry goes both ways whereas the Germans only care about the Dutch.
Yeah, but Argentina going after the Falklands is just kind of sad rather than a serious rivalry, it's like a puppy staring at a plate of dog biscuits on a shelf six feet above it.
I really don't care who wins.
I was referring to this http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27846311
And there is a genuine sporting rivalry between England and Argentina especially after the hand of god incident
I win!
Quote from: no1 croat fan on July 13, 2014, 10:41:12 PM
I win!
... I'll get you next time! >:D
But congrats, pipped me to the post nicely. Germany were the better team and deserved it more I feel.
Congratulations on your luck as ever, N1. :P
Time to give him his Award than. :)
I still think we should just have given him triumph points, but fair enough. :P
(Mostly I just don't want to end up with a massively cluttered awards box for everyone, which will happen if we give awards for every time we do a competition or thing like this)
I think a triumph is fair enough
Fare enough, but we need more than just Triumphs though.
Someone should start a plaza discussion on this :)
Quote from: The Khan on July 15, 2014, 01:31:06 PM
Fare enough, but we need more than just Triumphs though.
Are you sure there's enough fare? I wouldn't want anyone to go hungry.
Quote from: Pentagathus on July 15, 2014, 03:01:32 PM
Quote from: The Khan on July 15, 2014, 01:31:06 PM
Fare enough, but we need more than just Triumphs though.
Are you sure there's enough fare? I wouldn't want anyone to go hungry.
This.
The sweepstake will return in summer 2016.
Watch this space!
I approve this post :)