THE GREAT EIGHT WORLD CUP PREDICTOR 2018

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Re: THE RAINBOWMONKEY IS STILL HERE WORLD CUP PREDICTOR 2018

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KO1: A URUGUAY V B PORTUGAL
KO2: C FRANCE V D CROATIA
KO3: D ARGENTINA V C PERU
KO4: B SPAIN V A RUSSIA
KO5: E BRAZIL V F SWEDEN
KO6: G BELGIUM V H COLUMBIA
KO7: F GERMANY V E SERBIA
KO8: H POLAND V G ENGLAND


QF 1:URUQUAY V FRANCE
QF2: BRAZIL V BELGIUM
QF3:ARGENTINA V SPAIN
QF4:GERMANY V POLAND


SF1:FRANCE V BRAZIL
SF2:SPAIN V GERMANY

FINAL: FRANCE V SPAIN
WINNER: FRANCE
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JUST PICK THE 2 GROUP QUALIFIERS (16), 8 QUARTER-FINALISTS, 4 SEMI-FINALISTS, 2 FINALISTS AND WINNER.
NO ENTRIES ACCEPTED AFTER THURSDAY 14TH JUNE 4 P.M.(gmt).

GROUP A: Russia, Egypt
GROUP B: Portugal, Spain
GROUP C: France, Denmark
GROUP D: Argentina, Croatia
GROUP E: Brazil, Serbia
GROUP F: Germany, Mexico
GROUP G: Belgium, England
GROUP H: Poland, Colombia

KO1: A Russia v Spain
KO2: C France v Croatia
KO3: Argentina v Denmark
KO4: Portugal v Egypt
KO5: Brazil v Mexico
KO6: Belgium v Colombia
KO7: Germany v Serbia
KO8: Poland v England

qf1: Spain v France
QF2: Brazil v Belgium
QF3: Argentina v Portugal
QF4: Germany v England


sf1: France v Brazil
SF2: Argentina v Germany

final: France v Argentina

WINNER: ARGENTINA

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What we need is a pet, like that turkey or the octopus, to predict the outcome of individual matches. That's the talkSPORT way.
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I tip Spain to win the thing and they sack their manager the day before it kicks off .
less than 25 hours to get in and if (once every 4 years) RainbowMonkey does not enter, his name will be removed from the
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AlcoholBrazil wrote:
GROUP A:Russia Saudi Arabia Egypt Uruguay
GROUP B:Portugal Spain Morocco Iran
GROUP C:France Australia Peru Denmark
GROUP D:Argentina Iceland Croatia Nigeria
GROUP E:Brazil Switzerland Costa Rica Serbia
GROUP F:Germany Mexico Sweden Korea Republic
GROUP G:Belgium Panama Tunisia England
GROUP H:Poland Senegal Colombia Japan

KO1: A 1ST V B 2ND
KO2: C 1ST V D 2ND
KO3: D 1ST V C 2ND
KO4: B 1ST V A 2ND
KO5: E 1ST V F 2ND
KO6: G 1ST V H 2ND
KO7: F 1ST V E 2ND
KO8: H 1ST V G 2ND :ONE POINT FOR A GROUP QUALIFIER


qf1:KO1 V KO2
QF2:KO5 V KO6
QF3:KO3 V KO4
QF4:KO7 V KO8 :TWO POINTS EACH FOR A PREDICTED QUARTER-FINALIST


sf1:QF1 V QF2
SF2:QF3 V QF4 :THREE POINTS FOR A PREDICTED SEMI-FINALIST

final: sf1 V SF2 :FOUR POINTS FOR A PREDICTED FINALIST
WINNER: :FIVE POINTS FOR A PREDICTED TOURNAMENT WINNER
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MY OWN SELECTION:

KO1: URUGUAY V PORTUGAL
KO2: FRANCE V CROATIA
KO3: ARGENTINA V DENMARK
KO4: SPAIN V RUSSIA
KO5: BRAZIL V SWEDEN
KO6: ENGLAND V JAPAN
KO7: GERMANY V SERBIA
KO8: POLAND V BELGIUM

QF1: PORTUGAL V FRANCE
QF2: BRAZIL V ENGLAND
QF3: ARGENTINA V SPAIN
QF4: GERMANY V POLAND

sf1: FRANCE v BRAZIL
sf2: SPAIN V GERMANY

final:FRANCE V SPAIN
winner:SPAIN
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Bad Blue 2000 wrote:
AlcoholBrazil wrote:
GROUP A:Russia Saudi Arabia Egypt Uruguay
GROUP B:Portugal Spain Morocco Iran
GROUP C:France Australia Peru Denmark
GROUP D:Argentina Iceland Croatia Nigeria
GROUP E:Brazil Switzerland Costa Rica Serbia
GROUP F:Germany Mexico Sweden Korea Republic
GROUP G:Belgium Panama Tunisia England
GROUP H:Poland Senegal Colombia Japan

KO1: A 1ST V B 2ND
KO2: C 1ST V D 2ND
KO3: D 1ST V C 2ND
KO4: B 1ST V A 2ND
KO5: E 1ST V F 2ND
KO6: G 1ST V H 2ND
KO7: F 1ST V E 2ND
KO8: H 1ST V G 2ND :ONE POINT FOR A GROUP QUALIFIER


qf1:KO1 V KO2
QF2:KO5 V KO6
QF3:KO3 V KO4
QF4:KO7 V KO8 :TWO POINTS EACH FOR A PREDICTED QUARTER-FINALIST


sf1:QF1 V QF2
SF2:QF3 V QF4 :THREE POINTS FOR A PREDICTED SEMI-FINALIST

final: sf1 V SF2 :FOUR POINTS FOR A PREDICTED FINALIST
WINNER: :FIVE POINTS FOR A PREDICTED TOURNAMENT WINNER
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MY OWN SELECTION:

KO1: URUGUAY V PORTUGAL
KO2: FRANCE V CROATIA
KO3: ARGENTINA V DENMARK
KO4: SPAIN V RUSSIA
KO5: BRAZIL V SWEDEN
KO6: ENGLAND V JAPAN
KO7: GERMANY V SERBIA
KO8: POLAND V BELGIUM

QF1: PORTUGAL V FRANCE
QF2: BRAZIL V ENGLAND
QF3: ARGENTINA V SPAIN
QF4: GERMANY V POLAND

sf1: FRANCE v BRAZIL
sf2: SPAIN V GERMANY

final:FRANCE V SPAIN
winner:SPAIN
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'll finish it later, if ok?
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No idea what Bad Blue was trying to do there :rolleyes:

The runners: a whopping 7-horse race.
Alcohol Brazil , The End,Zambo, Jimmy Dee, Carlos J, delboy 1983 and sub-sub.
Update on Friday 29th June on the rest day before the Round of 16 begins.
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I've been doing a spreadsheet, because I'm a weirdo, and I make it nine entries. You missed out Bad Blue and Carc.
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Forgot Carc.Well spotted. I have no idea what Bad Blue was trying to do. He just copied and pasted mine and missed the deadline.
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AlcoholBrazil wrote:I have no idea what Bad Blue was trying to do. He just copied and pasted mine and missed the deadline.
That was his first post, which he later edited to give his selections.
I've included it in my calculations for completeness.
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The leaderboard after the Group games (score out of a possible 16)

The End : 14
Alcoholbrazil/ Zambo/Carlos J : 13 (joint 2nd)
carcinogen/delboy 1983/sub-sub :12 (joint 3rd)
Jimmy Dee : 10

Next round is worth 2 pt per correct pick, so that should separate the runners.
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Carc predicted 6 out the 8 Quarter-Finalists. Well done

New Leaderboard:
1.Carcinogen 24 (+12) Teams remaining 6
2.The End 22 (+8) Teams remaining 4
3. Zambo /Carlos J 21 (+8) Teams remaining 4
4. delboy 1983/sub-sub 20 (+8) Teams remaining 4
5. Alcoholbrazil 19 (+6) Teams remaining 3
6. Jimmy Dee 14 (+4) Teams remaining 2
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Not a good World Cup for me :-)
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New Leaderboard:
1.Carcinogen 30 (+6) Teams remaining 2
2.Carlos J 24 (+3) Teams remaining 1
3. delboy 1983/sub-sub 23 (+3) Teams remaining 1
4. Alcoholbrazil 22 (+3) Teams remaining 1
5.The End 22 Teams remaining 0
6. Zambo 21 Teams remaining 0
7. Jimmy Dee 14 Teams remaining 0
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