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JUST PICK THE 2 GROUP QUALIFIERS (16), 8 QUARTER-FINALISTS, 4 SEMI-FINALISTS, 2 FINALISTS AND WINNER.
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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

So we have to choose the whole tournament now, not just the group stages?

It was the same last time, Bas: https://talkforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=14274

In it to win it after some pondering, AB. And stickied alongside End's sweepstake.

I'll sort mine out tomorrow then.

Here goes...

KO1: Uruguay v Spain
KO2: France v Croatia
KO3: Argentina v Denmark
KO4: Portugal v Russia
KO5: Brazil v Sweden
KO6: Belgium v Poland
KO7: Germany v Switzerland
KO8: Colombia v England

QF1: Spain v France
QF2: Brazil v Belgium
QF3: Argentina v Portugal
QF4: Germany v England

SF1: Spain v Brazil
SF2: Argentina v Germany

FINAL: Brazil v Germany

WINNER: Germany

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

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

sf1: SPAIN v BRAZIL
sf2: PORTUGAL V GERMANY

final: BRAZIL V GERMANY
winner: GERMANY

GROUP A:Russia Uruguay
GROUP B:Portugal Spain
GROUP C:France Peru
GROUP D:Argentina Nigeria
GROUP E:Brazil Costa Rica
GROUP F:Germany Korea Republic
GROUP G:Tunisia England
GROUP H:Poland Colombia

KO1: Portugal
KO2: Nigeria
KO3: Argentina
KO4: Portugal
KO5: Brazil not Alan
KO6: Poland
KO7: Germany
KO8: England

qf1:Portugal
QF2:Brazil
QF3:Portugal
QF4:Germany

sf1:Portugal
SF2:Portugal

final: Germany

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ETA I've just realised, you're supposed to put BOTH teams down for each KO game, and not the winner. Ah well, I'm not changing it now.

Just to add, that only in the event of a tie , the Third-Place Play-Off winner may be used for a bonus half-point , if you selected them as a
semi-finalist.

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

qf1:Uruguay v France
QF2:Brazil v Belgium
QF3: Croatia v Spain
QF4:Serbia v England

sf1: France v Belgium
SF2: Spain v Serbia

final: France v Spain

winner: Spain

i hope to fuck this is right ... if I've fucked up let me know, mine looks so different to everyone else. lol. Oh I might change spain to france yet.

KO1: Uruguay v Portugal
KO2: France v Croatia
KO3: Argentina v Peru
KO4: Spain v Russia
KO5: Brazil v Mexico
KO6: Belgium v Colombia
KO7: Germany v Switzerland
KO8: Poland v England

QF1: Portugal v France
QF2: Brazil v Belgium
QF3: Argentina v Spain
QF4: Germany v England

SF1: France v Brazil
SF2: Argentina v Germany

Final: Brazil v Germany

WINNER: Germany

JimmyDee wrote:GROUP A:Russia Uruguay
GROUP B:Portugal Spain
GROUP C:France Peru
GROUP D:Argentina Nigeria
GROUP E:Brazil Costa Rica
GROUP F:Germany Korea Republic
GROUP G:Tunisia England
GROUP H:Poland Colombia

KO1: Portugal
KO2: Nigeria
KO3: Argentina
KO4: Portugal
KO5: Brazil not Alan
KO6: Poland
KO7: Germany
KO8: England

qf1:Portugal
QF2:Brazil
QF3:Portugal
QF4:Germany

sf1:Portugal
SF2:Portugal

final: Germany

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ETA I've just realised, you're supposed to put BOTH teams down for each KO game, and not the winner. Ah well, I'm not changing it now.

It reads OK and can be worked out, Jimmy, but you've put Portugal down for winning KO1 and KO4, and then twice in the quarters and semis. Even with a fading Ronaldo, doubt he could manage that.

Carlos J wrote:It reads OK and can be worked out, Jimmy, but you've put Portugal down for winning KO1 and KO4, and then twice in the quarters and semis. Even with a fading Ronaldo, doubt he could manage that.

I know, I'm playing the percentages so that whether they finish first or second in their group I'm still in with a shout of some points.
It makes sense to me, anyway, or rather, it did at the time

I'm with you. Not sure AB will be.

I'm sure you can have another go , Jimmy. Just get a scrap of paper and a pencil. Would take no longer than posting in D and D.

Yeah, but then I'd sort of be like those people who phone Durham with their predicted line-up for England's first game, or sit for hours in the bookies studying form.
Let's face it, whatever I do I'll end up with about two points

However, to avoid appearing churlish, here goes with my revised selection:

KO1: URUGUAY V SPAIN
KO2: FRANCE V ICELAND
KO3: ARGENTINA V PERU
KO4: PORTUGAL V RUSSIA
KO5: BRAZIL V MEXICO
KO6:TUNISIA V COLOMBIA
KO7: GERMANY V COSTA RICA
KO8: POLAND V BELGIUM

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

sf1: SPAIN v BRAZIL
sf2: PORTUGAL V GERMANY

final:BRAZIL V GERMANY
winner:GERMANY