FOG's World Cup Pool

[Necro]

The squads are starting to be announced now and it's under 2 weeks until the most maligned World Cup in history finally kicks off.

So obviously we will have to have a game to mark the occasion!!


Welcome to the Forum of Games World Cup Pool - a game designed to add a little bit of spice and interest in the tournament.

To enter you need to pick TWO teams (8 in total) from each of the four pots (based on the actual World Cup seedings) and answer the bonus predictions!


Pot 1 (PICK TWO):
Qatar
Brazil
Belgium
France
Argentina
England
Spain
Portugal


Pot 2 (PICK TWO):
Mexico
Netherlands
Denmark
Germany
Uruguay
Switzerland
United States
Croatia


Pot 3 (PICK TWO):
Senegal
Iran
Japan
Morocco
Serbia
Poland
South Korea
Tunisia


Pot 4 (PICK TWO):
Cameroon
Canada
Ecuador
Saudi Arabia
Ghana
Wales
Costa Rica
Australia

Scoring:
2 points for a group/knockout win
1 point for a draw (normal time only)

25 points for each team selected that qualifies for the knockout stages
5 bonus points for each Pot 3 OR Pot 4 team selected that qualifies for the knockout stages
25 points for each team selected that qualifies for the quarter finals
50 points for each team that qualifies for the semi finals
50 points for each team that qualifies for the final
50 points for the winning team
10 point bonus if selected team wins the 3rd/4th place playoff


BONUS PREDICTIONS:
Who will win the 2022 World Cup? (20 points)
Golden boot winner (20 points)
Player of the tournament (25 points)
Most Team Goals (10 points)
Most Goals Conceded (10 points)

If anyone can think of anything else for a bonus before it kicks off let me know and I'll add it in.

Now all the above sounds complicated but it isn't really. Simply pick two teams from each pot - you can post them on thread here or PM them to me whichever people prefer before the first game kicks off on Sunday, 20th November. I'll set a deadline of 3pm Irish time as the first game is kicking off at 4pm Irish time.


ETA: You can change your submission up to 3pm on 20th November.