FOG's World Cup Pool

[E.N.]

Germany going out as well

And Spain 😳

...or not

[lorcand1990]

Germany going out as well

And Spain 😳

Not any more!

[E.N.]

Most Goals Conceded Costa Rica

At least I might get one thing right in this game

[aaronjennings]

Belgium the dark horse of the tournament?

More like the lame horse... again

[Necro]

Most Goals Conceded Costa Rica

At least I might get one thing right in this game

Looking at the predictions you've already won this unless England ship 10 in the next round or two or USA concede 11 😂😂

[JagsMickuar]

At least I might get one thing right in this game

Looking at the predictions you've already won this unless England ship 10 in the next round or two or USA concede 11 😂😂

Cough cough, australia conceding 2 goals a game on route to winning the world cup. (it could happen)

Although it might be time to write off the germans.

I think my only hope of winning this if i even have one is Portugal to win the world cup and I dont want that to happen 

[Necro]

@jp liz v1 is a big beneficiary of Uruguay's hilarious exit this afternoon, South Korea through and with that she has 6 out of 8 selections into the last 16! Only @Sephiroth_Dude has 6 apart from Liz, and he could yet end up with an unprecedented SEVEN out of 8 going through if Cameroon manage to pull off a miracle this evening.

Most of the rest of y'all are concluded, there are a few hoping for a Swiss slip up this evening against Serbia (nothing, Mick, Kol, Shane, Sawduck, EN and lorcand).

Declan, Seph and Shane have Cameroon, meaning Shane will definitely lose one with Brazil already qualified....

[ShaneU]

Thanks for making me realise I picked three from the same group Necro, that was stupid. Picking Belgium over France even more stupid.

[jp liz v1]

I'll change please most goals conceded to Canada @Necro

Don't have a player of the tournament guess from you either liz when you get a chance.

Messi too

[Necro]

Scores update:

Bonuses have been applied for all players now and our table looks like this heading into the last 16... (I'll post the full list of scores for round three and bonuses at a later date, rushing for time today)


Sephiroth_dude - 195 points (6 of 8 teams through to last 16, bonuses applied for three Pot 3/4 teams)
JP Liz V1 - 192 points (6 of 8 teams through to last 16, bonuses applied for three Pot 3/4 teams)
ari101 - 162 points (5 of 8 teams through, 2 pot 3 teams earned bonuses)
Declan A Walsh - 162 points (5 of 8 teams through, 2 pot 3 teams earned bonuses)
Edser - 161 points (5 of 8 teams through, 2 pot 3 teams earned bonuses)
aaronjennings - 161 points (5 of 8 teams through, 2 pot 3 teams earned bonuses)
Necro - 133 points (4 of 8 teams through, 1 pot 3 team earned bonus)
Sawduck - 129 points (4 of 8 teams through, 1 pot 3 team earned bonus)
lorcand1990 - 129 points (4 of 8 teams through, 1 pot 3 team earned bonus)
EN - 129 points (4 of 8 teams through, 1 pot 3 team earned bonus)
Kol - 128 points (4 of 8 teams through, 1 pot 3 team earned bonus)
ShaneU - 104 points (3 of 8 teams through, 1 pot 3 team earned bonus)
nothing - 102 points (3 of 8 teams through, 1 pot 3 team earned bonus)
JagsMickuar - 99 points (3 of 8 teams through, 1 pot 3 team earned bonus)

Seph has a slender 3 point lead on Liz but with more bonus points due for each round it's still all to play for.


Round of 16 fixtures kick off today at 3pm!

[Necro]

With the dust settling on the last 16 MOST of the fancied teams qualified meaning no applecarts upturned in terms of scoring.

Morocco of course are the obvious exception but as nobody selected either them OR Spain no points were gained or lost from the Spaniards becoming only the second team in WC history to not score in a penalty shoot out.


Most people have three horses left in the race, Brazil being everyone's choice and Netherlands (9) the next most popular. France also have 8 selections.
Argentina, Portugal and Croatia have two selectors each while little old England only have the one (me).

Mick, ShaneU and nothing only have 2 teams left each.

Our scores for the Round of 16 before bonuses were applied:

nothing: 5 points (2 wins, Brazil & Argentina. 1 draw, Japan)
Edser: 6 points (3 wins, Brazil, France, Netherlands).
Sephiroth_dude: 7 points (3 wins, Brazil, France, Netherlands. 1 draw, Japan).
Mick: 4 points (2 wins, Brazil, Portugal).
aaronjennings: 6 points (3 wins, Brazil, France, Netherlands)
Kol: 5 points (2 wins, Brazil, France. 1 draw, Croatia)
Shane: 4 points (2 wins, Brazil, Netherlands)
Sawduck: 6 points (3 wins, Brazil, France, Netherlands).
Declan A Walsh: 6 points (2 wins, Brazil, Portugal. 1 draw, Croatia, Japan)
JP Liz V1: 6 points (3 wins, Brazil, France, Netherlands)
ari101: 6 points (3 wins, Brazil, France, Netherlands)
EN: 6 points (3 wins, Brazil, Argentina, Netherlands)
lorcand1990: 6 points (3 wins, Brazil, France, Netherlands)
Necro: 6 points (3 wins, Brazil, England, Netherlands)


So our total scores as we head into the Quarter Finals see some people take decent leads but one in front...

@Sephiroth_Dude - 277 points (37 points from matches, 240 bonus points)
@jp liz v1 - 273 points (33 points from matches, 240 bonus points)

@Declan A Walsh - 243 points (33 points from matches, 210 bonus points)
@ari101 - 243 points (33 points from matches, 210 bonus points)

@aaronjennings - 242 points (32 points from matches, 210 bonus points)
@Edser - 242 points (32 points from matches, 210 bonus points)

Necro - 214 points (34 points from matches, 180 bonus points)

@E.N. - 210 points (30 points from matches, 180 bonus points)
@lorcand1990 - 210 points (30 points from matches, 180 bonus points)
@Sawduck - 210 points (30 points from matches, 180 bonus points)

@Kol - 208 points (28 points from matches, 180 bonus points)

@ShaneU - 158 points (28 points from matches, 130 bonus points)

@nothing - 157 points (27 points from matches, 130 bonus points)

@JagsMickuar - 153 points (23 points from matches, 130 bonus points)

Sephers and Liz are definitely in the driving seat but should two of their remaining teams be eliminated in the QFs they'll definitely be looking over their shoulders nervously...

[ari101]

I suppose given we all had them it's still a level playing field more it less 🙈😂

[lorcand1990]

I suppose given we all had them it's still a level playing field more it less 🙈😂

Good for the people who had Croatia though, they lose Brazil but gain on everyone else

[Necro]

I suppose given we all had them it's still a level playing field more it less 🙈😂

Good for the people who had Croatia though, they lose Brazil but gain on everyone else

Especially @Declan A Walsh who now takes an outright lead!

[ari101]

I'm sitting here rooting for the Argentinians... This will not do my FoG Pool score any good 🙈😂

[Sephiroth_Dude]

G'wan Holland! the Argentinians behaviour is a disgrace!

[lorcand1990]

I dont know why the argies are giving the ref so much grief, they got so many calls during that game and the free at the end was clear cut

[ari101]

G'wan Holland! the Argentinians behaviour is a disgrace!

My loyalties are divided... I've touched Argentinian glaciers and walked with Argentinian penguins what have the Dutch got to sway me (other than being one of my picks in the pool 😂)

[Necro]

G'wan Holland! the Argentinians behaviour is a disgrace!

My loyalties are divided... I've touched Argentinian glaciers and walked with Argentinian penguins what have the Dutch got to sway me (other than being one of my picks in the pool 😂)

[Sephiroth_Dude]

G'wan Holland! the Argentinians behaviour is a disgrace!

My loyalties are divided... I've touched Argentinian glaciers and walked with Argentinian penguins what have the Dutch got to sway me (other than being one of my picks in the pool 😂)

Ehhhhh,hmmm............Special brownies 

[ari101]

Nail biting stuff, my first day of world cup watching and the FoG Pool has made it more interesting 😁

[Necro]

Pass the Dutchie on the left hand side...

[jp liz v1]

Brazil and Netherlands gone for me

[Necro]

Updated scores:

Sephiroth_dude - 331 points
Liz: 327 points
Kol: 312 points
ari101: 297 points
aaronjennings, Edser: 296 points
Declan: 295 points
lorcand, Sawduck: 264 points
EN: 262 points
Necro: 216 points
nothing: 209 points
Shane: 160 points
Mick: 154 points

Myself, Mick and Shane run out of teams to score points unfortunately

Most players only have a single team left but Kol has two teams through to the semis in France and Croatia.

With a further 50 bonus points on offer for each finalist he's still in with an outside shot of catching Seph but needs Croatia to beat Argentina.

Unfortunately for most of you, France is the only team Seph has left so he is in pole position to win it out if France go all the way. 

Liz could do it IF France win the world cup with her extra 20 bonus points for correctly guessing the winners.

EN still has a chance to win, slim as it may be but it requires France losing to Morocco and Argentina going all the way.... EN likely also has 10 points to grab from the bonus pot with Costa Rica still conceding the most goals so far, and (maybe) another 25 if Messi bags player of the tournament.

Declan can overtake Seph, but Kol is ahead of him on points and also has Croatia so he would wind up finishing behind Kol should Croatia win the World Cup...

[nothing]

Omg, I won't be last?! This is an outrage

[Necro]

Omg, I won't be last?! This is an outrage

If Argentina make the final you'll overtake me as well! If they win it you'll be well up the table!!

[jp liz v1]

Get in Rylan lookalike Giroud, Go on France!

[lorcand1990]

Wow, that's some amount of permutations.  Fair play necro!

@E.N. right now

[nothing]

Omg, I won't be last?! This is an outrage

If Argentina make the final you'll overtake me as well! If they win it you'll be well up the table!!

That's terrifying!

[Necro]

@nothing and @E.N. have a team in the final after tonight anyways. Unfortunately that ends Kol's slim hopes of winning the pool with Croatia's demise.

Rumour has it the EN household have all invested in Morocco jerseys for tomorrow's big game though...

[E.N.]

Rumour has it the EN household have all invested in Morocco jerseys for tomorrow's big game though...

[nothing]

😮 What?! Holy moly

[Necro]

So it's Argentina VS France in the World Cup Final and let's see how the scores shape up now:


Sephiroth_Dude - 383 points
JP Liz V1 - 379 points
Kol - 364 points
ari101 - 349 points
Edser, aaronjennings - 348 points
Sawduck, lorcand - 316 points
EN - 314 points
Declan A Walsh - 295 points
nothing - 261 points
Necro - 216 points
ShaneU - 160 points
Mick - 154 points

It comes down to the final, with Seph, Liz, Kol, and EN all in with a chance of winning the pool if you use various permutations. The third place playoff could prove crucial to Kol's chances.

[jp liz v1]

[E.N.]

BONUS PREDICTIONS:
Who will win the 2022 World Cup? Argentina
Golden boot winner Messi
Player of the tournament Messi
Most Team Goals Argentina
Most Goals Conceded Costa Rica

Damn I'm good
No need to check my original message Necro, I thought I'd just quite it to save you any effort

[Necro]

BONUS PREDICTIONS:
Who will win the 2022 World Cup? Argentina
Golden boot winner Messi
Player of the tournament Messi
Most Team Goals Argentina
Most Goals Conceded Costa Rica

Damn I'm good
No need to check my original message Necro, I thought I'd just quite it to save you any effort

[Necro]

Not over yet it seems

[Sephiroth_Dude]

MBAPPE YOU BEAUTY!

[Necro]

MBAPPE YOU BEAUTY!

[Sephiroth_Dude]

MBAPPE YOU BEAUTY!