2018 World Cup Thread + Predictions Game

[somberbostonian]

Japan losing to a Poland team with nothing to play for. Unless they get a goal back, they'll need Senegal to beat Colombia or they're done.

Uruguay/Portugal, France/Argentina and Brazil/Mexico on the top half of the bracket? Sounds like the NBA West. Gonna be some tanking and maybe an own goal or two in the Belgium/England game to avoid Brazil in the quarters. Although Colombia in the round of 16 won’t be a team to be taken lightly either.

Is Mexico the Sacramento Kings in that analogy?

They just lost 3 - 0 to Sweden...

Pretty much. The way Germany bowed out of this tournament takes the luster out of that win also. But this has been a chaotic tournament with some unexpected results, so we'll see.

[lettherebehouse]

If the japs take an L to these Polacks, every single one of them needs to fall on a blade.

[somberbostonian]

Colombia 1-0 over Senegal. Japan and Senegal even on points, goal difference and goals scored, plus tied in the H2H meeting, but having fewer yellow cards might send Japan through as the next tiebreaker. Crazy ass group. lol

[lettherebehouse]

Wait hol'up, so the advancing team between Jap and Senegal could most likely come down to who had fewer penalties?

Edit: nevermind, Somber beat me to it

[lettherebehouse]

lol we're in after all that

[somberbostonian]

Japan getting booed for aimlessly kicking the ball around, trying to avoid any further yellow cards. Would've been funny if Senegal had scored to knock them out for doing that, but it got them through.

[AbeVigodaLive]

Japan losing to a Poland team with nothing to play for. Unless they get a goal back, they'll need Senegal to beat Colombia or they're done.

Uruguay/Portugal, France/Argentina and Brazil/Mexico on the top half of the bracket? Sounds like the NBA West. Gonna be some tanking and maybe an own goal or two in the Belgium/England game to avoid Brazil in the quarters. Although Colombia in the round of 16 won’t be a team to be taken lightly either.

Is Mexico the Sacramento Kings in that analogy?

They just lost 3 - 0 to Sweden...

Pretty much. The way Germany bowed out of this tournament takes the luster out of that win also. But this has been a chaotic tournament with some unexpected results, so we'll see.

Heck. It started well before the World Cup.

U.S.
Netherlands.
Italy.
Ireland.

[lettherebehouse]

Japan getting booed for aimlessly kicking the ball around, trying to avoid any further yellow cards. Would've been funny if Senegal had scored to knock them out for doing that, but it got them through.

I was torn AF going back and forth between games as those final minutes ticked. Unable to sit. And I'm not even a soccer fan, per se. Just a casual WC rube caught up in the excitement every 4 years.

[TheSaboteur]

Japan losing to a Poland team with nothing to play for. Unless they get a goal back, they'll need Senegal to beat Colombia or they're done.

Is Mexico the Sacramento Kings in that analogy?

They just lost 3 - 0 to Sweden...

Pretty much. The way Germany bowed out of this tournament takes the luster out of that win also. But this has been a chaotic tournament with some unexpected results, so we'll see.

Heck. It started well before the World Cup.

U.S.
Netherlands.
Italy.
Ireland.

One of these is out of place.

[AbeVigodaLive]

Japan losing to a Poland team with nothing to play for. Unless they get a goal back, they'll need Senegal to beat Colombia or they're done.


Pretty much. The way Germany bowed out of this tournament takes the luster out of that win also. But this has been a chaotic tournament with some unexpected results, so we'll see.

Heck. It started well before the World Cup.

U.S.
Netherlands.
Italy.
Ireland.

One of these is out of place.

[thatoothpick45]

I didn’t know Kyrie was Panamanian

[somberbostonian]

Highlight of the England-Belgium game.

[Shill Jackson]

I didn’t know Kyrie was Panamanian

he's sitting on the flat earth


ps - Anybody interested in a "Pick the Knockout Rounds" competition?

[somberbostonian]

he's sitting on the flat earth


ps - Anybody interested in a "Pick the Knockout Rounds" competition?

Can't believe one of those teams on the right side of the bracket will be playing in a final if Spain fails to make it. Going out on a limb, but here goes.

Round of 16
Uruguay over Portugal
France over Argentina
Brazil over Mexico
Belgium over Japan
Spain over Russia
Croatia over Denmark
Switzerland over Sweden
Colombia over England

Quarterfinal
Uruguay over France
Belgium over Brazil
Spain over Croatia
Colombia over Switzerland

Semifinal
Belgium over Uruguay
Spain over Colombia

Uruguay over Colombia (third place)
Belgium over Spain (final)

Tiebreaker: 2 goals (game decided on penalties)

[gaskill15]

Round of 16
Portugal over Uruguay
France over Argentina
Brazil over Mexico
Belgium over Japan
Spain over Russia
Croatia over Denmark
Sweden over Switzerland
England over Colombia

Quarterfinal
France over Portugal
Brazil over Belgium
Croatia over Spain
England over Sweden

Semifinal
France over Brazil
England over Croatia

Brazil over Croatia (third place)
France over England (final)

Tiebreaker: 3

[thatoothpick45]

Round of 16

Uruguay over Portugal
Argentina over France
Brazil over Mexico
Belgium over Japan
Spain over Russia
Croatia over Denmark
Sweden over Swiss
Colombia over England

Quarterfinal
Argentina over Uruguay
Belgium over Brazil
Spain over Croatia
Colombia over Sweden

Semifinal
Argentina over Belgium
Spain over Colombia

Belgium over Colombia (third place)
Argentina over Spain (final)

Final, 3.

Just going with my homer pick.

[AbeVigodaLive]

You're all sleeping on Denmark.

You're regret it. YOU'LL REGRET IT!!!!!!

[AlaskaHawks]

Round of 16
Portugal over Uraguay
France over Argentina
Brazil over Mexico
Belgium over Japan
Spain over Russia
Croatia over Denmark
Sweeden over Switzerland
England over Colombia

Quarterfinal
France over Portugal
Brazil over Belgium
Spain over Croatia
England over Sweeden

Semifinal
Brazil over France
Spain over England

France over England (third place)
Brazil over Spain (final) Final game total 3.

Somber, mind checking if that makes sense? I don't follow world cup that much and am not positive how the final round plays out.

Thanks!

[lettherebehouse]

Portugal
Argentina
Mexico
Japan
Spain
Croatia
Sweden
England

Portugal
Japan
Spain
England

Japan
Spain

Japan (total 3 goals)

[somberbostonian]

Round of 16
Portugal over Uraguay
France over Argentina
Brazil over Mexico
Belgium over Japan
Spain over Russia
Croatia over Denmark
Sweeden over Switzerland
England over Colombia

Quarterfinal
France over Portugal
Brazil over Belgium
Spain over Croatia
England over Sweeden

Semifinal
Brazil over France
Spain over England

France over England (third place)
Brazil over Spain (final)

Somber, mind checking if that makes sense? I don't follow world cup that much and am not positive how the final round plays out.

Thanks!

Looks good to go!