AGS World Cup Prediction League 2014

[Cassiebsg]

Oh well, just for the sake of it... not that interested in football (though, will try and see my country's game... need to me patriotic!)

Anyway:
Jun-12   2100   Brazil 2 - 0 Croatia
Jun-13   1700   Mexico 1 - 2 Cameroon
Jun-13   2000   Spain 2 - 2 Netherlands
Jun-13   2300   Chile 1 - 0 Australia
Jun-14   1700   Colombia 2 - 0 Greece
Jun-14   2000   Uruguay 0 - 0 Costa Rica
Jun-14   2300   England 2 - 1 Italy
Jun-15   0200   Côte d'Ivoire 1 - 0 Japan
Jun-15   1700   Switzerland 1 - 0 Equador
Jun-15   2000   France 3 - 0 Honduras
Jun-15   2300   Argentina 2 - 1 Bosnia-Herzegovina
Jun-16   1700   Germany 2 - 3 Portugal
Jun-16   2000   Iran 0 - 1 Nigeria
Jun-16   2300   Ghana 1 - 2 USA
Jun-17   1700   Belgium 1 - 0 Algeria
Jun-17   2000   Brazil 2 - 0 Mexico
Jun-17   2300   Russia 1 - 0 South Korea
Jun-18   1700   Australia 0 - 3 Netherlands
Jun-18   2000   Spain 2 - 0 Chile
Jun-18   2300   Cameroon 2 - 2 Croatia
Jun-19   1700   Colombia 1 - 0 Côte d'Ivoire
Jun-19   2000   Uruguay 1 - 3 England
Jun-19   2300   Japan 0 - 1 Greece
Jun-20   1700   Italy 3 - 0 Costa Rica
Jun-20   2000   Switzerland 0 - 2 France
Jun-20   2300   Honduras 1 - 0 Equador
Jun-21   1700   Argentina 4 - 0 Iran
Jun-21   2000   Germany   3 - 0 Ghana
Jun-21   2300   Nigeria 1 - 1 Bosnia-Herzegovina
Jun-22   1700   Belgium 1 - 1 Russia
Jun-22   2000   South Korea 2 - 1 Algeria
Jun-22   2300   USA 0 - 3 Portugal
Jun-23   1700   Australia 0- 3 Spain
Jun-23   1700   Netherlands 3 - 1 Chile
Jun-23   2100   Cameroon 1 - 3 Brazil
Jun-23   2100   Croatia 1 - 2 Mexico   
Jun-24   1700   Costa Rica 0 - 3 England
Jun-24   1700   Italy 2 - 1 Uruguay
Jun-24   2100   Greece 1 - 1 Côte d'Ivoire
Jun-24   2100   Japan 1 - 2 Colombia
Jun-25   1700   Bosnia-Herzegovina 0 - 0 Iran
Jun-25   1700   Nigeria 0 - 2 Argentina
Jun-25   2100   Equador 0 - 3 France
Jun-25   2100   Honduras 0 - 1 Switzerland
Jun-26   1700   Portugal 4 - 1 Ghana
Jun-26   1700   USA 1 - 3 Germany
Jun-26   2100   Algeria 0 - 1 Russia
Jun-26   2100   South Korea 1 - 1 Belgium

[cat]

I hope it's not too late for the first game:

Jun-12 2100 Brazil 3 vs 1 Croatia
Jun-13 1700 Mexico 1 vs 0 Cameroon
Jun-13 2000 Spain 2 vs 1 Netherlands
Jun-13 2300 Chile 1 vs 1 Australia
Jun-14 1700 Colombia 1 vs 2 Greece
Jun-14 2000 Uruguay 2 vs 0 Costa Rica
Jun-14 2300 England 1 vs 1 Italy

[selmiak]

whatever

Jun-12   2100   Brazil 3 - 4 Croatia
Jun-13   1700   Mexico 1 - 0 Cameroon
Jun-13   2000   Spain 2 - 0 Netherlands
Jun-13   2300   Chile 5 - 5 Australia
Jun-14   1700   Colombia 2 - 0 Greece
Jun-14   2000   Uruguay 2 - 0 Costa Rica
Jun-14   2300   England 0 - 1 Italy
Jun-15   0200   Côte d'Ivoire 0 - 1 Japan
Jun-15   1700   Switzerland 0 - 3 Equador
Jun-15   2000   France 3 - 0 Honduras
Jun-15   2300   Argentina 2 - 0 Bosnia-Herzegovina
Jun-16   1700   Germany 2 - 2 Portugal
Jun-16   2000   Iran 0 - 2 Nigeria
Jun-16   2300   Ghana 2 - 1 USA
Jun-17   1700   Belgium 0 - 0 Algeria
Jun-17   2000   Brazil 4 - 0 Mexico
Jun-17   2300   Russia 2 - 1 South Korea

[Khris]

Jun-12 2100 Brazil 2 - 2 Croatia

[Stupot]

Ahh wow Cassie, Cat, Selmiak and Khris, you suddenly got the fever. Welcome.

I'll import your predictions later but for now I've updated all data for the Brazil/Croatia (3-1) opener and it's very exciting indeed!  Sinitrena and Cat are sitting at the top of the table with three points each for getting the correct score, while Selmiak and Khris are yet to get on the scoresheet. Everyone else has one point for guessing that Brazil would win.

[CaptainD]

To be fair I think Sintrena and Cat bought the ref.

[miguel]

Croatia were closer to get a second goal than Brazil to get their third, but that's football. The winner of this match is not a surprise at all, but it was difficult and Croatia knows how to and plays some good football.

[monkey424]

Based on sophisticated statistical analysis of some of the earlier entries, here are my predictions:

12-Jun   Brazil  3  vs  1  Croatia (just kidding, it should have been 2 vs 0 according to the analysis)
13-Jun   Mexico  1  vs  0  Cameroon
13-Jun   Spain  1  vs  1  Netherlands
13-Jun   Chile  1  vs  0  Australia
14-Jun   Colombia  1  vs  1  Greece
14-Jun   Uruguay  2  vs  0  Costa Rica
14-Jun   England  1  vs  1  Italy
14-Jun   Côte d'Ivoire  1  vs  0  Japan
15-Jun   Switzerland  1  vs  0  Equador
15-Jun   France  3  vs  1  Honduras
15-Jun   Argentina  2  vs  0  Bosnia-Herzegovina
16-Jun   Germany  2  vs  1  Portugal
16-Jun   Iran  1  vs  2  Nigeria
16-Jun   Ghana  2  vs  1  USA
17-Jun   Belgium  2  vs  1  Algeria
17-Jun   Brazil  3  vs  1  Mexico
17-Jun   Russia  2  vs  0  Korea
18-Jun   Australia  1  vs  3  Netherlands
18-Jun   Spain  2  vs  1  Chile
18-Jun   Cameroon  1  vs  2  Croatia
19-Jun   Colombia  2  vs  1  Côte d'Ivoire
19-Jun   Uruguay  2  vs  2  England
19-Jun   Japan  1  vs  1  Greece
20-Jun   Italy  2  vs  0  Costa Rica
20-Jun   Switzerland  1  vs  2  France
20-Jun   Honduras  1  vs  1  Equador
21-Jun   Argentina  3  vs  1  Iran
21-Jun   Germany  2  vs  1  Ghana
21-Jun   Nigeria  2  vs  1  Bosnia-Herzegovina
22-Jun   Belgium  2  vs  2  Russia
22-Jun   Korea  1  vs  1  Algeria
22-Jun   USA  1  vs  3  Portugal
23-Jun   Netherlands  2  vs  1  Chile
23-Jun   Australia  1  vs  3  Spain
23-Jun   Cameroon  1  vs  2  Brazil
23-Jun   Croatia  1  vs  1  Mexico
24-Jun   Italy  2  vs  1  Uruguay
24-Jun   Costa Rica  1  vs  2  England
24-Jun   Japan  1  vs  2  Colombia
24-Jun   Greece  1  vs  1  Côte d'Ivoire
25-Jun   Nigeria  1  vs  3  Argentina
25-Jun   Bosnia-Herzegovina  1  vs  1  Iran
25-Jun   Honduras  0  vs  1  Switzerland
25-Jun   Equador  1  vs  2  France
26-Jun   Portugal  2  vs  1  Ghana
26-Jun   USA  1  vs  3  Germany
26-Jun   Korea  1  vs  2  Belgium
26-Jun   Algeria  1  vs  2  Russia

[Stupot]

Cheers Monkey424. You're in :-)

[Khris]

They have four refs, and video, and all kinds of technical help, and they still get it wrong in a big, almost game-deciding way like that. That's why I don't like it (the sport in general).

Jun-13 1700 Mexico 1 - 0 Cameroon
Jun-13 2000 Spain 3 - 1 Netherlands
Jun-13 2300 Chile 1 - 1 Australia

[miguel]

I agree, certainly a World Cup deserves the best in technological ways of providing a just result. Fifa doesn't agree though.

Speaking about the "fake" penalty, I think that the player Fred should be the one to blame for fooling the referee. I believe the ref is not corrupt and that he was fooled to give that penalty.

[CaptainD]

If the first two games are anything to go by, there'll be more discussion about the bad officiating than the football itself.


EDIT - YESSS!!  Spain 1 - 3 Holland!  Stay that way, stay that way...

[Radiant]

Ha! In your face, predictions!

[CaptainD]

At least I get A SINGLE POINT for predicting the outcome... again... but not extra points for the score... again!

Would love to see Holland win it this year.  They always seem to promise much but not deliver... maybe this is their time! (If not them, would like to see someone like Chile or Belgium win, though my gut feeling is that Argentina will win it.)

[Radiant]

(If not them, would like to see someone like Chile or Belgium win

I don't think I've ever heard of those... are those cities, or are they some kind of food?

[miguel]

I don't know about Chili or Belgy Anne but Mexico sure plays some good football.

[Stupot]

Well, after four games, 15 goals, and umpteen terrible refereeing decisions, this is shaping up to be a controversial World Cup full of hurt and dissapointment for everyone. The beautiful game.

Currently, Sinitrena is still leading with 8 points, Cat is now second with 6, CaptainD and Monkey424 are on 4 points apiece, but Monkey takes third because he has correctly guessed the most scorelines (Sorry Cap'n, I'm rewarding accuracy).  Everyone else is on three or two, so all current players are up and running!  But it's still not too late to join if you haven't already.

I'd also like to see Netherlands take it.  They're one team I've really enjoyed watching most of my life, more so than England, anyway :-/  But I also think Argentina stand a good chance.  Not sure about Chilgium though.

@Radiant - It seems you've got the fever Why don't you join in, mate.  The more the merrier.

[tzachs]

Go Netherlands!


As for Argentina, I find it hard to believe they'll take the cup on Brazilian soil, with all the people booing them. If it will happen, it will be devastating for the Brazilians, I think.

[Khris]

Jun-14 1700 Colombia 1 - 0 Greece
Jun-14 2000 Uruguay 2 - 0 Costa Rica
Jun-14 2300 England 3 - 1 Italy

[Stupot]

Thanks Khris.  Be aware that the Japan game kicks off at 02:00 British time, shortly after the England game finishes, so you might want to do that one too in case you miss it.  Cat, you should too. That's a result of me putting the times in British Time so it looks like the Japan game is the next day, but it's not. Sorry about that. It's the only time in the whole tournament that happens, though.