World Cup bracket game

[DAF86]

Groups http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/

Knock out stage http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/bracket?cc=3888&ver=global

Make the picks: guess number 1 and 2 of each group, look at the matchups in the knock out stage (place every team in its slot) and guess every winner 'till the championship.

[Muser]

What's the game?

[DAF86]

What's the game?

Make the picks: guess number 1 and 2 of each group, look at the matchups in the knock out stage (place every team in its slot) and guess every winner 'till the championship.

[DAF86]

Round of 16

1C- England
2D- Serbia

1A- France
2B- Nigeria

1G- Brasil
2H- Chile

1E- Netherlands
2F- Italy

1B- Argentina
2A- Uruguay

1D- Germany
2C- Slovenia

1H- Spain
2G- Portugal

1F- Paraguay
2E- Cameroon

Quarterfinals

England
France

Brasil
Netherlands

Argentina
Germany

Spain
Cameroon

Semifinals

England
Netherlands

Argentina
Spain

Final

Netherlands
Spain

Champion

Spain


I went with the final of the underachivers. :lol

[Bukefal]

Round of 16

1C- USA
2D- Australia

1A- France
2B- Greece

1G- Brasil
2H- Switzerland

1E- Netherlands
2F- Paraguay

1B- Argentina
2A- Uruguay

1D- Germany
2C- England

1H- Spain
2G- Portugal

1F- Italy
2E- Cameroon

Quarterfinals

USA
France

Brasil
Netherlands

Argentina
Germany

Spain
Italy

Semifinals

France
Netherlands

Argentina
Italy

Final

Netherlands
Argentina

Champion

Argentina

[DAF86]

Hope you're right.

[Biggems]

USA all the way

[Bukefal]

Hope you're right.

:toast I hope so for you too!

I want Netherlands or Italy to win it all, but I dont really think they will.

[Libri]

Round of 16

1C- USA
2D- Australia

1A- France
2B- Greece

1G- Brasil
2H- Switzerland

1E- Netherlands
2F- Paraguay

1B- Argentina
2A- Uruguay

1D- Germany
2C- England

1H- Spain
2G- Portugal

1F- Italy
2E- Cameroon

Quarterfinals

USA
France

Brasil
Netherlands

Argentina
Germany

Spain
Italy

Semifinals

France
Netherlands

Argentina
Italy

Final

Netherlands
Argentina

Champion

Argentina


That looks real good for USA.

[Bukefal]

Yeah, it looks too good, given USA's performance history, but I think they will surprise this year and come pretty far. They will be a upset.

[urunobili]

CROFL Argentina thinking they are going to pass Uruguay on the second stage :lol

[urunobili]

and BTW the US will reach semi finals :)

[DAF86]

CROFL Argentina thinking they are going to pass Uruguay on the second stage :lol

I was a second away of picking Uruguay, I really don't want to face you.

[urunobili]

DAF: we´ll get jobbed by the FIFA at a certain point for being a small market... after Maradona´s celebration in our faces on our own stadium we´ll be playing with a vengeance just like the Suns v. the Spurs...

[ffadicted]

lol @ USlulzA faithful

http://i47.tinypic.com/mbpo5g.png

Read 'em and weep folks

[ffadicted]

Fuck boys, just noticed after getting in the WC with a fucking hand goal, france has by far the easiest path to the goddamn quarter finals.... fucking bastards

[Freeze]

Fuck boys, just noticed after getting in the WC with a fucking hand goal, france has by far the easiest path to the goddamn quarter finals.... fucking bastards

Screw you, we still have the worst coach ever, and now Lassana Diarra is out.
And as far as I know Henry didn't score a hand goal.

[Bukefal]

Everybody should make a bracket like that on ESPN and at the end the one who came the closest or got the most right will get a spur or something. Here is mine, the same picks as in my previous post. :toast

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/1397/bracketbukefal.png

[DAF86]

I would do it but I don't know how to post it here other than the link.

[IronMexican]

England is good.

[DAF86]

England is good.

I only saw the first half and Mexico was playing better, England just scored the goals. That's the bad/good (depending how you look at it) thing about football, the team that plays better not always win.

[Bukefal]

I would do it but I don't know how to post it here other than the link.

You can make a picture of your screen with the printscreen button and then paste it in paint, save it and upload it on some image host site and post it here :toast

[MaNuMaNiAc]

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/1736/capturepv.png

[robino2001]

http://cdn.cloudfiles.mosso.com/c54102/x2_16f0a18

Little small but it'll do. Call me a US homer but I have them tying England, getting the 1 spot on GD and then I'd hope they could be Ghana and Mexico if it came out that way.

Edit - by the way, look at all of those quarterfinal games (if it fell like that)... every single one would be awesome.

[lefty]

Some of those brackets are funny

[ffadicted]

Some of those brackets are funny

lefty, where your picks at bro

[The_Worlds_finest]

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/4151/wc2010.png

A) Home Field isnt enough for SA, France shows their true colors and lose
B)Arg perfect in the Group, Nigeria W-L-T is enough to advance on GD
C)USA "Stuns" the Old Guys of England on a late goal to win 3-2, Serbia stuns england with a tie then beats Algeria making england the big shot team to not advance.
D)Germany is good enough to get by with 2 key injures, Serbia wins by default
E)Does this group need an explanation?
F)Slovakia Defense beats a weak Paraguay to advance
G)Brazil perfect in group, Switzerland Beat out Ivory Coast to advance
H)Spain perfect in group, Swiss late goal over Chile ftw

1.Sorry Arg no fat degenerate ex coke head running down the street, Mexico gets revenge
2.US speed and youth to much for Serbia
3. Orange man show well
4. Brazil cake walk
5. Nigeria to much speed for Uruguay
6. Germany set pieces enough to get them by Slovenia
7 Italy gets past Cameroon 2-1
8. Portugal Crumbles Spain wins 4-1

9. USA wins Good ol Fashion 2-0(mexicans shake hands)
10. Brazils counter attacks to crafty for Holland
11. Germany still good enough to get by
12. Spain sends the defending champs home Momma Mia!

13. USA gets back at Brazil wins 3-2
14 Germany Finally Meets its match in Spain

15. Spain gets rematch vs Usa
Usa wins again 2-0

30,000 USA fans celebrate in the streets.
USA stops playing soccer and starts playing Football

USA USA USA USA USA

[MaNuMaNiAc]

B)Arg perfect in the Group, Nigeria W-L-T is enough to advance on GD

1.Sorry Arg no fat degenerate ex coke head running down the street, Mexico gets revenge


Explain how it is that Argentina is perfect in their group, but still manage to end up playing Mexico whom you put 1st in theirs...

didn't put much thought into this, did you?

by the way, if this is your honest prediction... :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao

[DAF86]

B)Arg perfect in the Group, Nigeria W-L-T is enough to advance on GD


Perfect in the group and then ending up second? I know FIFA hates Argentina and Maradona but I don't think they can do that, although I'm not sure.

[The_Worlds_finest]

Perfect in the group and then ending up second? I know FIFA hates Argentina and Maradona but I don't think they can do that, although I'm not sure.
The bracket speaks for itself, I made a mistake.

[The_Worlds_finest]

Explain how it is that Argentina is perfect in their group, but still manage to end up playing Mexico whom you put 1st in theirs...

didn't put much thought into this, did you?

by the way, if this is your honest prediction... :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao

Ur bracket is trash. U must not follow soccer at all.
Group A, France overperformed and cheated to get into the cup.
Group B, SK, will not have the defense to stop nigeria's speed
Group C, England needed two Japan OGs to win 2-1 leaving this group wide open
Group D, Germany and Ghana are both missing Key players. Klose is reported to be in poor form. (my bracket has germany going to deep)
Group E, you might be right only if E'Eto ends up not playing
Group F, no complaints here
Group G, Ivory Coast had a poor performance vs Paraguay, so Portugal might perform up to par.
Group H, your right here.

As for spain aka Dallas mavericks winning :rollin. I would give better chances to all the dudes who like dudes lining up seeing maradona running down the street

[MaNuMaNiAc]

U must not follow soccer at all.


says the dude that has USA beating Brazil and Spain to win the world cup :lmao

Now, I already knew you were a troll, and a bad one at that, but this is just pathetic :lol

[Muser]

lol using friendly games as a basis of how well a team will do in the real thing.

[Muser]

USA beating BOTH Spain and Brazil? :lmao

[The_Worlds_finest]

Confed cup USA almost did it. If the teams meet up again USA will do it.

Muser you should be shitting in your pants after luck gifting "next years champ for the last 40 years" two OGs vs craptacular Japan. A full squad friendly is a huge measure, you think the teams play for shits and giggles?

[sonic21]

Confed cup USA almost did it. If the teams meet up again USA will do it.



lol

[DAF86]

I don't know what's so funny about the confed. cup, Brazil and Spain went with the best they had and I'm sure they didn't play to lose the games. I can assure you that in Spain there was a lot of fuss about the confed cup during that time.

[Muser]

Apart from it wasn't a "Full Squad" friendly. We started Huddlestone Walcott Bent and Lennon. First half we sucked so badly, you can even see at the time I posted that in the LOL USA thread. Second half was a different story (When the main guys were put on).

Didn't USA lose to Honduras this year? Why would I shit myself against a team that lost to Honduras?

[The_Worlds_finest]

Look up the roster. The players that matter most were overseas. However your team had a full squad. Do not worry all your talk be worthless June 13 when USA beats your team. (If you actually from England)

[The_Worlds_finest]

lol

Look a delusional french fan. Gee I wonder where your team will be come knock out round? Watching the games or flying back to france.

[Muser]

Look a delusional french fan. Gee I wonder where your team will be come knock out round? Watching the games or flying back to france.


Lol pot calling the kettle black

USA could very well beat England, but :lmao you are a dumbass.

[lefty]

Look a delusional french fan. Gee I wonder where your team will be come knock out round? Watching the games or flying back to france.
Sonic21 is right

Confed Cup is nothing more than a glorified exhibition tournament

Spain had that mindset when they faced the U.S

If Spain meets the U.S in this year's WC, it will be a blowout

[Whisky Dog]

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/4151/wc2010.png

A) Home Field isnt enough for SA, France shows their true colors and lose
B)Arg perfect in the Group, Nigeria W-L-T is enough to advance on GD
C)USA "Stuns" the Old Guys of England on a late goal to win 3-2, Serbia stuns england with a tie then beats Algeria making england the big shot team to not advance.
D)Germany is good enough to get by with 2 key injures, Serbia wins by default
E)Does this group need an explanation?
F)Slovakia Defense beats a weak Paraguay to advance
G)Brazil perfect in group, Switzerland Beat out Ivory Coast to advance
H)Spain perfect in group, Swiss late goal over Chile ftw

1.Sorry Arg no fat degenerate ex coke head running down the street, Mexico gets revenge
2.US speed and youth to much for Serbia
3. Orange man show well
4. Brazil cake walk
5. Nigeria to much speed for Uruguay
6. Germany set pieces enough to get them by Slovenia
7 Italy gets past Cameroon 2-1
8. Portugal Crumbles Spain wins 4-1

9. USA wins Good ol Fashion 2-0(mexicans shake hands)
10. Brazils counter attacks to crafty for Holland
11. Germany still good enough to get by
12. Spain sends the defending champs home Momma Mia!

13. USA gets back at Brazil wins 3-2
14 Germany Finally Meets its match in Spain

15. Spain gets rematch vs Usa
Usa wins again 2-0

30,000 USA fans celebrate in the streets.
USA stops playing soccer and starts playing Football

USA USA USA USA USA

US already plays football, training camps start in a little less than 2 months.

[The_Worlds_finest]

Whiskey, I am on the fence of whether i would like to watch american style football over US National Team, go for england/arg/Brazil/Spain/Dutch/Portugal/ or any other team besides the land I was born, or take repeated kicks to the groan. (if given the choice i would go for the last choice)

[MaNuMaNiAc]

Whiskey, I am on the fence of whether i would like to watch american style football over US National Team, go for england/arg/Brazil/Spain/Dutch/Portugal/ or any other team besides the land I was born, or take repeated kicks to the groan. (if given the choice i would go for the last choice)

Nobody is asking you to go against your team jackass. You'll notice some of us put teams other than our own to win the World Cup. You know what that is? Realism. I still hope Argentina wins it all, I'm not holding my breath though. You should really learn to tell the difference.

[DAF86]

Sonic21 is right

Confed Cup is nothing more than a glorified exhibition tournament

Spain had that mindset when they faced the U.S

If Spain meets the U.S in this year's WC, it will be a blowout

And how do you know that? From what I saw in the Spanish media they were very hyped about the confed cup 'cause they wanted to beat Brazil in the final to show everybody that they are the best team in the world.

[The_Worlds_finest]

Brazil, Arg, Denmark, Mexico have won the confederations cup. Teams Played their asses off to represent their respective conference. Its no world cup, but its the next best thing. You are only kidding yourselves if think teams do not take it seriously.

[lefty]

Fun fact:

The Winner of the Confederations Cup has never won the WC the following year

So yeah, Uh, big deal

[Whisky Dog]

Whiskey, I am on the fence of whether i would like to watch american style football over US National Team, go for england/arg/Brazil/Spain/Dutch/Portugal/ or any other team besides the land I was born, or take repeated kicks to the groan. (if given the choice i would go for the last choice)

Doesn't matter what you want to watch, if you're so pro Americanyou'd know that here football is played with pads and a helmet and is by far the most watched and followed sporting event in the US.

I'm of Spanish origin, so I just call it futbol. To me football will only ever be one thing.

[Muser]

Doesn't matter what you want to watch, if you're so pro Americanyou'd know that here football is played with pads and a helmet and is by far the most watched and followed sporting event in the US.

I'm of Spanish origin, so I just call it futbol. To me football will only ever be one thing.

The Sport that you hardly ever use your foot with the ball compared to the Sport that you use your foot with the ball all the time?


I'm not shit talking, I just don't get why it's called football in America, lol.

[sonic21]

British invented Football and Rugby Football. THey choose to call RF "Rugby" to not confuse anyone. The US choose to call it Football because the rules were different and they were using more their foot.

[Muser]

I don't have a problem with it being called Football, just seems a bit strange to me.

Anyway back on topic, the FA will be announcing the final squad shortly, Can't wait for this to start :hungry:

[urunobili]

CROFL ESPN "El Eliminador" game having Uruguay as the winner :smoke

http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/futbol/copa-mundial/nota?page=worldcup50-03062010

[rascal]

Why didn't any nordic country get in? Sweden usually has a good team.

[urunobili]

Why didn't any nordic country get in? Sweden usually has a good team.

Denmark is in :wtf

[rascal]

Denmark is in :wtf

Denmark is Nordic? I thought only Norway, Finland and Sweden were the Nordic countries.

[DAF86]

OK, I'm convinced. Mexico will qualify first, France and Uruguay will battle for the second place.

[urunobili]

OK, I'm convinced. Mexico will qualify first, France and Uruguay will battle for the second place.

:lol South Africa will go second to Uruguay in that group :)

[urunobili]

Denmark is Nordic? I thought only Norway, Finland and Sweden were the Nordic countries.

Yes Denmark is considered one of the Nordic countries rascky...

[ElNono]

Denmark is Nordic? I thought only Norway, Finland and Sweden were the Nordic countries.

Nordic Countries (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordic_countries)

[Sense]

:lol South Africa will go second to Uruguay in that group :)

:lol

[urunobili]

:lol

what's so funny?

Mexico can't beat us and the refs will screw France after the fiasco vs. Ireland... jeez... :bang

[Sense]

what's so funny?

Mexico can't beat us and the refs will screw France after the fiasco vs. Ireland... jeez... :bang

Please, explain why they can't beat you?

It looks like you're predicting based on the past... Did you even see todays game?

[rascal]

Nordic Countries (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordic_countries)

I looked it up. I wasn't saying that Denmark was not a Nordic country just that I didn't know and thought that only Sweden Norway and Finland were the Nordic countries.

[rascal]

Mexico should do well and get out of its group. Mexico over Uraguay.

[ElNono]

It wouldn't surprise me if both Uruguay and Mexico advance. France has basically Ribery and a Henry getting up there in age.

This is not Zidane's team anymore

[ElNono]

Entirely biased :lol

But here it is...

http://i47.tinypic.com/12175le.png

[urunobili]

Please, explain why they can't beat you?

It looks like you're predicting based on the past... Did you even see todays game?

lol Concacaf hopeful... did you see Uruguay's roster compared to mexico's? :lol

Forlan>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Vela
Suarez >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Giovanni
the only player that could be better than a Uruguayan player on its position is Rafa Marquez

:rolleyes

[urunobili]

and BTW Italy always does this shit... you think they'll risk anything or to be left out of the cup because of injury playing versus Mexico? :lol

[urunobili]

my Brazil wins it all bracket...

http://games.espn.go.com/bpredictor/en/entry?entryID=806910

[sonic21]

It wouldn't surprise me if both Uruguay and Mexico advance. France has basically Ribery and a Henry getting up there in age.

This is not Zidane's team anymore

Zidane's performances with the french team are overrated imo.

1998, he didn't have a good WC until the final
2006, he was only good against Brazil and Italy. Viera carried the team.

France was successful thanks to its defense. That's why i'm worried this year, the D is not there.

[ElNono]

Zidane's performances with the french team are overrated imo.

1998, he didn't have a good WC until the final
2006, he was only good against Brazil and Italy. Viera carried the team.

France was successful thanks to its defense. That's why i'm worried this year, the D is not there.

I agree about the defense, but having a player like Zidane in the pitch helps. He was the kind of player that required attention, be it a man or two from the other team always checking him, and that always free up other guys. He also was exceptionally talented, and even when he didn't have the greatest game, he could always make a great pass or hit a free throw and change a game in a moment's notice. That's a trait reserved to the truly great players.

I also agree that Viera was exceptional in 2006.

[Sense]

lol Concacaf hopeful... did you see Uruguay's roster compared to mexico's? :lol

Forlan>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Vela
Suarez >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Giovanni
the only player that could be better than a Uruguayan player on its position is Rafa Marquez

:rolleyes

:wakeup

Why are you looking at the roster? You didn't just do the player > < comparison on a team game did you?

Just because individually some of the Uruguayan players can be better than Mexico's doesn't mean they are the better team. Notice the some...

This is the best team Mexican team I've seen since I've been alive... now I know that's not saying much, but underrating them isn't wise...

You'll see what I mean :) :toast

[urunobili]

This is the best team Mexican team I've seen since I've been alive... now I know that's not saying much, but underrating them isn't wise...

You'll see what I mean :) :toast

Sense Sense Sense... you're bound to have a very bad time in June & July... :lol

But good for you that this is the best Mexican team you've ever seen...

and Yeah you're right... I'll see what you mean on the 22nd... :wakeup

[The_Worlds_finest]

damn am I going to be satisfied when my rivals mexico hammers Uruguay.

[urunobili]

damn am I going to be satisfied when my rivals mexico hammers Uruguay.

:lol never won jackshit sore loser :lol

[The_Worlds_finest]

:lol never won jackshit sore loser :lol

yes ur team won twice last time being 60 years ago. Impressive indeed but what has your team done recently? Oh thats right 2 points eight years ago.

Yeah your team won the copa in '95 which was good for not even qualification to 98 WC.

you must be bitter about losing to PERU in 07 copa and then ofcourse Mexico in the Third place game.

You just better hope to tie France or else itll be yet another "well at least we won '30 beat Brazil in '50" excuse

[Dinamita]

what's so funny?

Mexico can't beat us and the refs will screw France after the fiasco vs. Ireland... jeez... :bang

:lmao

http://i49.tinypic.com/wjfgw2.jpg

And lets not forgot the last time they played. And that's with out any players from Europe except for Rafa, and Nery.

_6hiLuZNUpM

[Sense]

:lmao

http://i49.tinypic.com/wjfgw2.jpg

And lets not forgot the last time they played. And that's with out any players from Europe except for Rafa, and Nery.

_6hiLuZNUpM

Guardado was playing too....

[Dinamita]

Guardado was playing too....

He didn't go to Europe till after Copa America. He was still with Atlas during that time.

[Sense]

He didn't go to Europe till after Copa America. He was still with Atlas during that time.

Well if you wanna put it that way, regardless he is and was great.

[urunobili]

lol celebrating a 3rd place on an America's cup like if they won something :lol

[Sense]

lol celebrating a 3rd place on an America's cup like if they won something :lol

Actually the focus of the post was the head to head.....


which is funny... because you really shouldn't be confident..... and it seems you should be the hopeful.

[urunobili]

Actually the focus of the post was the head to head.....


which is funny... because you really shouldn't be confident..... and it seems you should be the hopeful.

I am not only faithful but pretty sure that even if we're left in the first round we'll beat Mexico... :wakeup

[Sense]

I am not only faithful but pretty sure that even if we're left in the first round we'll beat Mexico... :wakeup
:rolleyes

[rascal]

How did you get that game template?

[rascal]

lol @ USlulzA faithful

http://i47.tinypic.com/mbpo5g.png

Read 'em and weep folks

Where did you get this from? I want to upload my predictions.

[rascal]

Group A Group B
1. Mexico 1. Argentina
2. Uraguay 2. Nigeria


Group C Group D
1. England 1. Germany
2. United States 2. Serbia

Group E Group F
1. Netherlands 1. Italy
2. Cameroon 2. Slovakia

Group G Group H
1. Brazil 1. Spain
2. Portugal 2. Chile


Mexico vs Nigeria
Argentina vs Uraguay

England vs Serbia
Germany vs USA

Netherlands vs Slovakia
Italy vs Cameroon

Brazil vs Chile
Portugal vs Spain


Nigeria vs England
Argentina vs Germany
Brazil vs Netherlands
Italy vs Portugal

England vs Germany
Brazil vs Portugal

Germany vs Brazil

[jack sommerset]

Group A: South Africa, France
Group B: Argentina, Nigeria
Group C: USA, England
Group D: Germany, Australia
Group E: Netherlands, Denmark
Group F: Paraguay, Italy
Group G: Brazil, Portugal
Group H: Spain, Switzerland


Finals Spain vs England......Spain wins

[robino2001]

http://cdn.cloudfiles.mosso.com/c54102/x2_16f0a18

Little small but it'll do. Call me a US homer but I have them tying England, getting the 1 spot on GD and then I'd hope they could beat Ghana and Mexico if it came out that way.

Edit - by the way, look at all of those quarterfinal games (if it fell like that)... every single one would be awesome.

So halfway through... how you doin? I nailed B, C and D... missed France in A (I knew better than that...) 13 out of 16 pts so far.

[robino2001]

Everyone doing so shitty no one wants to brag? I'm sitting ranked 536 out of over 1 million in the world on the ESPN one... nailed 5 of the 7 groups so far with the last group being a maybe... I did have Italy to the semis though.

[urunobili]

I am not only faithful but pretty sure that even if we're left in the first round we'll beat Mexico... :wakeup

:self cock suck

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

did anyone pick Italy being out of the group stage?
Ill go check my bracket coz i think i picked them to get knocked out, only coz i hate their team so much :lol

[ffadicted]

Give yourself 2 points if you picked the right team to advance in the right spot, and 1 point if you picked the right team at the wrong spot:

Group A: 1 point
Group B: 4 points
Group C: 2 points
Group D: 4 points
Group E: 2 points
Group F: 1 point
Group G: 2 points
Group H: 4 points

Total: 20 points

Pretty disapointed in my predictions, this world cup didn't go exactly how I saw it lol. Robino's bracket looks damn good though

[robino2001]

I ended up alright so far.... ranked 286 with getting the last group right... nailed 6 of the 8 groups - doesn't look like anyone on espn went 8 for 8

[DAF86]

Final

Netherlands
Spain

I went with the final of the underachivers. :lol

One game away of getting my predicted final :hat

[ffadicted]

One game away of getting my predicted final :hat

Might as well pencil it in as a perfect prediction, Paul has spoken

[DAF86]

Might as well pencil it in as a perfect prediction, Paul has spoken

That fucking octopus is a guru.

[DAF86]

Final

Netherlands
Spain

Champion

Spain


I went with the final of the underachivers. :lol

Paul asked me before picking.

[robino2001]

Nicely done... mine fell off the crapper pretty quickly in the brackets. I think I ended up in the low 70's for percentile. Still not bad, but not like that 100-percentile I was rockin for a little while.