FOFC 2006 World Cup Pool

[Joe]

Official Scoreboard (http://www.joenitedstatesofamerica.com/cup.htm)


Alright, I'm participating in a few of these on different boards, so I thought it would be fun to bring it over here. Read the rules below and post with your entry if you would like to play.

- You select at least 3, but no more than 5, teams from the list of teams below. Each team has an assigned dollar value and you have $100 to spend. The combined value of your selected teams may not exceed $100.
- Points are earned based on how well your selected teams fare. The player who gets the most points wins. (duh)
- Players may post their selections at any time prior to the kickoff of the first game.
- Changes may be made prior to the first kickoff, but please do so with a new post instead of editing your previous post. There is no guarantee I will see the edit.
- No two players may select an identical set of teams.
- Tiebreaker will be the shirt number of the player scoring the final goal (whether in regulation, overtime, or a shootout) of the final match. Closest to the number wins. If the tiebreaker ends in a tie, the player who posted their picks first wins.

TEAM VALUES
$50 = Brazil
$40 = Czech Republic, Spain, France, Netherlands
$35 = Argentina, England, Mexico, United States
$30 = Croatia, Germany, Japan, Portugal
$25 = South Korea, Sweden, Tunisia
$20 = Costa Rica, Italy, Switzerland
$15 = Ivory Coast, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Paraguay
$10 = Angola, Ghana, Poland, Ukraine
$5 = Australia, Ecuador, Togo, Serbia & Montenegro, Trinidad & Tobago

SCORING
Group Phase
Win = 3 points
Draw = 1 point
Advancing to Knockout Phase = 1 bonus point

Knockout Phase
Win in regulation = 3 points
Win in OT/Shootout = 2 points
Loss in OT/Shootout = 1 point
Multiplier = x2 in Round of 16, x4 in Quarter-Finals, x8 in Semi-Finals, x16 in Finals

Maximum Possible Points (for one team)
Group Phase: 3 wins = 9+1 = 10
Round of 16: Regulation win = 3x2 = 6
Quarter-Finals: Regulation win = 3x4 = 12
Semi-Finals: Regulation win = 3x8 = 24
Finals: Regulation win = 3x16 = 48
TOTAL = 100 points


So, an example entry would look like this:

Czech Republic
Germany
Italy
Australia
Ecuador
15


Edited to add the team abbreviations I'll be using in the scoring:

$50 = BRA-Brazil
$40 = CZE-Czech Republic, ESP-Spain, FRA-France, NED-Netherlands
$35 = ARG-Argentina, ENG-England, MEX-Mexico, USA-United States
$30 = CRO-Croatia, GER-Germany, JPN-Japan, POR-Portugal
$25 = KOR-South Korea, SWE-Sweden, TUN-Tunisia
$20 = CRC-Costa Rica, ITA-Italy, SUI-Switzerland
$15 = CIV-Ivory Coast, IRN-Iran, KSA-Saudi Arabia, PAR-Paraguay
$10 = ANG-Angola, GHA-Ghana, POL-Poland, UKR-Ukraine
$5 = AUS-Australia, ECU-Ecuador, TOG-Togo, SCG-Serbia & Montenegro, TRI-Trinidad & Tobago

[Joe]

For reference, the groups are as seen here: http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/group/index.html

<center><table border=5><tr><td align=center><b>Player</b></td><td align=center><b>T1</b></td><td align=center><b>T2</b></td><td align=center><b>T3</b></td><td align=center><b>T4</b></td><td align=center><b>T5</b></td><td align=center><b>Points</b></td><td align=center><b>Shirt</b></td></tr><tr><td align=center>Crapshoot</td><td align=center>BRA/50</td><td align=center>ITA/20</td><td align=center>AUS/5</td><td align=center>SWE/25</td><td align=center>-</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>9</td></tr><tr><td align=center>Barkeep49</td><td align=center>CZE/40</td><td align=center>CRO/30</td><td align=center>GER/30</td><td align=center>-</td><td align=center>-</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>9</td></tr><tr><td align=center>George W Bush</td><td align=center>BRA/50</td><td align=center>CZE/40</td><td align=center>POL/10</td><td align=center>-</td><td align=center>-</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>11</td></tr><tr><td align=center>SackAttack</td><td align=center>FRA/40</td><td align=center>GER/30</td><td align=center>ITA/20</td><td align=center>ANG/10</td><td align=center>-</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>11</td></tr><tr><td align=center>Coffee Warlord</td><td align=center>ENG/35</td><td align=center>GER/30</td><td align=center>ITA/20</td><td align=center>UKR/10</td><td align=center>TOG/5</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>10</td></tr><tr><td align=center>Chas In Cinti</td><td align=center>ITA/20</td><td align=center>ENG/35</td><td align=center>POL/10</td><td align=center>ARG/35</td><td align=center>-</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>9</td></tr><tr><td align=center>st. cronin</td><td align=center>GER/30</td><td align=center>USA/35</td><td align=center>POR/30</td><td align=center>AUS/5</td><td align=center>-</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>10</td></tr><tr><td align=center>Plundun</td><td align=center>BRA/50</td><td align=center>FRA/40</td><td align=center>ECU/5</td><td align=center>SCG/5</td><td align=center>-</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>11</td></tr><tr><td align=center>RPI-Fan</td><td align=center>BRA/50</td><td align=center>KOR/25</td><td align=center>UKR/10</td><td align=center>POL/10</td><td align=center>AUS/5</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>10</td></tr><tr><td align=center>ntndeacon</td><td align=center>SCG/5</td><td align=center>GER/30</td><td align=center>UKR/10</td><td align=center>ENG/35</td><td align=center>CRC/20</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>9</td></tr><tr><td align=center>MattJones4Heisman</td><td align=center>BRA/50</td><td align=center>GER/30</td><td align=center>ITA/20</td><td align=center>-</td><td align=center>-</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>9</td></tr><tr><td align=center>TheLionKing</td><td align=center>BRA/50</td><td align=center>FRA/40</td><td align=center>POL/10</td><td align=center>-</td><td align=center>-</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>15</td></tr><tr><td align=center>bulletsponge</td><td align=center>BRA/50</td><td align=center>CIV/15</td><td align=center>IRN/15</td><td align=center>ITA/20</td><td align=center>-</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>10</td></tr><tr><td align=center>Critch</td><td align=center>ARG/35</td><td align=center>ITA/20</td><td align=center>GER/30</td><td align=center>UKR/10</td><td align=center>SCG/5</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>9</td></tr><tr><td align=center>Vince</td><td align=center>CZE/40</td><td align=center>POR/30</td><td align=center>GHA/10</td><td align=center>POL/10</td><td align=center>UKR/10</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>9</td></tr><tr><td align=center>Quiksand</td><td align=center>BRA/50</td><td align=center>POR/30</td><td align=center>ITA/20</td><td align=center>-</td><td align=center>-</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>8</td></tr><tr><td align=center>Isiddiqui</td><td align=center>BRA/50</td><td align=center>ITA/20</td><td align=center>SUI/20</td><td align=center>POL/10</td><td align=center>-</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>10</td></tr><tr><td align=center>Chief Rum</td><td align=center>ARG/35</td><td align=center>GER/30</td><td align=center>SWE/25</td><td align=center>AUS/5</td><td align=center>SCG/5</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>10</td></tr><tr><td align=center>ram</td><td align=center>BRA/50</td><td align=center>ITA/20</td><td align=center>PAR/15</td><td align=center>POL/10</td><td align=center>AUS/5</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>11</td></tr><tr><td align=center>raf105</td><td align=center>ENG/35</td><td align=center>POR/30</td><td align=center>KOR/25</td><td align=center>POL/10</td><td align=center>-</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>7</td></tr><tr><td align=center>tanglewood</td><td align=center>SPA/40</td><td align=center>ENG/35</td><td align=center>ITA/20</td><td align=center>SCG/5</td><td align=center>-</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>10</td></tr><tr><td align=center>Jari Rantanen's Shorts</td><td align=center>GER/30</td><td align=center>POR/30</td><td align=center>FRA/40</td><td align=center>-</td><td align=center>-</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>7</td></tr><tr><td align=center>cthomer5000</td><td align=center>BRA/50</td><td align=center>SPA/40</td><td align=center>POL/10</td><td align=center>-</td><td align=center>-</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>10</td></tr><tr><td align=center>atatange1</td><td align=center>BRA/50</td><td align=center>GER/30</td><td align=center>UKR/10</td><td align=center>POL/10</td><td align=center>-</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>7</td></tr><tr><td align=center>Sir Fozzie</td><td align=center>BRA/50</td><td align=center>NED/40</td><td align=center>AUS/5</td><td align=center>ECU/5</td><td align=center>-</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>9</td></tr><tr><td align=center>Sublime2</td><td align=center>BRA/50</td><td align=center>GER/30</td><td align=center>CRC/20</td><td align=center>-</td><td align=center>-</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>10</td></tr><tr><td align=center>Katon</td><td align=center>GER/30</td><td align=center>ITA/20</td><td align=center>UKR/10</td><td align=center>KOR/25</td><td align=center>CIV/15</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>11</td></tr><tr><td align=center>law90026</td><td align=center>BRA/50</td><td align=center>SWE/25</td><td align=center>ITA/20</td><td align=center>SCG/5</td><td align=center>-</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>4</td></tr><tr><td align=center>TazFTW</td><td align=center>BRA/50</td><td align=center>POR/30</td><td align=center>UKR/10</td><td align=center>POL/10</td><td align=center>-</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>10</td></tr><tr><td align=center>-apoc-</td><td align=center>NED/40</td><td align=center>FRA/40</td><td align=center>GHA/10</td><td align=center>AUS/5</td><td align=center>TOG/5</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>8</td></tr><tr><td align=center>bhlloy</td><td align=center>BRA/50</td><td align=center>ITA/20</td><td align=center>CIV/15</td><td align=center>UKR/10</td><td align=center>SCG/5</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>5</td></tr><tr><td align=center>Narcizo</td><td align=center>POR/30</td><td align=center>GER/30</td><td align=center>ITA/20</td><td align=center>UKR/10</td><td align=center>POL/10</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>13</td></tr><tr><td align=center>MIJB#19</td><td align=center>NED/40</td><td align=center>CZE/40</td><td align=center>UKR/10</td><td align=center>AUS/5</td><td align=center>ECU/5</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>9</td></tr><tr><td align=center>lighthousekeeper</td><td align=center>USA/35</td><td align=center>GER/30</td><td align=center>SWE/25</td><td align=center>UKR/10</td><td align=center>-</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>9</td></tr><tr><td align=center>BreizhManu</td><td align=center>BRA/50</td><td align=center>ARG/35</td><td align=center>UKR/10</td><td align=center>SCG/5</td><td align=center>-</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>7</td></tr><tr><td align=center>PilotMan</td><td align=center>ESP/40</td><td align=center>GER/30</td><td align=center>ITA/20</td><td align=center>POL/10</td><td align=center>-</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>7</td></tr><tr><td align=center>Butter_Of_69</td><td align=center>ENG/35</td><td align=center>USA/35</td><td align=center>CIV/15</td><td align=center>POL/10</td><td align=center>ECU/5</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>7</td></tr><tr><td align=center>moriarty</td><td align=center>ESP/40</td><td align=center>ARG/35</td><td align=center>ITA/20</td><td align=center>AUS/5</td><td align=center>-</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>10</td></tr><tr><td align=center>cschex</td><td align=center>FRA/40</td><td align=center>SWE/25</td><td align=center>ITA/20</td><td align=center>UKR/10</td><td align=center>AUS/5</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>12</td></tr><tr><td align=center>condors</td><td align=center>ARG/35</td><td align=center>ENG/35</td><td align=center>GER/30</td><td align=center>-</td><td align=center>-</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>11</td></tr><tr><td align=center>TredWel</td><td align=center>BRA/50</td><td align=center>FRA/40</td><td align=center>AUS/5</td><td align=center>ECU/5</td><td align=center>-</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>10</td></tr><tr><td align=center>KevinNU7</td><td align=center>USA/35</td><td align=center>GER/30</td><td align=center>POR/30</td><td align=center>ECU/5</td><td align=center>-</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>7</td></tr><tr><td align=center>Raven Hawk</td><td align=center>NED/40</td><td align=center>MEX/35</td><td align=center>UKR/10</td><td align=center>POL/10</td><td align=center>TOG/5</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>11</td></tr><tr><td align=center>Huckleberry</td><td align=center>ITA/20</td><td align=center>CRC/20</td><td align=center>SWE/25</td><td align=center>ARG/35</td><td align=center>-</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>10</td></tr><tr><td align=center>Fighter Of Foo</td><td align=center>ARG/35</td><td align=center>GER/30</td><td align=center>ITA/20</td><td align=center>UKR/10</td><td align=center>AUS/5</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>8</td></tr><tr><td align=center>BishopMVP</td><td align=center>BRA/50</td><td align=center>ARG/35</td><td align=center>CIV/15</td><td align=center>-</td><td align=center>-</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>10</td></tr><tr><td align=center>fantastic flying froggies</td><td align=center>POR/30</td><td align=center>GER/30</td><td align=center>ITA/20</td><td align=center>SUI/20</td><td align=center>-</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>10</td></tr><tr><td align=center>cbear42</td><td align=center>ARG/35</td><td align=center>ENG/35</td><td align=center>ITA/20</td><td align=center>SCG/5</td><td align=center>AUS/5</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>10</td></tr><tr><td align=center>kingfc22</td><td align=center>BRA/50</td><td align=center>ARG/35</td><td align=center>GHA/10</td><td align=center>AUS/5</td><td align=center>-</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>10</td></tr><tr><td align=center>dacman</td><td align=center>BRA/50</td><td align=center>ITA/20</td><td align=center>PAR/15</td><td align=center>POL/10</td><td align=center>SCG/5</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>7</td></tr><tr><td align=center>astrosfan64</td><td align=center>USA/35</td><td align=center>ENG/35</td><td align=center>GER/30</td><td align=center>-</td><td align=center>-</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>6</td></tr><tr><td align=center>saldana</td><td align=center>ARG/35</td><td align=center>ITA/20</td><td align=center>GER/30</td><td align=center>PAR/15</td><td align=center>-</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>10</td></tr><tr><td align=center>Neon_Chaos</td><td align=center>ARG/35</td><td align=center>GER/30</td><td align=center>KOR/25</td><td align=center>POL/10</td><td align=center>-</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>10</td></tr><tr><td align=center>JeffR</td><td align=center>CRO/30</td><td align=center>GER/30</td><td align=center>ITA/20</td><td align=center>PAR/15</td><td align=center>SCG/5</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>7</td></tr><tr><td align=center>BillyNYC</td><td align=center>FRA/40</td><td align=center>GER/30</td><td align=center>PAR/15</td><td align=center>POL/10</td><td align=center>ECU/5</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>12</td></tr><tr><td align=center>3ric</td><td align=center>NED/40</td><td align=center>ARG/35</td><td align=center>ITA/20</td><td align=center>AUS/5</td><td align=center>-</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>7</td></tr><tr><td align=center>NEUSociology</td><td align=center>ITA/20</td><td align=center>POR/30</td><td align=center>NED/40</td><td align=center>AUS/5</td><td align=center>-</td><td align=center>--</td><td align=center>9</td></tr></table></center>

[Crapshoot]

Personally, I'd make Brazil $60. :D

I'll go:
Brazil
Italy.
Australia
Sweden.

And no 9.

Subject to change before you finalize this right ?

[Barkeep49]

This looks like fun. I'm going to go with the European squad of
Czech Republic (40)
Croatia (30)
Germany (30)
25
I'm hoping to hit a winner since getting a bunch of teams out of group play will net a lot of points as well.

[Joe]

remember to include a jersey number for tiebreaker

[Barkeep49]

What's the deal with the no editing rule?

[Joe]

that was in there from the rules I stole. :) but it doesnt matter since all picks have to be in before the games start anyway. I suppose it was since no two people can have the exact same teams, if someone tries to edit and say they had it first?

[Joe]

I am going to go with:

Brazil (50)
Czech Republic (40)
Poland (10)
and 11 for the tiebreaker.

[Crapshoot]

Woops - sorry, I made an edit before I read the whole rules - is that kosher ?

[Joe]

yeah its fine

[SackAttack]

France ($40)
Germany ($30)
Italy ($20)
Angola ($10)
#11

[Coffee Warlord]

England (35)
Germany (30)
Italy (20)
Ukraine (10)
Togo (5)

#10

[Barkeep49]

Personally, I'd make Brazil $60. :D

I'll go:
Brazil
Italy.
Australia
Sweden.

And no 9.

Subject to change before you finalize this right ?
Can't expect somebody who picks Australia to understand the rules I suppose :D

[Joe]

Personally, I'd make Brazil $60. :D

I'll go:
Brazil
Italy.
Australia
Sweden.

And no 9.

Subject to change before you finalize this right ?

yep. would be easiest to make a new post for any changes before the start, so I dont have to go back and check for edits to what I have entered initially. i guess thats why the rule is in there.

[Chas in Cinti]

Italy ($20)
England ($35)
Poland ($10)
Argentina ($35)
#9

Regards,
Chas

P.S. I'll be there for 2 weeks... Going to a few games... :)

[st.cronin]

Germany
USA
Portugal
Australia

number 10

[Plundun]

Getting in early

Brazil
France
Ecuador
Serbia & Montenegro
11

[RPI-Fan]

Brazil (50)
South Korea (25)
Ukraine (10)
Poland (10)
Australia (5)

Jersey No. 10

[ntndeacon]

How about:
Serbia and Montenegro (5 pts)
Germany (30 pts)
Ukraine (10 pts)
England (35 pts)
Costa Rica(20 pts)
And for the tiebreaker:
9

[MJ4H]

Brazil
Germany
Italy
9

[TLK]

Brazil (50)
France (40)
Poland (10)

Tie- 15

[ISiddiqui]

Brazil (50)
Germany (30)
Italy (20)
10

[bulletsponge]

ok heres mine

Brazil (50)
Ivory Coast (15)
Iran (15)
Italy (20)
number 10

i cant believe the US is worth 35 pts

[Critch]

Argentina (35)
Italy (20)
Germany (30)
Ukraine (10)
Serbia and Montenegro (5)

no.9

[Vince]

Yeah, I'm an idiot.

[Barkeep49]

i cant believe the US is worth 35 pts
No joke.

[QuikSand]

Brazil
Portugal
Italy
#8

[Joe]

Brazil (50)
Germany (30)
Italy (20)
10


This combination of teams has already been selected by MattJones4Heisman.

[Vince]

Ugh.

[ISiddiqui]

This combination of teams has already been selected by MattJones4Heisman.

Well then take out Germany and put in Switzerland and Poland.

[Joe]

selection board in post 2 has been updated to reflect all selections through post 30

[Joe]

ok heres mine

Brazil (50)
Ivory Coast (15)
Iran (15)
Italy (20)
number 10

i cant believe the US is worth 35 pts

Point values are partially based on FIFA rankings, where the US is #5

[Chief Rum]

Argentina (35)
Germany (30)
Sweden (25)
Australia (5)
Serbia & Montenegro (5)

Jersey #...1 (just kidding, I'll take 10)

[ram]

Brazil (50)
Italy (20)
Paraguay (15)
Poland (10)
Australia (5)
Jersey #11

[George]

England (35)
Portugal (30)
South Korea (25)
Poland (10)
Jersey #7

[Vince]

And just to make your life much more difficult GWB (sorry...I'm retarded and didn't realize I picked three teams from the same group)...the third time's the charm, I swear!

Czech Republic ($40)
Portugal ($30)
Ghana ($10)
Poland ($10)
Ukraine ($10)
Jersey # 9

[RPI-Fan]

Point values are partially based on FIFA rankings, where the US is #5

I thought they were #4 in the newest ones?

Nevertheless, they should be $40 if they were #5?

[ISiddiqui]

I thought they were #4 in the newest ones?

Nevertheless, they should be $40 if they were #5?

They dropped to 5th in the latest ones.

[Joe]

I thought they were #4 in the newest ones?

Nevertheless, they should be $40 if they were #5?

Maybe I should have bolded the word partially :D

[tanglewood]

$40 - Spain
$35 - England
$20 - Italy
$5 - Serbia & Montenegro

No. 10

[Sublime 2]

$50 - Brazil
$30 - Germany
$20 - Italy

#10

[AlexB]

I'm going for Germany, Portugal and France

Tiebreaker #7

[AlexB]

Dola,

And I hate to be pedantic to those that have written this, but Jersey didn't qualify and the word will play no part in the WC. In football (soccer) the word is 'shirt' ;)

[cthomer5000]

Brazil
Spain
Poland
#10

[atatange1]

Brazil - 50
Germany - 30
Ukraine - 10
Poland - 10
# 7

[Joe]

$50 - Brazil
$30 - Germany
$20 - Italy

#10

this combination has already been selected, choose again. :)

[MJ4H]

Man, I knew I needed to hurry. Was going to look up some jersey numbers, but instead went with the conventional wisdom from before me just so I could get those three teams before someone else.

[Joe]

first 25 entries added to the chart. let me know if you notice any duplicate entries or if yours is incorrect

[RPI-Fan]

Man, I knew I needed to hurry. Was going to look up some jersey numbers, but instead went with the conventional wisdom from before me just so I could get those three teams before someone else.

#10 seems like the easy choice for shirt number. First off, it's what Ronaldinho wears, so that's about a 50% chance of being it. :-p

Other than that, almost all starting attacking players on all teams will be 9, 10, or 11.

[MJ4H]

Yeah I didn't know numbers so I tried to read from the entries above mine what would be the safe choice. If I had the time I'd have looked up the info, but I didn't feel like I had time to do that. I really don't pay attention to the numbers people wear in general.

[SirFozzie]

Brazil, Netherlands, Australia, Ecuador

9

[IMetTrentGreen]

i want brazil, germany, and portugal
#10

[Sublime 2]

Brazil
Germany
Costa Rica
#10

I checked and didn't see that one.

[Katon]

Germany - $30
Italy - $20
Ukraine - $10
Korea - $25
Ivory Coast - $15
#11

[law90026]

Brazil
Sweden
Italy
Serbia
#4

[TazFTW]

Brazil ($50)
Portugal ($30)
Poland ($10)
Ukraine ($10)

#10

[Joe]

i want brazil, germany, and portugal
#10

adds up to more than $100

[-apoc-]

NED
FRA
GHA
AUS
TOG
8

[bhlloy]

Brazil - 50
Italy - 20
Ivory Coast - 15
Ukraine - 10
Serbia & Montenegro - 5

Shirt number 5

[Narcizo]

Portugal
Germany
Italy
Ukraine
Poland

#13

[MIJB#19]

Netherlands (40)
Czech Rep (40)
Ukraine (10)
Australia (5)
Ecuador (5)
Number 9

[MIJB#19]

This looks like fun. I'm going to go with the European squad of
Czech Republic (40)
Croatia (30)
Germany (30)
25
I'm hoping to hit a winner since getting a bunch of teams out of group play will net a lot of points as well.
You might want to change the jersey number pick you made, the teams are all required to stick with #1-23.

[lighthousekeeper]

well since none of you saab-drivin', ikea-shoppin', brazil-nut eatin' commies are willing to support the ole red white and blue, I've got to go with:

USA - $35
GER - $30
SWE - $25
UKR - $10

jersey number 9

[BreizhManu]

Brazil-50$ Argentina-35$ Ukraine-10$ Serbia-5$ For the jersey I could go with 9 (Ronaldo) or 10 (Ronaldinho) but I'll go with 7 (Adriano).

[PilotMan]

ESP - 40
GER - 30
ITA - 20
POL - 10
7

[Butter]

England (35)
United States (35)
Ivory Coast (15)
Poland (10)
Ecuador (5)

Jersey #7

[moriarty]

Spain (40)
Argentina (35)
Italy (20)
Edit - Australia (5) ... just realized I had $5 left.
Shirt 10

[cschex]

France 40
Sweden 25
Italy 20
Ukraine 10
Australia 5

Shirt #12

[condors]

argh will repost math error

[condors]

ARG-35
ENG-35
GER-30
11

[TredWel]

Brazil (50)
France (40)
Poland (10)

Shirt #10

[KevinNU7]

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[KevinNU7]

Apparently mine is a duplicate right down to the Jersey number, making adjustmetns now

[KevinNU7]

USA 35
GER 30
POR 30
ECU 05
Jersey 7

[MIJB#19]

well since none of you saab-drivin', ikea-shoppin', brazil-nut eatin' commies are willing to support the ole red white and blue, I've got to go with:

USA - $35
GER - $30
SWE - $25
UKR - $10

jersey number 9
You ain't supporting ye ole red white and blue either, I see no Netherlands on your list. :p

[Raven Hawk]

NED - Netherlands
GER - Germany
SWE - Sweden
TOG - Togo

[Katon]

You ain't supporting ye ole red white and blue either, I see no Netherlands on your list. :p

Blue? Orange and white I know, but where's the blue?

[Raven Hawk]

Dola - Jersey #11

[Joe]

Blue? Orange and white I know, but where's the blue?

Dude

http://www.globosapiens.net/subapp_countries/app_data/flags/fullsize/netherlands-flag.gif

[Huckleberry]

Italy
Costa Rica
Sweden
Argentina

#10

Has this cool file been posted yet? (http://www.excely.com/world-cup-2006.html)

[Fighter of Foo]

Argentina (35)
Germany (30)
Italy (20)
Ukraine (10)
Australia (5)

#8 to score

[Joe]

all picks made so far have been entered in post #2.. check yours for any errors. I will go through and check for duplicate entries sometime tonight.

[Joe]

Brazil (50)
France (40)
Poland (10)

Shirt #10

This combination was already selected by TheLionKing

[MIJB#19]

Blue? Orange and white I know, but where's the blue?Just a little joke about our flag colors, red-white-blue top-down.
Actually, our team will be playing with orange shirts, white shorts and blue socks this tournament (unless we play some other team with red or orange shirts).


Has this cool file been posted yet? (http://www.excely.com/world-cup-2006.html)
No, but my self made spreadsheet has been. http://football.netherlands.com/index_en.html

[Raven Hawk]

Switching up already after thinking about it a little more and how the scoring is set up.

NED - Netherlands
MEX - Mexico
UKR - Ukraine
POL - Poland
TOG - Togo

Jersey #11

[Joe]

bump. 13 days before it starts

[BishopMVP]

BRAZIL, ITALY, GERMANY

#10

[TredWel]

Let's try this again:

Brazil
France
Australia
Ecuador

#10

[Joe]

BRAZIL, ITALY, GERMANY

#10

combination has already been selected

[BishopMVP]

combination has already been selectedDamn you MJ4H!

BRA, ARG, CIV
(Brazil, Argentina, Ivory Coast)

#10

[fantastic flying froggies]

POR Portugal
GER Germany
ITA Italy
SUI Switzerland
#10

[cbear42]

Ill go:
Argentina
England
Italy
Serbia & Montenegro
Australia


And 10


Calvin

[kingfc22]

Here is my entry:

Brazil (50)
Argentina (35)
Ghana (10)
Australia (5)
#10

[Joe]

updated

[Airhog]

Spain, Germay, italy, poland

[dacman]

Brazil
Italy
Paraguay
Poland
Serbia & Montenegro

# 7

[Joe]

whoo that puts us over 50 entries

[astrosfan64]

35$ USA
35$ England
30$ Germany

[Joe]

need tiebreaker #s from airhog and astrosfan64

[astrosfan64]

need tiebreaker #s from airhog and astrosfan64

6

[Joe]

Spain, Germay, italy, poland

this combination has already been selected by pilotman

[saldana]

can i get

ARG/ITA/GER/PAR

jersey #10

[Neon_Chaos]

Argentina - 35
Germany -30
South Korea 25
Poland - 10
10

[JeffR]

CRO 30
GER 30
ITA 20
PAR 15
SCG 5

#7

[BillyNYC]

France (40)
Germany (30)
Paraguay (15)
Poland (10)
Ecuador (5)
#12

[Joe]

updated. 1 week before it starts.

[Barkeep49]

So I'd like to keep my teams, but please change my number to 9. Thanks.

[3ric]

TEAM VALUES
$40 = Netherlands
$35 = Argentina
$20 = Italy
$5 = Australia

Player Number = #7

[NEUSociology]

Brazil - $50
Italy - $20
Portugal - $30
9

[3ric]

Brazil - $50
Italy - $20
Portugal - $30
9

Quiksand already has that combination, I think.

[Joe]

yes he does

[NEUSociology]

My bad..Completely missed that rule even though it is in bold type.

Italy
Portugal
Netherlands
Australia
9

[Joe]

bump, it begins on Friday

Breakdown of squads selected so far:


Brazil - 22
Czech Republic - 4
Spain - 2
France - 8
Netherlands - 6
Argentina - 14
England - 9
Mexico - 1
United States - 5
Croatia - 2
Germany - 24
Japan - 0
Portugal - 10
KOR-South Korea - 4
Sweden - 6
Tunisia - 0
Costa Rica - 3
Italy - 27
Switzerland - 2
Ivory Coast - 5
Iran - 1
Saudi Arabia - 0
Paraguay - 5
Angola - 1
Ghana - 3
Poland - 18
Ukraine - 16
Australia - 16
Ecuador - 7
Togo - 3
Serbia & Montenegro - 11
Trinidad & Tobago - 0


Japan, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, and Trinidad & Tobago get no love :(

[atatange1]

Wow, I'd say some 57 entrys so far is pretty good participation. Should make things exciting.

[Joe]

Wow, I'd say some 57 entrys so far is pretty good participation. Should make things exciting.

It is extremely good. The other forums I've seen these pools on only have 25-30 entries.

[MIJB#19]

Japan, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, and Trinidad & Tobago get no love :(Japan and Tunisia surprise me a bit, although they were a little bit too expensive for my taste to take as darkhorses. Saudi Arabia and especially Trinidad & Tobago should be no surprize. Maybe now a new entry will pick any (all?) of these teams to outsmart the rest of the players?

[Joe]

final bump for new entries and changes. must be posted by time of the first game.

[KevinNU7]

Nice to see Ecuador get off to a quick start

[Barkeep49]

GWB will you need help with the score keeping? If so I'd be happy to volunteer my services.

[Joe]

I won't need any help. I have excel to help me and can just use the replace function with point totals for where the teams are listed.

[Joe]

also, no more entries obviously

[Joe]

hmm.. is there any easy way to convert from excel into something the board can read? I tried converting to a webpage and then copy and pasting the html code, but that didn't work. I guess I can just throw a link to the spreadsheet and that will work. If anyone figures out a good way to display it here, let me know.

http://www.joenitedstatesofamerica.com/cup.htm

[Neon_Chaos]

Nice win by Germany. Ugh, but Poland is probably going to ruin me.

[atatange1]

Nice win by Germany. Ugh, but Poland is probably going to ruin me. You won't be the only one. :(

[Joe]

I've added the link to the scoreboard to the first post of this thread for ease of finding.

After day 2 action, condors has an early lead with 9 points. Chief Rum is in second place with 7 points, and 12 people are tied for third place with 6 points.

[Joe]

after day 4, we see a 5-way tie in first place between MIJB#19, Fighter of Foo, cbear42, 3ric, and NEUSociology. Only two people have yet to score any points.

[MIJB#19]

Doing good so far. :cool:

I have a late question though: does the game for third place have any meaning for this game?

[Narcizo]

I know I'm a newbie and shouldn't complain, but you've missed Portugal on my list. I should have 9 points. Although, as Poland aren't going to win any games, I'm pretty much screwed anyway.

[Joe]

I know I'm a newbie and shouldn't complain, but you've missed Portugal on my list. I should have 9 points. Although, as Poland aren't going to win any games, I'm pretty much screwed anyway.

Will be fixed in the next update.

[Butter]

So much for Poland.

[George]

You won't be the only one. :(

I've got Poland as well. :(

[SirFozzie]

Me and MIJB are tied, same shirt # and everything. Looks like Czechs v Brazil will break our tie. Be really nice if the Aussies can pull off another win. Who woulda thought Ecuador woulda been so huge

[MIJB#19]

Me and MIJB are tied, same shirt # and everything. Looks like Czechs v Brazil will break our tie. Be really nice if the Aussies can pull off another win.I hope the Ukraine will wake up and will combine with the Czechs for more points than Brazil. And Australia continuing to surprise would be nice indead.

Fighter of Foo and KevinNU7 have Germany, neither of us does. That could be crucial if the Germans continue to improve their play.

Who woulda thought Ecuador woulda been so hugeThose who picked Ecuador? :cool:

[Fighter of Foo]

Ecuador is looking good to win their group...A draw now puts them in first on goal difference ahead of Germany.

Germany-England 2nd round? Yeah.

Most interesting thing here is that only three? people took Spain in their pansy-ass group.

[Joe]

after day 7, we see a 4-way tie in first with Coffee Warlord, Chief Rum, condors, and KevinNU7.

The 3 teams advancing to the second round already (Germany, Ecuador, & England) have been awarded their bonus point.

[TazFTW]

Freakin' Poland and Ukraine. :mad:

[Joe]

the Ukraine is WEAK!!!

[atatange1]

Lets not give up on Ukraine just yet. They still have games against Tunisia and Saudi Arabia.

[Katon]

If they get four points from those two matches - which they ought to do, if they can get anywhere near their qualifying form - then that'll get them through. At that point, they're up against the winner of Group G, which right now looks like a pretty winnable match.

Ukraine actually have a fairly good shot at the quarterfinals, even after the Spain disaster.

[Joe]

Hup Holland! The Dutch side advance to the knockout phase, and bring with them Argentina who slaughtered Serbia today. Both teams get bonus points, and we are down to a two person tie in first right now.

[MIJB#19]

Hup Holland! The Dutch side advance to the knockout phase, and bring with them Argentina who slaughtered Serbia today. Both teams get bonus points, and we are down to a two person tie in first right now.And if the Czech Republic can win tomorrow, I see an untied first place looming for someone who currently ranks third. (Yeah, I know, knock out phase is going to be crucial, miss out on the two finalists and you're done.) :cool:

[Critch]

I fell for the Serbia hype.

[Joe]

And if the Czech Republic can win tomorrow, I see an untied first place looming for someone who currently ranks third. (Yeah, I know, knock out phase is going to be crucial, miss out on the two finalists and you're done.) :cool:

Didn't quite go as planned today. Back to a 6-way tie for first.

[MIJB#19]

Didn't quite go as planned today. Back to a 6-way tie for first.It's up to Australia today and the Ukraine tomorrow to set some stuff right. ;)

[Joe]

It's up to Australia today and the Ukraine tomorrow to set some stuff right. ;)

Australia helped us get someone in first place by themselves. But its not you, it's Sir Fozzie. ;)

[SirFozzie]

*bows* :D

[MIJB#19]

I'm going to back out of commenting until my selection of teams is worthy of at least being top 5 again. :o

[Narcizo]

As long as Ukraine haven't had their morale slaughtered they ought to still make it to the second round (Saudi Arabia and Tunisia were underwhelming) and they have a decent shot at a quarter-final place (none of their potential opponents have impressed so far).

Unfortunatley this and a bunch of other prediction leagues means I need Italy to do well. Which feels just plain wrong. Can't see Portugal (not good enough in attack - who would have thought it) or Germany (not good enough in defence - who would have thought it²) going all that far.

[TazFTW]

Go Ukraine!

[AlexB]

I like the way my choices are panning out - if the French pick things up I could get up the rankings, if they don't I get to moan about the French! No lose situation :D

[Joe]

Spain advances to the next round. Remember beginning tomorrow, there are 4 games each day until the knock-out stage begins.

[KevinNU7]

I'm feeling pretty good right now.

[moriarty]

Spain and Aregentina have both looked solid so far. I need an Australia win and an Italy victory to get all four of my teams into the second round.

[Joe]

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/3508/6x424x300x3propertyoriginal25c.jpg

A new contender leads the pack on Day 12.

[Joe]

teams who picked both Germany and Portugal race out in front, the only teams with a perfect score so far.

[KevinNU7]

Well I spent some time going back and forth between Spain and USA. That would have put me in first so far. Still in the running.

[kingfc22]

Sweet. Got 4 teams to advance, but 2 of them play each other in the Rd. of 16

[kingfc22]

dola

Need Argentina and Brazil to meet in the Final

[Vince]

So who would have thought that 3 of my 5 teams would advance, and one of the two that didn't was the Czech Republic?

I still think that was the toughest group.

[Katon]

I think Group C was a bit tougher, if you look how well the Ivory Coast played and never seriously looked like qualifying. They were better than either the Czechs or the USA, granting that Serbia were worse than either (though that could partly be because Argentina were completely unplayable against them). Those two groups were much harder than any of the rest, though.

[Joe]

Stage 1 is complete, and first place is shared by Narcizo and Fighter of Foo with 38 points. Remember in the coming rounds, scoring is worth increasing amounts of points, so many people can still win it.

[Raven Hawk]

If Mexico beats Ukraine in the finals, I might just have a shot at winning this thing.

[MIJB#19]

If Mexico beats Ukraine in the finals, I might just have a shot at winning this thing.Too bad they would play head-to-head in the semifinals, huh? ;)

I need a Netherlands-Ukraine, Netherlands-Australia, Ecuador-Ukraine or Ukraine-Australia final. Yeah, I know, not gonna happen. :D

[Joe]

Updated the scores. Mexico steal 2 points from Agentina, maybe it will matter in the end. :)

[Narcizo]

UKR v SUI will decide whether FFF ends up above me or vice versa.

Come on Ukraine!

[KevinNU7]

Well I am out, a GER/POR final would probably net me Top 5 but not first

[kingfc22]

Damn, if the Aussies could have pulled this one out today that would have been sweet.

[moriarty]

Damn, if the Aussies could have pulled this one out today that would have been sweet.

Yeah, same here I was really hoping (but not counting) on the Aussies for a few bonus points.

[TazFTW]

The Ukraine is STRONG!

[Joe]

UKR v SUI will decide whether FFF ends up above me or vice versa.

Come on Ukraine!


FFF loses :( But at least the Swiss get a few points off of Ukraine before they exit.

[fantastic flying froggies]

FFF loses :( But at least the Swiss get a few points off of Ukraine before they exit.

:(

No matter what happens now, the best I can hope is 2nd place...

[Narcizo]

Meanwhile my picks in this and another web site mean that I need Portugal to beat England. I guess it's some sort of consolation should that actually happen. And the way England have been playing it's looking pretty likely.

[moriarty]

I need a good performance by Spain today. I'm looking at Argentina vs. Italy in one semi's and Spain vs. England in the other. Assuming England flops that will guarantee I have both teams in the final.

[Joe]

Doing good so far. :cool:

I have a late question though: does the game for third place have any meaning for this game?

Didn't see this question before. The third place game is part of the final round, so yes, points are awarded the same as in the championship.

Today's results mean that Germany/Argentina split points 8/4, while Italy takes all 12 from their game.

[SackAttack]

Seems kind of weird to me that the 2nd place team in the WC won't score points, but the third place team will.

That said, I'm elated with the France win. Gives me 3 of the final 4 teams still alive. Woo.

[fantastic flying froggies]

I've got 3 out 4 final teams as well.

Also, does anybody else find it ironic that GWB is in last place? :)

[Joe]

I've got 3 out 4 final teams as well.

Also, does anybody else find it ironic that GWB is in last place? :)

Nah. That usually happens to the people who run these things. :mad:

[Joe]

Seems kind of weird to me that the 2nd place team in the WC won't score points, but the third place team will.

That said, I'm elated with the France win. Gives me 3 of the final 4 teams still alive. Woo.

2nd place team can score points.

[SackAttack]

2nd place team can score points.

Well, with an overtime loss, sure. Is there another way I missed?

[SackAttack]

Can we get a semi-final update here?

[Joe]

Can we get a semi-final update here?

yes you can. France sweeps all the points from Portugal, while Germany steals 8 from Italy. So that means we have a new leader. SackAttack takes the lead with 124, followed by Narcizo and Cschex at 112. Only 2 games remain.

[SackAttack]

So what happens if me and Narcizo tie and the winning goal is scored by the player wearing the #12 shirt? :D

[Joe]

So what happens if me and Narcizo tie and the winning goal is scored by the player wearing the #12 shirt? :D

rules say whoever posted their picks first would win. ;)

[cschex]

So what happens if me and Narcizo tie and the winning goal is scored by the player wearing the #12 shirt? :D

Then you should give the win to me for picking the right shirt #. ;)

I'm just happy to be the only person in the top 13 not to have picked Germany.

[SackAttack]

rules say whoever posted their picks first would win. ;)

Oh, sweet, so I've got the tiebreaker on the tiebreaker with Narcizo, as long as the shirt # is 12 or less. :D

[Narcizo]

The only way I can win is if the Guese win (I think). And I really, really hope that doesn't happen. Even if nobody cares about the 3rd place team.

[Joe]

And actually, you guys cannot tie. Sack is up by 12, so even a portugal ET win and france loss would have Narcizo by 4. Yep Narcizo needs them to win. Another possibility is if both France and Portugal win in regular time, then Jari Rantanen's Shorts would win, since he has both teams and Sack doesnt have Portugal.

[Joe]

SackAttack wins. He has the lead and both teams in the championship. Nobody can catch him.

[Joe]

so there are 10 combinations that could have won the pool had they been selected:

-Germany, Italy, France, Ghana
-Germany, Italy, France, Ukraine
-Germany, Italy, France, Poland
-Germany, Italy, France, Australia, Ecuador
-Germany, Italy, France, Australia, Togo
-Germany, Italy, France, Australia, Serbia & Montenegro
-Germany, Italy, France, Australia, Trinidad & Tobago
-Germany, Italy, France, Ecuador, Togo
-Germany, Italy, France, Ecuador, Serbia & Montenegro
-Germany, Italy, France, Ecuador, Trinidad & Tobago

[SackAttack]

Glee! It's like getting elected President only more useless!