My Predictions
Brazil 4 Croatia 1
Mexico 2 Cameroon 0
Spain 3 The Netherlands 1
Chile 2 Australia 0
Colombia 0 Greece 2
Uruguay 1 Costa Rica 0
England 1 Italy 1
Ivory Coast 1 Japan 1
Switzerland 1 Ecuador 2
France 3 Honduras 0
Argentina 4 Bosnia Herzegovina 0
Germany 3 Portugal 0
Iran 1 Nigeria 0
Ghana 0 USA 2
Belgium 1 Algeria 1
Russia 3 South Korea 1
Don't get mad.
These guesses are based on nothing.
Besides. I can't win this pool if I don't try.
I might win if I do try.
Does this "pool" mean the place people use to swim in or it's the tool to understand what percentage of people choose which stuff?
@Abraham, blessed are those who have watched the friendly matches these national teams had lately! But I didn't watch many. Knowing the players helps a lot, but you should watch the first match of every team carefully to understand their power. Despite they may rock or suck, based on temporary factors! lol
Round 1:
Brazil 3 - 1 Croatia
Mexico 1 - 0 Cameroon
Spain 1 - 1 The Netherlands
Chile 4 - 0 Australia
Colombia 1 - 0 Greece
Uruguay 2 - 1 Costa Rica
England 1 - 2 Italy
Ivory Coast 3 - 3 Japan
Switzerland 1 - 1 Ecuador
France 2 - 1 Honduras
Argentina 3 - 0 Bosnia Herzegovina
Germany 1 - 2 Portugal
Iran 0 - 0 Nigeria
Ghana 1 - 2 USA
Belgium 5 - 0 Algeria
Russia 4 - 1 South Korea
I've no clue this year. Anyone want to volunteer to be the subject of ridiculously inept mind games?
Round 1:
Brazil 3 - Croatia 2
Mexico 2 - Cameroon 1
Spain 1 - The Netherlands 0
Chile 1 - Australia 0
Colombia 2 - Greece 0
Uruguay 3 - Costa Rica 0
England 1 - Italy 1
Ivory Coast 2-Japan 0
Switzerland 0 - Ecuador 2
France 2 - Honduras 1
Argentina 3 - Bosnia Herzegovina 1
Germany 4 - Portugal 1
Iran 1 - Nigeria 3
Ghana 2 - USA 2
Belgium 4 - Algeria 0
Russia 2 - South Korea 0
Gut feeling only. No actual research went into this
I know that South Korea hasn't been in great shape lately, but how do you know that Russia team is actually in Great shape?!
Imagine that both USA and Russia qualify and finally confront each other... it will be glorious!
Alright, let's do this.
Brazil - Croatia --> 3 - 1 ( Brazil win )
Mexico - Cameroon ---> 2 - 0 ( Mexico win )
Spain - The Netherlands ---> 2 - 1 ( Spain win )
Chile - Australia ---> 0 - 1 ( Australia win )
Colombia - Greece ---> 0 - 0 ( draw )
Uruguay - Costa Rica ---> 2 - 0 ( Uruguay win )
England - Italy ---> 1 - 0 ( England win )
Ivory Coast-Japan ---> 0 - 1 ( Japan win )
Switzerland - Ecuador ---> 1 - 0 ( Swi win )
France - Honduras ---> 5 - 0 ( France win )
Argentina - Bosnia Herzegovina ----> 3 - 0 ( Argentina win )
Germany - Portugal --> 1 - 0 ( Ger win )
Iran - Nigeria --> 1 - 1 ( draw )
Ghana - USA --> 0 - 2 ( USA win )
Belgium - Algeria ---> 2 - 0 ( Belgium win )
Russia - South Korea ---> 2 - 0 ( Rus win )
Does this "pool" mean the place people use to swim in or it's the tool to understand what percentage of people choose which stuff?
@Abraham, blessed are those who have watched the friendly matches these national teams had lately! But I didn't watch many. Knowing the players helps a lot, but you should watch the first match of every team carefully to understand their power. Despite they may rock or suck, based on temporary factors! lol
I find it really strange that the English language doesn't have another proper word for it (I've checked). It can be whatever you wish, a place to swim in, a certain game you play on a green table with cues or a group of predictions.
In Dutch 'pool' also means an inhabitant from Poland and it is the term for a side of a magnet / the term for those big junks of ice on the top/bottom of the earth..
Btw, I watched the practice match of Belgium vs Tunisia and that stadium really turned into a pool. It was stopped for an hour after massive rain and hail showers.
Hard to say. I need to check the schedule and matches. It will be the fight of the century if Suarez bites Balotelli!
And something lulzy related to soccer:
https://en-maktoob.n...7859-slideshow/
We can add that to the predictions as well to make it more interesting?
plus things like:Who will be top scorer? RonaldoWho will disappoint the most? Roy Hodgson. Not because he's bad. Quite the contrary. He's a very good manager. It's just, people expect him to get England to win the World Cup, which is unlikely to happen. Come on guys. Give this guy a break.Who will be the most idiotic coach? I don't think there are any idiotic football coaches. Yeah they make the odd gaff here and there. The only idiotic coach is that one that always breaks down, uses up a gallon of petrol in half an hour and has 7 different mechanical faults. With a coach like that, England football fans will have 2 coaches to be disappointed with instead of one.How many times will Ronaldo change his hair? 45. Each time his hair will look awesome. His hair has always been gorgeous, just like his football.Who will Suarez bite next? Does Suarez bite people?
Hard to say. I need to check the schedule and matches. It will be the fight of the century if Suarez bites Balotelli!
And something lulzy related to soccer:
This made my day. 
Round 1:
Brazil 3 - Croatia 2
Mexico 2 - Cameroon 1
Spain 1 - The Netherlands 2
Chile 1 - Australia 0
Colombia 2 - Greece 0
Uruguay 3 - Costa Rica 0
England 1 - Italy 2
Ivory Coast 0-Japan 1
Switzerland 1 - Ecuador 1
France 2 - Honduras 1
Argentina 2 - Bosnia Herzegovina 0
Germany 1 - Portugal 3
Iran 0 - Nigeria 1
Ghana 0 - USA 1
Belgium 2 - Algeria 0
Russia 2 - South Korea 0
Above my five cents on the outcomes in round one.
I have no idea how all the teams did before...The lion needs to ROAR this time around though ;p.
Who will Suarez bite next? Cerrydd
Round 1:
Brazil 4 - 1 Croatia
Mexico 2 - 2 Cameroon
Spain 3 - 0 The Netherlands
Chile 0 - 1 Australia
Colombia 0 - 1 Greece
Uruguay 3 - 0 Costa Rica
England 1 - 1 Italy
Ivory Coast 0 - 0 Japan
Switzerland 1 - 1 Ecuador
France 2 - 0 Honduras
Argentina 3 - 0 Bosnia Herzegovina
Germany 1 - 2 Portugal
Iran 0 - 2 Nigeria
Ghana 0 - 0 USA
Belgium 1 - 0 Algeria
Russia 1 - 1 South Korea
Probably crappy predictions. I'm completely out of the loop this time, even more so than during the previous cups. My only goal is to not finish last 
I have to work on Friday night, so sadly I'm missing out on our match against Spain, which is probably the only interesting game we'll be playing this year 
Good luck and have fun everyone ^^
In my defence i no nothing jon snow but i want to have some fun .
Brazi 3 - Croatia 0
Mexico 2 - Cameroon 1
Spain1 - The Netherlands 1
Chile 3 - Australia 0
Colombia 1 - Greece 0
Uruguay 3 - Costa Rica 1
England 1- Italy 1
Ivory Coast 2 -Japan 0
Switzerland 1 - Ecuador 1
France 1- Honduras 1
Argentina 3 - Bosnia Herzegovina 1
Germany 1- Portugal 1
Iran 1 - Nigeria 2
Ghana 0 - USA 0
Belgium 4 - Algeria 1
Russia 2- South Korea 1
And here are my own predictions:
Brazi 2 - Croatia 0
Mexico 2 - Cameroon 1
Spain 3 - The Netherlands 1
Chile 2 - Australia 0
Colombia 1 - Greece 1
Uruguay 3 - Costa Rica 0
England 2 - Italy 1
Ivory Coast 2 -Japan 0
Switzerland 1 - Ecuador 0
France 1 - Honduras 0
Argentina 3 - Bosnia Herzegovina 0
Germany 3 - Portugal 1
Iran 0 - Nigeria 2
Ghana 1 - USA 0
Belgium 3 - Algeria 1
Russia 2- South Korea 0
Welcome to Mitthrawuodo (your name is really hard to spell..) and Smoke and Mirrors, I've added you to the first post.
To The Elder King, TheRealJayDee and TchOktChoky: make sure you post your predictions before the first match tomorrow, so you still have 1 day and 11 hours after this post
Here are mine. I can't believe it's been 4 years since the last one.
Brazil 3-1 Croatia
Mexico 1-0 Cameroon
Spain 2- 2 The Netherlands
Chile 4-0 Australia
Colombia 2-0 Greece
Uruguay 3-0 Costa Rica
England 0-1 Italy
Ivory Coast 0-0 Japan
Switzerland 2-0 Ecuador
France 3-0 Honduras
Argentina 2-1 Bosnia Herzegovina
Germany 3-2 Portugal
Iran 1-1 Nigeria
Ghana 2-0 USA
Belgium 3-0 Algeria
Russia 0-0 South Korea
It seems UEFA have finally grown the balls to take try and take Blatter down. Should they not have done or said something before the World Cup was handed to Qatar in obviously dodgy dealings?
So, these are my predictions for the first round. I'm genuinely clueless about the actual strengths and weaknesses of most teams this time, so it's a mix of a bit of knowledge, a gorram lot of rather uneducated guesswork and some wishful thinking.
Round 1:
Brazil 2 - 1 Croatia
Mexico 1 - 1 Cameroon
Spain 3 - 2 The Netherlands
Chile 2 - 1 Australia
Colombia 0 - 0 Greece
Uruguay 3 - 1 Costa Rica
England 2 - 2 Italy
Ivory Coast 2 - 3 Japan
Switzerland 1 - 0 Ecuador
France 3 - 1 Honduras
Argentina 3 - 0 Bosnia Herzegovina
Germany 2 - 2 Portugal
Iran 1 - 2 Nigeria
Ghana 0 - 2 USA
Belgium 3 - 1 Algeria
Russia 1 - 2 South Korea
I haven't been as unsure about the chances of my team (Germany) during any of the last championships. So much potential, but... 
Ah well, in the end I just hope we get a lot of good matches, with as little injuries and as much fun as possible! 
Too bad my native Canada did not come close to making the tourney again we could have had a few 6 or 7 goal predictions against them for the 1st round. 
It seems UEFA have finally grown the balls to take try and take Blatter down. Should they not have done or said something before the World Cup was handed to Qatar in obviously dodgy dealings?
Ofcourse they should have said something before that but back then there was no proof to the outside world that there was something wrong so there was absolutely no chance that they would get dragged into a bad situation. (Everybody knew what happend but it doesn't matter as long as you can't prove it)
Now that there is proof the UEFA want to show that it has nothing to do with Qatar so that it can absolve themselves of all possible blame and at the same time try to get Blatter to do as they want. The fact that Blatter just announced that he wants to use more technology on the fields proves that much.
Why does everyone in Brazil seem to think that we are going to do good? Brazilian television showed the arrival of the Dutch team live on tv and they are convinced that we will do great. Most people here in The Netherlands don't even expect that we advances beyond the poule stage..
Ofcourse they should have said something before that but back then there was no proof to the outside world that there was something wrong so there was absolutely no chance that they would get dragged into a bad situation. (Everybody knew what happend but it doesn't matter as long as you can't prove it)
Now that there is proof the UEFA want to show that it has nothing to do with Qatar so that it can absolve themselves of all possible blame and at the same time try to get Blatter to do as they want. The fact that Blatter just announced that he wants to use more technology on the fields proves that much.
Why does everyone in Brazil seem to think that we are going to do good? Brazilian television showed the arrival of the Dutch team live on tv and they are convinced that we will do great. Most people here in The Netherlands don't even expect that we advances beyond the poule stage..
Because you were finallists last time and did well in qualifying I'd imagine. If you get through the group you have a high chance of meeting Brazil in the next round too, so probably just a bit of face saving in case you knock them out.
It's one of those things though, the very fact it happened was proof enough that there was dodgy dealings going down. I guess at least now something is going to be done and WC2022 might be saved from the winter...Maybe...Probably not...
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