The FIFA World Cup tipping competition

[NewYorkExpress]

I admit to knowing almost about Football (or Soccer here in the U.S), but that won't stop me from attempting to play (and horribly losing of course).

[NewYorkExpress]

For Group Play only

June 12, 2014

Brazil 4 Croatia 1

June 13, 2014

Mexico 1 Cameroon 1

Spain 2 Netherlands 1

Chile 1 Australia 0

June 14, 2014

Greece 2 Colombia 1 (Colombia without Falcao isn't that good)

Uruguay 3 Costa Rica 0

England 0 Italy 0

Cote D'Ivoire 1 Japan 0

June 15, 2014

Switzerland 1 Ecuador 1

Honduras 1 France 0

Argentina 5 Bosnia 0

June 16, 2014

Germany 2 Portugal 1 (I think Cristiano Ronaldo's injury moves the U.S into the #2 Round of 16 slot from this group over Portugal)

Nigeria 1 Iran 0

USA 1 Ghana 0 (Revenge for 2012)

June 17, 2014

Belgium 4  Algeria 0

Brazil 1 Mexico 0

Russia 2 Korea Republic 1

June 18, 2014

Netherlands 6 Australia 0

Spain 3 Chile 2

Croatia 1 Cameroon 1

June 19, 2014

Cote D'Ivoire 2 Colombia 0

England 1 Uruguay 1

Greece 1 Japan 0

June 20, 2014

Italy 3 Costa Rica 1

Switzerland 2 France 1

Honduras 2 Ecuador 1

June 21, 2014

Argentina 7 Iran 0

Germany 2 Ghana 0

Nigeria 0 Bosnia 0

June 22, 2014

Belgium 2 Russia 1

Korea 1 Algeria 0

USA 1 Portugal 1

June 23, 2014

Netherlands 2 Chile 2

Spain 8 Australia 0 (The Aussies probably should stick to Australian Rules football)

Brazil 3 Cameroon 1

Mexico 1 Croatia 0

Tuesday June 24, 2014

Italy 2 Uruguay 1

England 3 Costa Rica 0

Greece 1 Cote D'Ivoire 1

Japan 2 Colombia 1

June 25, 2014

Argentina 4 Nigeria 2

Bosnia 5 Iran 0

Switzerland 2 Honduras 1

France 2 Ecuador 1

June 26, 2014

Portugal 2 Ghana 2

Germany 1 USA 1

Belgium 5 Korea 2

Russia 3 Algeria 1


I'm not picking the knockout rounds until we know who advances

[NewYorkExpress]

Brazil 3-1 Croatia

Your're not psychic are you?

[NewYorkExpress]

Nigeria 2-1 Iran
USA 2-2 Ghana

Waiting to forecast Portugal-Germany until I know whether Ronaldo's on or not.

If they're going to sit Cristiano Ronaldo it would be against the USA or even more likely Ghana, as Portugal should at least draw those matches without him.

[NewYorkExpress]

Despite being stuck at the bottom of the table (which apparently proves that I'm better at picking American Football than International Football), I soldier on, hoping for a miracle (which won't happen).

Round of Sixteen

June 28

Brazil 3 Chile 1

Columbia 1 Uruguay 0 (Suarez's suspension turned this once-even match, that may have even favored Uruguay into a Colombia win)

June 29

Netherlands 2 Mexico 0 (If you've seen Mexico during qualifying, they won't score against the Netherlands)

Costa Rica 1 Greece 0 (In Extra Time)

June 30

France 5 Nigeria 0 (The way France has been playing it's doable)

Germany 3 Algeria 0

July 1

Argentina 2 Switzerland 1 (In Extra Time)

USA 2 Belgium 1 (If the USA can make it out of the "Group of Death", they can beat Belgium)

[NewYorkExpress]

Lots of people getting four points.

Lief 103
Snowstalker 101
Cris 100
Icehand Gino 100
Gass 98
a person 92
Jas 91
bore 85
Gmantis 85
Tender Branson 85
Minion of Midas 84
Keystone Phil 83
Franzl 81
Hughento 81
Goodwin 74
morgieb 74
Gully Foyle 72
Edu 70
Arturo Belano 65
New York Express 67
Simfan 67
Rod President 35
Hamster 16
Bacon King 8

Hey, I'm out of last place!

[NewYorkExpress]

Despite being stuck at the bottom of the table (which apparently proves that I'm better at picking American Football than International Football), I soldier on, hoping for a miracle (which won't happen).

Round of Sixteen

June 28

Brazil 3 Chile 1

Columbia 1 Uruguay 0 (Suarez's suspension turned this once-even match, that may have even favored Uruguay into a Colombia win)

June 29

Netherlands 2 Mexico 0 (If you've seen Mexico during qualifying, they won't score against the Netherlands)

Costa Rica 1 Greece 0 (In Extra Time)

June 30

France 5 Nigeria 0 (The way France has been playing it's doable)

Germany 3 Algeria 0

July 1

Argentina 2 Switzerland 1 (In Extra Time)

USA 2 Belgium 1 (If the USA can make it out of the "Group of Death", they can beat Belgium)

Fixing for Lewis's benefit

June 29

Costa Rica 0 Greece 0 (Greece to advance)

July 1

Argentina 1 Switzerland 1 (Argentina to advance)

[NewYorkExpress]

Germany 1,France 0

Brazil 2, Colombia 2 (Brazil to advance)

Argentina 2, Belgium 1

Netherlands 2, Costa Rica 0

[NewYorkExpress]

Germany 2, Brazil 1 (Neymar going down is pretty much the death knell for Brazil)

Argentina 1 Netherlands 1 (Argentina to advance)

[NewYorkExpress]

Let's end on a high note.

3rd place match

Netherlands 3 Brazil 0

Final

Germany 2 Argentina 2 (Germany wins)

[NewYorkExpress]

And the final score

1 Cris 170
2 Icehand Gino 168
3 Snowstalker 167
4 Gass 164
5 Lief 161
6 bore 157
7 Gmantis 155
8 New York Express 145
9 Franzl 141
   Hughento 141
   Jas 141
   Keystone Phil 141
13 Minion of Midas 140
14 Tender Branson 135
15 morgieb 134
16 Edu 130
17 Gully Foyle 126
18 a person 122
19 Goodwin 122
20 Arturo Belano 121
21 Simfan 67
22 Rod President 35
23 Nagas 24
24 Bacon King 18
25 Hamster 16

Hey, I ended up in the top 10! Maybe I'm better at than I thought.