predictio: World Cup Predictio 2018: Second Round

Sunday, August 12, 2018

World Cup Predictio 2018: Second Round

Greetings amigos,

Football, bloody hell. The culmination of the second round matches saw England win their first ever World Cup penalty shootout. When England last triumphed via the lottery of spot kicks none of us could legally drink; it was a long time coming. Kudos to Mr Stewart-Jones who correctly called the 1-1 draw that preceded penalties amongst his 6 point haul, and to Mr O'Callaghan who predicted that the game would be level after two hours, and thus added 2 points to his 8 point tally from the round. Mr McClay was the only other manager to secure extra points via a penalties wildcard in relation to the Croatia v Denmark clash, as he scored 6 points. Elsewhere scoring was pretty low due to a World Cup that continues to produce surprising results: Mr Moore and Mr Luke (4), Mr Raistrick and myself (3), Mr Crinnion and Mr West (1).

In terms of the table, it's well and truly Mr Moore's tournament to throw away - Phil has a 7 point advantage over his nearest challenger (Mr Luke), which is a hefty margin considering 58 of the 64 matches have now passed. Can Mad Dog keep his nerve? We don't have long to wait to find out...

Any mistakes let me know - quarter-final fixtures to follow.

Take it easy,

Danny

Nick

France v Argentina 1-1* 4-3 (0pts)

Uruguay v Portugal 1-1* 2-1 (0pts)

Spain v Russia 3-1 1-1 (0pts)

Croatia v Denmark 2-0 1-1 (0pts)

Brazil v Mexico 1-2 2-0 (0pts)

Belgium v Japan 2-0 3-2 (1pt)

Sweden v Switzerland 0-1 1-0 (0pts)

Colombia v England 1-3 1-1 (0pts)

Total: 0 spot-ons; 1 point.

Theo L

France v Argentina 2-0 4-3 (1pt)

Uruguay v Portugal 1-3 2-1 (0pts)

Spain v Russia 2-0 1-1 (0pts)

Croatia v Denmark 1-0 1-1 (0pts)

Brazil v Mexico 1-0 2-0 (1pt)

Belgium v Japan 2-0 3-2 (1pt)

Sweden v Switzerland 2-1 1-0 (1pt)

Colombia v England 0-2 1-1 (0pts)

Total: 0 spot-ons; 4 points.

Adam

France v Argentina 1-0 4-3 (1pt)

Uruguay v Portugal 2-0 2-1 (1pt)

Spain v Russia 2-0 1-1 (0pts)

Croatia v Denmark 2-0 1-1 (0pts)

Brazil v Mexico 3-2 2-0 (1pt)

Belgium v Japan 1-0 3-2 (1pt)

Sweden v Switzerland 2-0 1-0 (1pt)

Colombia v England 2-2* (1pt + 2pts)

Total: 0 spot-ons; 8 points.

Ben

France v Argentina 2-1 4-3 (1pt)

Uruguay v Portugal 2-2* 2-1 (0pts)

Spain v Russia 2-1 1-1 (0pts)

Croatia v Denmark 2-0 1-1 (0pts)

Brazil v Mexico 2-1 2-0 (1pt)

Belgium v Japan 3-0 3-2 (1pt)

Sweden v Switzerland 0-0* 1-0 (0pts)

Colombia v England 1-2 1-1 (0pts)

Total: 0 spot-ons; 3 points.

Dave

France v Argentina 0-1 4-3 (0pts)

Uruguay v Portugal 1-0 2-1 (1pt)

Spain v Russia 3-0 1-1 (0pts)

Croatia v Denmark 0-0* 1-1 (1pt + 2pts)

Brazil v Mexico 3-2 2-0 (1pt)

Belgium v Japan 2-0 3-2 (1pt)

Sweden v Switzerland 0-0* 1-0 (0pts)

Colombia v England 1-2 1-1 (0pts)

Total: 0 spot-ons; 6 points.

Phil

France v Argentina 3-0 4-3 (1pt)

Uruguay v Portugal 0-1 2-1 (0pts)

Spain v Russia 2-1 1-1 (0pts)

Croatia v Denmark 2-2 1-1 (1pt)

Brazil v Mexico 3-0 2-0 (1pt)

Belgium v Japan 3-1 3-2 (1pt)

Sweden v Switzerland 1-1* 1-0 (0pts)

Colombia v England 1-3 1-1 (0pts)

Total: 0 spot-ons; 4 points.

France v Argentina 3-1 4-3 (1pt)
Uruguay v Portugal 1-1* 2-1 (0pts)
Spain v Russia 3-0 1-1 (0pts)
Croatia v Denmark 2-0 1-1 (0pts)
Brazil v Mexico 1-0 2-0 (1pt)
Belgium v Japan 4-0 3-2 (1pt)
Sweden v Switzerland 1-1 1-0 (0pts)
Colombia v England 1-1 1-1 (3pts)

Total: 1 spot-on; 6 points.

Theo W

France v Argentina Void

Uruguay v Portugal 1-1* 2-1 (0pts)

Spain v Russia 2-1 1-1 (0pts)

Croatia v Denmark 3-1 1-1 (0pts)

Brazil v Mexico 1-2 2-0 (0pts)

Belgium v Japan 4-0 3-2 (1pt)

Sweden v Switzerland 0-0* 1-0 (0pts)

Colombia v England 0-2 1-1 (0pts)

Total: 0 spot-ons; 1 point.

Danny