Sons FC

I really enjoyed it - there were some great games and one of the best finals of all time.

I've only just noticed this - very good.

Skipped the round?? Get in there lad - one of our leading yo-yo players - you were doing so well...up to a point!

Have you given up the FA Cup prediction league as well?

Luckily all the games in the UK were on terrestrial TV.

8/10 - a lot of great games, especially in the group stages when many of the smaller nations performed better than expected and the final!! Well, one of the best, if not the best ever.

@Pompeyboyz, @Lucas - if you want a quick reminder and to try to remember it better you could do worse than looking here:

Very kind, coming from the Round of 16 superstar!

You gave up!!??

@Smaldini, @YouReds, @Gizzy, @SouthCoastRed, @Darius1998, @Smallen, @Rob1981, @Mahzun_Savas, @The Golden boy, @oriole01, @VP., @Symbolic, @Jeroen Thijssen, @Lucas, @Hoarau, @ferrarinseb, @av3ry, @Constantine, @chris79, @Pompeyboyz, @Whoopy D, @GunmaN1905, @vikeologist, @cafcrocky, @Timma, @craigcwwe, @Orzelek, @WillHoward42, @sisyphus, @HOORAY HENRIK, @Tecmo, @SilenceOfTheLahms, @The_jagster, @Mr Wallin, @oche balboa, @Marvin, @CFuller, @Pafnus As Finals go, that was a cracker. Both teams gave their all (well, France after 75 mins) and there was no way to separate the teams at the end...well apart from penalties and we were treated to one of the, if not the, best World Cup finals of all time. Huge congratulations to Argentina and commiserations to France who came so close to retaining their title. There were some high scores in our league due to the very kind and generous bonuses on offer and everyone who played scored bonus points, some better than others of course. Almost everyone predicted Messi and Mbappe to score the first or last goal and as there was a 2,000 points bonus on both, many of you scored well. Nobody won the super mega bonus for the one million points - in fact nobody could win it after the first goal in 23 minutes. There were also 2,000 points for the total number of substitutes and nobody scored for this either. The game went to extra time, so they both had an extra sub, which they both used and Giroud was a concussion substitute, which gave France an extra sub. Only one player predicted that the game would go to extra time and only one player predicted the hattrick. To the scores and the winner of the World Cup Prediction League 2022. Sitting proudly on top of the table sits our friend and colleague !!!!WHOOPY D!!!! Fantastic effort by the Whoopster - a huge bonus round in the semi finals catapulted him to the top and a decent bonus score here saw him retain his place. Proud and defiant, he has seen off all challengers and becomes the beloved, sagacious, illustrious and insightful leader where he will remain for the next three and a half years. Very well done to him!! a wonderful achievement. Meanwhile, The inspiration has come through the ranks and sits in second place, thanks to the highest bonus score of the round with a super impressive 4,915 bonuses. He moves up 12 places. Very well done Jaggie and very fitting for one of the legends of the prediction leagues. Completing our podium places is a relative newcomer to the prediction leagues - Mahzun, who although he drops one place, will be absolutely delighted with third place - fantastic game - very well played Mahzers for an outstanding effort. Darius did himself no harm with a huge bonus score as well, moving up one place to fourth for a great finish just outside the top three. Rob!! Rob, Rob, Rob, what a result. The most experienced lower placings resident of most of the prediction leagues finds himself in fifth place - let me say that again for you Rob - fifth! Fantastic effort and he rose 10 places this round. Also climbing high is Smallen one of the members of our Hall of Fame for winning the round of 16 - remember they can never take that away from you and the Hall of Fame table is copied below in case anyone forgets! He rises a whopping 14 places and is our highest mover for the round. GunmaN falls one place but cements his place in the top ten by finishing 7th, Gizzygooglegogglepops moves down one to eighth, while Craig rises a handy three places to ninth. Completing the top ten, is Vikie, who drops one place but was higher up the table than before due to a score correction from the last round. Very well done to all our top ten - a real and proud achievement for you all. Just out the top and falling one place, Fuller drops to 11th, while Seb roars up that engine and just runs out of road to finish 12th. The Golden Boy drop three to 13th and he will be disappointed, whereas The Old Git moves up six places to 14th. He will be glad for the three and a half years rest. Chris realised just too late that he forgot to post his predictions - bad luck Chris, I think the quick turn round from the semis to the final caught a few people out but he falls a big 12 places from 3rd - what could have been! VP jumps a huge 10 places to 16th, while Jeroen beats that by jumping 11 places to 17th. Big moves but too little too late for both. Prediction league brother Pompers climbs a decent five places, while Constantine drops the same number going the other way. The Legend drops nine places due to a poor bonus score and I drop four places for the same reason. Orzelek drops four to 22nd, while poor old Oriole, a member of our Hall of Fame drops a huge 15 places as he failed to enter. Av3ry is our final scorer and he rises three to finish in 26th place. We had a few more DNEs this round although most of them picked up some pre-tournament bonuses which made minor changes in their positions. Well, that's it for another three and half years - thank you so much to all who entered. Very well done to our winner, Whoopy D, our top three and our top 10. Player Final Bonuses Total +/- 1. Whoopy D 50 2,800 8,999 2. The_Jagster 50 4,915 7,015 +12 3. Mahzun_Savas 0 2,870 6,894 -1 4. Darius1998 250 2,880 6,624 +1 5. Rob1981 0 2,450 6,431 +10 6. Smallen 50 4,870 6,390 +14 7. GunmaN1905 100 2,700 6,271 -1 8. Gizzy 50 2,385 5,733 -1 9. Craigcwwe 100 3,050 5,211 +3 10. Vikeologist 250 2,430 4,932 -1 11. CFuller 50 2,665 4,832 -1 12. Ferrarinseb 50 3,080 4,509 +9 13. The Golden Boy 50 2,620 4,465 -3 14. Southcoastred 0 2,670 4,115 +6 15. Chris79 0 50 4,065 -12 16. VP. 50 2,735 4,014 +10 17. Jeroen Thijssen 200 2,635 3,968 +11 18. Pompeyboyz 100 2,600 3,841 +5 19. Constantine 50 1,000 2,992 -5 20. Timma 50 765 2,899 -9 21. Sons FC 250 890 2,868 -4 22. Orzelek 100 755 2,564 -4 23. Oriole01 DNE 5 2,363 -15 24. WillHoward42 DNE 10 1,899 -9 25. Hoarau DNE 50 1,616 -6 26. Av3ry 50 400 1,330 +3 27. Cafcrocky DNE DNE 1,325 -3 28. Smaldini DNE 25 1,253 -1 29. Lucas DNE DNE 1,230 -4 30. YouReds DNE 20 377 31. Mr Wallin DNE 50 265 32. Symbolic DNE 45 122 +1 33. Hooray Henrik DNE 5 84 -1 34. Oche Balboa DNE 20 51 35. Sysiphus DNE 10 42 36. Tecmo DNE 20 49 37. SilenceOfTheLahms DNE 10 38 38. Marvin DNE DNE 25 39. Pafnus DNE DNE 11 Whoopy D The road to the final Group Stages 22nd Round of 16 24th Quarter finals 31st Semi final 1st FINAL 1st HALL OF FAME previous round winners Group Stages Smaldini Round of 16 Smallen Quarter finals Oriole01 Semi final Whoopy D FINAL Whoopy D Pre-tournament bonuses How many goals will be scored in the tournament? 50 points for the correct answer, 5 points for 5 goals either way - 172 (167-177) Who will be top scorer for the whole tournament? 50 points - Mbappe How many hat-tricks will be scored in the tournament? 20 points for the correct answer - 2 How many own goals will be scored in the tournament? 20 points for the correct answer - 2 Who will win the tournament? 10 points - Argentina Who will be runner up? 10 points - France Bonuses The total number of goals scored - 200 points - 6 The number of goals scored in the first half - 200 points - 2 The number of goals scored in the second half - 200 points - 2 The number of goals scored after 90 minutes - 500 points - 2 The number of hattricks - 300 points - 1 Will the game go to extra time - 150 points - Yes Will the game go to penalties - 150 points - Yes The total number of penalties scored (including those in normal game play) - 150 points - 9 The team which scores the fastest goal - 250 points - Argentina The team which scores the last goal - 250 points - France The time of the first goal - 2,000 points for the exact time - 23 minutes The time of the last goal - 2,000 points for the exact time - 118 minutes The scorer of the first goal - 2,000 points - Messi The scorer of the last goal - 2,000 points - Mbappe The total number of yellow cards - 150 points - 8 The total number of red cards - 150 points - 0 The total number of substitutions across all games - 2,000 points - 13 ****Super, Hyper, Mega bonus*** Predict the exact score, whether the game will go to 90 or 120 minutes, the exact times of goal(s) and the goalscorer(s) - 1 million points Argentina 3 - 3 France after 120 minutes Scorers: Argentina - Messi (23 pen, 108), Di Maria (36) France - Mbappe (80 pen, 81, 118 pen)

Very well done Mutters!!!! Great game @Gizzy- I tink everyone enjoyed it

After 23 mins, bang goes everyone's chance

Mutters

Of course.

Just the final

Luckily there are no bonuses on offer for the game

Yes...Good...Nice spot

Cartperson again

Thanks Vikie. I'll check

Are you going to try the super bonus Jaggie?

Third/fourth place play off Saturday 17th December Croatia v Morocco 2-1 The Final Sunday 18th December Argentina v France 2-1 Bonuses - Note - the bonuses ONLY apply to the final - there are no bonuses for the, err, what's it called game The total number of goals scored - 200 points - 5 The number of goals scored in the first half - 200 points -2 The number of goals scored in the second half - 200 points -2 The number of goals scored after 90 minutes - 500 points - 0 The number of hattricks - 300 points - 0 Will the game go to extra time - 150 points - 0 Will the game go to penalties - 150 points - 0 The total number of penalties scored (including those in normal game play) - 150 points - 0 The team which scores the fastest goal - 250 points - France The team which scores the last goal - 250 points - France The time of the first goal - 2,000 points for the exact time 11 minutes The time of the last goal - 2,000 points for the exact time - 89 minutes The scorer of the first goal - 2,000 points - Griezeman The scorer of the last goal - 2,000 points - Verane The total number of yellow cards - 150 points - 6 The total number of red cards - 150 points - 0 The total number of substitutions across all games - 2,000 points - 10 ****Super, Hyper, Mega bonus*** Predict the exact score, whether the game will go to 90 or 120 minutes, the exact times of goal(s) and the goalscorer(s) - 1 million points - 0-0 after 120 minutes

Oh Jaggie - of all the people I would not want to do this to!! I am really sorry - you should have 2,050 points. I have corrected the master and the write up - you are in 12th place, with a rise of 16 places!!!! I have reset the table.

@Smaldini, @YouReds, @Gizzy, @SouthCoastRed, @Darius1998, @Smallen, @Rob1981, @Mahzun_Savas, @The Golden boy, @oriole01, @VP., @Symbolic, @Jeroen Thijssen, @Lucas, @Hoarau, @ferrarinseb, @av3ry, @Constantine, @chris79, @Pompeyboyz, @Whoopy D, @GunmaN1905, @vikeologist, @cafcrocky, @Timma, @craigcwwe, @Orzelek, @WillHoward42, @sisyphus, @HOORAY HENRIK, @Tecmo, @SilenceOfTheLahms, @The_jagster, @Mr Wallin, @oche balboa, @Marvin, @CFuller, @Pafnus This is it - the FINAL. Once every fours years (ok, four and half this time) one nation will rise and stand proud and attain the heights denied to the others. Argentina v France for the ultimate height, the ultimate accolade, the bragging rights and the recognition that they have triumphed over all others (well, those they played) to be top of the world. So, is it Messi's turn? Will he achieve what up till now has been unachievable? Or will France become only the second country to ever win two World Cups in a row and Didier Deschamps become the first manager ever to win two World Cups in a row (yes, I know Brazil did it but they changed managers between Sweden and Chile). First though the tedium of the third place play off. I mean, come on, who really cares? The countries don't care, the managers don't care, the players don't care, the fans don't care, the media doesn't care...so why should we? No bonuses for the third place play off, except the normal points for the correct scoreline and results. The nap will apply to both games. Scoring Predict any time up to kick off the score of each game (You may change your predictions at any point up to the kick off time by either editing or reposting). Any changes made after the kick off time will be disregarded. Predict each score. 50 points if you get the win/lose/draw right and 100 points if you get the exact scoreline right. Nap - indicate for both games for a nap bonus. If you get the exact score right, the nap bonus will be a super 200 points. Please mark your nap clearly. Third/fourth place play off Saturday 17th December Croatia v Morocco 15.00 The Final Sunday 18th December Argentina v France 15.00 Bonuses - Note - the bonuses ONLY apply to the final - there are no bonuses for the, err, what's it called game The total number of goals scored - 200 points The number of goals scored in the first half - 200 points The number of goals scored in the second half - 200 points The number of goals scored after 90 minutes - 500 points The number of hattricks - 300 points Will the game go to extra time - 150 points Will the game go to penalties - 150 points The total number of penalties scored (including those in normal game play) - 150 points The team which scores the fastest goal - 250 points The team which scores the last goal - 250 points The time of the first goal - 2,000 points for the exact time The time of the last goal - 2,000 points for the exact time The scorer of the first goal - 2,000 points The scorer of the last goal - 2,000 points The total number of yellow cards - 150 points The total number of red cards - 150 points The total number of substitutions across all games - 2,000 points ****Super, Hyper, Mega bonus*** Predict the exact score, whether the game will go to 90 or 120 minutes, the exact times of goal(s) and the goalscorer(s) - 1 million points If you get all that right you deserve to win! Good luck everyone, let's hope for a good game

@Smaldini, @YouReds, @Gizzy, @SouthCoastRed, @Darius1998, @Smallen, @Rob1981, @Mahzun_Savas, @The Golden boy, @oriole01, @VP., @Symbolic, @Jeroen Thijssen, @Lucas, @Hoarau, @ferrarinseb, @av3ry, @Constantine, @chris79, @Pompeyboyz, @Whoopy D, @GunmaN1905, @vikeologist, @cafcrocky, @Timma, @craigcwwe, @Orzelek, @WillHoward42, @sisyphus, @HOORAY HENRIK, @Tecmo, @SilenceOfTheLahms, @The_jagster, @Mr Wallin, @oche balboa, @Marvin, @CFuller, @Pafnus Semi-finals come and go, the heartache only heightened by what might have been. Tears, tantrums and farewells mixed with partying and celebrating. It's goodbye Croatia and Morocco, so close yet at the same time so definitively consigned to history. Step forward Argentina and France for the final test - Messi against Mbappe if you will - for the greatest accolade the game can offer. Talking of accolades - let's hear as many whoops as you can muster...oh, about 6,149 whoops should do it for our new, spectacular, stupendous WoopyD!!!! A gigantic score among gigantic scores. He was the only player to nail two 2,000 point bonuses. In total he predicted: the total number of goals, goals scored after 90 mins, number of hattricks, number of games going to extra time, number of penalties scored, the first team to score, the time of the last goal (2,000 points), the total number of red cards and the total number of substitutions across the games (2,000 points). Very well done and no more Whoops-a-daisy, more Whoopee!!!! He also had a meteoric rise of 30 places - 30! - to take top spot going into the final games. He has gone from rock bottom of the regular contributors to the very top - you see everyone - it can be done! Woopy, doopy do. Other player scored big as well thanks to the big bonuses and another big mover was Mahzun, who, like the whoopster, climbed an astonishing 23 places to second place. Very well done to him for a fantastic round and a huge bonus score. Mind you, Chris wasn't exactly hanging back either as he rises an enormous 27 places to complete out podium places. Fantastic score. Rob, that experienced denizen of the lower end of prediction leagues is not experiencing it any more with a leap of 11 places to fourth - big bonuses mean big moves. A sentiment not lost on Darius, Gunners and Gizzygogglepops who all took advantage of big bonus scores. Darius and Gunners move up seven and five places respectively but despite his huge score, Gizzlegiggs actually dropped one place but he won't mind that. At this point I had to check if the world had turned upside down because the table certainly did and while I was musing the absurd notion of the world turning upside down (I mean, in space nobody can tell which way is up) I saw Oriole, our previous leader. Down but not out, he resolutely remains in the top ten, in eighth place but dropping seven. Fullers climbs a huge 20 places to ninth, while The Legend drops one place but manages to remain in and complete our top ten. Craig drops out of the top ten with a fall of six while The inspiration is another big mover, climbing 16 places to 12th while in an extraordinary outcome, Constantine is the only non mover at 13th. Will climbs an impressive 10 places and The Golden Boy climbs four and I climb 10. Orzelek climbs two but poor old Hoarau drops 11. Meanwhile, Vikie will be pleased by his rise of two places. World turned upside down? Table turned upside down? Here is the proof. The Old Git and Seb in his Ferrari drop a calamitous 17 places each and still being ahead of prediction league brother Pompers will be no consolation. Smallen drops an acceptable five places (it could have been worse!), while prediction league brother Pompers falls three places, closing the gap to The Old Git. Caffers drops one, to 24th. Lucas confounding the promise of earlier rounds, falls nine places to 25th, while VP drops a disastrous 25 places. Not far behind, Smalldini falls 17 places. Jeroen drops 15 places to 28th. Av3ry brings up the rear of those who competed by falling two places. Disappointing that YouReds and Mr Wallin did not enter - especially as YouReds was sitting mighty handily in 8th position. So, increased pay offers for our winners and questions about "where are you really from" for our losers. The final fixtures will be posted shortly - and expect fireworks!!!! Player Semi-FInals Bonuses Total +/- 1. Whoopy D 250 5,800 6,149 +30 2. Mahzun_Savas 50 3,800 4,024 +23 3. Chris79 100 3,800 4,015 +27 4. Rob1981 100 3,600 3,981 +11 5. Darius1998 150 3,050 3,494 +7 6. GunmaN1905 50 3,100 3,461 +5 7. Gizzy 0 2,950 3,298 -1 8. Oriole01 100 1,750 2,358 -7 9. CFuller 250 1,750 2,118 +20 10. Timma 150 1,600 2,084 -1 11. Craigcwwe 100 1,550 2,061 -6 12. The_Jagster 250 1,800 2,050 +16 13. Constantine 200 1,450 1,942 14. WillHoward42 100 1,600 1,889 +10 15. The Golden Boy 100 1,450 1,795 +4 16. Sons FC 100 1,450 1,728 +10 17. Orzelek 250 1,200 1,709 +2 18. Hoarau 0 1,200 1,566 -11 19. Vikeologist 250 1,000 1,452 +2 20. Southcoastred 100 900 1,445 -17 21. Ferrarinseb 50 900 1,379 -17 22. Smallen 0 1,200 1,470 -5 23. Pompeyboyz 200 700 1,131 -3 24. Cafcrocky 300 800 1,295 -1 25. Lucas 100 850 1,230 -9 26. VP. 0 750 1,229 -25 27. Smaldini 0 900 1,228 -17 28. Jeroen Thijssen 50 800 1,133 -14 29. Av3ry 50 650 870 -2 30. YouReds DNE DNE 357 -22 31. Mr Wallin DNE DNE 215 -9 32. Hooray Henrik DNE DNE 79 33. Symbolic DNE DNE 77 34. Sysiphus DNE DNE 32 35. Oche Balboa DNE DNE 31 36. Tecmo DNE DNE 29 37. SilenceOfTheLahms DNE DNE 28 38. Marvin DNE DNE 25 39. Pafnus DNE DNE 11 Bonuses The total number of goals across all the games - 200 points – 5 The total number of goals scored in the first half - 150 points – 3 The total number of goals scored in the second half - 150 points - 2 The total number of goals scored after 90 minutes - 500 points 0 The total number of hattricks - 300 points - 0 The number of games going to extra time - 100 points - 0 The number of games going to penalties - 150 points - 0 The total number of penalties scored (including those in normal game play) - 150 points - 1 The team which scores the fastest goal - 250 points – France The team which scores the last goal - 250 points - France The time of the first goal - 2,000 points for the exact time – 5 minutes The time of the last goal - 2,000 points for the exact time – 79 minutes The scorer of the first goal - 2,000 points – Hernandez (France) The scorer of the last goal - 2,000 points – Kolo Muani (France) The total number of yellow cards - 100 points - 5 The total number of red cards - 150 points - 0 The total number of substitutions across all games - 2,000 points - 17