swooperproop Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 They did well but ultimately were outmuscled! Croatia haven't been too good really, making only the 3rd round each time, but they have had some tough games:2016 - 3rd round (2-2p v Nigeria) 2017 - 3rd round (1-2 v Colombia) 2018 - 3rd round (0-1e v France) They also lost their World Cup Qualifying playoff to Switzerland, so won't be travelling to Russia in the summer of 2018. Haha, nicely done Ouch, shame for Croatia Now I know who to boost if I ever get a chance to! Did the Czech win? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave. Posted December 31, 2015 Author Share Posted December 31, 2015 2018 WORLD KNOCKOUT CUP - Final Not really much to say here. France were absolutely sublime, blowing Czech Republic off the park and really should have scored a hatful. In the end though, one was enough to win their first World Knockout Cup title, and stands them in good stead for the summer's World Cup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swooperproop Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Should've supported Czech Republic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherwinriga Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 French must win to be number 1! Let me know the 2018 WC in Russia and the 2018 rankings! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave. Posted December 31, 2015 Author Share Posted December 31, 2015 Right - it's World Cup year - so there's a rather obvious challenge - predict the winner! There's a bigger reward on offer for this one to change the fortunes of chosen nations, so good luck. The qualified nations are as follows: [b][u]Africa Asia Europe North America South America [/b][/u] Ghana Saudi Arabia Portugal Spain Switzerland USA Chile Morocco Iraq England Ukraine Poland Canada Colombia Algeria Australia Wales Germany Serbia Mexico Brazil DR Congo South Korea France Netherlands Russia (hosts) Argentina Ivory Coast Japan Belgium N. Ireland Uruguay Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakarooney Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Germany will win imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
levigu Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 I'll go with England. What could possibly go wrong? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swooperproop Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 I'll go with France, only because they won the knockout. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtiessen Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 I'll go with Argentina Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperDan! Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 I'll go with the dark horse and say Colombia! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
schubat Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Pretty interesting project! I'll go with Spain Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Corperial Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 I'll take Brazil. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonbalmy87 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Belgium for me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grianaig Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Netherlands Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brenosantos Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Let's go with Switzerland. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoSolidSnake Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Unsurprisingly all the teams I'd have chosen have been picked, so I'm going to go with the hosts Russia in the hope that home advantage may prevail! unlikely I know... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynaboyj Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Ukraine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
breum Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 I'll take Wales Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherwinriga Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 I'll make Ghana the winner of this cup. This nation is an underdog national team, but of course, if they're lucky. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDH38 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Chile please. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GylfiAsCharged Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 It'll have to be Morocco! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Challenger Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Belgium. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave. Posted January 2, 2016 Author Share Posted January 2, 2016 2018 WORLD CUP The hosts didn't have a brilliant World Cup; going out at the group stage with DR Congo taking second place in Group A at their expense. Group B was always an open one for second spot, and it was Wales who took it brilliantly - what a few years they've had so far. Group C was probably the most difficult there's ever been at a World Cup - a proper group of death. Germany and Portugal (who always seem to get the hard games) went through at the expense of history's greatest footballing nation Brazil. in Group D, three decent sides were all tied on 6 points, and although England and Switzerland survived by the skin of their teeth, Mexico were not so lucky. Groups E and F were a little more clear-cut, and USA won a tough-looking Group G, knocking possible knockout-stage banana skins Chile and Ivory Coast out along the way. Finally, in Group H, the two expected sides did make it through, although Iraq pushed Colombia close.The knockout stages threw a few shocks. Ukraine knocked out Spain, while Uruguay were undone by African surprise package DR Congo. Belgium thrashed Ghana and USA with plenty of goals scored by the tournament's runaway top scorer Romelu Lukaku (10) but were eventually beaten by England. Belgium beat Portugal to third place, and England won the match that mattered most against Argentina. A close range finish midway through the first half from James Milner proved enough for England to win a tightly contested game for their second World Cup title. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave. Posted January 2, 2016 Author Share Posted January 2, 2016 I'll go with England. What could possibly go wrong? What indeed? England (still a little too highly rated by FM I reckon) win their second major honours in 3 years; the big one this time. And the big one for levigu too reward wise: THREE superstars (one 150 CA/200 PA and two "lesser stars" at 100 CA/180 PA), a 500 rep "switch" between any two nations, and a +25 youth rating. These can be split between any nations in any way you like; so in theory you could give boosts to five different countries (and a rep reduction to a sixth - or indeed one of the first five). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave. Posted January 2, 2016 Author Share Posted January 2, 2016 2018 INTERNATIONAL ALL-TIME RANKINGS Collated from points earned in the World Cup, World Knockout Cup and Confederations Cup, based on position and tournament reputation (in that order listed), this rankings list charts the relative performance over time of all national sides. Further lists charting continental performance (ie African teams in the Africa Cup of Nations etc will follow later). [b][u]Pos Nation Points[/u][/b] 1 England 33 2 Argentina 22 3 Belgium 17 4 France 15 5 Portugal 11 6 Germany 11 7 Brazil 10 8 Netherlands 9 9 Switzerland 9 10 Wales 9 11 Ukraine 8 12 USA 7 13 Colombia 7 14 Czech Republic 7 15 DR Congo 6 16 Spain 5 17 Ghana 5 18 Russia 5 19 Uruguay 4 20 Serbia 4 21 Poland 4 22 Denmark 4 23 Iraq 3 24 Chile 3 25 Iceland 3 26 Turkey 3 27 Mexico 2 28 South Korea 2 29 Algeria 2 30 Australia 2 31 Ivory Coast 2 32 Nigeria 2 33 Gabon 2 34 Finland 2 35 Georgia 2 36 Cameroon 2 37 Morocco 1 38 Canada 1 39 Japan 1 40 Northern Ireland 1 41 Saudi Arabia 1 42 New Zealand 1 43 Norway 1 44 Bosnia & Herzegovina 1 45 Guatemala 1 46 Congo 1 47 Costa Rica 1 48 Scotland 1 49 Lithuania 1 50 Panama 1 51 Hungary 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
levigu Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 What indeed? England (still a little too highly rated by FM I reckon) win their second major honours in 3 years; the big one this time. And the big one for levigu too reward wise:THREE superstars (one 150 CA/200 PA and two "lesser stars" at 100 CA/180 PA), a 500 rep "switch" between any two nations, and a +25 youth rating. These can be split between any nations in any way you like; so in theory you could give boosts to five different countries (and a rep reduction to a sixth - or indeed one of the first five). England do need to be cut back a little, so take 500 rep from them - and give it to Georgia. Let's have a Sammarinese superstar LW at San Marino Calcio. For the two lesser players, a Georgian CB at Dila Gori, and a North Korean infiltrator AM at FC Seoul. Finally, it would be nice to see a bit more Andorran youth talent in the world. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave. Posted January 2, 2016 Author Share Posted January 2, 2016 England do need to be cut back a little, so take 500 rep from them - and give it to Georgia.Let's have a Sammarinese superstar LW at San Marino Calcio. For the two lesser players, a Georgian CB at Dila Gori, and a North Korean infiltrator AM at FC Seoul. Finally, it would be nice to see a bit more Andorran youth talent in the world. Loving the creativity! (Not sure many England fans would be, mind you.) The changes have been made, and here are the new youngsters: Ross Barkl... Andrea Niccolai Davit Rukhadze An Kuk-Chol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave. Posted January 2, 2016 Author Share Posted January 2, 2016 PLAYERS Incredible, Al-Motawa hasn't added to his number of caps having retired with the 200 target in reach! Cech, Sneijder and Iraqi talisman Akram make the list, all with time to progress upwards on it.Plenty of new faces on this list. Not many goals for Messi and Suarez by their standards, but they still climb upwards. Rooney, Aguero, Hernandez, and somewhat surprisingly, Dennis Oliech - Kenya's primary hitman - are the new entrants.Lionel Messi stays perfect, and the rest stay pretty much as they were. The only changes see Suarez move up a couple of spots after an improved year, and a peaked Isco take the spot away from a slightly waned Sergio Aguero.As we can see, Spain's back line looks assured the next couple of decades! Ventura and Carr are the highest CA players on our top 10 list, and Portugal and USA have clearly recognised that with a decent number of international caps each already. Elsewhere, England now have two players on the list.Kvarthskhava has improved significantly again, and has added to his caps and goals for Georgia as he prepares for his transfer in the summer. Olivar has earned a dozen caps now for the Philippines, but no longer has a club contract (he wanted to move to a bigger club, but there was no interest in him). It will be interesting to see how long it takes until he is snapped up; and who takes the plunge. Elsewhere, there are now three more potential stars to keep an eye on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
breum Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 you say Isco took the spot, but list Aguero, fyi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherwinriga Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Maybe Olivar will move to college first, so that he will play for the youth team soon. Otherwise, he will be playing for difference. I hope the Philippines is heading to the 2019 Asian Cup and that's where a major vast of Asian teams are competing for the first time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave. Posted January 3, 2016 Author Share Posted January 3, 2016 you say Isco took the spot, but list Aguero, fyi Oops - thanks for spotting that! Fixed. Maybe Olivar will move to college first, so that he will play for the youth team soon. Otherwise, he will be playing for difference. I hope the Philippines is heading to the 2019 Asian Cup and that's where a major vast of Asian teams are competing for the first time. With such high ability/potential it'd be a massive shock if he wasn't picked up quickly, especially seeing as he's now first choice for his national side. Unfortunately, the Philippines did not qualify for the Asian Cup, although they did reach the final of the AFF Championship, losing to Thailand - and of course have their WKC campaign kicking off shortly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave. Posted January 4, 2016 Author Share Posted January 4, 2016 2019 WORLD KNOCKOUT CUP - First Round Most OffsidesStéphane Zubar (Guadeloupe 1-1p Kenya) - 8Biggest WinMexico 11-0 TahitiFastest GoalGiacomo Bonaventura (Italy 3-0 Martinique) - 7 seconds Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave. Posted January 4, 2016 Author Share Posted January 4, 2016 2019 WORLD KNOCKOUT CUP - Second Round Shock of the RoundUganda 1-0 ScotlandPass KingAndreu Fontás (Spain) - 93% pass completion rateHeavy ScorersArgentina - 7.5 goals per game Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave. Posted January 4, 2016 Author Share Posted January 4, 2016 2019 WORLD KNOCKOUT CUP - Third Round Heavyweight ClashBrazil p1-1 SpainNot ConcededBenin, Gabon, El Salvador, Croatia, Serbia, Chile, UruguayKeep-ballArgentina - 75.33% possession Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave. Posted January 4, 2016 Author Share Posted January 4, 2016 Challenge time: Can you correctly name the last nation standing from each continent? Whoever gets most right will earn the right to create the customary youth superstar, and to kick you off, I'll give you two of the six continent's champions: South Korea (Asia) - not that it helps much, being the only Asian team in the last 32 - and New Zealand (Oceania) - losing 2-0 in Round 2 (equal to New Caledonia, but New Zealand won 2-0 in Round 1 and New Caledonia only 1-0, so NZ pip it). The four continents and their potential last teams standing are as follows: [b][u]Africa Europe North America South America[/b][/u] Tunisia Croatia USA Brazil Gabon Portugal El Salvador Chile Cameroon Germany Colombia Benin Italy Argentina South Africa Israel Uruguay Mali Wales Sudan Georgia Ghana England Belgium Sweden Netherlands Bulgaria Serbia Switzerland Albania Cyprus And the draw for the fourth round: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtiessen Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Africa - Ghana Europe - England (they've just been winning too much) North America - USA South America - Argentina Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardiovascular Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 This is great Dave. ! I'm gonna go El Salvador, Germany, Argentina and South Africa Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
levigu Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 I'll have USA, Brazil, Gabon, and Belgium. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Corperial Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 USA, Uruguay, Germany, and Ghana for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakarooney Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Ghana, England, USA and Argentina for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GylfiAsCharged Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Gabon, Italy, USA and Argentina I think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grianaig Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Cameroon Belgium USA Brazil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouth123 Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Cameroon, Georiga, USA and Uruguay Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
schubat Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Africa - Gabon Europe - Georgia North America - USA South America - Brazil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
swooperproop Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Africa - Gabon Europe - England (obviously going to lose immediately now ) N. America - El Salvador S. America - Chile Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brenosantos Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Africa - Cameroon Europe - Italy N. America - USA S. America - Chile Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakarooney Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Have to say Dave, i'm really liking this thread. Pretty much the only one i'm following right now. Cheers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherwinriga Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Ghana, Georgia, United States and Brazil. One of these may become champions soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toonbalmy87 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Africa - Ghana Europe - Germany North America - USA South America - colombia Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave. Posted January 5, 2016 Author Share Posted January 5, 2016 This is great Dave. !I'm gonna go El Salvador, Germany, Argentina and South Africa Thanks a lot! Africa - GabonEurope - England (obviously going to lose immediately now ) N. America - El Salvador S. America - Chile Haha, well England have had that 500 point decrease in reputation... Have to say Dave, i'm really liking this thread. Pretty much the only one i'm following right now. Cheers. Thanks very much Also, just a heads-up - you picked the exact same four sides as jtiessen, who got in there first. Would you like to change one/more than one? Ghana, Georgia, United States and Brazil. One of these may become champions soon. You'd think Brazil are in with a shout (for their second title)... Or the mighty Georgia! I'll run the latter stages and post updates later this afternoon I should think, so plenty of time left for people to enter/amend their answers if they have the time to! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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