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Just now, GunmaN1905 said:

Why even bother with the predictions when 2 bonus questions can get you 80% increase.

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You know why - it was to add an element of uncertainty to the scores and to make sure that nobody became too detached at the bottom and gave up thinking they couldn't close the gap - and it was for a bit of fun!

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1 minute ago, Sons FC said:

You know why - it was to add an element of uncertainty to the scores and to make sure that nobody became too detached at the bottom and gave up thinking they couldn't close the gap - and it was for a bit of fun!

Yeah except that guy who was leading in the first place got the most points. :D

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Of course it isn't @GunmaN1905 and @Readingfanman. I was going to run more bonuses for the knock out stage but the fixtures were posted before I could do that.

Anyway - we have a number of options - we can run more bonuses, we can run the main table without the bonuses and keep the bonus table self-contained - which was why I posted it on its own initially.

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Wow I am crap at this! Anyway

Round of Sixteen

Saturday 30th June

3pm France v Argentina 1-0

7pm Uruguay v Portugal 1-1 (Uruguay win on penalties)

Sunday 1st July

3pm Spain v Russia 2-1

7pm Croatia v Denmark 2-0

Monday 2nd July

3pm Brazil v Mexico 1-1 (Brazil win on penalties)

7pm Belgium v Japan 2-0

Tuesday 3rd July

3pm Sweden v Switzerland 0-0 (Switzerland win on penalties)

7pm Colombia v England 0-1

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Round of Sixteen

Saturday 30th June

3pm France v Argentina 2-0

7pm Uruguay v Portugal 2-1

Sunday 1st July

3pm Spain v Russia 3-0

7pm Croatia v Denmark 2-0

Monday 2nd July

3pm Brazil v Mexico 3-1

7pm Belgium v Japan 3-0

Tuesday 3rd July

3pm Sweden v Switzerland 1-2

7pm Colombia v England 2-1

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Saturday 30th June

3pm France v Argentina 2-1

7pm Uruguay v Portugal 1-0

Sunday 1st July

3pm Spain v Russia 2-0

7pm Croatia v Denmark 2-0

Monday 2nd July

3pm Brazil v Mexico 2-1

7pm Belgium v Japan 2-0

Tuesday 3rd July

3pm Sweden v Switzerland 0-1

7pm Colombia v England 1-0

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Round of Sixteen

Saturday 30th June

3pm France v Argentina 1-2

7pm Uruguay v Portugal 2-1

Sunday 1st July

3pm Spain v Russia 2-1

7pm Croatia v Denmark 2-0

Monday 2nd July

3pm Brazil v Mexico 3-0

7pm Belgium v Japan 3-1

Tuesday 3rd July

3pm Sweden v Switzerland 1-2

7pm Colombia v England 1-2

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Round of Sixteen

Saturday 30th June

3pm France v Argentina 3-1

7pm Uruguay v Portugal 1-0

Sunday 1st July

3pm Spain v Russia 2-0

7pm Croatia v Denmark 3-0

Monday 2nd July

3pm Brazil v Mexico 2-0

7pm Belgium v Japan 5-1

Tuesday 3rd July

3pm Sweden v Switzerland 1-1 (2-1 Sweden extra time)

7pm Colombia v England 2-3

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Round of Sixteen

Saturday 30th June

3pm France v Argentina 2-0

7pm Uruguay v Portugal 0-1 

Sunday 1st July

3pm Spain v Russia 3-0

7pm Croatia v Denmark 2-0

Monday 2nd July

3pm Brazil v Mexico 2-0

7pm Belgium v Japan 2-0

Tuesday 3rd July

3pm Sweden v Switzerland 0-1 

7pm Colombia v England 1-2

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Round of Sixteen

Saturday 30th June

3pm France v Argentina 1-1  (France win on pens)

7pm Uruguay v Portugal 0-0 (Uruguay win on pens)

Sunday 1st July

3pm Spain v Russia 2-0

7pm Croatia v Denmark 1-0

Monday 2nd July

3pm Brazil v Mexico 4-2

7pm Belgium v Japan 2-0

Tuesday 3rd July

3pm Sweden v Switzerland 0-0 (Switzerland win on pens)

7pm Colombia v England 0-1

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Round of Sixteen

Saturday 30th June

3pm France 2-1 Argentina

7pm Uruguay 2-1 Portugal

Sunday 1st July

3pm Spain 2-0 Russia

7pm Croatia 1-1 Denmark (Denmark win on penalties)

Monday 2nd July

3pm Brazil 1-0 Mexico

7pm Belgium 3-0 Japan

Tuesday 3rd July

3pm Sweden 1-0 Switzerland

7pm Colombia 2-1 England

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Round of Sixteen

Saturday 30th June

3pm France 2-1 Argentina

7pm Uruguay 0-1 Portugal AET

Sunday 1st July

3pm Spain 3-0 Russia

7pm Croatia 2-1 Denmark AET

Monday 2nd July

3pm Brazil 2-0 Mexico

7pm Belgium 3-0 Japan

Tuesday 3rd July

3pm Sweden 1-1 Switzerland (Switzerland on penalties)

7pm Colombia 2-2 England (Colombia on penalties)

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The bonus thing pretty much ends this as any kind of competition ...

Saturday 30th June
France 2-1 Argentina
Uruguay 0-1 Portugal

Sunday 1st July
Spain 2-0 Russia
Croatia 1-0 Denmark

Monday 2nd July
Brazil 2-0 Mexico
Belgium 2-0 Japan

Tuesday 3rd July
Sweden 0-1 Switzerland
Colombia 1-2 England (optimism ftw!)

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22 minutes ago, Razzler said:

The bonus thing pretty much ends this as any kind of competition ...

Saturday 30th June
France 2-1 Argentina
Uruguay 0-1 Portugal

Sunday 1st July
Spain 2-0 Russia
Croatia 1-0 Denmark

Monday 2nd July
Brazil 2-0 Mexico
Belgium 2-0 Japan

Tuesday 3rd July
Sweden 0-1 Switzerland
Colombia 1-2 England (optimism ftw!)

Razzie, we agreed to keep the main table and the bonus table separate to avoid the contest being over too quickly.

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Round of Sixteen

Saturday 30th June

3pm France v Argentina 2-1 aet

7pm Uruguay v Portugal 0-2

Sunday 1st July

3pm Spain v Russia 3-1

7pm Croatia v Denmark 2-2 Denmark win on penalties

Monday 2nd July

3pm Brazil v Mexico 3-1

7pm Belgium v Japan 3-1

Tuesday 3rd July

3pm Sweden v Switzerland 0-0 Sweden win on penalties

7pm Colombia v England 2-2 England win on penalties

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Rules for the knockout stages.

If you opt to declare the result after extra time and get the correct score  aet - 3 points. Correct result aet - 1 point.

If the score is correct at 90 mins but changes in extra time - and the result is the same, 1 point if you have opted for extra time, 3 points if you didn't.

If you opt for penalties, 1 additional point if you get the correct winner after penalties, 2 additional points if you get the correct penalties score.

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Round of Sixteen

 Saturday 30th June

3pm France 3 v 1 Argentina 

7pm Uruguay 2 v 1 Portugal 

Sunday 1st July

3pm Spain 2 v 0 Russia 

7pm Croatia 2 v 0 Denmark

Monday 2nd July

3pm Brazil 3 v 1 Mexico 

7pm Belgium 3 v 0 Japan 

Tuesday 3rd July

3pm Sweden 1 v 0 Switzerland

 7pm Colombia 2 v 1 England

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Round of Sixteen

 Saturday 30th June

3pm France 3 v 0 Argentina 

7pm Uruguay 3 v 1 Portugal 

Sunday 1st July

3pm Spain 4 v 0 Russia 

7pm Croatia 2 v 1 Denmark

Monday 2nd July

3pm Brazil 2 v 1 Mexico 

7pm Belgium 3 v 0 Japan 

Tuesday 3rd July

3pm Sweden 1 v 1 Switzerland  (Sweden on pens)

 7pm Colombia 1 v 2 England

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Saturday 30th June

3pm France 3-1 Argentina

7pm Uruguay 2-0 Portugal

Sunday 1st July

3pm Spain 3-0 Russia

7pm Croatia 2-0 Denmark

Monday 2nd July

3pm Brazil 3-0 Mexico

7pm Belgium 4-0 Japan

Tuesday 3rd July

3pm Sweden 1-2 Switzerland

7pm Colombia 2-1 England

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Saturday 30th June

3pm France v Argentina 1-2 (AET)

7pm Uruguay v Portugal 1-1 (Portugal on penalties)

 

Sunday 1st July

3pm Spain v Russia 3-0

7pm Croatia v Denmark 3-1

 

Monday 2nd July

3pm Brazil v Mexico 2-0

7pm Belgium v Japan 5-1

 

Tuesday 3rd July

3pm Sweden v Switzerland 1-1 (Switzerland on penalties)

7pm Colombia v England 2-1

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@Collzy, @HOORAY HENRIK, @oriole01, @DB08, @Timma, @craigcwwe, @LilSaint, @PMLF, @CFuller, @YouReds, @Orzelek, @Readingfanman, @daylight, @toon_84, @GunmaN1905, @Razzler, @Marc.Foster050, @ArsenalFan7, @Crispypaul, @SouthCoastRed

Comrades,

The knock out stages begin today and the same general rules apply - 3 points for a correct score, 1 point for a correct result. In addition, there are amended rules for extra time and penalties and I have copied these rules below as follows:

  • If you opt to declare the result after extra time your score will only be considered at the end of extra time. If you get the correct score aet - 3 points. Correct result aet - 1 point
  • If you opt for penalties, 1 additional point if you get the correct winner after penalties, 2 additional points if you get the correct penalties score. This means of course that you could score up to five points for guessing the correct penalties score

There was some discussion yesterday concerning the bonuses and the extent to which they had affected the overall table. The Politburo considered this (GunmaN1905 asked about it in a post) and after lengthy consideration (a couple of minutes) the Supreme Soviet (me) decided to accept his request (ok, he didn't ask, he just mentioned it). The outlying Soviets agreed to the outcome (Razzler came in late) and as a consequence, the main table and the bonus table will be considered separately from now on.

@LilSaint and @SouthCoastRed - you have not yet submitted your predictions for the knock out stages.

Good luck everyone!

 

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5 minutes ago, DB08 said:

Just as well. With the rest of my predictions, I don't see myself scoring another bonus point in this tournament. :D

I don't know - you did ok - you only dropped two places after the bonuses, from 3rd to 5th.

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@Collzy, @HOORAY HENRIK, @oriole01, @DB08, @Timma, @craigcwwe, @LilSaint, @PMLF, @CFuller, @YouReds, @Orzelek, @Readingfanman, @daylight, @toon_84, @GunmaN1905, @Razzler, @Marc.Foster050, @ArsenalFan7, @Crispypaul, @SouthCoastRed

Good morning comrades,

Well, what an extraordinary round of 16 - Argentina OUT, Spain OUT, Portugal OUT.

Dramatic victories for France, Uruguay, Russia, Belgium and of course, dear old England - who win a WC penalty shoot out for the first time in their history. I know you all fully expected England to win, in true patriotic spirit - the thing is, a fair number predicted a Colombia win - I will put it down to well thought out reverse psychology.

As a result of the England result last night the Supreme Soviet (me) has decided to merge the International Treaty on Security (IT'S) with the Committee on the Motherland Initiative for Notifying Growth (COMING)  and the Health Outcome Measures Executive (HOME) to make a new committee called "Coming It's Home".

So, how does that effect the positions within the Politburo? Our beloved leader Collzy retains his lead and remains Supreme Soviet but the gap is closing. Oriole01, HOORAY HENRIK, and GunmaN1905 close to within three points. If we include Timma and CFuller, then only five points separates the top six.

CFuller is the round winner with a whopping and extraordinary 12 points, closely followed by ArsenalFan7 with an equally impressive 11 points. Honourable mentions for HOORAY HENRIK, with 9 points and craigcwwe with 7 points. Agricultural Collective scores for the rest of us.

Unsurprisingly, the biggest mover was CFuller who moves up a game changing 10 places into 6th place - a great round for you CFuller!

At the bottom, ArsenalFan7 and craigcwwe both move up three places after their good scores but Razzler, LilSaint, Crispypaul and SouthCoastRed remain in the gulag. LilSaint did not enter so joined SouthCoastRed in going out at the group stage. Crispypaul couldn't take advantage and unfortunately scored the lowest score of the round with two points - bad luck Crispy, better luck next round.

So, onto the quarter finals - the fixtures will be posted in due course.

 

 

Name

 

Round of 16

 

Total

 

Position

 

1

 

Collzy

 

4

46

 

 

2

 

oriole01

 

6

44

 

 

3

 

HOORAY HENRIK

 

9

43

 

+4

4

 

GunmaN1905

 

6

43

 

+1

5

 

Timma

 

4

41

 

-1

6

 

CFuller

 

12

41

 

+10

7

 

DB08    

 

3

40

 

-4

8

 

PMLF

 

5

39

 

-2

9

 

Marc.Foster.050

 

6

39

 

-1

10

 

toon_84

 

6

37

 

+3

11

 

Orzelek

 

4

36

 

-1

12

 

Readingfanman              

 

4

36

 

-1

13

 

daylight

 

4

35

 

-1

14

 

YouReds

 

2

34

 

-5

15

 

Sons FC

 

5

34

 

 

16

 

ArsenalFan7

 

11

34

 

+3

17

 

craigcwwe

 

7

32

 

+3

18

 

Razzler

 

5

31

 

-1

19

 

LilSaint

 

DNE

30

 

-5

20

 

Crispypaul

 

2

26

 

-2

21

 

SouthCoastRed

DNE

14

 

 

 

       
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
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