World Cup Prediction Thread - Group Stage

[Cort Haus]

Originally posted by Locutus


It's not unfair, it's stupid not to do it. If you don't even know who's playing, how can you reasonably predict the outcome?

What do you mean "don't know who's playing?".

I'm not talking about post-group games, I'm talking about group games.

I wouldn't have bothered posting predictions for all the games for group stages if I hadn't thought we were supposed to do them all before the tournament starts.

[Cort Haus]

England 1-0 Paraguay

Al_Kimiya: 2-1
alva: 0-0
atawa: 1-0
Cockney: 2-0
Cort: 2-1
CyberShy: 1-1
dans: 2-0
dauphin: 2-0
daz: 1-0
duke: 3-1
ecthy: 3-1
hueij: 2-1
imran: 2-0
kalius: 1-0
lawrence: 1-0
lightblue: 2-1
locutus: 3-1
serb: 1-1
sir_og: 1-1
solver: 2-1
victor_galis: 3-1
Wernazuma: 2-1
winston: 2-0

[Cort Haus]

Trinidad & Tobago 0-0 Sweden

Al_Kimiya: 0-2
alva: 0-0
atawa: 1-3
Cockney: 1-3
Cort: 0-3
CyberShy: 1-3
dans: 0-2
dauphin: 0-3
daz: 0-2
duke: 0-3
ecthy: 0-2
hueij: 0-3
imran: 2-2
kalius: 1-4
lawrence: 0-2
lightblue: 0-5
locutus: 0-4
serb: 0-4
sir_og: 1-4
solver: 1-2
victor_galis: 0-3
Wernazuma: 0-3
winston: 0-2

[Solver]

I think we can disqualify Alva despite him getting this right .

No one predicted a T & T victory, what a shame .

[Cort Haus]

Excel Wallchart - This allows you to key in results of group games, and get tables and placements for following rounds.

[Wernazuma III]

Originally posted by Cort Haus


To respond, everybody who made the early predictions would have to be able to change them, based on each passing days results and news. This sounds like a lot of work for any administration and analysis of the prediction data.

That's the rule. You may change your prediction for every match until the minute it starts. Just do it in a new post instead of editing the original post.

[Victor Galis]

I don't know whether to be sad my prediction for the Sweden-T&T game didn't go as predicted, or to be really happy that England's job just got easier

[Victor Galis]

And some of us are really lazy and unless the last game had been something like:

Trinidad & Tobago 10 - Sweden 0, we don't change predictions

[Locutus]

Originally posted by Cort Haus


What do you mean "don't know who's playing?".

Which players, what the lineup will be. E.g. knowing that just about the entire Dutch midfield lineup is suffering from injuries could have an impact on one's prediction for Netherlands vs Serbia...

[Solver]

England's job won't be easier if they can't beat T & T either .

[duke o' york]

I don't think you should be allowed to change predictions. I mean, after the awful showing from all the teams in Group A, then I'd like to change my top scorer to Klose, because he needn't even score in the next rounds to get the golden boot if the defences are all as terrible as they were yesterday.

[Victor Galis]

Originally posted by Solver
England's job won't be easier if they can't beat T & T either .

Actually, England doesn't have to beat anyone to go to the second stage now. 2 draws = guaranteed qualification for second round now Of course, I'd rather see two wins.

[Victor Galis]

Originally posted by duke o' york


I don't think you should be allowed to change predictions. I mean, after the awful showing from all the teams in Group A, then I'd like to change my top scorer to Klose, because he needn't even score in the next rounds to get the golden boot if the defences are all as terrible as they were yesterday.

You can change game predictions any time before the game starts, you can still change predictions for groups C-H, but you're stuck with your Golden Boot and overall winner predictions now since those have already started. And quite frankly, if Klose wins, I'd be happy because most people didn't predict it

[Solver]

Argentina 2 - 1 Ivory Coast

Of course, Argentina scored a goal early that the ref cancelled, but I demand that my 3-1 prediction be counted as correct .

[Locutus]

Yeah, damn shame, that killed my exact score as well...