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The Official sj.com World Cup '06 pool

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Big Buckin' agate_monkey, Jun 5, 2006.

  1. ServeItUp

    ServeItUp Active Member

    Presumably, you want the picks in public for humiliation purposes? Get your tomatoes ready...

    Group A: 1. Germany, 2. Ecuador
    Group B: 1. England, 2. TnT
    Group C: 1. Argentina, 2. Netherlands
    Group D: 1. Mexico, 2. Portugal
    Group E: 1. Czech, 2. Ghana
    Group F: 1. Brazil, 2. Japan
    Group G: 1. France, 2. South Korea
    Group H: 1. Ukraine, 2. Spain

    Left side of bracket
    Germany over TnT
    Argentina over Portugal
    Czechs over Japan
    France over Spain

    Right side of bracket
    England over Ecuador
    Netherlands over Mexico
    Brazil over Ghana
    South Korea over Ukraine

    QUARTERFINALISTS
    Left side
    Argentina over Germany
    Czechs over France

    Right side
    Netherlands over England
    Brazil over South Korea

    SEMIFINALISTS
    Czechs over Argentina
    Brazil over Netherlands

    CHAMPION
    Brazil over Czechs

    Tie breakers
    1: 3
    2: 8
    3: Your guess is as good as mine.
     
  2. Big Buckin' agate_monkey

    Big Buckin' agate_monkey Active Member

    Bump. For the morning crew.
     
  3. Big Buckin' agate_monkey

    Big Buckin' agate_monkey Active Member

    I'll post my picks on Tuesday .... maybe, fellas. Maybe Wednesda .... or Tursday.
     
  4. Dessens71

    Dessens71 Member

    I'm new around here, but I'd like to play, please.

    Group A
    Germany
    Poland

    Group B
    England
    Sweden

    Group C
    Argentina
    Netherlands

    Group D
    Portugal
    Mexico

    Group E
    Czech
    Italy

    Group F
    Brazil
    Croatia

    Group G
    France
    Switzerland

    Group H
    Ukraine
    Spain

    Left side of bracket
    Germany vs. Sweden
    Argentina vs. Mexico
    Czech vs. Croatia
    France vs. Spain

    Right side of bracket
    England vs. Poland
    Portugal vs. Netherlands
    Brazil vs. Italy
    Ukraine vs. Switzerland

    QUARTERFINALISTS
    Left side
    Germany vs. Argentina
    Czech vs. Spain
    Right side
    England vs. Portugal
    Brazil vs. Ukraine

    SEMIFINALISTS
    Germany vs. Czech
    Portugal vs. Brazil

    CHAMPION
    Brazil def. Germany

    Tie breakers
    1: 4
    2: 12
     
  5. Big Buckin' agate_monkey

    Big Buckin' agate_monkey Active Member

    Yer in, buddy. BOTTOMS UP!
    GO AZZURRI!!
     
  6. fmrsped

    fmrsped Active Member

    Group A
    Germany
    Ecuador

    Group B
    England
    Paraguay

    Group C
    Argentina
    Netherlands

    Group D
    Mexico
    Portugal

    Group E
    Czech
    USA

    Group F
    Brazil
    Croatia

    Group G
    France
    South Korea

    Group H
    Spain
    Ukraine

    Left side of bracket
    A1 Germany over B2 Paraguay

    D2 Portugal over C1 Argentina

    E1 Czech over F2 Croatia

    G1 France over H2 Ukraine


    Right side of bracket
    B1 England over A2 Ecuador

    C2 Netherlands over D1 Mexico

    F1 Brazil over E2 USA

    G2 South Korea over H1 Spain

    QUARTERFINALISTS
    Left side
    A1-B2 Germany over C1-D2 Portugal
    G1-H2 France over E1-F2 Czech

    Right side
    D1-C2 Netherlands over B1-A2 England
    F1-E2 Brazil over H1-G2 South Korea

    SEMIFINALISTS
    France over Germany
    Brazil over Netherlands

    CHAMPION
    France over Brazil

    Tie breakers
    1: Total goals in the title game--3
    2: Total corner kicks in the title game--9
    3: Most correctly picked finishes in group standings
     
  7. Jim Tom Pinch

    Jim Tom Pinch Active Member

    I may edit this before Friday after I've done a little more reseach. If somebody else is Marge from Accounting, I'm going to be Steve from the press room, who loves the NBA but doesn't really follow college basketball, but does research before making his picks.

    Pick the first- and second-place finisher in each group in order.

    Group A
    Germany
    Poland

    Group B
    England
    Sweden

    Group C
    Argentina
    Ivory Coast

    Group D
    Portugal
    Mexico

    Group E
    Czech
    USA

    Group F
    Brazil
    Croatia

    Group G
    France
    Switzerland

    Group H
    Spain
    Saudi Arabia

    Left side of bracket
    Sweden beats Germany

    Mexico beats Argentina

    Czech beats Croatia

    France over Saudi Arabia


    Right side of bracket
    England beats Poland

    Ivory Coast beats Portugal

    Brasil over USA

    Spain over Switzerland

    QUARTERFINALISTS
    Left side
    Sweden beats Mexico
    Czech over France

    Right side
    England beats Ivory Coast
    Brasil beats Spain

    SEMIFINALISTS
    Czech over Sweden
    Brasil beats England

    CHAMPION
    Czech over Brasil

    Tie breakers
    Total goals in the title game: 3
    2: Total corner kicks in the title game: Gross. I have no idea where to go here. Is 8 reasonable?
     
  8. Pastor

    Pastor Active Member

    Final Standings: Group A

    • 1. Germany
      2. Poland
      3. Ecuador
      4. Costa Rica

    Final Standings: Group B

    • 1. England
      2. Sweden
      3. Paraguay
      4. Trinidad & Tobago

    Final Standings: Group C

    • 1. Netherlands
      2. Argentina
      3. Ivory Coast
      4. Serbia & Montenegro

    Final Standings: Group D

    • 1. Portugal
      2. Mexico
      3. Angola
      4. Iran

    Final Standings: Group E

    • 1. Czech Republic
      2. USA
      3. Italy
      4. Ghana

    Final Standings: Group F

    • 1. Brazil
      2. Croatia
      3. Japan
      4. Australia

    Final Standings: Group G

    • 1. France
      2. South Korea
      3. Togo
      4. Switzerland

    Final Standings: Group H

    • 1. Spain
      2. Ukraine
      3. Saudi Arabia
      4. Tunisia

    Left side of bracket
    Germany v. Sweden

    Netherlands v. Mexico

    Czech Republic v. Croatia

    France v. Ukraine


    Right side of bracket
    England v. Poland

    Portugal v. Argentina

    Brazil v. USA

    Spain v. South Korea

    QUARTERFINALISTS
    Left side
    Germany v. Netherlands
    Czech v. France

    Right side
    England v. Argentina
    USA v. Spain

    SEMIFINALISTS
    Netherlands v. France
    USA v. Argentina

    CHAMPIONSHIP
    Netherlands v. Argentina

    WINNER
    Netherlands

    Tie breakers
    1: Total goals in the title game: 3
    2: Total corner kicks in the title game: 12
    3: Most correctly picked finishes in group standings: ALL ;D

    Yeah, I'm a homer. Deal with it! :D
     
  9. Tiger16

    Tiger16 Member

    Group A
    Germany
    Poland

    Group B
    Paraguay
    England

    Group C
    Argentina
    Netherlands

    Group D
    Portugal
    Mexico

    Group E
    Czech Republic
    Italy

    Group F
    Brazil
    Croatia

    Group G
    France
    South Korea

    Group H
    Spain
    Ukraine

    Left side of bracket
    A1 Germany vs. B2 England

    C1 Argentina vs. D2 Mexico

    E1 Czech Republic vs. F2 Croatia

    G1 France vs. H2 Ukraine

    Right side of bracket

    B1 Paraguay vs. A2 Poland

    D1 Portugal vs. C2 Netherlands

    F1 Brazil vs. E2 Italy

    H1 Spain vs. G2 South Korea

    QUARTERFINALISTS
    Left side
    Germany vs. Argentina
    France vs. Czech Republic

    Right side
    Paraguay vs. Portugal
    Brazil vs. Sprain

    SEMIFINALISTS
    Germany vs. Czech Republic
    Paraguay vs. Brazil

    CHAMPION
    Brazil def. Czech Republic

    Tie breakers
    1: Total goals in the title game: 1
    2: Total corner kicks in the title game: 8
     
  10. Cosmo

    Cosmo Well-Known Member

    Group A
    Germany
    Costa Rica

    Group B
    Sweden
    England

    Group C
    Netherlands
    Argentina

    Group D
    Portugal
    Iran

    Group E
    USA
    Italy

    Group F
    Brazil
    Croatia

    Group G
    France
    South Korea

    Group H
    Ukraine
    Saudi Arabia

    Left side of bracket
    Germany d. England
    Netherlands d. Iran
    USA d. Croatia
    France d. Saudi Arabia

    Right side of bracket
    Sweden d. Costa Rica
    Argentina d. Portugal
    Brazil d. Italy
    Ukraine d. South Korea

    QUARTERFINALISTS
    Left side
    Netherlands d. Germany
    France d. USA

    Right side
    Sweden d. Argentina
    Brazil d. Ukraine

    SEMIFINALISTS
    France d. Netherlands
    Brazil d. Sweden

    CHAMPION
    Brazil d. France 2-0

    Tie breakers
    1: Total goals in the title game (2)
    2: Total corner kicks in the title game (11)
    3: Most correctly picked finishes in group standings
     
  11. Oz

    Oz Well-Known Member

    As long as my picks destory those made by kingcreole :D ...

    POOL PLAY
    Group A -- 1. Germany; 2. Poland
    Group B -- 1. England; 2. Paraguay
    Group C -- 1. Argentina; 2. Ivory Coast
    Group D -- 1. Mexico; 2. Portugal
    Group E -- 1. Italy; 2. United States
    Group F -- 1. Brazil; 2. Australia
    Group G -- 1. France; 2. Switzerland
    Group H -- 1. Spain; 2. Ukraine

    LEFT SIDE OF BRACKET
    A1 Germany vs. B2 Paraguay
    C1 Argentina vs. D2 Portugal
    E1 Italy vs. F2 Austrailia
    G1 France vs. H2 Ukraine

    RIGHT SIDE OF BRACKET
    B1 England vs. A2 Poland
    D1 Mexico vs. C2 Ivory Coast
    F1 Brazil vs. E2 United States
    H1 Spain vs. G2 Switzerland

    QUARTERFINALISTS
    Left side
    Germany vs. Argentina
    Italy vs. France

    Right side
    England vs. Ivory Coast
    Brazil vs. Spain

    SEMIFINALISTS
    Germany vs. Italy
    England vs. Brazil

    CHAMPION
    Brazil defeats Italy

    Tie breakers
    1: Total goals in the title game -- 4
    2: Total corner kicks in the title game -- 10
     
  12. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

    Group A              
    1. Germany
    2. Poland                            
     
    Group B
    1. England                                    
    2. Sweden          

    Group C                  
    1. Netherlands                                  
    2. Ivory Coast                  


    Group D
    1. Mexico
    2. Portugal

    Group E
    1. Czech
    2. USA

    Group F
    1. Brazil
    2. Australia  

    Group G
    1. France
    2. Switzerland

    Group H
    1. Spain
    2. Ukraine

    Left side of bracket
    Germany over Sweden
    Netherlands over Portugal
    Aussies over Czechs
    France over Ukraine


    Right side of bracket
    England over Poland
    Sweden over Mexico
    Brazil over USA    :(
    Spain over Swiss

    QUARTERFINALISTS
    Left side
    Netherlands over Germany
    France over Aussies

    Right side
    England over Sweden
    Brazil over Spain

    SEMIFINALISTS
    France over Netherlands
    Brazil over England

    CHAMPION
    Brazil

    Tie breakers
    1: Total goals in the title game - 2
    2: Total corner kicks in the title game - 13
     
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