The Official sj.com World Cup '06 pool

Hachat, I would guess that if Germany is beating the US in your bracket is, again, the result of an uncalled handball in the box. Damn Germans!

 

Here's my entry: (and don't worry AQB, when your agate clerk's cat wins the NCAA pool, you know you got a chance):

Group A: 1. Germany, 2. Costa Rica
Group B: 1. England; 2. Paraguay               
Group C: 1. Argentina; 2. Ivory Coast                 
Group D: 1. Mexico; 2. Iran
Group E: 1. Italy; 2. USA
Group F: 1. Brazil; 2. Japan
Group G: 1. France; 2. South Korea
Group H: 1. Spain; 2. Tunisia

FIRST ROUND
Germany A1 def. Paraguay B2
Argentina C1 def. Iran D2
Italy E1 def. Japan F2
France G1 def. Tunisia H2
England B1 def. Costa Rica A2
Ivory Coast C2 def. Mexico D1
Brazil F1 def. USA E2
Spain H1 def. South Korea G2

QUARTERFINALISTS
Germany def. Argentina; France def. Italy; England def. Ivory Coast; Brazil def. Spain

SEMIFINALISTS
Germany def. France; Brazil def. England

CHAMPION
Germany def. Brazil

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

 

Group A
Germany
Costa Rica

Group B
England
Sweden

Group C
Netherlands
Argentina

Group D
Portugal
Mexico

Group E
Italy
USA

Group F
Brazil
Australia

Group G
France
South Korea

Group H
Spain
Ukraine

Quarterfinalists
Germany
Netherlands
Italy
Ukraine
England
Argentina
USA
Spain

Semifinalists
Netherlands
Italy
England
USA

Final
England 1, Italy 0
Total goals: 1, total corners: 8

Third place
Netherlands 2, USA 0

 

CentralIllinoisan's picks (with a little help from a local Division I soccer coach)

Group A
Germany
Poland

Group B
England
Paraguay

Group C
Argentina
Netherlands

Group D
Mexico
Portugal

Group E
Italy
Czechs

Group F
Brazil
Croatia

Group G
France
South Korea

Group H
Spain
Ukraine

Elite Eight
Germany
Portugal
Italy
France
England
Mexico
Brazil
Spain

Final Four
Portugal
Italy
Mexico
Brazil

Finalists
Brazil over Portugal

TOTAL GOALS: 3
TOTAL CORNERS: 16

 

Birdscribe Soccer Dad's (father of a future Jens Lehmann and resident Carol from Accounting) Pool

Group A: 1. Germany; 2. Poland
Group B: 1. England; 2. Sweden
Group C: 1. Netherlands; 2. Argentina
Group D: 1. Portugal; 2. Mexico
Group E: 1. Czechs; 2. Italy
Group F: 1. Brazil; 2. Australia
Group G: 1. France; 2. Switzerland
Group H: 1. Spain; 2. Ukraine

Round of 16
Germany over Sweden
England over Poland
Netherlands over Mexico (YEAH!)
Portugal over Argentina
Czechs over Socceroos
Brazil over Italy
France over Ukraine
Spain over Switzerland

Quarterfinals
Netherlands over Germany (reversing WW I and WW II)
England over Portugal
France over Czechs
Brazil over Spain

Semifinals
Brazil over England
Netherlands over France

Finals
Brazil over Netherlands, 3-1 (No street urchins get shot in Rio that day)

Third Place
England over France (eternal rivals rekindle the Hundred Years War)

Total corner kicks: 12

 

Yeah, pretty much Crass. I'd love to see the Americans beat them in that situation, but those darn Germans will get another break. And you're right, screw them.
But then England can beat them and seek revenge for the 1990 semis loss

 

we'll see!

Group A
Germany
Poland

Group B
England
Sweden

Group C
Netherlands
Argentina

Group D
Portugal
Mexico

Group E
Czech Republic
United States

Group F
Brazil
Croatia

Group G
France
Switzerland

Group H
Spain
Ukraine

Left side of bracket
1A Germany vs. 2B Sweden

1C Netherlands vs. 2D Mexico

1E Czech Republic vs. 2F Croatia

1G France vs. 2H Ukraine


Right side of bracket
1B England vs. 2A Poland

1D Portugal vs. 2C Argentina

1F Brazil vs. 2E United States

1H Spain vs. 2G Switzerland

QUARTERFINALISTS
Left side
Netherlands vs. Germany
Croatia vs. France

Right side
England vs. Argentina
United States vs. Spain

SEMIFINALISTS
Netherlands vs. France
England vs. United States

CHAMPION
England def. Netherlands

Tie breakers
1: Total goals in the title game -- 3
2: Total corner kicks in the title game -- 8

 

CI: YOU CHEATER!!!

 

LAST CALL!!!

I'm taking them for another five hours or so.

 

I'm copying the picks posted into a Word document. If you want to make changes, make sure you PM me before midnight.

 

URgrad PMed me his picks.
Everyone else posted picks, he/she gets public humiliation too.

 

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