World Cup Soccer Pool:

World Cup 2010 Pool:

One of the, if not the largest Sporting events that happens every four years is upon us yet again. Your objective for this pool is to predict the two teams that will come out of each of the 8 groups of four in the group stage and then to predict the results all the way to the championship match. To complete your entry, just follow the instructions below.

Prizes? – TBD
Due Date for Entries: June 11th @ 9:30 AM

To Enter:

Copy and paste the following and fill In the teams that you think will advance in each matchup.

Group A Winner:
Group A Runner-Up:
Group B Winner:
Group B Runner-Up:
Group C Winner:
Group C Runner-Up:
Group D Winner:
Group D Runner-Up:
Group E Winner:
Group E Runner-Up:
Group F Winner:
Group F Runner-Up:
Group G Winner:
Group G Runner-Up:
Group H Winner:
Group H Runner-Up:
Round of 16 Match 1 Winner: (Group A Winner vs Group B Runner-Up)
Round of 16 Match 2 Winner: (Group C Winner vs Group D Runner-Up)
Round of 16 Match 3 Winner: (Group D Winner vs Group C Runner-Up)
Round of 16 Match 4 Winner: (Group B Winner vs Group A Runner-Up)
Round of 16 Match 5 Winner: (Group E Winner vs Group F Runner-Up)
Round of 16 Match 6 Winner: (Group G Winner vs Group H Runner-Up)
Round of 16 Match 7 Winner: (Group F Winner vs Group E Runner-Up)
Round of 16 Match 8 Winner: (Group H Winner vs Group G Runner-Up)
Quarterfinal Winner 1: (Match 1 Winner vs Match 2 Winner)
Quarterfinal Winner 2: (Match 3 Winner vs Match 4 Winner)
Quarterfinal Winner 3: (Match 5 Winner vs Match 6 Winner)
Quarterfinal Winner 4: (Match 7 Winner vs Match 8 Winner)
Semifinal Winner 1: (Quarterfinal Match 1 Winner vs Quarterfinal Match 3 Winner)
Semifinal Winner 2: (Quarterfinal Match 2 Winner vs Quarterfinal Match 4 Winner)
Championship: (Semifinal Winner 1 vs Semifinal Winner 2)
Third Place: (Semifinal Loser 1 vs Semifinal Loser 2)

Scoring:
Group Winner: 3 points
Group Runner-Up: 2 points
Round of 16 Winner: 2 points
Quarterfinals Winners: 4 points each
Semifinals Winners: 8 points each
Champion: 16 points
Third Place Correct: 12 points

World Cup Soccer Groups:

Group A:
France
Mexico
South Africa
Uruguay

Group B:
Argentina
Greece
Nigeria
South Korea

Group C:
Algeria
England
Slovenia
United States

Group D:
Australia
Germany
Ghana
Serbia

Group E:
Cameroon
Denmark
Japan
Netherlands

Group F:
Italy
New Zealand
Paraguay
Slovakia

Group G:
Brazil
Ivory Coast
North Korea
Portugal

Group H:
Chile
Honduras
Spain
Switzerland

If you have any questions with your entry, please let me know. I will double check each of them. If you would rather do your selections by having me go through the matchups for you one by one, please let me know and I will be able to do that with you over AIM, MSN, etc..

Thanks!
-SpaceDominator

Group A Winner:France
Group A Runner-Up:Uruguay
Group B Winner:Argentina
Group B Runner-Up:Greece
Group C Winner:England
Group C Runner-Up:United States
Group D Winner:Germany
Group D Runner-Up:Serbia
Group E Winner:Netherlands
Group E Runner-Up:Cameroon
Group F Winner:Italy
Group F Runner-Up:Paraguay
Group G Winner:Ivory Coast
Group G Runner-Up:Brazil
Group H Winner:Spain
Group H Runner-Up:Switzerland
Round of 16 Match 1 Winner: France
Round of 16 Match 2 Winner: England
Round of 16 Match 3 Winner: United States
Round of 16 Match 4 Winner: Argentina
Round of 16 Match 5 Winner: Netherlands
Round of 16 Match 6 Winner: Ivory Coast
Round of 16 Match 7 Winner: Cameroon
Round of 16 Match 8 Winner: Spain
Quarterfinal Winner 1: England
Quarterfinal Winner 2: Argentina
Quarterfinal Winner 3: Netherlands
Quarterfinal Winner 4: Spain
Semifinal Winner 1: England
Semifinal Winner 2: Spain
Championship: England
Third Place: Argentina

Group A Winner: South Africa
Group A Runner-Up: Mexico
Group B Winner: Argentina
Group B Runner-Up: Greece
Group C Winner: England
Group C Runner-Up: United States
Group D Winner: Germany
Group D Runner-Up: Serbia
Group E Winner: Netherlands
Group E Runner-Up: Cameroon
Group F Winner: Italy
Group F Runner-Up: Paraguay
Group G Winner: Brazil
Group G Runner-Up: Ivory Coast
Group H Winner: Spain
Group H Runner-Up: Switzerland
Round of 16 Match 1 Winner: South Africa
Round of 16 Match 2 Winner: England
Round of 16 Match 3 Winner: Germany
Round of 16 Match 4 Winner: Mexico
Round of 16 Match 5 Winner: Paraguay
Round of 16 Match 6 Winner: Brazil
Round of 16 Match 7 Winner: Cameroon
Round of 16 Match 8 Winner: Ivory Coast
Quarterfinal Winner 1: England
Quarterfinal Winner 2: Mexico
Quarterfinal Winner 3: Brazil
Quarterfinal Winner 4: Ivory Coast
Semifinal Winner 1: Mexico
Semifinal Winner 2: Ivory Coast
Championship: Mexico
Third Place: England

It's funny that it says "World" Cup, but Canada is not included. 'Guess we're only good to Hockey and our own Football league and Avatar.

Wish you good luck to the participants, though. Choose carefully, because you'll regret it through the championship.

im dead on 100% :D:D

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Originally Posted by Aquanaut

It's funny that it says "World" Cup, but Canada is not included.

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Well the Canadian team was actualy trying to qualify (you have to qualify first for the world cup, only 32 spots and over 200 countries), but failed miserably :p
Guess there is not so much grass there in canada:D

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Originally Posted by Perfecttear

but failed miserably :p

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I'm not really surprise. Like I said, we're better good at Hockey rather than Soccer. ;)

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Originally Posted by Perfecttear

Well the Canadian team was actualy trying to qualify (you have to qualify first for the world cup, only 32 spots and over 200 countries), but failed miserably :p
Guess there is not so much grass there in canada:D

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I'm sorry but there's probably more grass here than in any of those other countries :p

We actually have some really good soccer players here. Why don't they perform better when it comes to the world cup? No idea. I'm assuming they're just not putting enough money in trying to get in.

Yep, alot of it has to do with facilities and funding for the soccer/football programs in addition to the quality of the players for each nation. Throw in an active league(s) and also having the players play in other leagues overseas. This should be fun.

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Originally Posted by sandwich_bird

I'm sorry but there's probably more grass here than in any of those other countries :p

We actually have some really good soccer players here. Why don't they perform better when it comes to the world cup? No idea. I'm assuming they're just not putting enough money in trying to get in.

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why should they put money in it when the sport aint popular enough in Canada?? football is all about business nowadays. which makes it that much worse than football 20-30 years go

Group A Winner: Uruguay
Group A Runner-Up: France
Group B Winner: Argentina
Group B Runner-Up: Greece
Group C Winner: England
Group C Runner-Up: United states
Group D Winner: Germany
Group D Runner-Up: Serbia
Group E Winner: Netherlands
Group E Runner-Up: Cameroon
Group F Winner: Italy
Group F Runner-Up: Paraguay
Group G Winner: Brazil
Group G Runner-Up: Portugal
Group H Winner: Spain
Group H Runner-Up: Chile
Round of 16 Match 1 Winner: (Group A Winner vs Group B Runner-Up): Greece
Round of 16 Match 2 Winner: (Group C Winner vs Group D Runner-Up): England
Round of 16 Match 3 Winner: (Group D Winner vs Group C Runner-Up): Germany
Round of 16 Match 4 Winner: (Group B Winner vs Group A Runner-Up): Argentina
Round of 16 Match 5 Winner: (Group E Winner vs Group F Runner-Up): Netherlands
Round of 16 Match 6 Winner: (Group G Winner vs Group H Runner-Up): Brazil
Round of 16 Match 7 Winner: (Group F Winner vs Group E Runner-Up): Cameroon
Round of 16 Match 8 Winner: (Group H Winner vs Group G Runner-Up): Portugal
Quarterfinal Winner 1: (Match 1 Winner vs Match 2 Winner): England
Quarterfinal Winner 2: (Match 3 Winner vs Match 4 Winner): Germany
Quarterfinal Winner 3: (Match 5 Winner vs Match 6 Winner): Brazil
Quarterfinal Winner 4: (Match 7 Winner vs Match 8 Winner): Cameroon
Semifinal Winner 1: (Quarterfinal Match 1 Winner vs Quarterfinal Match 3 Winner): Brazil
Semifinal Winner 2: (Quarterfinal Match 2 Winner vs Quarterfinal Match 4 Winner): Cameroon
Championship: (Semifinal Winner 1 vs Semifinal Winner 2): Brazil
Third Place: (Semifinal Loser 1 vs Semifinal Loser 2): England


Cameroon, I believe!

Honestly, pleasantly surprised by the fact that this actually received some attention here from SC:L. :) Perhaps I'll have to throw my other pools back here on top of at BF as well.

I'll get my picks up eventually as I need to debate for a good ten minutes before I end up going with Germany like I always do.

One week yet to get your picks in. Come on SC:L, show me that you truly are an international community and put your name in on one of the biggest international events.

1 Week Away, get those picks in. Here is mine:

Group A Winner: Uruguay
Group A Runner-Up: South Africa
Group B Winner: Argentina
Group B Runner-Up: Nigeria
Group C Winner: United States
Group C Runner-Up: England
Group D Winner: Germany
Group D Runner-Up: Australia
Group E Winner: Netherlands
Group E Runner-Up: Cameroon
Group F Winner: Italy
Group F Runner-Up: Paraguay
Group G Winner: Brazil
Group G Runner-Up: Ivory Coast
Group H Winner: Spain
Group H Runner-Up: Chile
Round of 16 Match 1 Winner: (Group A Winner vs Group B Runner-Up) Uruguay
Round of 16 Match 2 Winner: (Group C Winner vs Group D Runner-Up) United States
Round of 16 Match 3 Winner: (Group D Winner vs Group C Runner-Up) Germany
Round of 16 Match 4 Winner: (Group B Winner vs Group A Runner-Up) Argentina
Round of 16 Match 5 Winner: (Group E Winner vs Group F Runner-Up) Italy
Round of 16 Match 6 Winner: (Group G Winner vs Group H Runner-Up) Brazil
Round of 16 Match 7 Winner: (Group F Winner vs Group E Runner-Up) Cameroon
Round of 16 Match 8 Winner: (Group H Winner vs Group G Runner-Up) Spain
Quarterfinal Winner 1: (Match 1 Winner vs Match 2 Winner) Uruguay
Quarterfinal Winner 2: (Match 3 Winner vs Match 4 Winner) Germany
Quarterfinal Winner 3: (Match 5 Winner vs Match 6 Winner) Brazil
Quarterfinal Winner 4: (Match 7 Winner vs Match 8 Winner) Spain
Semifinal Winner 1: (Quarterfinal Match 1 Winner vs Quarterfinal Match 3 Winner) Brazil
Semifinal Winner 2: (Quarterfinal Match 2 Winner vs Quarterfinal Match 4 Winner) Germany
Championship: (Semifinal Winner 1 vs Semifinal Winner 2) Germany
Third Place: (Semifinal Loser 1 vs Semifinal Loser 2) Spain

For interest's sake; anyone going to attend the World Cup?

Final plug. Any last entries are due to me by Thursday Night.
Thanks!

I'm not a huge soccer fan but this is the world cup dammit ;)
My whole friday is booked for watching the first games with buddies^^

Enjoy, it's only every 4 years.

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Originally Posted by Perfecttear

Well the Canadian team was actualy trying to qualify (you have to qualify first for the world cup, only 32 spots and over 200 countries), but failed miserably :p
Guess there is not so much grass there in canada:D

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Trust me. There is enough Grass here we don't need to care about a stupid sport like soccer. Why? Because were playing on grass.

Canada is a predominately Winter sports country see: Hockey, skiing etc.

We "Owned the Podium" in Vancouver this past February thanks to over 5 years of focused athlete development and over 100M dollars spent. So if the powers at be have the vision and commit the resouces, perhaps one day Canada could qualify again. :)

Or at least give us a realistic chance LOL

cheers

Soccer is the stupidest, more boring game in the world. Players can fake injuries and stall the game like pussies, and you're lucky to get a single goal in 2 hours. How its the worlds most popular sport is beyond me, its a laughing stock. I get more entertainment from watching the crowd fight than the actual game.

That said, I'm putting all my money on Ghana :D

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Originally Posted by DemolitionSquid

Soccer is the stupidest, more boring game in the world. Players can fake injuries and stall the game like pussies, and you're lucky to get a single goal in 2 hours. How its the worlds most popular sport is beyond me, its a laughing stock. I get more entertainment from watching the crowd fight than the actual game.

That said, I'm putting all my money on Ghana :D

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Stupidest isn't a word.

/thread

Also I don't know a lot about soccer, but since I come from Canada I hope Canada wins! :D

Hm, been watching the Mexicans and South Africans go at it, now for ze next match. All while waiting nervously for tomorrow when its the stars and stripes turn. Almost game time.

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Originally Posted by Warsaw

Stupidest isn't a word.

/thread

Also I don't know a lot about soccer, but since I come from Canada I hope Canada wins! :D

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I think you're missing the point that Soccer is so stupid its stupidity can only be described by a word that doesn't exist because nothing else is so stupid.

And Canada hasn't even qualified for the World Cup in years.

Soccer is like Golf. It boring as hell to watch on TV, IMO. But its kind of fun to play.

Yeah, I play golf. And badly. Still fun though.

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Originally Posted by //MavericK\\

Soccer is like Golf. It boring as hell to watch on TV, IMO. But its kind of fun to play.

Yeah, I play golf. And badly. Still fun though.

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Golf is immoral. So much land for greens that could be used for low-income housing.

I love my knack for making anything negative :D

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Originally Posted by DemolitionSquid

Golf is immoral. So much land for greens that could be used for low-income housing.

I love my knack for making anything negative :D

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So are subdivision neighborhoods, cities and industrial complexes. At least with golf, most of the trees, grass and ponds are spared.

EDIT: And most of the courses I play on are kind of in the middle of nowhere.

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Originally Posted by TargetBlue

Hm, been watching the Mexicans and South Africans go at it, now for ze next match. All while waiting nervously for tomorrow when its the stars and stripes turn. Almost game time.

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Bafana Bafana!! :D

Tomorrow will be an epic match.

ENG 2 - USA 1 :)

I don't know how the other groups will go, but I can tell you what the Finals is going to come down to.....NORTH KOREA VS SOUTH KOREA!

That's right! I'm calling it right now! Against all odds, this is the finals we are going to get, ladies and gentlemen! It's going to be the most epic World Cup Finals EVER!

I'm still baffled as to how North Korea managed to qualify for the world cup.

I'm baffled how North Korea is allowed to compete in any sport anywhere.

Football > Soccer. :)

Goaaaaalll!!

Honestly, if the US beats England it will have been a successful tournament even if they lose all the rest.

Poor Robert Green :(

Damn looks like my "bet" on Cameroon won't be much help :/ They lost 1-0 to Japan... No way they're beating the netherlands and danemark now^^

Can't wait for Brazil-NorthKorea tonight!

Btw, where do you guys watch your games? Especially those who watch online?
TF1 (french tv, which I can stream), doesn't seem to be showing all of the games (how typically self-centered of the french, to only show the games from their pool ;) ).
Help me out :p

They could beat Denmark, they were a disaster to me against Holland. I cant wait until Brazil and North Korea.

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Originally Posted by Hammy

Damn looks like my "bet" on Cameroon won't be much help :/ They lost 1-0 to Japan... No way they're beating the netherlands and danemark now^^

Can't wait for Brazil-NorthKorea tonight!

Btw, where do you guys watch your games? Especially those who watch online?
TF1 (french tv, which I can stream), doesn't seem to be showing all of the games (how typically self-centered of the french, to only show the games from their pool ;) ).
Help me out :p

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Try out: http://www.channelsurfing.net/ . For the record, I will have a table soon completed that will show all of the picks from ALL of the people who entered in the pool. I don't hear as much laughing about my pick of Uruguay now either. :P

@Hammy: I watch most of my games in Justintv.tv

Yey we just killed france 2 days ago, and we are tied with Uruguay with 4 points.

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Originally Posted by The_Blade

@Hammy: I watch most of my games in Justintv.tv

Yey we just killed france 2 days ago, and we are tied with Uruguay with 4 points.

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Mexico

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Let's do this! We can beat Uruguay! We can beat the world!!! AAA lol

Oh man France is a train wreck. Germany lost to Serbia! :eek: And the US got robbed of making history once more. Well at least Spain and Germany can hug each other to feel better.

The USA was definitely robbed and ENG didn't even show up to their match. Terrible terrible play :(

I loved the USA vs Slovenia match , was very exciting:D. Would have been even bether if the USA and England both lost today:cool: