Fancy yourself as a poncey global football expert? Need a reason to justify staying up until 4am watching the Ivory Coast battle it out with the Japanese? Then this, we fanfare grandly, is the competition for you. Many prediction comp regulars will know the score by now, but for all newbies, first of all welcome, and secondly here are the rules:
Simply predict the result of every single world cup match. Points will be awarded thus:
Correct winning team (or correctly predict a draw) but with the incorrect scoreline: 2 points
Ditto with perfect scoreline: 5 points
Ditto in a game with 4+ goals: 7 points
The above applies to the group stage only. Points will go up incrementally as the rounds decrease:
Last 16: 4 /10/14
QF: 6 /12 /18
SF: 8 /16/ 24
F: 10 /20 /30 points
Also, predict which 4 teams you think will make the semi-finals. 10 points will be awarded for every successful nomination. Draw here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23144640
(I recall we had some posters selecting teams that couldn’t all make it last time so please study the draw carefully).
I shall be posting the group fixtures in three sets of 16, the first of which follow in the next post. (NB: I am aware that Brazil v Mexico is in-between the last 2 games but this will be posted with all the other second round of the group fixtures)
The fixtures for the second group matches will be posted 4 days in advance, i.e 13th June, so keep an eye out for that.
The first table shall be posted after all the first round of group matches are complete (i.e after match 16).
Thanks in advance for taking part and good luck. Any queries either PM me or my esteemed co-host DimbleBurbleby, or simply post on the forum.
Simply predict the result of every single world cup match. Points will be awarded thus:
Correct winning team (or correctly predict a draw) but with the incorrect scoreline: 2 points
Ditto with perfect scoreline: 5 points
Ditto in a game with 4+ goals: 7 points
The above applies to the group stage only. Points will go up incrementally as the rounds decrease:
Last 16: 4 /10/14
QF: 6 /12 /18
SF: 8 /16/ 24
F: 10 /20 /30 points
Also, predict which 4 teams you think will make the semi-finals. 10 points will be awarded for every successful nomination. Draw here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23144640
(I recall we had some posters selecting teams that couldn’t all make it last time so please study the draw carefully).
I shall be posting the group fixtures in three sets of 16, the first of which follow in the next post. (NB: I am aware that Brazil v Mexico is in-between the last 2 games but this will be posted with all the other second round of the group fixtures)
The fixtures for the second group matches will be posted 4 days in advance, i.e 13th June, so keep an eye out for that.
The first table shall be posted after all the first round of group matches are complete (i.e after match 16).
Thanks in advance for taking part and good luck. Any queries either PM me or my esteemed co-host DimbleBurbleby, or simply post on the forum.
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