World Cup Predictions

There's enough interest to run this, and it doesn't cost you a penny! Who can stop @irip? Here are the "rules":

Submit your predictions please for each game, replying to my specific match post. Rules are:
  • 7 pts for a bang-on score line.
  • 4 pts for a correct result and correctly guessing one of teams' goals (e.g. result 2-1 and you guess 3-1)
  • 3 pts for a correct result but not guessing any of the teams' goals (e.g. result 2-1 and you guess 3-0)
  • 1 pt for only guessing correctly one of teams' goals (e.g. result 2-1 and you guess 0-1)
  • 0 pts for guessing...nothing correct or not submitting on time!
As you can see, emphasis is on correct score lines and goals! When we get to K.O. stages, it is for normal time only (e.g. not extra time, nor pens).

Predictions MUST be in before or on kick-off, as time-stamped by your forum post/DM. After the kick-off time is a DQ for that fixture(s). By my reckoning there are 104 games to predict!

Also, big points on offer for general WC predictions. I need these BEFORE the first game. If received after first game, it is a DQ:
  • 20 pts for winner
  • 8 pts each for the semi-finalists
  • 10 pts for top scorer
  • 5 pts for correctly guessing the number of own goals (inc. extra time)
  • 5 pts for correctly guessing the number of missed pens (inc. extra time BUT NOT INCLUDING GAMES THAT GO TO PENS)
  • 8 pts for the worst team (least points, then largest GD, then least goals)
Any questions please shout, and of course, let me know during the competition if you think something is incorrect!

Good luck!
 
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Here's the first batch of fixtures:


DateKOHAGroupSCORESCORE
Jun 1120:00MexicoSouth AfricaGroup A
Jun 1203:00Korea RepublicCzechiaGroup A
Jun 1220:00CanadaBosnia & HerzegovinaGroup B
Jun 1302:00USAParaguayGroup D
Jun 1320:00QatarSwitzerlandGroup B
Jun 1323:00BrazilMoroccoGroup C
Jun 1402:00HaitiScotlandGroup C
Jun 1405:00AustraliaTürkiyeGroup D
Jun 1418:00GermanyCuraçaoGroup E
Jun 1421:00NetherlandsJapanGroup F
Jun 1500:00Côte d’IvoireEcuadorGroup E
Jun 1503:00SwedenTunisiaGroup F
Jun 1517:00SpainCabo VerdeGroup H
Jun 1520:00BelgiumEgyptGroup G
Jun 1523:00Saudi ArabiaUruguayGroup H
Jun 1602:00IR IranNew ZealandGroup G
Jun 1620:00FranceSenegalGroup I
Jun 1623:00IraqNorwayGroup I
Jun 1702:00ArgentinaAlgeriaGroup J
Jun 1705:00AustriaJordanGroup J
Jun 1718:00PortugalCongo DRGroup K
Jun 1721:00EnglandCroatiaGroup L
Jun 1800:00GhanaPanamaGroup L
Jun 1803:00UzbekistanColombiaGroup K

And the general predictions please:
  • 20 pts for winner
  • 8 pts each for the semi-finalists
  • 10 pts for top scorer
  • 5 pts for correctly guessing the number of own goals (inc. extra time)
  • 5 pts for correctly guessing the number of missed pens (inc. extra time BUT NOT INCLUDING GAMES THAT GO TO PENS)
  • 8 pts for the worst team (least points, then largest GD, then least goals)
 
DateKOHAGroupSCORESCORE
Jun 1120:00MexicoSouth AfricaGroup A20
Jun 1203:00Korea RepublicCzechiaGroup A11
Jun 1220:00CanadaBosnia & HerzegovinaGroup B10
Jun 1302:00USAParaguayGroup D20
Jun 1320:00QatarSwitzerlandGroup B02
Jun 1323:00BrazilMoroccoGroup C11
Jun 1402:00HaitiScotlandGroup C01
Jun 1405:00AustraliaTürkiyeGroup D00
Jun 1418:00GermanyCuraçaoGroup E30
Jun 1421:00NetherlandsJapanGroup F21
Jun 1500:00Côte d’IvoireEcuadorGroup E11
Jun 1503:00SwedenTunisiaGroup F21
Jun 1517:00SpainCabo VerdeGroup H30
Jun 1520:00BelgiumEgyptGroup G21
Jun 1523:00Saudi ArabiaUruguayGroup H01
Jun 1602:00IR IranNew ZealandGroup G10
Jun 1620:00FranceSenegalGroup I20
Jun 1623:00IraqNorwayGroup I02
Jun 1702:00ArgentinaAlgeriaGroup J20
Jun 1705:00AustriaJordanGroup J10
Jun 1718:00PortugalCongo DRGroup K20
Jun 1721:00EnglandCroatiaGroup L10
Jun 1800:00GhanaPanamaGroup L21
Jun 1803:00UzbekistanColombiaGroup K02

  • 20 pts for winner
  • 8 pts each for the semi-finalists
  • 10 pts for top scorer
  • 5 pts for correctly guessing the number of own goals (inc. extra time)
  • 5 pts for correctly guessing the number of missed pens (inc. extra time BUT NOT INCLUDING GAMES THAT GO TO PENS)
  • 8 pts for the worst team (least points, then largest GD, then least goals)
WinnerFrance
Semi-finalsFrance, Spain, England, Argentina
Top ScorerKane
Own Goals7
Missed Pens7
Worst TeamIraq
 
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DateKOHAGroupSCORESCORE
Jun 1120:00MexicoSouth AfricaGroup A20
Jun 1203:00Korea RepublicCzechiaGroup A11
Jun 1220:00CanadaBosnia & HerzegovinaGroup B10
Jun 1302:00USAParaguayGroup D21
Jun 1320:00QatarSwitzerlandGroup B01
Jun 1323:00BrazilMoroccoGroup C11
Jun 1402:00HaitiScotlandGroup C01
Jun 1405:00AustraliaTürkiyeGroup D02
Jun 1418:00GermanyCuraçaoGroup E40
Jun 1421:00NetherlandsJapanGroup F11
Jun 1500:00Côte d’IvoireEcuadorGroup E10
Jun 1503:00SwedenTunisiaGroup F10
Jun 1517:00SpainCabo VerdeGroup H30
Jun 1520:00BelgiumEgyptGroup G21
Jun 1523:00Saudi ArabiaUruguayGroup H12
Jun 1602:00IR IranNew ZealandGroup G10
Jun 1620:00FranceSenegalGroup I20
Jun 1623:00IraqNorwayGroup I12
Jun 1702:00ArgentinaAlgeriaGroup J20
Jun 1705:00AustriaJordanGroup J10
Jun 1718:00PortugalCongo DRGroup K20
Jun 1721:00EnglandCroatiaGroup L10
Jun 1800:00GhanaPanamaGroup L30
Jun 1803:00UzbekistanColombiaGroup K02

And the general predictions please:
  • 20 pts for winner
  • 8 pts each for the semi-finalists
  • 10 pts for top scorer
  • 5 pts for correctly guessing the number of own goals (inc. extra time)
  • 5 pts for correctly guessing the number of missed pens (inc. extra time BUT NOT INCLUDING GAMES THAT GO TO PENS)
  • 8 pts for the worst team (least points, then largest GD, then least goals)
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WinnerFrance
Semi-finalsFrance, Spain, England, Argentina
Top ScorerKane
Own Goals7
Missed Pens5
Worst TeamPanama
 

Here's the first batch of fixtures:


DateKOHAGroupSCORESCORE
Jun 1120:00MexicoSouth AfricaGroup A31
Jun 1203:00Korea RepublicCzechiaGroup A21
Jun 1220:00CanadaBosnia & HerzegovinaGroup B02
Jun 1302:00USAParaguayGroup D12
Jun 1320:00QatarSwitzerlandGroup B03
Jun 1323:00BrazilMoroccoGroup C20
Jun 1402:00HaitiScotlandGroup C31
Jun 1405:00AustraliaTürkiyeGroup D12
Jun 1418:00GermanyCuraçaoGroup E40
Jun 1421:00NetherlandsJapanGroup F30
Jun 1500:00Côte d’IvoireEcuadorGroup E01
Jun 1503:00SwedenTunisiaGroup F11
Jun 1517:00SpainCabo VerdeGroup H40
Jun 1520:00BelgiumEgyptGroup G21
Jun 1523:00Saudi ArabiaUruguayGroup H04
Jun 1602:00IR IranNew ZealandGroup G20
Jun 1620:00FranceSenegalGroup I22
Jun 1623:00IraqNorwayGroup I22
Jun 1702:00ArgentinaAlgeriaGroup J20
Jun 1705:00AustriaJordanGroup J40
Jun 1718:00PortugalCongo DRGroup K30
Jun 1721:00EnglandCroatiaGroup L11
Jun 1800:00GhanaPanamaGroup L11
Jun 1803:00UzbekistanColombiaGroup K14

And the general predictions please:
  • 20 pts for winner FRANCE
  • 8 pts each for the semi-finalists FRANCE - ARGENTINA - GERMANY - PORTUGAL
  • 10 pts for top scorer DEMBELE
  • 5 pts for correctly guessing the number of own goals (inc. extra time) 5
  • 5 pts for correctly guessing the number of missed pens (inc. extra time BUT NOT INCLUDING GAMES THAT GO TO PENS) 2
  • 8 pts for the worst team (least points, then largest GD, then least goals) CANADA
 
Here's the first batch of fixtures:


DateKOHAGroupSCORESCORE
Jun 1120:00MexicoSouth AfricaGroup A20
Jun 1203:00Korea RepublicCzechiaGroup A11
Jun 1220:00CanadaBosnia & HerzegovinaGroup B11
Jun 1302:00USAParaguayGroup D12
Jun 1320:00QatarSwitzerlandGroup B03
Jun 1323:00BrazilMoroccoGroup C21
Jun 1402:00HaitiScotlandGroup C11
Jun 1405:00AustraliaTürkiyeGroup D02
Jun 1418:00GermanyCuraçaoGroup E70
Jun 1421:00NetherlandsJapanGroup F21
Jun 1500:00Côte d’IvoireEcuadorGroup E11
Jun 1503:00SwedenTunisiaGroup F21
Jun 1517:00SpainCabo VerdeGroup H30
Jun 1520:00BelgiumEgyptGroup G21
Jun 1523:00Saudi ArabiaUruguayGroup H03
Jun 1602:00IR IranNew ZealandGroup G00
Jun 1620:00FranceSenegalGroup I21
Jun 1623:00IraqNorwayGroup I02
Jun 1702:00ArgentinaAlgeriaGroup J20
Jun 1705:00AustriaJordanGroup J10
Jun 1718:00PortugalCongo DRGroup K20
Jun 1721:00EnglandCroatiaGroup L21
Jun 1800:00GhanaPanamaGroup L20
Jun 1803:00UzbekistanColombiaGroup K03

And the general predictions please:
  • 20 pts for winner France
  • 8 pts each for the semi-finalists France, Spain, Brazil, Portugal
  • 10 pts for top scorer Mbappe
  • 5 pts for correctly guessing the number of own goals (inc. extra time) 5
  • 5 pts for correctly guessing the number of missed pens (inc. extra time BUT NOT INCLUDING GAMES THAT GO TO PENS) 4
  • 8 pts for the worst team (least points, then largest GD, then least goals) jordan
 

Date

KO

H

A

Group

SCORE

SCORE

Jun 11

20:00

Mexico

South Africa

Group A

2

0

Jun 12

03:00

Korea Republic

Czechia

Group A

1

1

Jun 12

20:00

Canada

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Group B

1

1

Jun 13

02:00

USA

Paraguay

Group D

2

1

Jun 13

20:00

Qatar

Switzerland

Group B

0

4

Jun 13

23:00

Brazil

Morocco

Group C

2

2

Jun 14

02:00

Haiti

Scotland

Group C

0

2

Jun 14

05:00

Australia

Türkiye

Group D

0

1

Jun 14

18:00

Germany

Curaçao

Group E

7

0

Jun 14

21:00

Netherlands

Japan

Group F

1

0

Jun 15

00:00

Côte d’Ivoire

Ecuador

Group E

1

1

Jun 15

03:00

Sweden

Tunisia

Group F

2

1

Jun 15

17:00

Spain

Cabo Verde

Group H

2

0

Jun 15

20:00

Belgium

Egypt

Group G

2

0

Jun 15

23:00

Saudi Arabia

Uruguay

Group H

0

2

Jun 16

02:00

IR Iran

New Zealand

Group G

2

0

Jun 16

20:00

France

Senegal

Group I

3

1

Jun 16

23:00

Iraq

Norway

Group I

0

2

Jun 17

02:00

Argentina

Algeria

Group J

3

2

Jun 17

05:00

Austria

Jordan

Group J

3

2

Jun 17

18:00

Portugal

Congo DR

Group K

1

0

Jun 17

21:00

England

Croatia

Group L

1

1

Jun 18

00:00

Ghana

Panama

Group L

0

2

Jun 18

03:00

Uzbekistan

Colombia

Group K

1

0


Winner

France

Semi-finals

France, Spain, Brazil, Argentina

Top Scorer

Deniz Undav

Own Goals

3

Missed Pens

4

Worst Team

Curacao
 
DateKOHAGroupSCORESCORE
Jun 1120:00MexicoSouth AfricaGroup A20
Jun 1203:00Korea RepublicCzechiaGroup A21
Jun 1220:00CanadaBosnia & HerzegovinaGroup B21
Jun 1302:00USAParaguayGroup D21
Jun 1320:00QatarSwitzerlandGroup B03
Jun 1323:00BrazilMoroccoGroup C30
Jun 1402:00HaitiScotlandGroup C03
Jun 1405:00AustraliaTürkiyeGroup D01
Jun 1418:00GermanyCuraçaoGroup E60
Jun 1421:00NetherlandsJapanGroup F11
Jun 1500:00Côte d’IvoireEcuadorGroup E11
Jun 1503:00SwedenTunisiaGroup F20
Jun 1517:00SpainCabo VerdeGroup H40
Jun 1520:00BelgiumEgyptGroup G21
Jun 1523:00Saudi ArabiaUruguayGroup H00
Jun 1602:00IR IranNew ZealandGroup G01
Jun 1620:00FranceSenegalGroup I30
Jun 1623:00IraqNorwayGroup I03
Jun 1702:00ArgentinaAlgeriaGroup J30
Jun 1705:00AustriaJordanGroup J20
Jun 1718:00PortugalCongo DRGroup K31
Jun 1721:00EnglandCroatiaGroup L10
Jun 1800:00GhanaPanamaGroup L10
Jun 1803:00UzbekistanColombiaGroup K02

WinnerBrazil
Semi-finalsFrance, Argentina, Japan, Brazil
Top ScorerVini Jr
Own Goals0
Missed Pens1
Worst TeamCuracao
 
DateKOHAGroupSCORESCORE
Jun 1120:00MexicoSouth AfricaGroup A20
Jun 1203:00Korea RepublicCzechiaGroup A11
Jun 1220:00CanadaBosnia & HerzegovinaGroup B12
Jun 1302:00USAParaguayGroup D21
Jun 1320:00QatarSwitzerlandGroup B03
Jun 1323:00BrazilMoroccoGroup C31
Jun 1402:00HaitiScotlandGroup C13
Jun 1405:00AustraliaTürkiyeGroup D12
Jun 1418:00GermanyCuraçaoGroup E60
Jun 1421:00NetherlandsJapanGroup F32
Jun 1500:00Côte d’IvoireEcuadorGroup E12
Jun 1503:00SwedenTunisiaGroup F30
Jun 1517:00SpainCabo VerdeGroup H40
Jun 1520:00BelgiumEgyptGroup G30
Jun 1523:00Saudi ArabiaUruguayGroup H03
Jun 1602:00IR IranNew ZealandGroup G20
Jun 1620:00FranceSenegalGroup I30
Jun 1623:00IraqNorwayGroup I03
Jun 1702:00ArgentinaAlgeriaGroup J30
Jun 1705:00AustriaJordanGroup J21
Jun 1718:00PortugalCongo DRGroup K30
Jun 1721:00EnglandCroatiaGroup L21
Jun 1800:00GhanaPanamaGroup L21
Jun 1803:00UzbekistanColombiaGroup K02

And the general predictions...
  • Winner - Spain
  • Semi-finalists - France, Spain, Brazil, Argentina
  • Top scorer - Deniz Undav (Germany)
  • own goals - FIVE
  • Missed penalties - SIX
  • Worst team - Curacao
 
DateKOHAGroupSCORESCORE
Jun 1120:00MexicoSouth AfricaGroup A01
Jun 1203:00Korea RepublicCzechiaGroup A02
Jun 1220:00CanadaBosnia & HerzegovinaGroup B21
Jun 1302:00USAParaguayGroup D20
Jun 1320:00QatarSwitzerlandGroup B04
Jun 1323:00BrazilMoroccoGroup C30
Jun 1402:00HaitiScotlandGroup C11
Jun 1405:00AustraliaTürkiyeGroup D22
Jun 1418:00GermanyCuraçaoGroup E50
Jun 1421:00NetherlandsJapanGroup F22
Jun 1500:00Côte d’IvoireEcuadorGroup E21
Jun 1503:00SwedenTunisiaGroup F30
Jun 1517:00SpainCabo VerdeGroup H80
Jun 1520:00BelgiumEgyptGroup G31
Jun 1523:00Saudi ArabiaUruguayGroup H02
Jun 1602:00IR IranNew ZealandGroup G12
Jun 1620:00FranceSenegalGroup I21
Jun 1623:00IraqNorwayGroup I04
Jun 1702:00ArgentinaAlgeriaGroup J10
Jun 1705:00AustriaJordanGroup J11
Jun 1718:00PortugalCongo DRGroup K22
Jun 1721:00EnglandCroatiaGroup L20
Jun 1800:00GhanaPanamaGroup L40
Jun 1803:00UzbekistanColombiaGroup K03

And the general predictions...
  • Winner - England
  • Semi-finalists - France, Spain, Argentina, England
  • Top scorer - Kane
  • own goals - Eight
  • Missed penalties - Three
  • Worst team - Cape Verde
 


Winner

France

Semi-finals

France, Spain, Brazil, Argentina

Top Scorer

Deniz Undav

Own Goals

3

Missed Pens

4

Worst Team

Curacao
You must obviously be thinking like me that Undav is going to fill his boots in the group stages, and then sit back and watch everyone trying to catch him up!!!
 

Date

KO

H

A

Group

SCORE

SCORE

Jun 11​
20:00​
Mexico
South Africa

Group A

1​
0​
Jun 12​
03:00​
Korea Republic
Czechia

Group A

2​
1​
Jun 12​
20:00​
Canada
Bosnia & Herzegovina

Group B

2​
2​
Jun 13​
02:00​
USA
Paraguay

Group D

1​
0​
Jun 13​
20:00​
Qatar
Switzerland

Group B

1​
3​
Jun 13​
23:00​
Brazil
Morocco

Group C

3​
2​
Jun 14​
02:00​
Haiti
Scotland

Group C

2​
1​
Jun 14​
05:00​
Australia
Türkiye

Group D

2​
2​
Jun 14​
18:00​
Germany
Curaçao

Group E

3​
0​
Jun 14​
21:00​
Netherlands
Japan

Group F

2​
1​
Jun 15​
00:00​
Côte d’Ivoire
Ecuador

Group E

2​
0​
Jun 15​
03:00​
Sweden
Tunisia

Group F

2​
2​
Jun 15​
17:00​
Spain
Cabo Verde

Group H

5​
0​
Jun 15​
20:00​
Belgium
Egypt

Group G

2​
1​
Jun 15​
23:00​
Saudi Arabia
Uruguay

Group H

1​
2​
Jun 16​
02:00​
IR Iran
New Zealand

Group G

0​
0​
Jun 16​
20:00​
France
Senegal

Group I

2​
1​
Jun 16​
23:00​
Iraq
Norway

Group I

1​
3​
Jun 17​
02:00​
Argentina
Algeria

Group J

4​
0​
Jun 17​
05:00​
Austria
Jordan

Group J

3​
0​
Jun 17​
18:00​
Portugal
Congo DR

Group K

2​
0​
Jun 17​
21:00​
England
Croatia

Group L

1​
1​
Jun 18​
00:00​
Ghana
Panama

Group L

2​
0​
Jun 18​
03:00​
Uzbekistan
Colombia

Group K

0​
3​













winner


Spain





semi-finalists


Argentina,Spain,France,England.





top scorer


Mbappe





Own goals


8​




missed penalty


6​




worst team


Cabo Verde




 
Opening Fixtures
DateKOHAGroupSCORESCORE
Jun-1120:00MexicoSouth AfricaGroup A20
Jun-1203:00Korea RepublicCzechiaGroup A11
Jun-1220:00CanadaBosnia & HerzegovinaGroup B21
Jun-1302:00USAParaguayGroup D01
Jun-1320:00QatarSwitzerlandGroup B20
Jun-1323:00BrazilMoroccoGroup C21
Jun-1402:00HaitiScotlandGroup C00
Jun-1405:00AustraliaTürkiyeGroup D21
Jun-1418:00GermanyCuraçaoGroup E50
Jun-1421:00NetherlandsJapanGroup F22
Jun-1500:00Côte d’IvoireEcuadorGroup E11
Jun-1503:00SwedenTunisiaGroup F20
Jun-1517:00SpainCabo VerdeGroup H30
Jun-1520:00BelgiumEgyptGroup G20
Jun-1523:00Saudi ArabiaUruguayGroup H01
Jun-1602:00IR IranNew ZealandGroup G10
Jun-1620:00FranceSenegalGroup I22
Jun-1623:00IraqNorwayGroup I02
Jun-1702:00ArgentinaAlgeriaGroup J31
Jun-1705:00AustriaJordanGroup J20
Jun-1718:00PortugalCongo DRGroup K40
Jun-1721:00EnglandCroatiaGroup L00
Jun-1800:00GhanaPanamaGroup L20
Jun-1803:00UzbekistanColombiaGroup K02


Overall

Winner
Argentina
Semi-finalsBrazil, Spain, France, Argentina
Top ScorerMbappe
Own Goals12
Missed Pens9
Worst TeamCuraçao
 
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Here's the first batch of fixtures:


DateKOHAGroupSCORESCORE
Jun 1120:00MexicoSouth AfricaGroup A20
Jun 1203:00Korea RepublicCzechiaGroup A31
Jun 1220:00CanadaBosnia & HerzegovinaGroup B11
Jun 1302:00USAParaguayGroup D02
Jun 1320:00QatarSwitzerlandGroup B02
Jun 1323:00BrazilMoroccoGroup C22
Jun 1402:00HaitiScotlandGroup C04
Jun 1405:00AustraliaTürkiyeGroup D03
Jun 1418:00GermanyCuraçaoGroup E70
Jun 1421:00NetherlandsJapanGroup F21
Jun 1500:00Côte d’IvoireEcuadorGroup E11
Jun 1503:00SwedenTunisiaGroup F11
Jun 1517:00SpainCabo VerdeGroup H60
Jun 1520:00BelgiumEgyptGroup G21
Jun 1523:00Saudi ArabiaUruguayGroup H03
Jun 1602:00IR IranNew ZealandGroup G20
Jun 1620:00FranceSenegalGroup I21
Jun 1623:00IraqNorwayGroup I02
Jun 1702:00ArgentinaAlgeriaGroup J31
Jun 1705:00AustriaJordanGroup J40
Jun 1718:00PortugalCongo DRGroup K40
Jun 1721:00EnglandCroatiaGroup L20
Jun 1800:00GhanaPanamaGroup L11
Jun 1803:00UzbekistanColombiaGroup K03
 
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