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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. Big Buckin' agate_monkey

    Big Buckin' agate_monkey Active Member

    This is The Official SportsJournalists.com World Cup ’06 pool (Perhaps we can even call it the first annual).
    There is no entry fee and you will not win prizes (unless Webby wants to throw in a SportsJournalists.com thong, but I didn't ask so there's no prizes).

    RULES:
    Pick the first- and second-place teams in each group. Fill out the bracket accordingly.
    You get points five points for correctly picking a team’s finish in group play and three points for picking a team to advance to the knockout stages but not in the correct group finish (I know that’s not very clear so … e.g. You pick the Italians to finish first and the Czechs to finish second in their group. They finish in that order so you get 10 points, five for each team. However, if the Americans finish first and the Italians finish second, you would get three points for picking the Italians to advance). In the knockout stages, you get points like a typical bracket pool. Five (5) points for picking first-round games correctly, six (6) points for quarterfinal games, seven (7) for semifinals and nine (9) for picking the champion correctly.

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

    Group A
    Germany
    Costa Rica
    Poland
    Ecuador

    Group B
    England
    Sweden
    Paraguay
    Trinidad & Tobago

    Group C
    Netherlands
    Argentina
    Ivory Coast
    Serbia & Mont

    Group D
    Mexico
    Portugal
    Iran
    Angola

    Group E
    Czech
    USA
    Italy
    Ghana

    Group F
    Brazil
    Japan
    Croatia
    Australia

    Group G
    France
    South Korea
    Switzerland
    Togo

    Group H
    Spain
    Tunisia
    Saudi Arabia
    Ukraine

    Left side of bracket
    A1 vs.
    B2

    C1 vs.
    D2

    E1 vs.
    F2

    G1 vs.
    H2


    Right side of bracket
    B1 vs.
    A2

    D1 vs.
    C2

    F1 vs.
    E2

    H1 vs.
    G2

    QUARTERFINALISTS
    Left side
    A1-B2 winner vs. C1-D2 winner
    E1-F2 winner vs. G1-H2 winner

    Right side
    B1-A2 winner vs. D1-C2 winner
    F1-E2 winner vs. H1-G2 winner

    SEMIFINALISTS
    A1-B2--C1-D2 winner vs. E1-F2--G1-H2 winner
    B1-A2--D1-C2 winner vs. F1-E2--H1-G2 winner

    CHAMPION
    Uh … alphabet soup.

    Tie breakers
    1: Total goals in the title game
    2: Total corner kicks in the title game
    3: Most correctly picked finishes in group standings
     
  2. Big Buckin' agate_monkey

    Big Buckin' agate_monkey Active Member

    EXAMPLE
    Please use this format so I don’t go crazy in grading this mess.
    Team listed first is in first place, second is second place.
    Group A
    Poland
    Ecuador

    Group B
    Paraguay
    Trinidad & Tobago

    Group C
    Ivory Coast
    Serbia & Mont

    Group D
    Iran
    Angola

    Group E
    Italy
    Ghana

    Group F
    Croatia
    Australia

    Group G
    Switzerland
    Togo

    Group H
    Saudi Arabia
    Ukraine

    Left side of bracket
    A1 Poland vs. B2 T&T

    C1 Ivory Coast vs. D2 Angola

    E1 Italy vs. F2 Austrailia

    G1 Switzerland vs. H2 Ukraine


    Right side of bracket
    B1 Paraguay vs. A2 Ecuador

    D1 Iran vs. C2 S&M

    F1 Croatia vs. E2 Ghana

    H1 Saudi Arabi vs. G2 Togo

    QUARTERFINALISTS
    Left side
    T&T vs. Ivory Coast
    Italy vs. Ukraine

    Right side
    Paraguay vs. S&M
    Ghana vs. Togo

    SEMIFINALISTS
    T&T vs. Italy
    S&M vs. Ghana

    CHAMPION
    Italy def. Ghana.

    Tie breakers
    1: Total goals in the title game -- 7
    2: Total corner kicks in the title game -- 32
     
  3. Big Buckin' agate_monkey

    Big Buckin' agate_monkey Active Member

    Their group or the whole fuckin' thing?
     
  4. Armchair_QB

    Armchair_QB Well-Known Member

    I know nothing about soccer so I provide these picks purely as comic relief. Consider me the "Marge from Accounting" of the soccer pool.

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

    Group A
    Germany
    Poland

    Group B
    England
    Sweden

    Group C
    Netherlands
    Argentina

    Group D
    Mexico
    Portugal

    Group E
    Czech
    USA

    Group F
    Brazil
    Croatia

    Group G
    France
    Switzerland

    Group H
    Spain
    Tunisia

    Left side of bracket
    A1 Germany over B2 Sweden

    C1 Netherlands over D2 Portugal

    E1 Czechs over F2 Croatia

    G1 France over H2 Tunisia

    Right side of bracket
    B1 England over A2 Poland

    C2 Argentina over D1 Mexico

    F1 Brazil over E2 USA

    H1 Spain over G2 Switzerland

    QUARTERFINALISTS
    Left side
    A1-B2 winner vs. C1-D2 winner: Germany over Netherlands
    E1-F2 winner vs. G1-H2 winner: Czechs over France

    Right side
    B1-A2 winner vs. D1-C2 winner: Argentina over England
    F1-E2 winner vs. H1-G2 winner Brazil over Spain

    SEMIFINALISTS
    A1-B2--C1-D2 winner vs. E1-F2--G1-H2 winner: Czechs over Germany
    B1-A2--D1-C2 winner vs. F1-E2--H1-G2 winner: Brazil over Argentina

    CHAMPION
    Brazil cancels Czechs

    Tie breakers
    1: Total goals in the title game: 3
    2: Total corner kicks in the title game: 6
    3: Most correctly picked finishes in group standings
     
  5. Big Buckin' agate_monkey

    Big Buckin' agate_monkey Active Member

    Bump.
    For the soccer people.
     
  6. MertWindu

    MertWindu Active Member

    BBa_m, when do you want these by?
     
  7. Cadet

    Cadet Guest

    And do you want them as big 'ol posts or as PMs?
     
  8. Big Buckin' agate_monkey

    Big Buckin' agate_monkey Active Member

    Entries due by 11:59 p.m. Thursday, June 8.
    BBAM is not responsible for lost or misdirected votes.
    Posts prefered over PMs.
     
  9. MertWindu

    MertWindu Active Member

    Void where prohibited...
     
  10. Big Buckin' agate_monkey

    Big Buckin' agate_monkey Active Member

    If you are under 18, get your parents permission.
     
  11. MertWindu

    MertWindu Active Member

    Offer not valid in Texas or Louisiana, no purchase necessary, side effects may include headaches, stomach pain, and anal leakage...
     
  12. Monkey

    Monkey Member

    Monkey's pics

    Group A
    Germany
    Costa Rica

    Group B
    England
    Sweden

    Group C
    Netherlands
    Ivory Coast


    Group D
    Mexico
    Iran

    Group E
    USA
    Italy

    Group F
    Brazil
    Australia

    Group G
    France
    South Korea

    Group H
    Spain
    Saudi Arabia

    Left side of bracket
    A1 Germany vs. B2 Sweden

    C1 Netherlands vs. D2 Iran

    E1 USA vs.
    F2 Australia

    G1 France vs.
    H2 Saudi Arabia


    Right side of bracket
    B1 England vs.
    A2 Costa Rica

    D1 Mexico vs.
    C2 Ivory Coast

    F1 Brazil vs.
    E2 Italy

    H1 Spain vs.
    G2 South Korea

    QUARTERFINALISTS
    Left side
    Germany vs. Netherlands
    USA vs. France

    Right side
    England vs. Ivory Coast
    Brazil vs. Spain

    SEMIFINALISTS
    Germany vs. USA
    England vs. Brazil

    CHAMPION
    Brazil def. USA

    Tie breakers
    1: Total goals in the title game: 3
    2: Total corner kicks in the title game: 6
     
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