FIFA World Cup 2010
 

Hey football (sic!) fans what's going on

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The FIFA World Cup 2010 is scheduled to take place between 11 June and 11 July 2010 in South Africa (which is a country in the south of Africa!:tpg:)

There are a lot of interesting teams, like NZ, Slovakia (you know that one from Hostel) and North Korea (lol). It will be very fun.

I guess we had kind of a bet game 4 years ago so there will be one this year as well. Stay tuned for more info (and post here if you're interested in participating, I guess).

if you fags still need tickets go here lol
http://www.gamingforce.org/forums/ge...up-2010-a.html
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Oh yeah and Canada didn't qualify. You cry. :eagletear:

Woohoo, not loing now and luckily all the decent English players got booted out of the Champions League already so they won't be so tired. See, it was all part of the plan all along.

Worryingly, more and more England players seem to be picking up knocks as our season winds down, if Rooney's not playing we're fucked.

As always, I'm going to put money on Germany to win. Not because I want them to or even particularly think they will but because on English betting sites, the odds are always artificially low on England and high on Germany and there's always a semi-decent chance they'll win it. 15-1 currently on Betfair, worth a fiver I reckon.

Sweden isnt playing.. neither is Iran...
Who am i supposed to root for this year? suggestions?

I'm rooting for the Aussies for lulz.

I'm definitely in for a pool come World Cup time.

Even if it means I lose money for betting against any European team, I'm in for a pool as well. Empty (all 17¢) from my PayPal account, you fucks!

Not long to go now, Mush. When's the score predicting contest starting?

Yeah, I gonna set something up this weekend, I guess (unless you want to do it of course :)

Count me in for any sort of pool that doesn't involve real money.

Also interested in a friendly competition.

Okay guys, here's a list of the group stage matches. In case you wanna participate in the pool (no money of course), send me a PM until June 10, I guess. No further explanation, you know how this works. Don't forget to answer the bonus questions at the end :)

# Date Time Gr. Team A Team B
1 11.6. 16:00 A South Africa vs. Mexico
2 11.6. 20:30 A Uruguay vs. France
3 12.6. 13:30 B South Korea vs. Greece
4 12.6. 16:00 B Argentina vs. Nigeria
5 12.6. 20:30 C England vs. United States
6 13.6. 13:30 C Algeria vs. Slovenia
7 13.6. 16:00 D Serbia vs. Ghana
8 13.6. 20:30 D Germany vs. Australia
9 14.6. 13:30 E Netherlands vs. Denmark
10 14.6. 16:00 E Japan vs. Cameroon
11 14.6. 20:30 F Italy vs. Paraguay
12 15.6. 13:30 F New Zealand vs. Slovakia
13 15.6. 16:00 G Cote d'Ivoire vs. Portugal
14 15.6. 20:30 G Brazil vs. North Korea
15 16.6. 13:30 H Honduras vs. Chile
16 16.6. 16:00 H Spain vs. Switzerland
17 16.6. 20:30 A South Africa vs. Uruguay
18 17.6. 13:30 B Argentina vs. South Korea
19 17.6. 16:00 B Greece vs. Nigeria
20 17.6. 20:30 A France vs. Mexico
21 18.6. 13:30 D Germany vs. Serbia
22 18.6. 16:00 C Slovenia vs. United States
23 18.6. 20:30 C England vs. Algeria
24 19.6. 13:30 E Netherlands vs. Japan
25 19.6. 16:00 D Ghana vs. Australia
26 19.6. 20:30 E Cameroon vs. Denmark
27 20.6. 13:30 F Slovakia vs. Paraguay
28 20.6. 16:00 F Italy vs. New Zealand
29 20.6. 20:30 G Brazil vs. Cote d'Ivoire
30 21.6. 13:30 G Portugal vs. North Korea
31 21.6. 16:00 H Chile vs. Switzerland
32 21.6. 20:30 H Spain vs. Honduras
33 22.6. 16:00 A Mexico vs. Uruguay
34 22.6. 16:00 A France vs. South Africa
35 22.6. 20:30 B Nigeria vs. South Korea
36 22.6. 20:30 B Greece vs. Argentina
37 23.6. 16:00 C Slovenia vs. England
38 23.6. 16:00 C United States vs. Algeria
39 23.6. 20:30 D Ghana vs. Germany
40 23.6. 20:30 D Australia vs. Serbia
41 24.6. 16:00 F Slovakia vs. Italy
42 24.6. 16:00 F Paraguay vs. New Zealand
43 24.6. 20:30 E Denmark vs. Japan
44 24.6. 20:30 E Cameroon vs. Netherlands
45 25.6. 16:00 G Portugal vs. Brazil
46 25.6. 16:00 G North Korea vs. Cote d'Ivoire
47 25.6. 20:30 H Chile vs. Spain
48 25.6. 20:30 H Swizerland vs. Honduras
(exact result: 3 points, tendency: 1 point)

Top Scorer (5 points):
Team with most red cards (5 points):
Team with most goals (3 points):
Team with most goals scored against them (3 points):
Final match referee (10 points):

Go go Power North Korea!

How about bonus points for picking the top scorer? I reckon it'll be Christiano Ronaldo by some distance.

Hey dude that's a great idea. I will add some other stuff, too.

So far I got
Top Scorer (5 points):
Team with most red cards (5 points):
Team with most goals (5 points):
Team with most goals scored against them (5 points):
Final match referee (10 points):

If you guys have any more ideas, I'll be happy to add them

Betting on the combined shirt numbers of all the goal scorers in a given match is always fun, although spread over a whole tournament it'd be pure luck, plus a bit of a mission to add up.

I reckon Ronaldo for top scorer, Greece for most sendings off, Portugal for most goals, Ivory Coast to let in the most goals and, er, that Swiss guy who hates England as the ref in the final.

I am interested in participating, I can't take part of an actual betting pool even if I'd like, so I guess it'd have to be like last time for me, just sticking to bragging rights, on the top scorer topic, I'd say that'd go to Spain or Brazil, most sendings off I'd say north korea, I can't say who will let in the most goals.

So... all of them?

I was thinking of Urs Meier as it happens, although you're not technically wrong. Although apparently he's retired now so chances are it won't be him.

Yeah, but think of the odds mush would have to give if you chose him.

Well, Africa's chances of winning the World Cup has diminished by two star players (Michael Essien, Ghana; Didier Drogba, Ivory Coast) in as many weeks. Ivory Coast was a dark horse to win before Drogba's injury; now they'll be lucky to advance out of the group stage.

No chance can be diminished by as many players as you want and it's still no chance. Even though there's a lot of African players playing in France and England these days, there's simply not enough who regularly play together to form a cohesive team. In the England team there's a load of players who regularly play together, same with Portugal, Spain, Brazil and Italy so it's much easier for them to get together and play as a team for their country.

It'll be a European team that wins it this year for certain. The only question is which one.

Since when did Brazil become part of Europe?

Hey guys, I guess I got like three PMs regarding the pool so far. It would be cool if there were some more of you sleaze bags participating in this.

Brazil won't win this year. The older players are too old and the younger players have all been off form lately. Argentina are the only non-Eiropean side in with a shot as I see it and even then only if a couple of their players really turn up.

My money is on Spain, anyway.