With the group stages now sadly behind us, we take a look at out three writers' predictions and see if they were able to make any sense of this incredible World Cup before it even started.
Group A
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| Final Standings |
Kon R. |
Pedro A. |
Iain J. |
| Brazil - 7pt |
Brazil - 9pt |
Brazil - 9pt |
Brazil - 9pt |
| Mexico - 7pt |
Mexico - 4pt |
Croatia - 6pt |
Croatia - 6pt |
| Croatia - 3pt |
Croatia - 3pt |
Cameroon - 3pt |
Mexico - 3pt |
| Cameroon - 0pt |
Cameroon - 1pt |
Mexico - 0pt |
Cameroon - 0pt |
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Verdict: Great start for Kon
here, guessing the placements for all teams correctly and even predicting the
right amount of points for Croatia. Iain guessed two positions correctly
while correctly predicting a goose-egg for Cameroon in last place. Pedro's only
correct prediction was Brazil in first place...genius! Kon takes this one.
Group B
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| Final Standings |
Kon R. |
Pedro A. |
Iain J. |
| Netherlands - 9pt |
Spain - 7pt |
Spain - 7pt |
Spain - 7pt |
| Chile - 6pt |
Netherlands - 5pt |
Netherlands - 5pt |
Netherlands - 5pt |
| Spain - 3pt |
Chile - 4pt |
Chile - 4pt |
Chile - 4pt |
| Australia - 0pt |
Australia - 0pt |
Australia - 0pt |
Australia - 0pt |
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Verdict: Great job all around!
Identical picks, and everyone predicted the Aussies to go home with no points
and the Netherlands to advance. Otherwise ALL WRONG! Nobody holds the bragging rights in this one.
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Group C
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| Final Standings |
Kon R. |
Pedro A. |
Iain J. |
| Colombia - 9pt |
Ivory Coast - 5pt |
Greece - 5pt |
Japan - 5pt |
| Greece - 4pt |
Colombia - 4pt |
Colombia - 5pt |
Colombia - 4pt |
| Ivory Coast - 3pt |
Greece - 3pt |
Ivory Coast - 3pt |
Greece - 3pt |
| Japan - 1pt |
Japan - 2pt |
Japan - 1pt |
Ivory Coast - 2pt |
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Verdict: While Kon and Iain
predicted Colombia to go through, Kon also got Japan finishing dead-last while Iain got every other possible thing wrong.
Pedro is the obvious winner here, predicting both teams going through, and
even the correct amount of points for both teams eliminated. Point Pedro!
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Group D
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| Final Standings |
Kon R. |
Pedro A. |
Iain J. |
| Costa Rica - 7pt |
England - 7pt |
Italy - 7pt |
Italy - 7pt |
| Uruguay - 6pt |
Italy - 5pt |
Uruguay - 5pt |
England - 5pt |
| Italy - 3pt |
Uruguay - 4pt |
England - 4pt |
Uruguay - 5pt |
| England - 1pt |
Costa Rica - 0pt |
Costa Rica - 0pt |
Costa Rica - 0pt |
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Verdict: We believe that Kon is
the winner here, because even though it seems that just like Iain he had
everything absolutely wrong, if you look closely it's quite obvious that he
was just reading his notes upside-down when putting his picks in. All joking
aside though, Pedro was the only guy that predicted anything right in this
insane group, picking Uruguay to qualify for the next round out of second
spot. Another point for Pedro!
Group E
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| Final Standings |
Kon R. |
Pedro A. |
Iain J. |
| France - 7pt |
France - 9pt |
France - 9pt |
France - 7pt |
| Switzerland - 6pt |
Ecuador - 4pt |
Switzerland - 4pt |
Ecuador - 5pt |
| Ecuador - 4pt |
Switzerland - 2pt |
Ecuador - 2pt |
Switzerland - 2pt |
| Honduras - 0pt |
Honduras - 1pt |
Honduras - 1pt |
Honduras - 1pt |
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Verdict: Fairly impressive for
all three here. Kon predicted two positions right and the correct points for
Ecuador. Iain also got two position right and the correct number of points
for the French. Pedro is the winner in this one as well however, picking all
spots correctly (although no correct amount of points). Still, another point
for Pedro!
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Group F
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| Final Standings |
Kon R. |
Pedro A. |
Iain J. |
| Argentina - 9pt |
Argentina - 9pt |
Argentina - 9pt |
Argentina - 9pt |
| Nigeria - 4pt |
Iran - 4pt |
Bosnia & Herz. - 4pt |
Bosnia & Herz. - 4pt |
| Bosnia & Herz. - 3pt |
Bosnia & Herz. - 3pt |
Nigeria - 3pt |
Nigeria - 3pt |
| Iran - 1pt |
Nigeria - 1pt |
Iran - 1pt |
Iran - 1pt |
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Verdict: Another 3-way tie, as
all three of our geniuses picked Argentina to advance with a perfect record.
Kon picked the correct position and points for Bosnia, while Pedro and Iain
did the same for Iran. None of the guys had any faith in Nigeria it seems.
Group G
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| Final Standings |
Kon R. |
Pedro A. |
Iain J. |
| Germany - 7pt |
Germany - 7pt |
Germany - 7pt |
Germany - 7pt |
| USA - 4pt |
Ghana - 4pt |
Portugal - 5pt |
Portugal - 5pt |
| Portugal - 4pt |
Portugal - 4pt |
Ghana - 4pt |
Ghana - 2pt |
| Ghana - 1pt |
USA - 1pt |
USA - 0pt |
USA - 1pt |
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| Verdict: USA was on none of
these guys' radar. Both Iain and Pedro picked Germany to come out first with
the correct amount of points. Kon predicted the same, but he also had
Portugal in the correct position, also with the right amount of points after
three matches. Point Kon! |
Group H
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| Final Standings |
Kon R. |
Pedro A. |
Iain J. |
| Belgium - 9pt |
Russia - 7pt |
Russia - 7pt |
Belgium - 7pt |
| Algeria - 4pt |
Belgium - 6pt |
Belgium - 7pt |
Korea Rep. - 6pt |
| Russia - 2pt |
Algeria - 3pt |
Algeria - 3pt |
Russia - 3pt |
| Korea Rep. - 1pt |
Korea Rep. - 1pt |
Korea Rep. - 0pt |
Algeria - 1pt |
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Verdict: Atlast Pedro doesn't
win a group! He only had Belgium advancing correctly, but even that, not from
the correct position. Kon also had Belgium advancing from second place, but
also managed to predict Korea's correct position and amount of points. But we
will give a point here to Iain, as he predicted two correct positions both
for Belgium in first and the Russians in third. Point Iain!
So the tally is quite simple. Two of the groups (B & F )were a 3-way tie. No points awarded there.
Iain comes in last place winning only the predictions for group H, and even that's arguable.
Kon wins groups A & G
Pedro is the overall winner, predicting best in groups C, D and E
Good luck in the round of 16 predictions (coming out Friday night)! |
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