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Brian
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So that’s a wrap. Thanks all for playing along. Hope to see you all again for the World Cup… come on England … it’s coming home! |
Brian
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Only Eshwan (Spain), Dan (England) and VJ (England) predicted a finalist. Well done guys! |
Brian
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Best pre-tournament place predictions was VJ who was the only one to place England as Runner-Up. Nobody predicted Spain would win! |
Brian
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Best overall score predictions was Tam with 100 points |
Brian
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Best knockout predictions joint Tam and Eshwan on 72 points |
Brian
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Best group predictions came from Ravi with 36 points… |
Brian
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Overall winner Eshwan! Congrats for being the only player to predict Spain would make it to the final! |
Brian
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Congratulations to Eshwan! It went down to the wire again! An England goal to give a draw would have swung it to Dan, a Spanish goal for 3-1 would have resulted in a steal for yours truly. So so close! |
Eshwan
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Competition over! It was fun.. thanks all..until next competition |
Brian
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Spain 2-1 puts Eshwan back on top… |
Brian
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1-1 Puts Dan back on top |
Brian
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I believe Spain 1-0 win would result in Eshwan on top… |
Brian
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A good spread of predictions for the final. Good luck everyone! |
Brian
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Place Predictions
Eshwan 44, Dan 41, VJ 40, Ravi 35 |
Brian
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Score Predictions
Dan 89, Brian 88, Tam 85, Eshwan 83 |
Brian
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Overall Standings
Dan 130, Eshwan 127, Brian 120, Tam 117 |
Brian
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As we warm-up for the final, here is how things stand overall, and split by score and place predictions… |
Brian
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So it down to England v Spain … France exit killed many of our dreams of glory… barring miracles it looks like it’s boiling down to a two horse race… we’ve got until Sunday to take our final roll of the dice… what dramatic twists still await… COME ON ENGLAND!!! |
Brian
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Things hotting up after some rather entertaining QFs… looks like Dan will be hard to shift if England are crowned champions, Manfred could also come bouncing back with a Dutch win, especially if the defeat France in the final. Where France finish will have a big impact with many bonus points up for grabs for correct prediction as winners or runners-up, or maybe they will fall to Spain and then things will really be wide-open! The suspense is boiling over as we reach the business end… enough points available for anyone to still claim the glory… it’s wide open! |
Manfred
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This has been an exciting first round. Austria where denied to pull an English comeback, Turkey really wanted this from word go! |
Brian
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Well well well… Some mighty impressive predictions stacking up over that last 16 round. Top heavy draw reduces the probability of predicting all 4 semi-finalists + both finalists down to 1,000,000 to 1. Many of us gonna feel the pain as our favourites start to meet head-to-head far too early. Either QF Portugal v France or Germany v Spain QFs would have made good finals? Will Ronaldo score, or will it all end in tears? Will England finally click using their secret weapons from the bench? What last minute miracles still lie in wait? Anyone’s guess! Starting to come to the boil… All to play for… |
Sultan
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England could have Slovakia, Switzerland and Turkey to reach the final! |
Brian
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BREAKING NEWS… England's footballers will not be voting in the forthcoming election. They couldn't find the box let alone put a cross into it! |
Brian
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Groups stage over so soon!many of those games caught us all out. I bet nobody has got Georgia in knockout phase! Congratulations to Ravi … top place after initial group matches.can England discover themselves before it’s too late? They can’t complain about their draw? All to play for… |
Brian
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Two games down and some teams looking rather impressive… England not one of them. By my calculations England qualified unless Scotland can win big … not gonna happen. But I’m struggling to see any team that won’t give England a run for their money in last 16. At least they might get back to vote in the General Election… which is looking a bit more predictable. All to play for! |
Sultan
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I think the winner of France vs England semi will win the tournament. It’s always coming home (until it’s not). |
Brian
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So we’ve seen all the teams now… ages before we saw a Wolves player, then two at once, just like waiting for a bus!… Are Germany really that good, or Scotland really that bad, or both? Will we regret not picking Spain, now they have a wonder kid, and seem to have worked out how to score? Can Italy, Portugal and England keep grinding out results? Has Ronaldo run out of steam, while Mbappe fallen victim to the power of my jinxing wand? Competition starting to gentle simmer… all to play for! |
Eshwan
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And I am back ???? |
Sultan
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I don’t see any team with Harry Kane winning a trophy :) |
Abbs
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@Hi Brian I was surprised you didn’t go with Portugal and Sultan didn’t go with England. Change of tact???? |
Brian
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Welcome everyone old and new! No surprises and everyone up and running from the kick-off. I’ve jinxed France this time to stop them winning again. Good luck everyone! Have fun! |
Manfred
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Good start, evenly sharing the spoils, right there. Let the games begins ????. |