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jakeariusCrash test dummy Pierluigi Collina blew up for 40 fouls during the match. jakearius got it spot on!
Jon KoteckiLucky losers There were eight shots by players with a 3 or a 4 in their shirt numbers.
Danny Coulson, Scott SwalesGerman measles Only one player - Ballack - didn't make a reappearance in the final, due to his suspension.
Jimmil, Evar The GreatYou can -do it Ronaldo and Rivaldo had three shots on goal apiece. Well done to everyone who got it right!
Swizz, Graham ReidSeoul Survivor There were 13 players who went unfouled according to the official match report. Graham Reid and Swizz were closest, Swizz recording his second win in three days!
Exclusive! There were a sum total of zero pictures of the England team on Monday's front pages after they were whisked away from the cameras at the airport.
Hall of FameTM There were 5 appearances of (TM) on the FIFA World Cup homepage... well done to Swizz who got it spot on (apologies that the competition was unavailable for part of the day)
jakearius, ralph mayerAll the trimmings Adding together the number of corners, fouls and shots in Turkey/Senegal gave the magic number 56. The three winners were all out by 1.
Party Boy, Harry EthansOwen Owen gone Owen had just one shot... from which he scored!
Long words bother him So much in fact that Beckham didn't give an interview on Thursday... so no winners today!
No rest for the wicked The first football story on the BBC One O'Clock News was after 17 minutes. Scott Swales was closest on 19 minutes. Apologies if you couldn't get on to the site yesterday: the problem has now been fixed!
Pat Bierschwale, Robert Knox, John Sanders, Frattondave, Colin Fallon jr, Manny Puyana, Roy Swales, Lozf1, Clive L FentumHome advantage Korea and Japan scored two goals between them as Japan slid out 1-0 while Korea won 2-1 against Italy.
Tristan KaneBrussels rout? While Brazil won 2-0 against Belgium, Belgium actaully had one MORE shot on goal than Brazil! The wily Tristan's Kane guess of zero was sufficient to win him a star!
Duncan FarthingGift of the gab Mick McCarthy's post-match comments lasted 61 seconds! Duncan Farthing was closest on 53 seconds.
remi, jakearius, Manny Puyana, Drew Midgley, DorrisGreat Danes The Danes proved not so great ... they had just three shots on target.
Gareth Tongue, Lewis Delaney, Drew Midgley, Ross Donovan, Party Boy, Roy Swales, Dorris, Price Campbell, Toby Newton, David Mercatali, Colin Fallon jr, jj burn, Rachel Price, dannymac, Bossman, d4j, Graham Reid, es9mm, Mike Heuchert, scott dryden, Daniel McGrath, FrattondaveA matter of Incheon Only one ball hit the woodwork as Korea unceremoniously dumped out 9-man Portugal. The pixies at the star factory have had to go on overtime.
Pat Bierschwale, Jon Kotecki, Jack Burton, Conall Kelly, Gavin PetticrewLittle red book There were six cards (five yellow, one red) awarded in China's match with Turkey.
Slovenly Slovenia Slovenia proved not be not as slovenly as expected - they weren't caught offside at all! Only Lewis Delaney predicted correctly.
Toby Newton, Mark Bissett, Soapy JoeArabian fights: There were 15 fouls committed by the Saudi Arabian players. Four people got it spot on!
Michael Anders, Ash Burton, Andrew Flower, Michael Celebic, John Sanders, Rob Spacey, Kingsley Needham, Max Onyskiw, Duncan Farthing, Ralph Mayer, Daryl Gowers, LozF1, wspringett, Pat Bierschwale, Steve PaynePoles apart: Two matches were draws, but Portugal won 4-0, so the total goal superiority was 4! Well done to everyone who got it. Michael Celebic wins a triple star!!!
Mexican wave: Mexico's match had an attendance of 45610, making the number of arms in a Mexican wave 91220. Scott Stewart was the closest on 92132.
Joe Coulson, Scott Fleming, Michael Celebic, Ricky, Paul Mcarthur, Manny Puyana, Matt Sloan, Everton R ****, Michael Anders, Chewy, Frattondave, Conall Kelly, Dorris, Shane Powell, Romeo, Stuart EnglishAll the T in China: In fact only one goalscorer had a T in their name: South Africa's Nomvete. Michael Celebic wins the first double star!
Argy bargy: There were 41 fouls in a rough-and-tumble match in Sapporo. Well done to Dave Wilson, who got it spot on!
French leave:Well done to Dorris! France's subsitutes played 86 minutes of the match according to the official FIFA match report. Dorris was the closest on 87 minutes.
Michael Celebic, Manny Puyana, Shane Powell, Steve Payne, Manxy, Levin Flake, Paul Mcarthur, Rachel Dixon, Daryl, Tal Mandelbaum, Duncan HartUp in the Eire:There were two headed goals for the 'Up in the Eire' challenge. Rachel Dixon, Manxy and Michael Celebic all registered their second appearance on the Hall of Fame and so earn the inaugural gold stars!
There was a full house in Busan: 55982 people attended the match!
Only five people correctly guessed that Brazil would in fact score no goals before half time.
Six people correctly predicted that six players ending in -sson would play for Sweden. They were: Alexandersson (x2), Svensson (x2), Larsson and Jakobsson.
Well done to Rachel Dixon, who correctly predicted that there would be 10 yellow cards awarded during today's three matches.