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Group stages (45 points)
james gets 3 points for each match where the score is exactly correct. james gets 1 point for each match if the score is wrong, but the correct winner was chosen, or a draw was correctly predicted.
Group A
Germany 2Costa Rica 0
Actual score: 4-2, james gets 1 point
Poland 2Ecuador 1
Actual score: 0-2, james gets 0 points
Germany 3Poland 1
Actual score: 1-0, james gets 1 point
Ecuador 0Costa Rica 0
Actual score: 3-0, james gets 0 points
Ecuador 0Germany 1
Actual score: 0-3, james gets 1 point
Costa Rica 1Poland 2
Actual score: 1-2, james gets 3 points
| Team | Pl | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Po |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 |
| Poland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
Germany and Poland qualify.
Group B
England 1Paraguay 0
Actual score: 1-0, james gets 3 points
Trin & Tob 0Sweden 3
Actual score: 0-0, james gets 0 points
England 5Trin & Tob 0
Actual score: 2-0, james gets 1 point
Sweden 2Paraguay 2
Actual score: 1-0, james gets 0 points
Sweden 2England 1
Actual score: 2-2, james gets 0 points
Paraguay 1Trin & Tob 0
Actual score: 2-0, james gets 1 point
| Team | Pl | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Po |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 |
| England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Trin & Tob | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | -9 | 0 |
Sweden and England qualify.
Group C
Argentina 3Ivory Coast 0
Actual score: 2-1, james gets 1 point
Serbia & M 1Holland 2
Actual score: 0-1, james gets 1 point
Argentina 3Serbia & M 0
Actual score: 6-0, james gets 1 point
Holland 2Ivory Coast 1
Actual score: 2-1, james gets 3 points
Holland 1Argentina 1
Actual score: 0-0, james gets 1 point
Ivory Coast 0Serbia & M 2
Actual score: 3-2, james gets 0 points
| Team | Pl | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Po |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 |
| Holland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 |
| Serbia & M | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 0 |
Argentina and Holland qualify.
Group D
Mexico 3Iran 0
Actual score: 3-1, james gets 1 point
Angola 1Portugal 2
Actual score: 0-1, james gets 1 point
Mexico 2Angola 0
Actual score: 0-0, james gets 0 points
Portugal 4Iran 1
Actual score: 2-0, james gets 1 point
Portugal 1Mexico 2
Actual score: 2-1, james gets 0 points
Iran 2Angola 1
Actual score: 1-1, james gets 0 points
| Team | Pl | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Po |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 |
| Portugal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 |
| Iran | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 3 |
| Angola | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 0 |
Mexico and Portugal qualify.
Group E
Italy 3Ghana 0
Actual score: 2-0, james gets 1 point
USA 0Czech Rep. 1
Actual score: 0-3, james gets 1 point
Italy 1USA 1
Actual score: 1-1, james gets 3 points
Czech Rep. 2Ghana 0
Actual score: 0-2, james gets 0 points
Czech Rep. 1Italy 1
Actual score: 0-2, james gets 0 points
Ghana 0USA 2
Actual score: 2-1, james gets 0 points
| Team | Pl | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Po |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Rep. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
| Italy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 |
| USA | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| Ghana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 0 |
Czech Rep. and Italy qualify.
Group F
Brazil 3Croatia 2
Actual score: 1-0, james gets 1 point
Australia 0Japan 1
Actual score: 3-1, james gets 0 points
Brazil 2Australia 0
Actual score: 2-0, james gets 3 points
Japan 1Croatia 1
Actual score: 0-0, james gets 1 point
Japan 1Brazil 2
Actual score: 1-4, james gets 1 point
Croatia 0Australia 0
Actual score: 2-2, james gets 1 point
| Team | Pl | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Po |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 |
| Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Croatia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Australia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
Brazil and Japan qualify.
Group G
France 2Switzerland 1
Actual score: 0-0, james gets 0 points
Korea 1Togo 0
Actual score: 2-1, james gets 1 point
France 3Korea 0
Actual score: 1-1, james gets 0 points
Togo 2Switzerland 2
Actual score: 0-2, james gets 0 points
Togo 0France 4
Actual score: 0-2, james gets 1 point
Switzerland 1Korea 1
Actual score: 2-0, james gets 0 points
| Team | Pl | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Po |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 |
| Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| Togo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 1 |
France and Korea qualify.
Group H
Spain 1Ukraine 0
Actual score: 4-0, james gets 1 point
Tunisia 2S. Arabia 2
Actual score: 2-2, james gets 3 points
Spain 3Tunisia 0
Actual score: 3-1, james gets 1 point
S. Arabia 0Ukraine 2
Actual score: 0-4, james gets 1 point
S. Arabia 0Spain 4
Actual score: 0-1, james gets 1 point
Ukraine 1Tunisia 0
Actual score: 1-0, james gets 3 points
| Team | Pl | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Po |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 9 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
| S. Arabia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 1 |
Spain and Ukraine qualify.
Knockout stages (32 points)
Second round
EnglandbeatGermany
SwedenbeatPoland
ArgentinabeatPortugal
MexicobeatHolland
Czech Rep.beatJapan
BrazilbeatItaly
FrancebeatUkraine
KoreabeatSpain
james gets 4 points for each of England, Sweden, Argentina, Mexico, Czech Rep., Brazil, France and Korea who reach the quarter-finals
Actual qualifiers are Germany, Argentina, England, Portugal, Italy, Ukraine, Brazil and France so james gets 16 points
Quarter-finals
ArgentinabeatEngland
MexicobeatSweden
FrancebeatCzech Rep.
BrazilbeatKorea
james gets 6 points for each of Argentina, Mexico, France and Brazil who reach the semi-finals
Actual qualifiers are Germany, Italy, Portugal and France so james gets 6 points
Semi-finals
FrancebeatArgentina
BrazilbeatMexico
james gets 10 points for each of France and Brazil who reach the final
Actual qualifiers are Italy and France so james gets 10 points
World Cup Final
BrazilbeatFrance
james gets 12 points if Brazil win the World Cup. james gets the bonus prize if the first goal is scored after 21 minutes
Actual champion is Italy so james gets 0 points
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