Jim Walton's predictions
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Group stages (45 points)
Jim Walton gets 3 points for each match where the score is exactly correct. Jim Walton 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, Jim Walton gets 1 point
Poland 1Ecuador 1
Actual score: 0-2, Jim Walton gets 0 points
Germany 1Poland 2
Actual score: 1-0, Jim Walton gets 0 points
Ecuador 0Costa Rica 1
Actual score: 3-0, Jim Walton gets 0 points
Ecuador 0Germany 3
Actual score: 0-3, Jim Walton gets 3 points
Costa Rica 2Poland 1
Actual score: 1-2, Jim Walton gets 0 points
| Team | Pl | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Po |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Poland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 |
Germany and Costa Rica qualify.
Group B
England 3Paraguay 1
Actual score: 1-0, Jim Walton gets 1 point
Trin & Tob 1Sweden 2
Actual score: 0-0, Jim Walton gets 0 points
England 2Trin & Tob 1
Actual score: 2-0, Jim Walton gets 1 point
Sweden 2Paraguay 0
Actual score: 1-0, Jim Walton gets 1 point
Sweden 2England 2
Actual score: 2-2, Jim Walton gets 3 points
Paraguay 1Trin & Tob 0
Actual score: 2-0, Jim Walton gets 1 point
| Team | Pl | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Po |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 |
| Sweden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| Trin & Tob | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 0 |
England and Sweden qualify.
Group C
Argentina 2Ivory Coast 1
Actual score: 2-1, Jim Walton gets 3 points
Serbia & M 0Holland 1
Actual score: 0-1, Jim Walton gets 3 points
Argentina 2Serbia & M 0
Actual score: 6-0, Jim Walton gets 1 point
Holland 1Ivory Coast 1
Actual score: 2-1, Jim Walton gets 0 points
Holland 1Argentina 2
Actual score: 0-0, Jim Walton gets 0 points
Ivory Coast 2Serbia & M 0
Actual score: 3-2, Jim Walton gets 1 point
| Team | Pl | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Po |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| Holland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Serbia & M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
Argentina and Ivory Coast qualify.
Group D
Mexico 2Iran 1
Actual score: 3-1, Jim Walton gets 1 point
Angola 0Portugal 4
Actual score: 0-1, Jim Walton gets 1 point
Mexico 0Angola 0
Actual score: 0-0, Jim Walton gets 3 points
Portugal 2Iran 1
Actual score: 2-0, Jim Walton gets 1 point
Portugal 3Mexico 2
Actual score: 2-1, Jim Walton gets 1 point
Iran 1Angola 1
Actual score: 1-1, Jim Walton gets 3 points
| Team | Pl | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Po |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Angola | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 2 |
| Iran | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
Portugal and Mexico qualify.
Group E
Italy 3Ghana 0
Actual score: 2-0, Jim Walton gets 1 point
USA 2Czech Rep. 2
Actual score: 0-3, Jim Walton gets 0 points
Italy 4USA 1
Actual score: 1-1, Jim Walton gets 0 points
Czech Rep. 1Ghana 1
Actual score: 0-2, Jim Walton gets 0 points
Czech Rep. 1Italy 2
Actual score: 0-2, Jim Walton gets 1 point
Ghana 2USA 1
Actual score: 2-1, Jim Walton gets 3 points
| Team | Pl | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Po |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 |
| Ghana | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| Czech Rep. | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| USA | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 1 |
Italy and Ghana qualify.
Group F
Brazil 4Croatia 1
Actual score: 1-0, Jim Walton gets 1 point
Australia 1Japan 2
Actual score: 3-1, Jim Walton gets 0 points
Brazil 3Australia 0
Actual score: 2-0, Jim Walton gets 1 point
Japan 1Croatia 3
Actual score: 0-0, Jim Walton gets 0 points
Japan 0Brazil 3
Actual score: 1-4, Jim Walton gets 1 point
Croatia 1Australia 1
Actual score: 2-2, Jim Walton gets 1 point
| Team | Pl | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Po |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 9 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 4 |
| Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 3 |
| Australia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
Brazil and Croatia qualify.
Group G
France 2Switzerland 0
Actual score: 0-0, Jim Walton gets 0 points
Korea 0Togo 1
Actual score: 2-1, Jim Walton gets 0 points
France 3Korea 1
Actual score: 1-1, Jim Walton gets 0 points
Togo 1Switzerland 2
Actual score: 0-2, Jim Walton gets 1 point
Togo 0France 1
Actual score: 0-2, Jim Walton gets 1 point
Switzerland 1Korea 1
Actual score: 2-0, Jim Walton gets 0 points
| Team | Pl | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Po |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| Togo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| Korea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 1 |
France and Switzerland qualify.
Group H
Spain 2Ukraine 1
Actual score: 4-0, Jim Walton gets 1 point
Tunisia 1S. Arabia 1
Actual score: 2-2, Jim Walton gets 1 point
Spain 2Tunisia 0
Actual score: 3-1, Jim Walton gets 1 point
S. Arabia 0Ukraine 1
Actual score: 0-4, Jim Walton gets 1 point
S. Arabia 0Spain 3
Actual score: 0-1, Jim Walton gets 1 point
Ukraine 1Tunisia 1
Actual score: 1-0, Jim Walton gets 0 points
| Team | Pl | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Po |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| S. Arabia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 |
Spain and Ukraine qualify.
Knockout stages (56 points)
Second round
GermanybeatSweden
EnglandbeatCosta Rica
ArgentinabeatMexico
PortugalbeatIvory Coast
ItalybeatCroatia
BrazilbeatGhana
FrancebeatUkraine
SpainbeatSwitzerland
Jim Walton gets 4 points for each of Germany, England, Argentina, Portugal, Italy, Brazil, France and Spain who reach the quarter-finals
Actual qualifiers are Germany, Argentina, England, Portugal, Italy, Ukraine, Brazil and France so Jim Walton gets 28 points
Quarter-finals
ArgentinabeatGermany
EnglandbeatPortugal
ItalybeatFrance
BrazilbeatSpain
Jim Walton gets 6 points for each of Argentina, England, Italy and Brazil who reach the semi-finals
Actual qualifiers are Germany, Italy, Portugal and France so Jim Walton gets 6 points
Semi-finals
ItalybeatArgentina
BrazilbeatEngland
Jim Walton gets 10 points for each of Italy and Brazil who reach the final
Actual qualifiers are Italy and France so Jim Walton gets 10 points
World Cup Final
ItalybeatBrazil
Jim Walton gets 12 points if Italy win the World Cup. Jim Walton gets the bonus prize if the first goal is scored after 35 minutes
Actual champion is Italy so Jim Walton gets 12 points
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