Topic: Bitcointalk's FIFA World Cup Pool Discussion Thread - page 20. (Read 4978 times)
The most idiotic gesture so far in the World Cup from Kyle Walker, ruining both my prediction of 0-1 and compromising big time my bet for England to win. Talking about being naive and stupid, Kyle Walker fits as the perfect example. Damn , if England doesn't win it will be my third bet ruined by big teams in the World Cup.
Not the best day so far for me. Predicted 1:1 in South Korea - Sweden game and 2:0 win of Belgium.
I predicted England will win 2:1. Goalkeeper of Tunisia got injured and was substituted by their third goalkeeper.
But Walker - wtf just he did? Such stupid fould...
EDIT Kane goal on additional time. A bit sad for Tunisia - they were so close to reach draw...
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Still can't see where that 'joker' bonus option is either.
You can select one game per matchday and get double points for that game. You just need to click on that match on predictions page.
I predicted England will win 2:1. Goalkeeper of Tunisia got injured and was substituted by their third goalkeeper.
But Walker - wtf just he did? Such stupid fould...
EDIT Kane goal on additional time. A bit sad for Tunisia - they were so close to reach draw...
Anyway 0 - 0 for Belgium vs Panama. Have them at 2 - 0 and Lukaku for most shots... Which I kinda knew was a mistake because Hazard.
Lol, had exact same predictions .Still can't see where that 'joker' bonus option is either.
Yeah, first half was 50/50 but Belgium deserved the goals in the second half.
Can anyone get on to the piece of shit website? My predictions aren't loading up at all and the leaderboard shows but doesn't load when I click on it. It's better have logged my scores. Sometimes I check back and there's a couple that haven't. Missed out on a lot of the bonus questions because of the site never loading. Still can't see where that 'joker' bonus option is either.
Can anyone get on to the piece of shit website? My predictions aren't loading up at all and the leaderboard shows but doesn't load when I click on it. It's better have logged my scores. Sometimes I check back and there's a couple that haven't. Missed out on a lot of the bonus questions because of the site never loading. Still can't see where that 'joker' bonus option is either.
Yes it is very hard to load the page, cant see the prediction page or the leaderboard page. Stuck on loading, I can load it on mobile browser but the leaderboard is back to 0. Maybe the server crashes because too many people are participating on the prediction and accessing it at the same time.
Still no correct prediction so far, predicted 4-0 for Belgium. Now for England I'm at 3-0, hoping to see my first correct prediction.
Edit: Stupid act from Walker gives a penalty for Tunisia = break my chance to have my first correct prediction.
Yeah, first half was 50/50 but Belgium deserved the goals in the second half.
Can anyone get on to the piece of shit website? My predictions aren't loading up at all and the leaderboard shows but doesn't load when I click on it. It's better have logged my scores. Sometimes I check back and there's a couple that haven't. Missed out on a lot of the bonus questions because of the site never loading. Still can't see where that 'joker' bonus option is either.
Can anyone get on to the piece of shit website? My predictions aren't loading up at all and the leaderboard shows but doesn't load when I click on it. It's better have logged my scores. Sometimes I check back and there's a couple that haven't. Missed out on a lot of the bonus questions because of the site never loading. Still can't see where that 'joker' bonus option is either.
Same here, slow loading, never seen the joker bonus otherwise I would have double the amount of points I have. And unfortunately England scored to early, so my prediction of 0-1 it will surely miss this time but I hope England wins at least. And points aren't updated yet.
Yeah, first half was 50/50 but Belgium deserved the goals in the second half.
Can anyone get on to the piece of shit website? My predictions aren't loading up at all and the leaderboard shows but doesn't load when I click on it. It's better have logged my scores. Sometimes I check back and there's a couple that haven't. Missed out on a lot of the bonus questions because of the site never loading. Still can't see where that 'joker' bonus option is either.
Can anyone get on to the piece of shit website? My predictions aren't loading up at all and the leaderboard shows but doesn't load when I click on it. It's better have logged my scores. Sometimes I check back and there's a couple that haven't. Missed out on a lot of the bonus questions because of the site never loading. Still can't see where that 'joker' bonus option is either.
Belgium 3 - 0 Panama
If you didn't watch the match you'd think Belgium dominated the entire game, but they actually struggled against Panama's defence, especially in the first half. It wasn't a convincing performance from Belgium, but at least they got the 3 points and scored 3 goals, goal difference is always key in the group stage.
Waiting for Englad now.
If you didn't watch the match you'd think Belgium dominated the entire game, but they actually struggled against Panama's defence, especially in the first half. It wasn't a convincing performance from Belgium, but at least they got the 3 points and scored 3 goals, goal difference is always key in the group stage.
Waiting for Englad now.
oh man i had 4-0 on belgium and it was 3-0 
at least i got sweden 1-0
hoping for england to give me a boost
at least i got sweden 1-0
hoping for england to give me a boost
It seems that it have became a trend for weaker team to play a full defensive strategy against the favorites team, it is another boring game between Belgium vs Panama now, I hope Belgium would be able to demolish Panama hard in the second half of the game.
What else can they do? First half was very dull but the second half has been much better and how Belgium should be playing, though they've still done nothing special (especially considering who they're playing).
Hah! I finally figured it out. There's no bug in the predictor. Everyone gets 76 points just for guessing the right total number of goals for the match. I was kinda worried I'd be -76. Lol.
You can see how the scores work in the Rules
Yup missed that. It's actually in the first page. Lol.
Anyway 0 - 0 for Belgium vs Panama. Have them at 2 - 0 and Lukaku for most shots... Which I kinda knew was a mistake because Hazard.
Edit: YES! Now hold that line...
Well it's 3-0 now with five minutes to go and I'm hoping it stays that way so I can get my second correct score of the day
.If it stays it will also be my second correct score result of the day , only a few minutes to go so let's hope it stays this way.
It seems that it have became a trend for weaker team to play a full defensive strategy against the favorites team, it is another boring game between Belgium vs Panama now, I hope Belgium would be able to demolish Panama hard in the second half of the game.
What else can they do? First half was very dull but the second half has been much better and how Belgium should be playing, though they've still done nothing special (especially considering who they're playing).
Hah! I finally figured it out. There's no bug in the predictor. Everyone gets 76 points just for guessing the right total number of goals for the match. I was kinda worried I'd be -76. Lol.
You can see how the scores work in the Rules
Yup missed that. It's actually in the first page. Lol.
Anyway 0 - 0 for Belgium vs Panama. Have them at 2 - 0 and Lukaku for most shots... Which I kinda knew was a mistake because Hazard.
Edit: YES! Now hold that line...
Well it's 3-0 now with five minutes to go and I'm hoping it stays that way so I can get my second correct score of the day
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Hah! I finally figured it out. There's no bug in the predictor. Everyone gets 76 points just for guessing the right total number of goals for the match. I was kinda worried I'd be -76. Lol.
You can see how the scores work in the Rules
Yup missed that. It's actually in the first page. Lol.
Anyway 0 - 0 for Belgium vs Panama. Have them at 2 - 0 and Lukaku for most shots... Which I kinda knew was a mistake because Hazard.
Edit: YES! Now hold that line...
Edit: Meh...
It seems that it have became a trend for weaker team to play a full defensive strategy against the favorites team, it is another boring game between Belgium vs Panama now, I hope Belgium would be able to demolish Panama hard in the second half of the game.
Hah! I finally figured it out. There's no bug in the predictor. Everyone gets 76 points just for guessing the right total number of goals for the match. I was kinda worried I'd be -76. Lol.
You can see how the scores work in the Rules:
First correct score result for me, will love the 289 points which will put me back on track after failing miserably in the first days of the world cup pool. I hope this is just the beginning and I hope many more to come as correct score results for me.
Same. Was so tempted to go for the 0-0 draw as well (which would have been the perfect score for Germany's hopes). I think Germany should handle Sweeden and Korea quite comfortably though. They'll have to hope Mexico do too.
First correct score result for me, will love the 289 points which will put me back on track after failing miserably in the first days of the world cup pool. I hope this is just the beginning and I hope many more to come as correct score results for me.
grats mate . I had 2-0 for Sweden in the predicator but surprisingly Sweden wasted two easy chances and score only the penality
anyways good start for me in Betting since I backed Sweden ML , Sweden win to NIL and Under 2 goals since max I was expecting is 2-0
Same here, got the correct score, correct bonus question and correct tip on all my tickets. So good start of the day. Now the tough games follow
So far in this WC I got correct most of good odds like Sweden to win @2.1 and lost on small ones like Germany & Brazil. First correct score result for me, will love the 289 points which will put me back on track after failing miserably in the first days of the world cup pool. I hope this is just the beginning and I hope many more to come as correct score results for me.
grats mate . I had 2-0 for Sweden in the predicator but surprisingly Sweden wasted two easy chances and score only the penality
anyways good start for me in Betting since I backed Sweden ML , Sweden win to NIL and Under 2 goals since max I was expecting is 2-0
First correct score result for me, will love the 289 points which will put me back on track after failing miserably in the first days of the world cup pool. I hope this is just the beginning and I hope many more to come as correct score results for me.
Damn!!! My Predictions are way off compared to the real match results. Come on Sweden at least win this match. Also have 4 remaining games for Matchday 1 to see if I can still catch up with you guys. My points compared to the 1st place which is Joca97 is almost 900 points hahaha. I'll will also try to do better predictions on the 2nd round of matches. Never expected such outcomes will happen from this teams especially Mexico beating Germany.
Hah! I finally figured it out. There's no bug in the predictor. Everyone gets 76 points just for guessing the right total number of goals for the match. I was kinda worried I'd be -76. Lol.
And LOL_Germany!
And LOL_Germany!
After losing money both on Germany and Brazil yesterday I think it would be a total disaster if England loses today too. Therefore I am risking a few more money on them hoping to recover a bit.
true , but personally I'm eliminating germany from the outright
Germany was the 2nd favor in betfair after Brazil with like X6.00 , after today's match they are the 4th favor now with X10.00 so even market makers changed their minds
luckily for me Spain now is the 2nd favor with X6.200 to win , so was able to get some value ( not sure if I should trade it or let it run though )
Well I wouldn't back them right now either but maybe someone could take advantage of the odds, because the bookies only changed their minds because statistically it's now a lot more difficult for them to go through. Usually a loss means you're not going to get through, but as I said above if they demolish Sweden and Korea they'll probably be ok. Korea and Sweden are playing tomorrow so that's certainly going to be an interesting game. The best result for Germany would be a draw but I think Sweden are the stronger team by far (though they're probably not up to much now especially without Zlatan). There's also the possibility that Mexico might get too cocky and complacent and lose or draw themselves.
I was counting on several surprises, but not this early, and definitiely not from the current ranked top two FIFA teams... totally blew my Brazil-Germany parlay but totally agree, the real stinger was to see the way Mexico fully deserved to win (and I wouldn't have said Swiss didn't deserve it either, the way they played).
Loving the World Cup so far in that the smaller teams aren't paying too much respect. Not loving it for the drabness so far in most of them.
Oh and I'm definitely taking that bet on Germany now (I found x8.6 only though). I'm that kind of guy, plus Mexico might be their same inconsistent self they've displayed in the Copa Centenario disgrace.
Wow! other than France, who barely managed to get the 3 points after a poor performance vs Australia, the big teams (Spain, Argentina, Germany, Brazil) have had a rough start in the WC. Seems like there are no favorites in the group stage now, anything can happen...now we wait for England to lose/draw tomorrow vs Tunisia.
I love everything you said. You nailed it on the head. It seems like its a world cup where the big teams came in underprepared or over confident, while opening the door for dark horses to make a name for themselves. Interesting to see if Belgium, England, and Poland will learn from mistakes that other teams made.
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