Sportsbet.io's FIFA World Cup 22 Prediction Pool Discussion thread - page 13.

swogerino

legendary

Activity: 3318

Merit: 1247

Bitcoin Casino Est. 2013

Quote from: LFC_Bitcoin on December 07, 2022, 07:30:16 AM

Friday 9th December
Croatia vs Brazil
Netherlands vs Argentina

Saturday 10th December
Morocco vs Portugal
England vs France

Time for the competition to really heat up now. Mistakes will be punished, just looking at the way the tournament is drawn, I wonder if we could have Messi vs Ronaldo in the final?

Sounds a lot difficult for Argentina to get past Brazil judging from the way both teams have played,I had big hopes for Argentinian team but they completely disappointed with their game play up until now while Brazil has convinced much better and the lost game against Cameroon was because of Brazil not trying hard enough and them being already qualified in that game.

Both teams though have not had any serious test and Argentina will have one with Netherlands while I cannot say the same for Brazil because Croatia by the way they have played have also disappointed me,so most likely Brazil would only be playing against Argentina or Netherlands as their first strong opponent.

LFC_Bitcoin

legendary

Activity: 3556

Merit: 9709

#1 VIP Crypto Casino

Friday 9th December
Croatia vs Brazil
Netherlands vs Argentina

Saturday 10th December
Morocco vs Portugal
England vs France

Time for the competition to really heat up now. Mistakes will be punished, just looking at the way the tournament is drawn, I wonder if we could have Messi vs Ronaldo in the final?

Ulven

legendary

Activity: 1610

Merit: 1131

Morocco, for the first time in its football career, reaches the QF of the World Cup. I do not know if he was able to withstand the attacks of the Portuguese national team, which crushed Switzerland with 6 goals last night. And in the event that Morocco managed to beat Portugal as it did in the World Cup in Mexico, it would be a great achievement.
We also have the France vs England match, which I think will be a beautiful match and will see both teams score.
I did not perform well in the pool. I hope to achieve correct results in the coming periods and advance to the first positions Grin

slaman29

legendary

Activity: 2674

Merit: 1226

Livecasino, 20% cashback, no fuss payouts.

Quote from: casperBGD on December 06, 2022, 02:15:19 AM

not sure that Morocco could upset Spain, but they did not lost match so far, and played Belgium and Croatia, so would not count them out easily

Portugal has slightly better chances than Swiss, I would not call Swiss underdogs here

Even without the certainty most of us went for Spain as the pool now is such that it's too dangerous to pick a big underdog, and I'm sure no one would pick Morocco either in the next round. Same as Portugal we thought it would be tough but we still mostly went for them

I'm very happy with my position now as I never expected to be in the top spots especially when most of my group stage 2 games were picked way before I could research. I guess research only makes us think too hard sometimes!

Quote from: Little Mouse on December 06, 2022, 11:50:32 PM

He was terrible in this match? Come on my friend. He was terrible since the announcement of the squad. I see no reason to keep Ramos and Nacho out of the squad. Instead he made another version of Barcelona and the result is almost same. Welcome to Europa league Cheesy

I'm in agreement with swogerino, yes he did try to build a team in the vision of tiki taka Barca but needless to say if you build a copy, you must have same masterclass midfield for that, which Spain didn't have so they ended up with tiktok memes instead lol. But the youngsters still benefited from this experience and they actually were only something like 8th favourite, behind Belgium and behind Germany, so I think it's not such a bad tournament to learn from.

swogerino

legendary

Activity: 3318

Merit: 1247

Bitcoin Casino Est. 2013

Quote from: Little Mouse on December 06, 2022, 11:50:32 PM

Quote from: notblox1 on December 06, 2022, 07:09:47 PM

I think Spanish coach Luis Enrique did a terrible job in this match

He was terrible in this match? Come on my friend. He was terrible since the announcement of the squad. I see no reason to keep Ramos and Nacho out of the squad. Instead he made another version of Barcelona and the result is almost same. Welcome to Europa league Cheesy

Maybe you are right for this World Cup but he has done a great job in building a team like I have already said that can easily be World Cup winners in the next World Cup.Even if he would have got Nacho and Ramos I don't think Spain would have been able to win this World Cup so I fully agree with what Enrique did in building such a young promising team that I am sure will be a great team for the next World Cup,he should be valued for that rather than being criticized because he is eliminated right now from the World Cup,even so he would have been eliminated in other rounds anyway,so overall he did a great job for me in building this team with these young talents.

Little Mouse

legendary

Activity: 2268

Merit: 2327

Marketing Campaign Manager |Telegram ID- @LT_Mouse

Quote from: notblox1 on December 06, 2022, 07:09:47 PM

I think Spanish coach Luis Enrique did a terrible job in this match

He was terrible in this match? Come on my friend. He was terrible since the announcement of the squad. I see no reason to keep Ramos and Nacho out of the squad. Instead he made another version of Barcelona and the result is almost same. Welcome to Europa league Cheesy

notblox1

legendary

Activity: 2086

Merit: 1282

Logo Designer ⛨ BSFL Division1

Quote from: hilariousetc on December 06, 2022, 01:09:01 PM

Fair play to Morocco. Spain look to have underestimated them.

I think Spanish coach Luis Enrique did a terrible job in this match, he tried to fix things later with substitutions but it was to late.
You can't expect any positive result when you play like that, and mentally they show weakness that was best seen in penalty shootout.
Morocco vs Portugal is next, and I am expecting different tactics from Fernando Santos.
If Ronado starts the match I think Morocco will have better chance to progress Cheesy

LTU_btc

legendary

Activity: 3262

Merit: 1376

Slava Ukraini!

That moment when Portugal scores 6 goals and none of it belongs to Ronaldo and he also din't made an assist. Few years ago it was difficult to imagine Ronaldo left on bench for decisive knockout stage game. But this tournament probably marks the end of glorious era of CR7.
And probably nobody didn't saw Portugal scoring 6 goals before the game. After all, Switzerland were considered as one of best defense in World Cup. But today everything went wrong for them.
Spain, I feel disappointed that they got eliminated, but they deserved it. Football is simple game, if you want to win, you have to score. Spain dominated game, but didn't managed to score. And this is what happens when you try to choose your opponent and pick easier path. Karma exists and now Spain can be happy that they won't have to face Brazil in this tournament.
Now we have break until Friday. This tournament is probably worst from all pools that I ever played. Dropped to 46th place... But at least I'm not doing that bad in betting.

bullrun2024bro

legendary

Activity: 1624

Merit: 4417

Top-tier crypto casino and sportsbook

Quote from: LFC_Bitcoin on December 06, 2022, 02:09:18 PM

Well done to Morocco, they could have won it before the shootout but when needed, Bono was a real hero. He was like a super hero in the shootout, unreal display of goalkeeping.

Considering that the Spanish media laughed so much at the German team for their elimination in the group stage, their own exit happened pretty quickly too. Out in the round of 16. Not their best performance, tbh haha.

Who would have thought that before the World Cup? I thought they would make it into the quarterfinals without any problems. Wow, my predictions were off again, LOL.

Quote from: LFC_Bitcoin on December 06, 2022, 02:09:18 PM

Can Switzerland shock the world too by beating Portugal?

Nope. 6-1 Portugal. Pretty crazy performance if you ask me. Do we have a new secret favourite for the World Cup title here? Of course, it would be a fantastic story if Portugal could play for the title, but it will be extremely difficult in the semi-finals against England or France at the latest. However, first Marroko, I am excited. Cheesy

swogerino

legendary

Activity: 3318

Merit: 1247

Bitcoin Casino Est. 2013

Quote from: LFC_Bitcoin on December 06, 2022, 02:09:18 PM

Well done to Morocco, they could have won it before the shootout but when needed, Bono was a real hero. He was like a super hero in the shootout, unreal display of goalkeeping. Can Switzerland shock the world too by beating Portugal? Imagine a Morocco vs Switzerland 1/4 final, one of those teams would make the semi final Shocked

Switzerland is down 2- 0 and I doubt they can make a comeback on the second half based on how they played in the first half,of course anything can happen as this is football but things do not look easy for them.Morocco made the biggest surprise of the whole tournament tonight so a big well done to them and Spain suffered the young age of their players,I believe though in the next World Cup based on their play they will be World Champions but there is time until then.I think it is the first time for a team like Morocco to come to the 1/8 but of course they have a chance against Portugal as if they were against Brazil they or anyone else would be losing.

LFC_Bitcoin

legendary

Activity: 3556

Merit: 9709

#1 VIP Crypto Casino

Well done to Morocco, they could have won it before the shootout but when needed, Bono was a real hero. He was like a super hero in the shootout, unreal display of goalkeeping. Can Switzerland shock the world too by beating Portugal? Imagine a Morocco vs Switzerland 1/4 final, one of those teams would make the semi final Shocked

cryptofrka

legendary

Activity: 2464

Merit: 1909

Join the world-leading crypto sportsbook NOW!

Quote from: hilariousetc on December 06, 2022, 01:09:01 PM

Looks like Ronaldo has been benched for being a diva. That's a very ballsy move by the Portuguese manager. If it doesn't pay off then people will certainly criticise him for it but hopefully this sends a message to Ronaldo that's he not bigger than the team. I had a Portugal win but I might have to rethink my score. I think it could be close either way.

Fantastic move from Santos, I love to see this.
Ronaldo is very close to fucking up his golden boy status this season and I'd like nothing more. Fantastic footballer but other than that a really annoying crybaby. Always has been, though.

Cancelo not starting as well - he wasn't playing bad so that one is probably due to an injury.

hilariousetc

legendary

Activity: 2968

Merit: 3061

Join the world-leading crypto sportsbook NOW!

Fair play to Morocco. Spain look to have underestimated them.

Looks like Ronaldo has been benched for being a diva. That's a very ballsy move by the Portuguese manager. If it doesn't pay off then people will certainly criticise him for it but hopefully this sends a message to Ronaldo that's he not bigger than the team. I had a Portugal win but I might have to rethink my score. I think it could be close either way.

notblox1

legendary

Activity: 2086

Merit: 1282

Logo Designer ⛨ BSFL Division1

Quote from: Trofo on December 06, 2022, 03:56:00 AM

I really like this Morocco side, they play thight defense and great counter attack. They also have some outstanding individuals in their squad that can score and create mayhem against anybody. I actually think they have the best pair of full backs in this WC in Hakimi and Mazraoui.

Historic win for Morocco and they deserved it, I think they have realistic chance against winner of tonight Portugal vs Switzerland match.
You made the same 1:1 prediction like me in Superbru for Morocco vs Spain, and now we are neck and neck chasing first place Slissy.
LFC_Bitcoin is also there, but my main goal is to finish above KTChampions if that is possible Wink

77% of players in Superbru have Portugal to win tonight, including me.

buwaytress

legendary

Activity: 3010

Merit: 3724

Join the world-leading crypto sportsbook NOW!

Whoa, Morocco keeper has just dislodged Croatian keeper as most valuable player. Cool as a cucumber, and kept his goal intact (though should say he should also thank his goalposts for saving him so many times).

Spanish born player to knock out Spain and ensure Morocco progress to their first-ever quarterfinals.

Didn't get points, and 5 of you picked draws (not bad, respect) but no one predicted 0-0.

Wow.

BitcoinGirl.Club

legendary

Activity: 2800

Merit: 2736

Farewell LEO: o_e_l_e_o

Quote from: tomahawk9 on December 05, 2022, 03:24:43 PM

Spain v Portugal needs to happen and it'll be a perfect QF .... Switzerland, though, they're going to put up a good fight

We already have couple perfect QFs. England vs France and Netherlands vs Argentina.
Both England and France have total football mindset. For me it will be hard to pick one to win. In the other match, Argentine attack vs Netherlands defense. May be it's Virgil and his deface line against Messi and his forward line. I will give advantage to Messi and his forward line.

Brazil vs Croatia will be another Brazil vs South Korea to be honest.

Quote from: slaman29 on December 06, 2022, 01:12:26 AM

Thank you Croatia for giving me the pick I desired.

What about Japan?
They both gave me the first exact correct score if I am not wrong LOL

KTChampions

legendary

Activity: 2562

Merit: 1978

Leading Crypto Sports Betting & Casino Platform

Quote from: LFC_Bitcoin on December 05, 2022, 03:11:56 PM

Watching this Brazil vs South Korea game & it’s not looking good for the other teams in the tournament. Brazil just seem to have the perfect blend of attacking flair, solidity & creativity. They just look so ruthless, even if they do concede the odd chance, Alisson looks near unbeatable.

I can’t see anybody beating them, they’re looking better & better as the tournament progresses.

This is a misleading impression, as often bright teams lose to closed disciplined ones. For example, if Brazil played with Germany, then I would consider that the chances of the teams are equal (even though the German national team has obviously degraded in recent years), but unfortunately Germany has already been eliminated from the tournament. I think that Brazil will easily beat Croatia, but then the most interesting thing awaits us.

Trofo

legendary

Activity: 2646

Merit: 2691

Join the world-leading crypto sportsbook NOW!

Quote from: casperBGD on December 06, 2022, 02:15:19 AM

Quote from: slaman29 on December 06, 2022, 01:12:26 AM

-snip

Next up is gonna be a great game, so glad it's the "early" one that I can watch. Is this the final chance for an underdog to upset the favorite??

not sure that Morocco could upset Spain, but they did not lost match so far, and played Belgium and Croatia, so would not count them out easily

Spain is expected to progress, but after rapsody against Costarica, which defense is obviously non-existing, they did not show much against Germany and Japan

Portugal has slightly better chances than Swiss, I would not call Swiss underdogs here

I really like this Morocco side, they play thight defense and great counter attack. They also have some outstanding individuals in their squad that can score and create mayhem against anybody. I actually think they have the best pair of full backs in this WC in Hakimi and Mazraoui.

Don't know if that will be enough against Spain but my bet is on both to score and I expect another penalty shootout here.

swogerino

legendary

Activity: 3318

Merit: 1247

Bitcoin Casino Est. 2013

Quote from: slaman29 on December 06, 2022, 01:12:26 AM

Thank you Croatia for giving me the pick I desired. As mentioned above, they all seem to end up as draws and penalties, and there a couple of those in the past few are still playing in the team so I would say they have passed on that wisdom to their young kids.

entebah 3 exact scores and only 5/6 results, amazing, many of us got 6/6 and only 9 points.

Next up is gonna be a great game, so glad it's the "early" one that I can watch. Is this the final chance for an underdog to upset the favorite??

I changed that 1-1 to 1-2 in the last minute because I never thought Croatia to have problems beating Japan but Japan I think has been a nice surprise in this World Cup and I think that is as much as they can go,to go in the quarter finals instead of Croatia would have been something I would not want to see.

There is no underdog favorite in the Spain game as I believe you are referring to that,the only game where a small surprise can happen is in the Portugal game yet I think we will not see a surprise even there,in the Nations League Portugal won against Switzerland in summer.

casperBGD

legendary

Activity: 2156

Merit: 1151

Nil Satis Nisi Optimum

Quote from: slaman29 on December 06, 2022, 01:12:26 AM

-snip

Next up is gonna be a great game, so glad it's the "early" one that I can watch. Is this the final chance for an underdog to upset the favorite??

not sure that Morocco could upset Spain, but they did not lost match so far, and played Belgium and Croatia, so would not count them out easily

Spain is expected to progress, but after rapsody against Costarica, which defense is obviously non-existing, they did not show much against Germany and Japan

Portugal has slightly better chances than Swiss, I would not call Swiss underdogs here

Topic: Sportsbet.io's FIFA World Cup 22 Prediction Pool Discussion thread - page 13. (Read 10844 times)