Topic: Sportsbet.io's FIFA World Cup 22 Prediction Pool Discussion thread - page 4. (Read 10837 times)
December 18, 2022, 01:02:48 PM
What a freakin emotional final this was,when it first started I thought that Argentina was slightly dominating the game and then they scored two very well deserved goals.After this I was checking the stats at Flashscore in 65 minutes and saw a compelling fact,France had 0 hit in goal while Argentina had a lot of them,I thought what an easy victory is going this final to be for Argentina only to be surprised at Mbappe scoring 2 goals in 2 minutes equalizing,then in the additional time Messi scored again and I thought now Argentina will win,yet another penalty for France which for me it was not,then the penalties,personally the best World Cup I have seen from that distant year of 1990 and to now.
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December 18, 2022, 11:15:11 AM
bullrun's got 2-1 and Little Mouse has 3-1 so I'd say they fancy their chances haha. Now you need France to score 2 goals and they're both unable to catch up... pretty damned good final so far.
I thought everyone will pick high score as both team has a lot of good attacking players. Chances of getting a lot og score is very high. But it turned out not my competitor did what I expected and France too isn't playing up to the mark. I will not surprise if I see no goal from France, they still haven't created a goal opportunity, sadly.Total dominance of the Argentine team, Di María OMG!
How come this is happening! A surprise to me. It's France and being dominated totally. 
December 18, 2022, 11:09:42 AM
Total dominance of the Argentine team, Di María OMG! What good football Argentina is doing, football excellence...
Now...there is...a second half left...of more goals!(?)
Now...there is...a second half left...of more goals!(?)
December 18, 2022, 11:05:36 AM
I am also really glad to be in this position as it is pretty unlikely that I don't end up as 1st place but we will see...
Too bad no one tells me who they picked
Too bad no one tells me who they picked
I thought it was weird they took Giroud off -- you always keep your scorer on, not his fault he wasn't getting any service, but Dembele definitely had an off day so maybe we see France take on Argentina in the half. Possession hugely in Argentina's side so they needed to swing that around.
bullrun's got 2-1 and Little Mouse has 3-1 so I'd say they fancy their chances haha. Now you need France to score 2 goals and they're both unable to catch up... pretty damned good final so far.
December 18, 2022, 09:33:00 AM
It's good that all France players were able to recover for the final game and both teams will play with best their squads.
Only more than 20 minutes left until game and hype is very big. I'm not going to predict something or share my bets, simply just let best team to win and I hope that there won't be contraversies, scandals and mistakes of referee.
Only more than 20 minutes left until game and hype is very big. I'm not going to predict something or share my bets, simply just let best team to win and I hope that there won't be contraversies, scandals and mistakes of referee.
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December 18, 2022, 09:14:49 AM
Yes @bullrun2020bro is also active in the german forum but the 3rd place @LittleMouse can also still win if he earns 3 points (he will win the tie-brake against me if we have the same points)
i never had this excitement on any pool because I have never seen any such competition in any pool I have participated if I can remember correctly. In UCL pool, KTCchaimp[ion was leading the pool with a huge point difference if I'm correct. In cricket, I barely see such competition on the final match. ANything can happen. My second place is taken by bullrunbro yesterday and if something goes wrong today against me, it's possible that I may lose my current position lol. this was a great ride so far. 
December 18, 2022, 08:45:58 AM
close to first place winning man (it is still early for congratulations, but you are very close atm)
seeing you are active in German board give us a clue about being so successful, your team left early so you could concentrate on competition, and not have bias when predicting your team outcome (a joke, of-course)
seeing you are active in German board give us a clue about being so successful, your team left early so you could concentrate on competition, and not have bias when predicting your team outcome (a joke, of-course)
Even though you say you're joking, I think that that might very well be of the reasons. I was totally unbiased this whole tournament (except for the group stage).
I think he is going to win,only if he does not get a good result and the second place which I think is also a German makes a correct exact score only then he cannot win.I am also not making the congratulations right now as they say it brings bad luck but deep in me I know he will win.
Yes @bullrun2020bro is also active in the german forum but the 3rd place @LittleMouse can also still win if he earns 3 points (he will win the tie-brake against me if we have the same points)Yup! That's why I offered you congratulations. Not so much that it hinges on you getting the wrong score, but that they each have to get exact scores -- far unlikelier IMO.
Still, anyone would kill to be in your position, and this is such a tight final (odds are deadlocked) it's an amazing run from you, typical a football n00b wins it! As casperBGD notes, it really hurts you when you have bias -- I know this bias ruined me in many seasons of Premier League/Serie A/La Liga pools!
Still, anyone would kill to be in your position, and this is such a tight final (odds are deadlocked) it's an amazing run from you, typical a football n00b wins it! As casperBGD notes, it really hurts you when you have bias -- I know this bias ruined me in many seasons of Premier League/Serie A/La Liga pools!
Yea I totally get that, thank you
I am also really glad to be in this position as it is pretty unlikely that I don't end up as 1st place but we will see...
Too bad no one tells me who they picked
December 18, 2022, 08:36:55 AM
For this to happen, I have to pick the wrong team so I get 0 points and both of them would have to predict the exact outcome, which is somewhat unlikely but still possible.
Once I see their picks tomorrow I might know that I will win from the start of the game (if we pick the same team or all of us pick 0-0, 1-1 etc.)
I am really not sure who to pick though as both teams are really strong and I am a total football noob
Once I see their picks tomorrow I might know that I will win from the start of the game (if we pick the same team or all of us pick 0-0, 1-1 etc.)
I am really not sure who to pick though as both teams are really strong and I am a total football noob
Yup! That's why I offered you congratulations. Not so much that it hinges on you getting the wrong score, but that they each have to get exact scores -- far unlikelier IMO.
Still, anyone would kill to be in your position, and this is such a tight final (odds are deadlocked) it's an amazing run from you, typical a football n00b wins it! As casperBGD notes, it really hurts you when you have bias -- I know this bias ruined me in many seasons of Premier League/Serie A/La Liga pools!
December 18, 2022, 04:58:13 AM
notblox1 I think is the big winner in all these competitions because he looks really primed to take top spot and at worst #3, This is the biggest prize pool.
Unfortunately my faith in Morocco was not rewarded, one should have seen Croatia turning on the magic finally and injuries and tiredness taking the toll on Morocco.
Now I even dropped out of Top 5 but no complaints, and let's wait until the end
Unfortunately my faith in Morocco was not rewarded, one should have seen Croatia turning on the magic finally and injuries and tiredness taking the toll on Morocco.
Now I even dropped out of Top 5 but no complaints, and let's wait until the end
December 17, 2022, 04:47:36 PM
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Thank you! That's me, I even posted in this thread before but no problem, I am 99% active in the german board
Thank you! That's me, I even posted in this thread before but no problem, I am 99% active in the german board
close to first place winning man (it is still early for congratulations, but you are very close atm)
seeing you are active in German board give us a clue about being so successful, your team left early so you could concentrate on competition, and not have bias when predicting your team outcome (a joke, of-course)
I think he is going to win,only if he does not get a good result and the second place which I think is also a German makes a correct exact score only then he cannot win.I am also not making the congratulations right now as they say it brings bad luck but deep in me I know he will win.
This was a good pool I am in the middle of the rankings just about 6 points from the prize places which it shows how tight this tournament was,tomorrow last game Argentina vs France,there is still the possibility to play for the last yellow cap.
December 17, 2022, 03:12:26 PM
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Thank you! That's me, I even posted in this thread before but no problem, I am 99% active in the german board
Thank you! That's me, I even posted in this thread before but no problem, I am 99% active in the german board
close to first place winning man (it is still early for congratulations, but you are very close atm)
seeing you are active in German board give us a clue about being so successful, your team left early so you could concentrate on competition, and not have bias when predicting your team outcome (a joke, of-course)
December 17, 2022, 03:07:19 PM
I am really not sure who to pick though as both teams are really strong and I am a total football noob
Noobs always win competitions like this, while experts overthink everything 
Great work on taking over first place in last few rounds!
People only remember and cheer for the first place 😉
In any sports do you really remember or even try to remember who was runner up?
Yes I do remember runners up and third places in some world cups, last time that was Croatia who lost against France in final match, and Belgium was better than England for third place.In any sports do you really remember or even try to remember who was runner up?
Maybe I don't know what happened many years ago but I also don't remember first places and champions.
Croatia played their best match in this world cup and they deserved to win third place, bronze medal and extra 27$ million dollars.
I am happy that I predicted exact score 2:1 and I am hoping the same will happen tomorrow, but math is telling me that it's impossible for me to finish first in Superbru.
sam00 only needs 1 point in final prediction to keep first place, but bullrunbro has a chance if he predicts exact result, and LittleMouse is very close.
It's been a fun ride
Does anyone know who is FmibFeAt from FIFA bracket website?
If Argentina wins tomorrow I think he is taking first place there, and if France win I will be the winner
https://play.fifa.com/bracket-predictor/leagues/46436/table
Vive la France
December 17, 2022, 01:44:07 PM
Very well done from Croatia! A well deserved 3rd place in Qatar and they have back 2 back medals on a World Cup which is amazing overall and few teams can say they achieve something like this and same goes for players.
Marocco ...I had high hopes for them that in the end shattered but overall a great tournament from them and from now , I think no one will underestimate them when facing , especially in official games.
Marocco ...I had high hopes for them that in the end shattered but overall a great tournament from them and from now , I think no one will underestimate them when facing , especially in official games.
December 17, 2022, 01:32:36 PM
Who is sam00 here? Whoever you are, congratulations brother. There are no one closer to you to challenge you now.
Thank you! That's me, I even posted in this thread before but no problem, I am 99% active in the german board
early congratulations to sam00
Thank you aswell but I don't wanna get to confident yet, even though todays game put me in a really nice spot!
There are still two players that could potentially win this contest:
@bullrun2020bro and @LittleMouse can both still win this.
For this to happen, I have to pick the wrong team so I get 0 points and both of them would have to predict the exact outcome, which is somewhat unlikely but still possible.
Once I see their picks tomorrow I might know that I will win from the start of the game (if we pick the same team or all of us pick 0-0, 1-1 etc.)
I am really not sure who to pick though as both teams are really strong and I am a total football noob
December 17, 2022, 01:15:02 PM
Nobody remembers fourth place but people know first, second and third placed team.
People only remember and cheer for the first place 😉In any sports do you really remember or even try to remember who was runner up? Olympics are great example or even to be specifically the 100 meter sprint. People only talk about the winners. Losers immediately lose the light of the stage. Beauty contest is another great example. The moment they announce the first runner up, everything changes and everyone starts cheering for the miss world 😂.
Oh and my gamble failed. No pool prize for me, early congratulations to sam00
I gave it up even in the third group stage LOLWho is sam00 here? Whoever you are, congratulations brother. There are no one closer to you to challenge you now.
December 17, 2022, 01:02:55 PM
Congratulations for all Croatians here. Winning medals 2nd World Cup in a row is something amazing, Very rare thing, but it was good 3rd place game, these early goals guaranted it. Croatia win is deserved, they controlled game in 2nd half, Morocco players looked visibly tired.
Man, i understand your point but in football doesnt work that way, nobody remember the third place, in olympics yes its important but not in football.
Do you see the game for third position in UCL, in UEL in Libertadores Cup? No, doesnt exist. The third position thing its more a historical one from the amateur era.
I know for Morocco can be important being third, but for the world of football you will be remembered for reach the semifinal, no more.
Im a big fan of football and i dont remember without searching the third place of Mexico 86, Italy 90, USA 94 and go on.
EDIT: Congratulation to reach the legendary range !! i just see that.
I have mixed feelings about 3rd place game, but today we saw that this game really matters for both teams and how Croatians celebrated winning game - it was important for them.. I agree that not many will remember 3rd place winners and in most cases such game is waste of time. But in countries like Croatia, Poland or Turkey such achievement always will be remembered. Do you see the game for third position in UCL, in UEL in Libertadores Cup? No, doesnt exist. The third position thing its more a historical one from the amateur era.
I know for Morocco can be important being third, but for the world of football you will be remembered for reach the semifinal, no more.
Im a big fan of football and i dont remember without searching the third place of Mexico 86, Italy 90, USA 94 and go on.
EDIT: Congratulation to reach the legendary range !! i just see that.
December 17, 2022, 12:19:22 PM
Nicely done, Croatia, and just a good game, robust and clean. Finally 2 solid goals, and Morocco couldn't claim its last scalp. Pretty decent motivations from both teams, I felt, even the yellow cards sort of came out after the African side were chasing.
2 penalties not even reviewed, one apiece, but I'm not too concerned.
Oh and my gamble failed. No pool prize for me, early congratulations to sam00
2 penalties not even reviewed, one apiece, but I'm not too concerned.
Oh and my gamble failed. No pool prize for me, early congratulations to sam00
December 17, 2022, 12:10:31 PM
Nice!! Croatian team celebrating but especially Modric's joy, it leaves you with the feeling that there is passion for third place.
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UPS! the header there at the last minute, Morocco almost equalized, it maintained its game system until the last minute, hopefully continuity is not lost and African football continues to grow, they are the ones who should win a world cup title before that the teams Asians.
December 17, 2022, 12:02:38 PM
Damn, what kind of crazy game is waiting for us today? After Croatia scored such a quick goal I thought it would be much easier for them now as Morocco would have to go ahead and open up but Morocco immediately equalized. I predicted a 2-0 Croatian victory but Morocco quickly broke my prediction.
I expected Croatia to beat Morocco 2:1, but it seems that the match is open between the two sides, and there will be more goals.
I would place a bet in favor of Morocco, the odds are good, knowing that the Moroccan national team is hungry to score more goals
I predicted 1-0 for Croatia but Morocco played openly this time as they probably said we have got nothing to lose,we already won our World Cup and kept playing like this until they equalized.Croatia though was eager to win the game and they did so in the end of first half,the second one was a Morocco who wanted to equalize but could not do it,I had a bet on both teams to score no as I expected Croatia to win with a narrow result but Morocco surprised me as they scored a goal during this game.
December 17, 2022, 10:57:14 AM
Damn, what kind of crazy game is waiting for us today? After Croatia scored such a quick goal I thought it would be much easier for them now as Morocco would have to go ahead and open up but Morocco immediately equalized. I predicted a 2-0 Croatian victory but Morocco quickly broke my prediction.
I expected Croatia to beat Morocco 2:1, but it seems that the match is open between the two sides, and there will be more goals.
I would place a bet in favor of Morocco, the odds are good, knowing that the Moroccan national team is hungry to score more goals
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