Official World Cup Tipping Competition

Brazil vs Chile Brazil 1

Colombia vs Uruguay Columbia 1

Netherlands vs Mexico Netherlands 2

Costa Rica vs Greece draw

France vs Nigeria france 2

Germany vs Algeria Germany 2

Argentina vs Switzerland argentina 2

Belgium vs USA Belgium 2

Extra time: How many yellow cards in the round?  25

Brazil vs Chile Brazil 1

Colombia vs Uruguay Columbia 2

Netherlands vs Mexico Mexico 1

Costa Rica vs Greece Costa Rica 1

France vs Nigeria France 2

Germany vs Algeria Germany 2

Argentina vs Switzerland argentina 1

Belgium vs USA Belgium 1

Extra time: How many yellow cards in the round? 31

Brazil vs Chile Brazil 2+

Colombia vs Uruguay Columbia 1

Netherlands vs Mexico Netherlands 1

Costa Rica vs Greece Greece 1

France vs Nigeria France 2+

Germany vs Algeria Germany 1

Argentina vs Switzerland Argentina 2+

Belgium vs USA Belgium 1

Extra time: How many yellow cards in the round? 29

Brazil vs Chile - Draw

Colombia vs Uruguay - Columbia 1

Netherlands vs Mexico - Netherlands 1

Costa Rica vs Greece - Costa Rica 2

France vs Nigeria - France 1

Germany vs Algeria - Germany 2

Argentina vs Switzerland - Argentina 1

Belgium vs USA - USA 1

Extra time: How many yellow cards in the round? 26

Brazil vs Chile Brazil 1

Colombia vs Uruguay Columbia 2+

Netherlands vs Mexico Netherlands 1

Costa Rica vs Greece Costa Rica 2+

France vs Nigeria France 2+

Germany vs Algeria Germany 2+

Argentina vs Switzerland Argentina 2+

Belgium vs USA Belgium 1

Extra time: 26

God going home early sucks.

Was going to tip TAB to go on & win the cup; but we all can see how well I tip :)

Then I realised with fewer games, potential for draws increases, so they'll go out in extra-time somewhere.

10 yellows from the first two matches, 

No tips from michaelme?

Not that i could find in this thread.

Think you've got Holland wrong for energy.

Thanks Arsenal.Corrected.

Crap! read the wrong thread and thought I was already out :/

Here's my picks for the remaining games:

Brazil vs Chile

Colombia vs Uruguay

Netherlands vs Mexico

Costa Rica vs Greece

France vs Nigeria = France 2+

Germany vs Algeria = Germany 1

Argentina vs Switzerland = Argentina 1

Belgium vs USA = Belgium 1

Yellows 12

<p>And my late tips:
France 2+
Germany 2+ draw  USA 1</p>

And I'll concede defeat in extra time if it's needed since I'm late

Added michaelme and patricks tips.

Found another mistake.Checked all tips should be correct.

Thanks Detoxin.

kiwi Hatter also had the dutch but 2 not 1

Data input fail.Must do better.

Thanks.

He also has the germans by two.

All should be correct.

If you read this you might want to make some changes, just realised the only difference from my ones is Ger 1 vs GER 2+, these ones would mean you are out

Probably too late for a suggested slight change in the points system (given that we are only doing 4 games and then 2, some more differentiation might be useful):

2 points for correct team going through (or winning tie in case of final / 3rd place)

+ 1 point for correct method, being:

  => 2+ goals normal time

  => 1 goal margin, normal time

  => in extra time (goals scored, not penalties)

  => on penalties.

And as bonus if you picked a team to go through on penalties, but they LOSE on penalties, then you pick up just 1 point (a consolation losing point, because, let's face it, you were bloody close).

Up to Competition convener Patrick, but thought this might reflect 'good' tipping a little more.

Just a thought.

Round of 16:

Rye232 14 2ndBest 14 [aet]

TAB 14 Cussen91 0

Arsenal 15 energy24.7 12

JonoNewton 16 michaelme 12

Turfmoore 16 patrick478 5

AllBlackCats 17 Oska 16

detoxin 16 Kiwi Hatter 11

NHPeter 14 tigers 15

Quarterfinals:

2ndBest vs TAB

Arsenal vs JonoNewton

Turfmoore vs AllBlackCats

detoxin vs tigers

Matches:

France vs Germany

Brazil vs Colombia

Argentina vs Belgium

Netherlands vs Costa Rica

I see my mistake.

Matches:

France vs Germany => FRA +1 (This one is hard)

Brazil vs Colombia => COL +1

Argentina vs Belgium => ARG +1

Netherlands vs Costa Rica => NED +2

Yellow Cards => 12

tough match up...

France vs Germany => Ger +1

Brazil vs Colombia => Bra +1

Argentina vs Belgium => Arg +1

Netherlands vs Costa Rica => NED +1

Yellow Cards => 12

Thank you Ben Williams

If I had known he would get a game, I definately would have upped my tip. A yellow for that guy on the bench, when I saw that I knew I was screwed.

31 yellow cards. Including the two yellows for Oscar Duarte. 2B had it exactly right.

31 in total - 8 of which were from Ben Williams (from what I can see in wikipedia)

France vs Germany Germany 1

Brazil vs Colombia Colombia 1

Argentina vs Belgium draw after 120mins

Netherlands vs Costa Rica Netherlands 2+

13 cards

France vs Germany

> Germans by 2+

Brazil vs Colombia

> Draw

Argentina vs Belgium

> Argies by 1

Netherlands vs Costa Rica

> Holland by 2+

Yellow Cards = 18

France vs Germany Germany by 1

Brazil vs Colombia Brazil by 1

Argentina vs Belgium Belgium by 1

Netherlands vs Costa Rica Netherlands by 1

17 cards

France vs Germany - Germany 1

Brazil vs Colombia - Colombia 1

Argentina vs Belgium - Argentina 1

Netherlands vs Costa Rica - Netherlands 2

Cards 10

hoping my 'heart-driven' pick of Colombia doesn't send me home before the semi (quite fancy testing my wits against Turfmoore if he makes it through)

realised if i picked Brazil i might find myself cheeering against my new football crush aka Colombia!!!

Good luck tigers. Hope I destroy you though. On form I think Columbia should win, but that's not always how football works so went with brazil.

TAB picks:

Germany 1
Brazil 1
Argentina 1
Netherlands 1

France 1

Colombia 1

Argentina 1

Netherlands 2+

Extra time: 13

you've made such a cool comp detoxin, that I wouldn't begrudge you a win

having said that I'd happily take a comeback in the next 2 to smash you :-)