World Cup Predictions

[Gingerfinch]

It's nearly here and Just for fun and no money prizes, what are your predictions for the biggest sporting event in the world?

Mine are:

Winner - Brazil
Runner Up - Germany
SF 1 - France
SF 2 - Spain
Top Scorer - Jesus
England - QF
Dark Horse - Uruguay
Biggest Let Down - Argentina

[Durhamfootman]

predictions?

how about 96 countries taking part by 2030

[bigfluffylemon]

I'll bite

Winner - Brazil
Runner Up - Belgium
SF 1 - France
SF 2 - Germany
Top Scorer - Jesus
England - Scrape through the group stages by the skin of their teeth (draw with at least one of Tunisia or Panama, loss to Belgium, through with 4 points on goal difference), then out in the round of 16. On bloody penalties. Again.
Dark Horse - Colombia
Biggest Let Down - Spain

[mikesiva]

Winner - France
Runners up - Belgium
SF 1 - Germany
SF 2 - Argentina
Top scorer - Ronaldo
England - what bigfluffylemon said
Dark horse -Costa Rica
Biggest letdown - Brazil

[andy]

Winner - Germany
Runner Up - Brazil
SF 1 - Belgium
SF 2 - Spain
Top Scorer - Neymar
England - QF
Dark Horse - Argentina
Biggest Let Down - France

[Durhamfootman]

I would normally go with what BFL said for England, but I'm feeling bullish this year so I think QF.... out on pens though, obviously.

I think France might prove to be this years star flop

I have no idea who will win the thing, though..... it seems these days that teams with only one player, like Portugal or Argentina, can punch well above their weight..... so maybe England can do a bit better?

okay... fair enough.... I'll stop talking rubbish now

[Durhamfootman]

Of course, if Kane gets 'taken out' in either of the first two games, then England are stuffed and BFL's Law applies

[budgetmeansbudget]

England have a decent chance of making the quarters being paired up with group H for round 2 but whether they'll take that chance is another matter.

Going in with little expectation from media and fans this time might take a bit of pressure off aswell.

I'm still not hopeful!

Think the QF will be Brazil or Germany so we'll be done then even if we do make it that far.

[bigfluffylemon]

Looks like we were all hopelessly wrong

[Gingerfinch]

Looks like we were all hopelessly wrong

I had Jesus as top scorer!

[Gingerfinch]

Looks like we were all hopelessly wrong

I had Jesus as top scorer!

Just checked, and I am not alone, BFL

[Durhamfootman]

not sure any sane person could have predicted this world cup

which is good for the world cup, of course

Ignoring England making it to the semi's, just for a moment, I think this has been the best world cup in a very long time.... shocks, twists, turns, goals and VAR...... pretty well behaved by and large (apart from those disgraceful south of trumpland players), no major controversies, no crowd or police troubles

all in all...... excellent!

[andy]

lol couldn't have got mine anymore wrong!

[bigfluffylemon]

Looks like we were all hopelessly wrong

I had Jesus as top scorer!

Just checked, and I am not alone, BFL

[Gingerfinch]

After watching them last night, i reckon Mike will have picked the winner.