Dottleshead Posted July 4, 2018 Share #1 Posted July 4, 2018 So who do you have coming out of the quarters? The first game for me is the hardest. I'm pulling for Uruguay. Anyway, this is my best guess: Uruguay, Brazil, England, and Croatia. Uruguay Quarterfinal 7:00 AM Bing predicts FRA wins France Brazil Quarterfinal 11:00 AM Bing predicts BRA wins Belgium Saturday, July 7 Sweden Quarterfinal 7:00 AM Bing predicts ENG wins England Russia Quarterfinal 11:00 AM Bing predicts CRO wins Croatia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx Posted July 4, 2018 Share #2 Posted July 4, 2018 I predict that dives with sufficient degree of difficulty will be awarded appropriately. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead Posted July 4, 2018 Author Share #3 Posted July 4, 2018 19 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: I predict that dives with sufficient degree of difficulty will be awarded appropriately. It ruins the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx Posted July 4, 2018 Share #4 Posted July 4, 2018 19 minutes ago, Dottles said: It ruins the game. Between that and the thuggery of late hits the game is not a beautiful as it should be. The England Columbia game was awful. One might as well buy tickets to the Lions Christians match in Rome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted July 4, 2018 Share #5 Posted July 4, 2018 I'm picking the US, Colombia, Portugal and Japan - but you may not want to bet based on my predictions. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted July 4, 2018 Share #6 Posted July 4, 2018 France Belgium England Russia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead Posted July 5, 2018 Author Share #7 Posted July 5, 2018 I now switch my pick to France. https://www.google.com/amp/www.espn.com/soccer/fifa-world-cup/story/3556726/uruguays-edinson-cavani-likely-out-of-world-cup-quarterfinal-vs-france-sources%3fplatform=amp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted July 5, 2018 Share #8 Posted July 5, 2018 12 hours ago, maddmaxx said: Between that and the thuggery of late hits the game is not a beautiful as it should be. The England Columbia game was awful. One might as well buy tickets to the Lions Christians match in Rome. They still sell those? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted July 5, 2018 Share #9 Posted July 5, 2018 12 hours ago, Zephyr said: France Belgium England Russia This is about right. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12string Posted July 5, 2018 Share #10 Posted July 5, 2018 I like soccer. I can't watch it, that diving just ruins it for me. Stupidest thing in sports, by far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted July 5, 2018 Share #11 Posted July 5, 2018 The diving kills me too. These guys must be embarrassed when they watch themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead Posted July 5, 2018 Author Share #12 Posted July 5, 2018 Croats will win the whole thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead Posted July 5, 2018 Author Share #13 Posted July 5, 2018 Fingers crossed emoticon here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx Posted July 5, 2018 Share #14 Posted July 5, 2018 35 minutes ago, Zephyr said: The diving kills me too. These guys must be embarrassed when they watch themselves. I do not understand why I've never seen a card for diving. On the other hand I worked with an MLS referee who explained to me why Carlos Valderrama got to wear his gold chain in matches when it was against the rules. "Valderama"............"ref"................"Valderama"................."ref". Perhaps the referees simply don't want to be "unpicked" for future games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx Posted July 6, 2018 Share #15 Posted July 6, 2018 Goalkeepers play their entire career waiting for the opportunities that only come 3 or 4 times. We've seen two so far in this tournament alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted July 6, 2018 Share #16 Posted July 6, 2018 Which opportunities are those? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted July 6, 2018 Share #17 Posted July 6, 2018 Okay..., looking at the stats from the France- Uruguay game, what if the difference between 'shots' (11) and 'shots on target'(2)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead Posted July 6, 2018 Author Share #18 Posted July 6, 2018 Crap. Uruguay is out. But I did pick France to go through. I now only have Croatia as the team that I want to do it. Otherwise, me not care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx Posted July 6, 2018 Share #19 Posted July 6, 2018 1 hour ago, Zephyr said: Which opportunities are those? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead Posted July 7, 2018 Author Share #20 Posted July 7, 2018 Goodbye Brazil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted July 7, 2018 Share #21 Posted July 7, 2018 On 7/5/2018 at 3:57 PM, Dottles said: Croats will win the whole thing. On 7/5/2018 at 4:11 PM, Dottles said: Fingers crossed emoticon here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted July 7, 2018 Share #22 Posted July 7, 2018 14 hours ago, maddmaxx said: The Belgian keeper’s save in the waning moments yesterday was pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx Posted July 7, 2018 Share #23 Posted July 7, 2018 2 hours ago, Prophet Zacharia said: The Belgian keeper’s save in the waning moments yesterday was pretty good. Indeed. I picked the other two because they were turning points in the game. Obviously the English keepers save was a game winner in PK's. The French keepers save kept the momentum from turning and the French went on to win. There was a monumental failure as well when a keeper let a shot push his hands out of the way as the ball went through to the goal. In his defense, the shot was a vicious knuckle ball that move around a lot. Keepers don't get the mitts that baseball catchers use for knuckle ball pitchers. I got hit once square in the face by such a shot from a German Navy team player's shot from outside the box. I simply couldn't move my hands quickly enough to protect my head. (it was however a save even though I was out on the ground before it came back down) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted July 7, 2018 Share #24 Posted July 7, 2018 7 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: Indeed. I picked the other two because they were turning points in the game. Obviously the English keepers save was a game winner in PK's. The French keepers save kept the momentum from turning and the French went on to win. There was a monumental failure as well when a keeper let a shot push his hands out of the way as the ball went through to the goal. In his defense, the shot was a vicious knuckle ball that move around a lot. Keepers don't get the mitts that baseball catchers use for knuckle ball pitchers. I got hit once square in the face by such a shot from a German Navy team player's shot from outside the box. I simply couldn't move my hands quickly enough to protect my head. (it was however a save even though I was out on the ground before it came back down) Was that monumental failure you referenced during the Belgium game as well? It was a really awkward scene, I joked to my family that I would have made that save (knowing full well I would not have!). I also have to believe that Brazil wins that game if they tie it late, they were relentless at the end. Looked like the end of a hockey game with the extra skater in how many attacking chances they had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx Posted July 7, 2018 Share #25 Posted July 7, 2018 32 minutes ago, Prophet Zacharia said: Was that monumental failure you referenced during the Belgium game as well? It was a really awkward scene, I joked to my family that I would have made that save (knowing full well I would not have!). I also have to believe that Brazil wins that game if they tie it late, they were relentless at the end. Looked like the end of a hockey game with the extra skater in how many attacking chances they had. It's possible, but I believe Brazil was a victim of their own diving. It was clear that one would have to murder a Brazilian to get a card from that referee. Perhaps this will bring an end to the extremes of acting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx Posted July 7, 2018 Share #26 Posted July 7, 2018 I will miss the Swedish fans. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted July 7, 2018 Share #27 Posted July 7, 2018 Lol, I am 3 for 3 in my predictions....., go Russia! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr Posted July 7, 2018 Share #28 Posted July 7, 2018 Are the Dallas Cowboys still in? If so that's my pick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead Posted July 7, 2018 Author Share #29 Posted July 7, 2018 1 hour ago, jsharr said: Are the Dallas Cowboys still in? If so that's my pick I understand Romo is a broadcaster now. There's hope for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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