Let me start with the caveat I haven't run one of these prediction games on Big Soccer, but like playing in them. If someone else usually heads this up, has suggestions for how this should go, or would rather take it over - go for it. But AFC games for Brazil 2014 start in a week so I thought I might as well give it a shot... Here's the format I'll use... * For the first and second rounds (the home-and-home preliminary rounds) - Pick the winner of each series. There will be 23 H&H series. Two points for each correct pick for 46 possible pts. * For the third round (first group stage) - We'll pick the score for each match. The correct outcome will be 2 pts. per match and the correct score (not margin, just the exact score) will be 1 bonus pt. There's 60 matches in this round for 180 possible pts. * Fourth+fifth rounds (final group stage plus the third-place playoff H&H) - Basically the same as the third round, just weighted more. It'll be 4 pts. for picking the correct outcome and 2 pts. for picking the right score. There's 42 matches for 252 possible pts. That equals 478 possible points. So the 1st+2nd rounds equal 9.6 percent of the game. The 3rd round equals 37.7 percent of the game. The 4th+5th rounds equal 52.7 percent of the game. The first round is June 29 and July 2-3. Cambodia - Laos Nepal - Timor Leste Afghanistan - Palestine Sri Lanka - Philippines Bangladesh - Pakistan Mongolia - Myanmar Vietnam - Macau Malaysia - Chinese Taipei
I'll go first and be laughed at first... Laos Nepal Afghanistan Philippines Pakistan Mongolia Vietnam Malaysia
This is a pretty neat idea. We're in for a fun month of qualifying even if it is ignored by the rest of the world. My picks: Laos Nepal Palestine Philippines Pakistan Myanmar Vietnam Malaysia
Thanks everyone for playing. I didn't think it would get this much interest. We're under 48 hours until the first leg of the first round.