CONCACAF Qualifying For World Cup 2014 Prediction Contest: Semifinals

For the Semifinals, predict the score for each game before the round starts. Post the predicted standings for each group based on your game predictions and break any ties in the final standings you may have. Goal differential is the first tiebreaker and goals scored is the second tiebreaker. You will be evaluated based on how accurate your score predictions were (each score prediction can earn 4, 3, 2, or 0 points), how many points you were off on each team in the standings, how many teams you were correct about whether they would finish in the top two or bottom two, and how many teams you had in the correct position in the final standings. Here is how score predictions will be evaluated (a correct result means you predicted a win, draw, or loss for the home team and were correct):

Exact score = 4 points
Correct result and 1 goal off on one team in either direction, 1 goal too high on both teams, or 1 goal too low on both teams = 3 points
Any other correct result = 2 points
Wrong result = 0 points

The Semifinals have 36 games so 36*4 = 144 points are available. The score predictions are worth 12% of the overall competition so each point is worth 1/12th of 1%. How many points you were off on the standings predictions is worth 6% (2% per group). Correctly predicting a team's position in the final standings is worth 2/3 of a % (maximum of 8%) and you get 1/3 of a % if:

Your predicted first place team finishes second
Your predicted second place team finishes first
Your predicted third place team finishes fourth
Your predicted fourth place team finishes third

Third Round (Semifinals) Schedule:
Friday June 8, 2012
Group A
United States vs. Antigua and Barbuda
Jamaica vs. Guatemala
Group B
Mexico vs. Guyana
Costa Rica vs. El Salvador
Group C
Honduras vs. Panama
Cuba vs. Canada

Tuesday June 12, 2012
Group A
Guatemala vs. United States
Antigua and Barbuda vs. Jamaica
Group B
El Salvador vs. Mexico
Guyana vs. Costa Rica
Group C
Canada vs. Honduras
Panama vs. Cuba

Friday September 7, 2012
Group A
Jamaica vs. United States
Guatemala vs. Antigua and Barbuda
Group B
Costa Rica vs. Mexico
El Salvador vs. Guyana
Group C
Cuba vs. Honduras
Canada vs. Panama

Tuesday September 11, 2012
Group A
United States vs. Jamaica
Antigua and Barbuda vs. Guatemala
Group B
Mexico vs. Costa Rica
Guyana vs. El Salvador
Group C
Honduras vs. Cuba
Panama vs. Canada

Friday October 12, 2012
Group A
Guatemala vs. Jamaica
Antigua and Barbuda vs. United States
Group B
El Salvador vs. Costa Rica
Guyana vs. Mexico
Group C
Canada vs. Cuba
Panama vs. Honduras

Tuesday October 16, 2012
Group A
United States vs. Guatemala
Jamaica vs. Antigua and Barbuda
Group B
Mexico vs. El Salvador
Costa Rica vs. Guyana
Group C
Honduras vs. Canada
Cuba vs. Panama

I would prefer if you post all your Matchday 1 predictions then all your Matchday 2 predictions and so on as opposed to posting all your Group A predictions then all your Group B predictions then all your Group C predictions. You have plenty of time to wait but all predictions must be made before the first game starts on June 8 or you will get no points from this round which is 26% of the whole competition.

Here are my predictions:

Friday June 8, 2012
Group A
United States 3-0 Antigua and Barbuda
Jamaica 2-1 Guatemala
Group B
Mexico 5-0 Guyana
Costa Rica 1-0 El Salvador
Group C
Honduras 2-1 Panama
Cuba 1-3 Canada

Tuesday June 12, 2012
Group A
Guatemala 0-2 United States
Antigua and Barbuda 0-2 Jamaica
Group B
El Salvador 0-3 Mexico
Guyana 0-2 Costa Rica
Group C
Canada 1-2 Honduras
Panama 4-0 Cuba

Friday September 7, 2012
Group A
Jamaica 1-1 United States
Guatemala 3-1 Antigua and Barbuda
Group B
Costa Rica 1-2 Mexico
El Salvador 2-0 Guyana
Group C
Cuba 0-3 Honduras
Canada 1-1 Panama

Tuesday September 11, 2012
Group A
United States 2-0 Jamaica
Antigua and Barbuda 1-1 Guatemala
Group B
Mexico 3-0 Costa Rica
Guyana 2-2 El Salvador
Group C
Honduras 4-0 Cuba
Panama 3-1 Canada

Friday October 12, 2012
Group A
Guatemala 1-1 Jamaica
Antigua and Barbuda 0-3 United States
Group B
El Salvador 2-2 Costa Rica
Guyana 0-3 Mexico
Group C
Canada 2-0 Cuba
Panama 1-1 Honduras

Tuesday October 16, 2012
Group A
United States 2-0 Guatemala
Jamaica 2-0 Antigua and Barbuda
Group B
Mexico 4-1 El Salvador
Costa Rica 3-0 Guyana
Group C
Honduras 2-0 Canada
Cuba 1-3 Panama

Here are my standings predictions:

Group A:
USA: 16 points
Jamaica: 11 points
Guatemala: 5 points
Antigua and Barbuda: 1 point

Group B:
Mexico: 18 points
Costa Rica: 10 points
El Salvador: 5 points
Guyana: 1 point

Group C:
Honduras: 16 points
Panama: 11 points
Canada: 7 points
Cuba: 0 points

Friday June 8, 2012

Group A
United States 3-0 Antigua and Barbuda
Jamaica 1-1 Guatemala
Group B
Mexico 4-0 Guyana
Costa Rica 1-1 El Salvador
Group C
Honduras 2-1 Panama
Cuba 0-2 Canada

Tuesday June 12, 2012

Group A
Guatemala 1-2 United States
Antigua and Barbuda 1-2 Jamaica
Group B
El Salvador 1-2 Mexico
Guyana 0-2 Costa Rica
Group C
Canada 1-1 Honduras
Panama 3-0 Cuba

Friday September 7, 2012

Group A
Jamaica 0-1 United States
Guatemala 4-2 Antigua and Barbuda
Group B
Costa Rica 0-2 Mexico
El Salvador 2-0 Guyana
Group C
Cuba 0-3 Honduras
Canada 0-1 Panama

Tuesday September 11, 2012

Group A
United States 2-0 Jamaica
Antigua and Barbuda 0-1 Guatemala
Group B
Mexico 3-1 Costa Rica
Guyana 1-2 El Salvador
Group C
Honduras 4-0 Cuba
Panama 3-1 Canada

Friday October 12, 2012

Group A
Guatemala 1-0 Jamaica
Antigua and Barbuda 1-3 United States
Group B
El Salvador 2-0 Costa Rica
Guyana 0-2 Mexico
Group C
Canada 2-0 Cuba
Panama 1-1 Honduras

Tuesday October 16, 2012

Group A
United States 3-1 Guatemala
Jamaica 3-0 Antigua and Barbuda
Group B
Mexico 3-1 El Salvador
Costa Rica 2-0 Guyana
Group C
Honduras 3-0 Canada
Cuba 1-2 Panama

Here are my standings predictions:

Group A:

USA: 18 points
Guatemala: 10 points
Jamaica: 7 points
Antigua and Barbuda: 0 points

Group B:

Mexico: 18 points
El Salvador: 10 points
Costa Rica: 7 points
Guyana: 0 points

Group C:

Honduras: 14 points
Panama: 13 points
Canada: 7 points
Cuba: 0 points

Friday June 8, 2012
Group A
United States 5-0 Antigua and Barbuda
Jamaica 3-0 Guatemala
Group B
Mexico 9-0 Guyana
Costa Rica 1-1 El Salvador
Group C
Honduras 2-1 Panama
Cuba 1-2 Canada

Tuesday June 12, 2012
Group A
Guatemala 1-1 United States
Antigua and Barbuda 0-2 Jamaica
Group B
El Salvador 2-1 Mexico
Guyana 0-2 Costa Rica
Group C
Canada 2-2 Honduras
Panama 3-0 Cuba

Friday September 7, 2012
Group A
Jamaica 2-1 United States
Guatemala 3-0 Antigua and Barbuda
Group B
Costa Rica 2-2 Mexico
El Salvador 5-0 Guyana
Group C
Cuba 0-5 Honduras
Canada 2-1 Panama

Tuesday September 11, 2012
Group A
United States 3-0 Jamaica
Antigua and Barbuda 0-1 Guatemala
Group B
Mexico 2-1 Costa Rica
Guyana 1-3 El Salvador
Group C
Honduras 6-0 Cuba
Panama 2-1 Canada

Friday October 12, 2012
Group A
Guatemala 1-2 Jamaica
Antigua and Barbuda 0-4 United States
Group B
El Salvador 2-1 Costa Rica
Guyana 0-5 Mexico
Group C
Canada 2-0 Cuba
Panama 2-1 Honduras

Tuesday October 16, 2012
Group A
United States 2-0 Guatemala
Jamaica 4-0 Antigua and Barbuda
Group B
Mexico 3-1 El Salvador
Costa Rica 4-0 Guyana
Group C
Honduras 2-0 Canada
Cuba 0-3 Panama

Hope I got the standings correct as far as #'s go...
Jamaica 15
USA 13
Guate 7
Antigua 0

Mexico 14
El Salvador 13
Costa Rica 8
Guyana 0

Honduras 13
Panama 12
Canada 9
Cuba 0

I know that you are entitled to your opinion, but its a pretty dumb one. There is no way that the USA loses to both Guatemala and Jamaica.

Oh believe me I understand the likelyhood is slim...but I often like to gamble or take risks in these type of contests just for the hell of it haha.

TBR actually predicted USA to get one win and one draw against Guatemala. The USA got 15 (WCQs for 2010), 12 (WCQs for 2006), 11 (WCQs for 2002), and 13 (WCQs for 1998) points in the last four Semifinal Rounds so predicting them to get 13 points is in that range.

Edit: TBR's score predictions would give Canada 10 points (he said 9) and Mexico 13 points (he said 14). Therefore he predicted Mexico and El Salvador to have the same number of points rather than Mexico having 1 more, but his predicted group winner remains the same because he predicted Mexico to have a better goal differential.

It doesn't matter how much points he predicted them to have. Guatemala and Jamaica are not talented enough to beat the USA.

The USA needed an 88th minute equalizer to avoid defeat at Jamaica in a WCQ on August 18, 2004.
I would appreciate if you didn't post in this topic anymore unless you make predictions.

that ownage

http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1717897&page=42 discusses forfeits in last year's Group Stage. If any Semifinal or Hexagonal games are forfeited, score predictions for those games will be ignored and score predictions for the other games that round will count slightly more so that the score predictions will still be worth 12% of the total competition for the Semifinals and 20% of the total competition for the Hexagonal. Forfeited games will not affect how I evaluate standings predictions.

Third Round (Semifinals) Schedule:
Friday June 8, 2012
Group A
United States 4-0 Antigua and Barbuda
Jamaica 2-0 Guatemala
Group B
Mexico 5-0 Guyana
Costa Rica 2-1 El Salvador
Group C
Honduras 1-1 Panama
Cuba 0-2 Canada

Tuesday June 12, 2012
Group A
Guatemala 0-1 United States
Antigua and Barbuda 0-3 Jamaica
Group B
El Salvador 1-3 Mexico
Guyana 1-1 Costa Rica
Group C
Canada 1-1 Honduras
Panama 2-0 Cuba

Friday September 7, 2012
Group A
Jamaica 1-1 United States
Guatemala 3-1 Antigua and Barbuda
Group B
Costa Rica 1-2 Mexico
El Salvador 2-2 Guyana
Group C
Cuba 1-2 Honduras
Canada 1-1 Panama

Tuesday September 11, 2012
Group A
United States 2-0 Jamaica
Antigua and Barbuda 1-1 Guatemala
Group B
Mexico 3-0 Costa Rica
Guyana 2-1 El Salvador
Group C
Honduras 4-1 Cuba
Panama 2-1 Canada

Friday October 12, 2012
Group A
Guatemala 2-1 Jamaica
Antigua and Barbuda 0-4 United States
Group B
El Salvador 2-2 Costa Rica
Guyana 1-3 Mexico
Group C
Canada 2-0 Cuba
Panama 1-1 Honduras

Tuesday October 16, 2012
Group A
United States 2-0 Guatemala
Jamaica 3-0 Antigua and Barbuda
Group B
Mexico 2-1 El Salvador
Costa Rica 2-0 Guyana
Group C
Honduras 2-0 Canada
Cuba 0-1 Panama


Group A
USA---17
Jamaica---10
Guatemala---7
Antigua---1

Group B
Mexico---18
Costa Rica---8
Guyana---5
El Salvador--2

Group C
Honduras---12
Panama---11
Canada---8
Cuba---0

You actually predicted USA to have 16 points based on your individual game predictions. Having 17 points from 6 games played is impossible. Your individual score game predictions gave Panama 12 points, the same as Honduras, but your predicted standings order remains the same because you predicted Honduras to have the better goal differential.

didnt think adding would be so difficult! haha

Youre right and sorry about the mistake.

The Semifinals start in five weeks. Would more people like to make predictions?

Yes! Yes I would!

Just not yet.

this basically.. I'm waiting till the final days to do it.

Friday June 8, 2012
Group A
United States 8-0 Antigua and Barbuda
Jamaica 2-2 Guatemala
Group B
Mexico 6-1 Guyana
Costa Rica 1-0 El Salvador
Group C
Honduras 3-1 Panama
Cuba 1-1 Canada

Tuesday June 12, 2012
Group A
Guatemala 0-2 United States
Antigua and Barbuda 1-4 Jamaica
Group B
El Salvador 3-2 Mexico
Guyana 0-2 Costa Rica
Group C
Canada 2-1 Honduras
Panama 3-1 Cuba

Friday September 7, 2012
Group A
Jamaica 1-2 United States
Guatemala 6-1 Antigua and Barbuda
Group B
Costa Rica 1-3 Mexico
El Salvador 3-0 Guyana
Group C
Cuba 1-4 Honduras
Canada 2-1 Panama

Tuesday September 11, 2012
Group A
United States 4-1 Jamaica
Antigua and Barbuda 0-2 Guatemala
Group B
Mexico 2-2 Costa Rica
Guyana 2-3 El Salvador
Group C
Honduras 6-0 Cuba
Panama 3-2 Canada

Friday October 12, 2012
Group A
Guatemala 1-1 Jamaica
Antigua and Barbuda 0-3 United States
Group B
El Salvador 3-2 Costa Rica
Guyana 0-6 Mexico
Group C
Canada 4-0 Cuba
Panama 1-1 Honduras

Tuesday October 16, 2012
Group A
United States 2-0 Guatemala
Jamaica 2-0 Antigua and Barbuda
Group B
Mexico 5-1 El Salvador
Costa Rica 3-0 Guyana
Group C
Honduras 2-0 Canada
Cuba 2-1 Panama

Here are my standings predictions:

Group A:
USA: 18 points
Guatemala: 8 pts (wins tiebreaker)
Jamaica: 8 points
Antigua and Barbuda: 0 points

Group B:
Mexico: 13 points
El Salvador: 12 points
Costa Rica: 10 points
Guyana: 0 points

Group C:
Honduras: 13 points
Canada: 10 points
Panama: 8 points
Cuba: 2 points

Just win, baby! Its still 3 points.

Your result predictions add up to 7 points for Panama and 4 for Cuba.

MY PICKS:

Friday June 8, 2012
United States 3-0 Antigua and Barbuda
Jamaica 2-0 Guatemala
Mexico 4-0 Guyana
Costa Rica 2-0 El Salvador
Honduras 2-1 Panama
Cuba 1-1 Canada

Tuesday June 12, 2012
Guatemala 1-1 United States
Antigua and Barbuda 0-1 Jamaica
El Salvador 1-1 Mexico
Guyana 0-1 Costa Rica
Canada 2-1 Honduras
Panama 3-1 Cuba

Friday September 7, 2012
Jamaica 0-0 United States
Guatemala 2-0 Antigua and Barbuda
Costa Rica 1-2 Mexico
El Salvador 2-0 Guyana
Cuba 2-1 Honduras
Canada 3-1 Panama

Tuesday September 11, 2012
United States 2-0 Jamaica
Antigua and Barbuda 0-2 Guatemala
Mexico 3-0 Costa Rica
Guyana 1-2 El Salvador
Honduras 2-0 Cuba
Panama 2-0 Canada

Friday October 12, 2012
Guatemala 2-1 Jamaica
Antigua and Barbuda 0-4 United States
El Salvador 2-1 Costa Rica
Guyana 1-2 Mexico
Canada 2-0 Cuba
Panama 2-1 Honduras

Tuesday October 16, 2012
United States 2-0 Guatemala
Jamaica 3-0 Antigua and Barbuda
Mexico 3-0 El Salvador
Costa Rica 4-0 Guyana
Honduras 2-0 Canada
Cuba 1-1 Panama

Standings predictions:

Group A:
USA: 14 points
Jamaica: 10 points (advance on goal difference)
Guatemala: 10 points
Antigua and Barbuda: 0 points

Group B:
Mexico: 16 points
El Salvador: 10 points
Costa Rica: 9 points
Guyana; 0 points

Group C:
Panama: 10 points
Canada 10 pts
Honduras 9 points
Cuba: 5 points

Friday June 8, 2012
Group A
United States 3 - 0 Antigua and Barbuda
Jamaica 2 - 1 Guatemala
Group B
Mexico 4 - 0 Guyana
Costa Rica 2 - 1 El Salvador
Group C
Honduras 2 - 0 Panama
Cuba 0 - 0 Canada

Tuesday June 12, 2012
Group A
Guatemala 0 - 1 United States
Antigua and Barbuda 1 - 1 Jamaica
Group B
El Salvador 2 - 2 Mexico
Guyana 1 - 0 Costa Rica
Group C
Canada 1 - 1 Honduras
Panama 3 - 0 Cuba

Friday September 7, 2012
Group A
Jamaica 2 - 1 United States
Guatemala 3 - 0 Antigua and Barbuda
Group B
Costa Rica 1 - 2 Mexico
El Salvador 2 - 0 Guyana
Group C
Cuba 0 - 0 Honduras
Canada 0 - 1 Panama

Tuesday September 11, 2012
Group A
United States 1 - 1 Jamaica
Antigua and Barbuda 0 - 2 Guatemala
Group B
Mexico 3 - 1 Costa Rica
Guyana 1 - 1 El Salvador
Group C
Honduras 4 - 0 Cuba
Panama 2 - 0 Canada

Friday October 12, 2012
Group A
Guatemala 2 - 1 Jamaica
Antigua and Barbuda 1 - 3 United States
Group B
El Salvador 1 - 2 Costa Rica
Guyana 0 - 3 Mexico
Group C
Canada 2 - 0 Cuba
Panama 1 - 1 Honduras

Tuesday October 16, 2012
Group A
United States 1 - 0 Guatemala
Jamaica 2 - 0 Antigua and Barbuda
Group B
Mexico 1 - 0 El Salvador
Costa Rica 3 - 1 Guyana
Group C
Honduras 2 - 0 Canada
Cuba 0 - 0 Panama



Group A
United States - 13
Jamaica - 11
Guatemala - 9
Antigua & Barbuda - 1

Group B
Mexico - 16
Costa Rica - 9
El Salvador - 5
Guyana - 4

Group C
Honduras - 12
Panama - 11
Canada - 5
Cuba - 3

USA is overrated...all the CONCACAF teams have stepped up the teams are almost so equal now...I GUARANTEE you USA will lose in Jamaica Sep 7. Jamaicas team is too talented now with thei european based players....you will see

Minnows will still be minnows. Antigua and Guyana and Cuba will be cannon fodders. period.

Now 1 through 3 in each group will be very interesting.

Do you predict any upsets??