CONCACAF Gold Cup 2009 Prediction Contest

Discussion in 'Gold Cup' started by EvanJ, Jun 19, 2009.

  1. Latin Pride

    Latin Pride Member

    Aug 1, 2004
    In your house
    Club:
    Olimpia Asuncion
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    Quarterfinals
    Canada 2-1 Honduras
    USA 2-2 Panama (USA wins on PKS)
    Costa Rica 2-3 Guadeloupe
    Mexico 4-0 Haiti
     
  2. MoRado

    MoRado New Member

    Feb 6, 2004
    San José. Costa Rica
    Club:
    Deportivo Saprissa
    Nat'l Team:
    Costa Rica
    I´ve been here for a long time and so do you, why you never give CR a good prediction?
     
  3. IASocFan

    IASocFan Moderator
    Staff Member

    Aug 13, 2000
    IOWA
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Quarterfinals
    Canada 1-2 Honduras
    USA 2-0 Panamá
    Costa Rica 2-1 Guadeloupe
    México 2-0 Haiti
     
  4. Tiburoneuras

    Tiburoneuras New Member

    Jul 18, 2009
    Queretaro
    Club:
    TR de Veracruz
    Nat'l Team:
    Mexico
    Canadá 2 Honduras 2 (CND on PKs)
    USA 1 Panama 0
    Costa Rica 1 Guadalupe 2
    Mexico 2 Haití 1
     
  5. SetPeace

    SetPeace Member+

    Jun 22, 2004
    SC Illinois
    Club:
    Torquay United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Just got back from vacation Saturday, so couldn't post the Philadelphia games. For Dallas, here's what I'll go with:

    Costa Rica 2-1 Guadeloupe
    Mexico 2-0 Haiti
     
  6. YanksCatrachos23

    YanksCatrachos23 New Member

    Jan 22, 2009
    Bronx, New York
    Club:
    CD Olimpia
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    Quarter Finals

    Mexico 3 Haiti 1
     
  7. AMAPO

    AMAPO Member

    Mar 8, 2006
    Krypton City
    Club:
    Laredo Heat
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I bet no one got CR 5:1 Guadeloupe LMAO Ouch!
     
  8. Revolt

    Revolt Member+

    Jun 16, 1999
    Davis, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Semi-finals:

    USA 2-1 Honduras
    Mexico 2-1 Costa Rica

    (As it should be)
     
  9. IASocFan

    IASocFan Moderator
    Staff Member

    Aug 13, 2000
    IOWA
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Semi-finals:

    USA 2-0 Honduras
    Mexico 2-0 Costa Rica

    one of the above seems to have awaken...
     
  10. MetroChile

    MetroChile Member+

    Jan 13, 2001
    NJ; Valpo.
    Club:
    Santiago Wanderers
    Nat'l Team:
    Chile
    Semi-finals:

    USA 2-1 Honduras
    Mexico 1-1 Costa Rica (CR through on PKs)
     
  11. Moises

    Moises Member

    Feb 8, 2007
    miami
    Club:
    AC Milan
    Nat'l Team:
    Honduras
    USA 1-1 Honduras PK's La H.
    Mexico 2-1 Costa Rica
     
  12. EvanJ

    EvanJ Member+

    Manchester United
    United States
    Mar 30, 2004
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Here's how I'm scoring certain Quarterfinal predictions when the game and/or prediction went to overtime or penalty kicks:

    Mexiwiso predicted CAN 1:1 HON with HON winning in penalty kicks. The actual score was CAN 0:1 HON. A prediction of CAN 1:2 HON would get 2 points for being a close prediction, but I'm considering Mexiwiso incorrect prediction of penalty kicks to be worse than that and giving Mexiwiso 1 point for that prediction. MoRado also gets 1 point for predicting the same thing.

    I'm treating USA 2:1 PAN after extra time the same way as if there was no extra time. Latin Pride will get 1 point for predicting USA 2:2 PAN with USA winning in penalty kicks. Latin Pride was the only person to predict overtime or penalty kicks for that game.

    For CRC 5:1 GUA, efernandez9 predicted a 1:1 draw without specifying a penalty kicks winner. He will get 0 points for that prediction. Had he predicted CRC to win in penalty kicks with a 1:1 score before that, he would have gotten 1 point for a correct prediction that was not close on the score.

    Here are the score prediction scores for the Quarterfinals only out of a possible 12 points:

    1. M3gatron and scaryice: 8
    3. OCSIC79: 7
    4. AMAPO and IASocFan: 6
    6. efernandez9, Mexiwiso, Naui_Ocelotl, and DM8512: 5
    10. nfinity, gethomas3, Revolt, zenryan, gettysburg32, MetroChile, Latin Pride, MoRado, and Gwadaboyz 72: 4
    19. Pepsinono and Tiburoneuras: 3
    21. SetPeace: 2
    22. YanksCatrachos23: 1
    23. Harry Caray's Ghost, efijbe, ja2ny, Injury Time, graywolfe81, ArkUnited, lguti9, and myriadz: 0 (most or all of these people didn't predict any Quarterfinal games)

    Here are the cumulative score prediction scores out of a possible 66 points:

    1. OCSIC79: 30
    2. M3gatron: 28
    3. DM8512: 27
    4. scaryice, AMAPO, and Revolt: 25
    7. Mexiwiso and MetroChile: 23
    9. gettysburg32, SetPeace, and Harry Caray's Ghost: 21
    12. Naui_Ocelotl, zenryan, and graywolfe81: 18
    15. MoRado, Injury Time, and lguti9: 17
    18. Latin Pride and Pepsinono: 15
    20. gethomas3 and ja2ny: 13
    22. efernandez9 and efijbe: 12
    24. ArkUnited: 10
    25. nfinity and YanksCatrachos23: 8
    27. IASocFan: 6
    28. Gwadaboyz 72: 4
    29. Tiburoneuras: 3
    30. myriadz: 0 (he only predicted the Final)
     
  13. Wiso

    Wiso Moderator
    Staff Member

    Jun 4, 2007
    Phoenix
    Club:
    Club León
    USA 2-0 hondura
    Mexico 1-0 Costa Rica
     
  14. M3gatron redded

    M3gatron redded Red Card

    Jun 14, 2009
    brasil
    Semi-finals:

    USA 2-2 Honduras

    Honduras

    Mexico 4-3 Costa Rica
     
  15. zenryan

    zenryan Member

    Jun 23, 2008
    Orlando,Fl
    USA 1 Honduras 0

    CR 2 Mexico 1
     
  16. mosspower

    mosspower New Member

    Jul 18, 2009
    Club:
    FC Bayern München
    Semi-finals:

    USA 1-1 (Honduras advancing)
    Mexico 3-1 Costa Rica
     
  17. MoRado

    MoRado New Member

    Feb 6, 2004
    San José. Costa Rica
    Club:
    Deportivo Saprissa
    Nat'l Team:
    Costa Rica
    USA 2-0 Honduras
    Costa Rica 2-1 Mexico
     
  18. Latin Pride

    Latin Pride Member

    Aug 1, 2004
    In your house
    Club:
    Olimpia Asuncion
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    Semi-finals

    USA 2-1
    Mexico 1-2 Costa Rica
     
  19. YanksCatrachos23

    YanksCatrachos23 New Member

    Jan 22, 2009
    Bronx, New York
    Club:
    CD Olimpia
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    Mexico 2-3 Costa Rica
     
  20. Naui_Ocelotl

    Naui_Ocelotl Member

    Apr 3, 2008
    United States 2-1 Honduras
    Mexico 1-0 Costa Rica
     
  21. lguti9

    lguti9 Member

    Aug 5, 2008
    virginia
    Club:
    CSD Comunicaciones
    Nat'l Team:
    Guatemala
    Honduras 1 USA 0
    Costa Rica 1 Mexico 0
     
  22. gettysburg32

    gettysburg32 New Member

    Jul 19, 2003
    Around VA and PA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    USA 3, Honduras 0
    Costa Rica 2, Mexico 1
     
  23. Ags09

    Ags09 Member

    Club America
    Mexico
    Jun 16, 2006
    Philly
    Club:
    Club América
    Nat'l Team:
    Mexico
    Hon 2 USA 1

    Mex 1 CR 0
     
  24. AMAPO

    AMAPO Member

    Mar 8, 2006
    Krypton City
    Club:
    Laredo Heat
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    USA 2:1 Honduras
    Mexico 0:1 Costa Rica

    although I wouldn't mind a Costa Rica VS Honduras final :)
     
  25. Gwadaboyz 72

    Gwadaboyz 72 Member

    Jun 27, 2009
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Let me show you some statistics in Gold cup's history.

    USA - Honduras:
    1991 : USA - Honduras 0-0 in extra-times (5-4 in PK)
    1993 : USA - Honduras 1-0
    2005 : USA - Honduras 2-1
    2009 : USA - Honduras 2-0

    So you see the advantage is for USA.

    Mexico - Costa Rica
    1991 : Mexico - Costa Rica 2-0
    1993 : Mexico - Costa Rica 1-1
    2003 : Mexico - Costa Rica 2-0
    2007 : Mexico - Costa Rica 1-0 in extra-times

    The advantage is for Mexico.

    So if it's based on this statistics, the United states and Mexico will compete in the final.
     

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