It is just like the March Madness bracket contest...Post your bracket now that you know the remaining sixteen teams. You get 10 points for each correct pick in Sweet Sixteen. You get 25 points for each correct pick in Elite Eight. You get 50 points for each correct pick in Final Four. You get 100 points for the correct pick in 3rd place game. You get 100 points for the correct pick in first place game. I got these rules from CapriSun's bracket contest for Brazil men's WC. ( http://www.mlssoccer.com/worldcup/2...0/brazil-bracket-challenge-presented-caprisun) Sweet Sixteen: China/Cameroon: China US/Colombia: US Ger/Swed: Ger France/SK: France Braz/ Aust: Brazil Japan/Ned: Japan Norway/Eng: England Canada/Switz: Canada Elite Eight: China/US: US Germany/France: Germany Brazil/Japan: Japan England/Canada: England Final Four: US/Germany: Germany Japan/England: Japan Third Place: US/ England: US First Place: Germany/Japan: Germany
Sweet Sixteen: China/Cameroon: China US/Colombia: US Ger/Swed: Sweden France/SK: France Braz/ Aust: Australia Japan/Ned: Japan Norway/Eng: Norway Canada/Switz: Canada Elite Eight: China/US: US Sweden/France: Sweden Australia/Japan: Australia Norway/Canada: Norway Final Four: US/Sweden: Sweden Australia/Norway: Norway Third Place: US/Australia: US First Place: Norway/Sweden: Norway
Sweet Sixteen: China/Cameroon: China US/Colombia: US Germany/Sweden: Germany France/SK: France Braz/ Aust: Brazil Japan/Ned: Japan Norway/England: Norway Canada/Switz: Switzerland Elite Eight: China/US: US Germany/France: Germany Brazil/Japan: Japan Norway/Switzerland:Norway Final Four: US/Germany: Germany Japan/Norway: Japan Third Place: US/ Norway: US First Place: Germany/Japan: Germany
Here is mine : Sweet Sixteen: China/Cameroon: Cameroon USA/Colombia: USA Ger/Swed: Sweden France/SK: France Braz/ Aust: Australia Japan/Ned: Japan Norway/Eng: Norway Canada/Switz: Switzerland Elite Eight: Cameroon/USA: USA Sweden/France: France Australia/Japan: Japan Norway/Switzerland: Norway Final Four: USA/France: France Japan/Norway: Japan Third Place: USA/Norway: USA First Place: France/Japan: France ( of course)
Sweet Sixteen: China vs Cameroon: China (they impressed me a lot vs Holland, Cameroon is only athletic not good skill) USA vs Colombia: USA (of course...) Germany vs Sweden: Germany (might be a tough battle but let's be realistic) France vs South Korea: France (of course...) Brazil vs Australia: Australia (for the upset) Japan vs Netherlands: Japan (Holland womens team is bad) Norway vs England: Norway (England womens team not as quality as Norway's) Canada vs Switzerland: Canada (could go either way, but perhaps the "12th woman" factor) Elite Eight: China vs USA: USA (of course) Germany vs France: Germany (hard fought for sure and France has huge chance) Australia vs Japan: Japan (too much class) Norway vs Canada: Norway (Canada is simply not a good team and home crowds can only help so much) Final Four: USA vs Germany: USA (Wambach will score, so will Press, satisfying both sides of the fanbase, meanwhile Germany will face up to the unstoppable USA backline and be frustrated over and over and over until they commit silly fouls) Japan vs Norway: Japan (too much class) Third Place: Germany vs Norway: Germany (easily) First Place: USA vs Japan: USA (and this is the one we've all been waiting for folks! Grudge match edition. Unfortunately I foresee a relatively easy USA victory here, and if it does go to PKs I hope to god the American girls trained and prepared this time around lol)
Sweet Sixteen: China/Cameroon: China US/Colombia: US Ger/Swed: Ger France/SK: France Braz/ Aust: Australia Japan/Ned: Japan Norway/Eng: Norway Canada/Switz: Canada Elite Eight: China/US: US Germany/France: Germany Australia/Japan: Japan Norway/Canada: Canada Final Four: US/Germany: Germany Japan/Canada: Japan Third Place: US/ Canada: Canada First Place: Germany/Japan: Germany
Me too. With respect though, the only controversial predictions we made were Aussies vs Brazil and China vs Cameroon. The others were more or less universal
After Sweet Sixteen, following are the scores: shlj: 4 out of 8 correct; 40 points JanBalk: 5/8; 50 pts. amerinorsk59: 6/8; 60 pts. IKickAndIm50: 7/8; 70 pts. terrysoccer: 7/8; 70 pts. Longtimesub: 7/8; 70 pts.
Yeah the England win I did not see coming. Maybe I over-rated Norway based on history or the tie with Germany, meh. Congrats to England. Now a lot of my other picks will be wrong though darnit
I thought I did this, but I can't find my post so: Sweet Sixteen: China/Cameroon: China US/Colombia: US Ger/Swed: Ger France/SK: France Braz/ Aust: Brazil (oops) Japan/Ned: Japan Norway/Eng: England Canada/Switz: Canada Elite Eight: China/US: US Germany/France: Germany Australia/Japan: Japan Norway/Canada: Canada Final Four: US/Germany: US Japan/Canada: Canada Third Place: Germany/ Japan: Germany First Place: US/Canada: US
How well did people do for Elite Eight? amerinorsk59 1/4 correct; 25 points JanBalk 3/4; 75 points shlj 2/4; 50 points IKickAndIm50 3/4; 75 points terrysoccer 3/4; 75 points Longtimesub 4/4; 100 points tudodem62014 3/4; 75 points
Final Four... amerinorsk59 0/2; zero point JanBalk 1/2; 50 points shlj 1/2; 50 points IKickAndIm50 2/2; 100 points terrysoccer 1/2; 50 points Longtimesub 1/2; 50 points tudodem62014 1/2; 50 points
3rd place and Final amerinorsk59 0/2; no point JanBalk 0/2; no point shlj 0/2; no point IKickAndIm50 1/2; 100 points terrysoccer 0/2; no point Longtimesub 0/2; no point tudodem62014 1/2; 100 points
Final points totals amerinorsk59: 85 points JanBalk: 175 points shlj: 140 points IKickAndIm50: 345 points terrysoccer: 195 points Longtimesub: 220 points tudodem62014: 295 points The winner of this contest is IKickAndIm50.
With so many other picks that you got right as well, has anyone complimented you on your predictive accuracy?