Big Soccer’s Road to the World Cup draft

Following the success of GersMan’s club draft, I invite you all to participate in a pool where your knowledge of international soccer will be put to the test.

Each contestant, playing for honor (and even possibly respect from fellow posters…) will draft teams out of the qualifying groups that have been drawn on the road to Germany 2006.

Each contestant will need to select its team as follows:

5 Euro teams (Start on 08/18)
3 African teams (Start on 06/04)
1 South American team (5 match days down, next one 06/01)
1 CONCACAF team (Start on 06/12)
3 Asian Teams (2 match days down, next one on 06/09)

No selection in Oceania since it’s too lopsided…

Your selections made in groups already started will carry forward all points already gained (exception of preliminary stages in all regions)

For all regional formats rules, head over to the FIFA site: http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/t/preliminaries.html

The points tabulation will be:

3 for a win,
1 for a draw,
5 bonus points for every team that qualifies for Germany 2006.

I’ll post up a website similar to the one for the club draft to help follow selections.

Actual play at the World cup will be in a pool by itself when we get there.


Ok, only 10 contestant are needed, but…

Drafting hours are from 9am to 3am Monday to Friday US east coast (no picks on weekends)

Each team clock is limited to an hour after the previous selection (if we’re not moving fast enough, I reserve myself the right to chop it down to half an hour)

If you miss your allowed time to select, your pick is floating and the next one in line can jump in and select. Floating picks can be made outside drafting hours to allow catching up. Once you are floating, your turn can be skipped if no sign of life have been shown.

I suggest you build up teams of three (like the Draft of draft https://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=100986, check this one out. It’s well worth the read). This allows you to discuss strategy with others and allows reducing delays when waiting for another’s team selection.

If you are not a regular poster (meaning not online a lot), better join a team with others.

Members already in:
1. GersMan & lfsr1544 (team name to be confirmed)
2. Montréal United (looking for team members - drafting Canada is not an absolute)
3. Riverdale Goalie
4. Torpedo
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

Once everybody's in, I'll post the draft order.

Don’t hesitate to PM players already in to join their team.

 

Hum, I foresee

With the first pick overall, Ombak selects Brazil...

Members already in:
1. GersMan & lfsr1544 (team name to be confirmed)
2. Montréal United (looking for team members - drafting Canada is not an absolute)
3. Riverdale Goalie
4. Torpedo
5. Ombak
6. Bluedaddy19
7.
8.
9.
10.

 

Let's join forces then... unless you're not impressed with my club draft selections. How about that?

 

Hum, yes I can...

Brazil always struggle though qualifying which is the only thing that counts while others can go undefeated through tournament qualifications. Not telling names to help future picks, but some teams along the lines of the 98 world champs...

 

Then,

Members already in:
1. GersMan (looking for someone living elsewhere than the USA)
2. Montréal United (looking for team members - drafting Canada is not an absolute)
3. Riverdale Goalie
4. Torpedo
5. Ombak
6. Bluedaddy19
7. lfsr1544
8.
9.
10.

I don't believe we should keep the same teams for the World Cup itself. This game is gonna be long enough all by itself. I don't want to drag it up to late 2006...

When the dust settles, we could have another draft with choices made in the order we finished to advantage good performances in this game.

 

Perfect... we shall be known as "Torpedo United"

(Wow, what creativity, I even amaze myself sometimes... )

Members already in:
1. GersMan (looking for someone living elsewhere than the USA)
2. Torpedo & Montréal United (Team Torpedo United)
3. Riverdale Goalie
4. Ombak
5. Bluedaddy19
6. lfsr1544
7.
8.
9.
10.

 

Actually, the draw will be made under the supervision of the accounting firm Fortin, Paquin & Associates (Me, my wife both accountants, and our 1 year old son who will draw)

Riverdale is looking for a partner. Might want to PM him.

We'll start picking the day following the completion of the team... or most likely Monday.

P.S. Wow, an Aviator fan... bet you can't wait to see the Impact come to Commenwealth and thrash your team...

 

Alone or will you join a team?

 

Are you will to be in a team?

GersMan is looking for some international flavor to his team. You might want to PM him.

 

Sure you'll make the deadlines? Just checking as I was this to be fast moving (yes it's an utopia, but...)