Football 2018 FIFA World Cup

xi0 · May 26, 2018

We have just a few weeks to go before the tournament begins in Russia. Use this thread to predict/discuss the matches and results.

Group Stage

Group A

Russia
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Uruguay

14 June 2018
Russia vs Saudi Arabia, Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow 18:00 MSK
15 June 2018
Egypt vs Uruguay, Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg 17:00 YEKT

19 June 2018
Russia vs Egypt, Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg 21:00 MSK
20 June 2018
Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia, Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don 18:00 MSK

25 June 2018
Uruguay vs Russia, Cosmos Arena, Samara 18:00 SAMT
Saudi Arabia vs Egypt, Volgograd Arena, Volgograd 17:00 MSK

Group B

Portugal
Spain
Morocco
Iran

15 June 2018
Morocco vs Iran, Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg 18:00 MSK
Portugal vs Spain, Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi 21:00 MSK

20 June 2018
Portugal vs Morocco, Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow 15:00 MSK
Iran vs Spain, Kazan Arena, Kazan 21:00 MSK

25 June 2018
Iran vs Spain, Mordovia Arena, Saransk 21:00 MSK
Spain vs Morocco, Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad 20:00 KALT

Group C

France
Australia
Peru
Denmark

16 June 2018
France vs Australia, Kazan Arena, Kazan 13:00 MSK
Peru vs Denmark, Mordovia Arena, Saransk 19:00 MSK

21 June 2018
Denmark vs Australia, Cosmos Arena, Samara 16:00 SAMT
France vs Peru, Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg 20:00 YEKT

26 June 2018
Denmark vs France, Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow 17:00 MSK
Australia vs Peru, Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi 17:00 MSK

Group D

Argentina
Iceland
Croatia
Nigeria

16 June 2018
Argentina vs Iceland, Otkritie Arena, Moscow 16:00 MSK
Croatia vs Nigeria, Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad 21:00 KALT

21 June 2018
Argentina vs Croatia, Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod 21:00 MSK
22 June 2018
Nigeria vs Iceland, Volgograd Arena, Volgograd 18:00 MSK

26 June 2018
Nigeria vs Argentina, Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg 21:00 MSK
Iceland vs Croatia, Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don 21:00 MSK

Group E

Brazil
Switzerland
Costa Rica
Serbia

17 June 2018
Costa Rica vs Serbia, Cosmos Arena, Samara 16:00 SAMT
Brazil vs Switzerland, Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don 21:00 MSK

22 June 2018
Brazil vs Costa Rica, Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg 15:00 MSK
Serbia vs Switzerland, Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad 20:00 KALT

27 June 2018
Serbia vs Brazil, Otkritie Arena, Moscow 21:00 MSK
Switzerland vs Costa Rica, Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod 21:00 MSK

Group F

Germany
Mexico
Sweden
South Korea

17 June 2018
Germany vs Mexico, Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow 18:00 MSK
18 June 2018
Sweden vs South Korea, Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod 15:00 MSK

23 June 2018
South Korea vs Mexico, Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don 18:00 MSK
Germany vs Sweden, Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi 21:00 MSK

27 June 2018
South Korea vs Germany, Kazan Arena, Kazan 17:00 MSK
Mexico vs Sweden, Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg 19:00 YEKT

Group G

Belgium
Panama
Tunisia
England

18 June 2018
Belgium vs Panama, Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi 18:00 MSK
Tunisia vs England, Volgograd Arena, Volgograd 21:00 MSK

23 June 2018
Belgium vs Tunisia, Otkritie Arena, Moscow 15:00 MSK
24 June 2018
England vs Panama, Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod 15:00 MSK

28 June 2018
England vs Belgium, Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad 20:00 KALT
Panama vs Tunisia, Mordovia Arena, Saransk 21:00 MSK

Group H

Poland
Senegal
Colombia
Japan

19 June 2018
Colombia vs Japan, Mordovia Arena, Saransk 15:00 MSK
Poland vs Senegal, Otkritie Arena, Moscow 18:00 MSK

24 June 2018
Japan vs Senegal, Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg 20:00 YEKT
Poland vs Colombia, Kazan Arena, Kazan 21:00 MSK

28 June 2018
Japan vs Poland, Volgograd Arena, Volgograd 17:00 MSK
Senegal vs Colombia, Cosmos Arena, Samara 18:00 SAMT

Round of 16

30 June 2018
France vs Argentina, Kazan Arena, Kazan 17:00 MSK
Uruguay vs Portugal, Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi 21:00 MSK

1 July 2018
Spain vs Russia, Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow 17:00 MSK
Croatia vs Denmark, Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod 21:00 MSK

2 July 2018
Brazil vs Mexico, Cosmos Arena, Samara 18:00 SAMT
Belgium vs Japan, Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don 21:00 MSK

3 July 2018
Sweden vs Switzerland, Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg 17:00 MSK
Colombia vs England, Otkritie Arena, Moscow 21:00 MSK

MangaHelpers World Cup 2018 Prediction League

1. Go here - http://fcpredictor.espn.com/
2. Click "Make Picks" to create your bracket
3. Click "Leagues" and then click "Join League"
4. Enter this code - 1472328-69887
5. Finish your picks by June 14th and remember to save them.

This system is a bit less straightforward, asking you to predict the winner of the cup, the groups, and various tiebreaker questions that are worth less points. Then you predict each match of the group stage (with even more bonus questions worth minor points). We'll also have to return to make picks when the knockout stage begins as well, so I'll be sure to remind people to do so. The winner with the most points will receive a World Cup 2018 themed badge. Also, please use your username here as the the username for your bracket.

Sheep1 · May 31, 2018

These are my predictions on what countries will proceed to the next round.

Group A: Egypt & Uruguay
Group B: Portugal & Spain
Group C: France & Denmark
Group D: Argentina & Nigeria
Group E: Brazil & Switzerland
Group F: Germany & Mexico
Group G: Belgium & England
Group H: Colombia & Japan

Vici · May 31, 2018

Who I think will leave the groups :

Group A: Russia & Uruguay
Group B: Portugal & Spain
Group C: France & Denmark
Group D: Argentina & Croatia
Group E: Brazil & Switzerland
Group F: Germany & Mexico
Group G: Belgium & England
Group H: Colombia & Poland

France and Germany are my candidates to triumph ( so they will most likely won't even get to semi-finals :P )

Dunno if Belgium still apply to this but they may be a dark horse of this tournament for me

Dunno who will disappoint tbh but from countries that means a lot on the international area I can see Brazil do that :kappa

<< Just to be clear I could say England but I don't put them on that level tbh :heh

Also @gnut

xi0 · Jun 1, 2018

Anyone know a good website for Pick 'Em that has league creation? ESPN is the only one I've found so far that offers it but it requires you picking the outcome of every fixture with a bunch of weird tiebreakers in it for bonus points. Pretty tedious. Was just looking for picking who gets out of groups and then the knockout phase... :bored

Sheep1 · Jun 1, 2018

xi0 said:
Anyone know a good website for Pick 'Em that has league creation? ESPN is the only one I've found so far that offers it but it requires you picking the outcome of every fixture with a bunch of weird tiebreakers in it for bonus points. Pretty tedious. Was just looking for picking who gets out of groups and then the knockout phase...

Humph you could try this https://fifaworldcuppredictor.easports.com/

xi0 · Jun 3, 2018

Sheep1 said:
Humph you could try this https://fifaworldcuppredictor.easports.com/

Has the same issues that other sites have. No way to create a league to compete against friends, etc.

--- Double Post Merged, Jun 3, 2018, Original Post Date: Jun 2, 2018 ---

Sky said:
Julian Green will be in the XI of the USA 2018.

Just browsing the 2014 thread for laughs (there were a lot :derp

)

But this post.... :emocat

Sky · Jun 3, 2018

xi0 said:
Just browsing the 2014 thread for laughs (there were a lot )

But this post....

Oh come on I was almost right.

xi0 · Jun 3, 2018

Sky said:
Oh come on I was almost right.

Just like this was almost a goal to knock us out of qualifying... :twitch

xi0 · Jun 6, 2018

Well, looks like there's no good alternatives to ESPN for some reason. Every other big site just has individual bracket competitions but no league creation. Other pool services aren't free or put a limit to 10 players, so this will have to do.

1. Go here - http://fcpredictor.espn.com/
2. Click "Make Picks" to create your bracket
3. Click "Leagues" and then click "Join League"
4. Enter this code - 1472328-69887
5. Finish your picks by June 14th and remember to save them.

This system is a bit less straightforward, asking you to predict the winner of the cup, the groups, and various tiebreaker questions that are worth less points. Then you predict each match of the group stage (with even more bonus questions worth minor points). We'll also have to return to make picks when the knockout stage begins as well, so I'll be sure to remind people to do so. The winner with the most points will receive a World Cup 2018 themed badge.

Arjuna · Jun 9, 2018

I will hope Germany wins this WC.

xi0 · Jun 9, 2018

Arjuna said:
I will hope Germany wins this WC.

Fill out your bracket :twitch

Gajeel · Jun 10, 2018

My predictions:

Group A: Egypt & Uruguay
Group B: Spain & Portugal
Group C: France & Denmark
Group D: Argentina & Croatia
Group E: Brazil & Switzerland
Group F: Germany & Mexico
Group G: Belgium & England
Group H: Poland & Colombia

Sky · Jun 10, 2018

Arjuna said:
I will hope Germany wins this WC.

We won't. Usually I don't think too much about friendlies, as Löw usually throws them away but those against Austria and Saudi Arabia...
During the last to tournaments, the world champion went home after the preliminaries. I am 49% sure that we will share that fate.

Arjuna · Jun 10, 2018

Sky said:
We won't. Usually I don't think too much about friendlies, as Löw usually throws them away but those against Austria and Saudi Arabia...
During the last to tournaments, the world champion went home after the preliminaries. I am 49% sure that we will share that fate.

Well i won't underestimate your country's team even though they are weaker than than in previous ones.What i really like about German team is their "Never give up attitude" and "fight till the last minute " attitude.I have constantly supported Germany since 2010 even though my parents are devout Brazil fans.So i will always want Germany wins this world cup also.