The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar begins this Sunday - so, let's see if we can predict the winners!
In the first round, the 32 teams are split into eight groups of four (
which you can see here). The top two teams from each group advance - so, I'd like you to predict which teams those will be. Guesses must be in by Saturday (at 11:59pm GMT), and you get
20 Coffee Credits for each answer!
My guesses:
Group A:
Ecuador and
Netherlands
Group B:
England and
USA
Group C:
Argentina and
Mexico
Group D:
France and
Denmark
Group E:
Spain and
Germany
Group F:
Belgium and
Morocco
Group G:
Brazil and
Cameroon
Group H:
Portugal and
Ghana
We'll do more predictions for each round of the tournament (up to and including the final) - and at the end, a
Red Ribbon will be given to the winner, as long as they win at least
800 Coffee Credits, and win at least
100 Coffee Credits more than the runner-up.
Good luck
!
Group A:
Netherlands and
Senegal
Group B:
England and
USA
Group C:
Argentina and
Mexico
Group D:
Denmark and
Australia
Group E:
Germany and
Spain
Group F:
Belgium and
Canada
Group G:
Brazil and
Serbia
Group H:
Uruguay and
Ghana
Going for a continuation of the first round exit for the holders that has been going on for the last few World Cups...
I won't lie, I'm mainly doing it so that my predictions are at least different to yours in some way.
Group A: Senegal 🇸🇳 and Ecuador 🇪🇨
Group B: Iran 🇮🇷 and United States 🇺🇸
Group C: Argentina 🇦🇷 and Mexico 🇲🇽
Group D: Australia 🇦🇺 and Denmark 🇩🇰
Group E: Germany 🇩🇪 and Japan 🇯🇵
Group F: Canada 🇨🇦 and Morocco 🇲🇦
Group G: Brazil 🇧🇷 and Cameroon 🇨🇲
Group H: Uruguay 🇺🇾 and South Korea 🇰🇷
Group A : Senegal and Netherlands
Group B : England and Wales
Group C : Argentina and Mexico
Group D : France and Denmark
Group E : Spain and Germany
Group F : Belgium and Croatia
Group G : Brazil and Cameroon
Group H : Portugal and Uruguay
Group A : Qatar and Netherlands
Group B : England and Wales
Group C : Argentina and Poland
Group D : France and Denmark
Group E : Spain and Germany
Group F : Belgium and Croatia
Group G : Brazil and Serbia
Group H : Portugal and Uruguay
Group A : Netherlands and Senegal.
Group B : England and USA.
Group C : Argentina and Mexico.
Group D : France and Denmark.
Group E : Spain and Germany.
Group F : Croatia and Belgium.
Group G : Brazil and Cameroon.
Group H : Portugal and Ghana.
(EDIT By Kyng: J-Ster sent me the following prediction for the first second-round match, since TCH wasn't loading for him):
Australia vs. Argentina: Argentina wins
Group A : Netherlands and Senegal.
Group B : England and USA.
Group C : Argentina and Mexico.
Group D : France and Denmark.
Group E : Spain and Germany.
Group F : Croatia and Belgium.
Group G : Brazil and Cameroon.
Group H : Portugal and Ghana.
I wouldn't normally tag everyone in a thread, but... I've discovered a problem. The group stage ends on 2nd December (i.e. tomorrow), and the knockout stage begins on 3rd December - with no break in between them. That means we'd have less than a day to set up the second round and get everyone's predictions in... and it just isn't enough time
.
So, what I'm going to do is: I'll post the first four second-round matches now. These will be played on 3rd and 4th December, so we'll have two days to get everyone's entries in. Then, on 3rd December, I'll post the last set of four second-round matches (which will be played on 5th and 6th December, so we'll again have two days to get everyone's entries in). It's not ideal, but I don't write the schedule for the tournament.
Anyway, without further ado, here are the first four second-round matches:
Netherlands vs.
USA
Argentina vs.
Australia
England vs.
Senegal
France vs.
Poland
Simply predict who will win each match, and you'll win
50 Coffee Credits for each correct answer. My predictions are:
Netherlands vs. USA:
USA wins
Argentina vs. Australia:
Argentina wins
England vs. Senegal:
England wins
France vs. Poland:
France wins
Good luck, everyone
!