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| Jul-07-18 | | optimal play: I see I've moved slightly up the table but still well out of contention. I picked Belgium to go all the way so if they win the next two games I may still finish with a respectable score. Anyway, my tips for the semi-finals are:
Belgium to beat France
Croatia to beat England
And keep those penalty shootouts coming! |
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| Jul-08-18 | | thegoodanarchist: < Penguincw: Russia is going home. Oh wait...> That's officially very funny! |
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Jul-08-18
 | | Diademas: So is this <WannaBe: If Tunesia [sic] wins, I win!> |
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| Jul-08-18 | | technical draw: <Penguincw: Russia is going home. Oh wait..> Very good. You can have my job when I leave. (and not a minute before!) |
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| Jul-08-18 | | morfishine: <optimal play> Yes, you can finish with a very respectable score with a Belgium victory. Unfortunately, France will beat Belgium And then England will beat France after beating Croatia to get to the final ***** |
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Jul-08-18
| | Diademas: I'm genuinely impressed that three persons managed to get all four semi-finalists correct.
The chance of getting this by pure luck is 1/256. And given that favorites like Brazil, Spain and Argentina exited its even more extraordinary! BRAVO! |
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| Jul-08-18 | | technical draw: <Diademas> . <The chance of getting this by pure luck is 1/256> Show me the math. It's not as simple as a combination of 32 objects taken 4 at a time. |
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| Jul-08-18 | | technical draw: Number of combinations (n things taken r at a time) n=32 r=4 =35,960 |
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Jul-08-18
| | Diademas: You have to chose the right one from a bracket of four, four times. Its not a question of getting all the combinations right all the way through. None of them did that. |
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Jul-08-18
| | Diademas: The round of 16 was already decided when they made their predictions (Ps! Still sore from when I ratted you out? 😏) |
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| Jul-08-18 | | technical draw: Not that simple. In the group section you have to pick two out of four. Pure luck probability is 1/3. Start from there it's 1/2 till the end. |
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| Jul-08-18 | | technical draw: <Diademas> I was never sore. It was all pure fun for me. Now if you make your predictions after the group section has been decided that's altogether a different calculation. By the way just to show you I don't take things seriously your user name in Spanish means "extra day" or "a one too many day". |
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Jul-08-18
| | Diademas: <technical draw:> I guess we can agree it is impressive anyhow. <By the way just to show you I don't take things seriously your user name in Spanish means "extra day" or "a one too many day".>
Thank you! I honestly did not know that. In the mid/late 90's I needed a nick for my ICC account (long expired now) and my eyes fell on a box of cigars on my desk with that name. I have since used it to anything related to chess. |
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| Jul-10-18 | | NakoSonorense: The French have barely broken a sweat up to now and they're in the Semis. That's pretty impressive considering that they've been playing with 10 men all this time (Giroud doesn't count). Belgium is strong, but I would be surprised if France doesn't go through. |
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| Jul-10-18 | | Count Wedgemore: <NakoSonorense: (Giroud doesn't count).> That judgement is a bit harsh, <Nako>! I think Giroud is important to them as a target man and as a supporting player for the others, particularly Griezmann. And he does a good defensive job as well, particularly on defending set-pieces. |
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| Jul-10-18 | | Keyser Soze: <Giroud doesn't count).> Hehe I kinda agree. Ribery would be a much better option but had some issues with the coach or something like that and wasn't drafted. |
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| Jul-10-18 | | Count Wedgemore: <KS> Ribery is 35 yrs old and hasn't played for the French national team for many years. Shows how much you know :) You were probably thinking of Benzema. |
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| Jul-10-18 | | Keyser Soze: Lol exactly. My slip.
But hey stop your condescending tone about football knowledge. I'm very ok with that. What are you? Morfishine brother? |
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| Jul-10-18 | | Keyser Soze: But is a consesus around here about about Giraud being very discrete. Maybe today he will show up? |
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Jul-10-18
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| Jul-10-18 | | NakoSonorense: <Count Wedgemore> <That judgement is a bit harsh, <Nako>!> If you've followed his career at Arsenal, you will not be surprised by the little impact he's had in this WC. How he landed at Chelsea is a mystery to me. <Keyser Soze><Maybe today he will show up?> As long as he stays on the pitch, there's a chance. Although he totally flopped on a clear chance in the first half (33rd minute). France up 1 nothing. |
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| Jul-10-18 | | Dr Winston OBoogie: <Count Wedgemore: <KS> Ribery is 35 yrs old and hasn't played for the French national team for many years. Shows how much you know :)> I know right!
<You were probably thinking of Benzema.> He was probably thinking of Pele, that's how much he knows about football! LOL. #ENGLAND 🏴🏴 Brazil <losing> quarter finalists?? 😂. He's <<<sore like never before!>>>. "Trying to hide your <pain> hehehehe" "finan I will troll your arse when your beloved England <loose!>". 🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕 🏴 #ENGLAND 🏴 |
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Jul-10-18
| | WannaBe: Final! 1-0 France! |
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| Jul-10-18 | | Keyser Soze: France Will win This one it seems. |
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Jul-10-18
| | WannaBe: <Keyser Soze: France Will win This one it seems.> Must. Avoid. Head-Butt. |
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