World Cup 2010 picks - Quarter Finals-Finals

[Anders Hallin]

10/07/02
Uruguay - Ghana
Netherlands - Brazil

10/07/03
Argentina - Germany
Paraguay - Spain

[Anders Hallin]

I figure this is a new start due to a lot of players missing the round of sixteen.

I also don't include round of sixteen in the following group round round-up. The results didn't really change anyway.
RESULTS FROM THE GROUP ROUND:
Anders Hallin 27
Buceph 25
Hunty 24
Phil_Stein 23
Lloyd Heilbrunn 23
Wader 23
balut 22
Ryan A 22
Greedo 21
Russ 21
GloriousMess 21
playingwithknives 21
CSL 20
sinfony 20
Juan Rayo 19
bandidoquest 19
Tim Partlett 19
caesarbear 18
Mr_PeaCH 18
Alan Dunkin 17
Talisker 17
Brandon Clements 16
Thongsy 16

[Nellie]

10/07/02
Uruguay - Ghana
Netherlands - Brazil

10/07/03
Argentina - Germany
Paraguay - Spain

Uruguay - Ghana - bit of a mystery to me I've missed all their games so far but I want an African team to progress so I'm going with Ghana

Netherlands - Brazil - It's about time Holland did something but seeing as there's mutterings of camp bust ups I'm going with Brazil

Argentina - Germany - Two teams who supposedly can't defend worth a damn but think Argentina can score more so Diego it is.

Paraguay - Spain - I'm sticking with the Spain.

[Greedo]

10/07/02
Uruguay - Ghana
Netherlands - Brazil

10/07/03
Argentina - Germany
Paraguay - Spain

[sinfony]

10/07/02
Uruguay - Ghana
Netherlands - Brazil

10/07/03
Argentina - Germany
Paraguay - Spain

[gameoverman]

Uruguay
Brazil
Argentina
Spain

[CSL]

10/07/02
Uruguay - Ghana
Netherlands - Brazil

10/07/03
Argentina - Germany
Paraguay - Spain

[balut]

10/07/02
Uruguay - Ghana
Netherlands - Brazil

10/07/03
Argentina - Germany
Paraguay - Spain

[rowe33]

10/07/02
Uruguay - Ghana
Netherlands - Brazil

10/07/03
Argentina - Germany
Paraguay - Spain

[Rward]

10/07/02
Uruguay - Ghana
Netherlands - Brazil (so I can see them in the Cape Town Semi final :) )

10/07/03
Argentina - Germany
Paraguay - Spain

[playingwithknives]

10/07/02
Uruguay - Ghana - I want to see an African team in the semi finals.
Netherlands - Brazil - This is a brave choice on my behalf, because after all it's Brazil but the Dutch have been solid and Holland is my favourite country.

10/07/03
Argentina - Germany - This should be the final. Can go either way but the edge is on the Argies.
Paraguay - Spain - I have Paraguay in my work sweepstake and can win 90 quid if they win the tournament. If Spain win I'll still be happy, as they knocked out the team that has Ronaldo in it.

It's a pity I forgot to predict the previous round and a couple of matches, as my score isn't bad seeing I know little about football and picked most of them at random.

[Lloyd Heilbrunn]

10/07/02
Uruguay - Ghana
Netherlands - Brazil

10/07/03
Argentina - Germany
Paraguay - Spain

If people skipped round of 16 then how were results the same?

[Mr_PeaCH]

10/07/02
Uruguay - Ghana
Netherlands - Brazil But I'll be rooting with the Orange

10/07/03
Argentina - Germany My upset special
Paraguay - Spain The blow-out of the round

[Anders Hallin]

If people skipped round of 16 then how were results the same?

Well, not same-same, but basically a quarter or so actually put their picks in. It certainly changed the internal order, but most importantly, I was still on top :P

[Thongsy]

Damn I'm in last again, I guess that is what happens when you go on holiday and forget all about making picks. Well here are my new picks.

10/07/02
Uruguay - Ghana
Netherlands - Brazil

10/07/03
Argentina - Germany
Paraguay - Spain

[Ryan A]

I'm sorry to have dropped the ball on the wrap up of the group play picks thread. We went out of town on Thursday and I brought my laptop with the intention of posting/updating as the last games in group play finished up. Unfortunately, there wasn't any internet or even cell phone reception!

So: belatedly, I'm sorry that picks thread went out with a whimper rather than a bang.

[robsam]

Uruguay - Ghana
Netherlands - Brazil

10/07/03
Argentina - Germany
Paraguay - Spain


I really like Germany in this World Cup, KD Lang is amazing.

Okay, this is what is going to happen in the World Cup this weekend. Mock me now or praise me later, this is gonna happen! Uruguay will beat Ghana, the Netherlands will kick Brazil to the curb, Germany will make Argentina look like little children with bad hair and Spain will squeak out a win against Paraguay.

[Omniscia]

I totally didn't get in on any of the others, so this feels a bit awkward, but:

10/07/02
Uruguay - Ghana
Netherlands - Brazil

10/07/03
Argentina - Germany
Paraguay - Spain

[Lloyd Heilbrunn]

I really like Germany in this World Cup, KD Lang is amazing.

I actually think he looks more like PeeWee Herman

[Omniscia]

I don't know... Kinda has a bit of a Vincent Cassel thing going, too. It's in the eyes.

[robsam]

No matter who you think he looks like, (because let's be honest, he is an odd looking dude), the guy can frikken DESTROY a defending backline, I would love to have this guy on any team I support. Somehow I have become a fan of Germany, I don't understand it myself.

[Juan Rayo]

10/07/02
Uruguay - Ghana
Netherlands - Brazil - I'd rather Netherlands to win it but I think Brazil is too much..

10/07/03
Argentina - Germany - Suspect Argentina will take it but I like this young German team.
Paraguay - Spain - Maybe in penalties Paraguay has a hope..

[Anders Hallin]

10/07/02
Uruguay - Ghana
Netherlands - Brazil

10/07/03
Argentina - Germany
Paraguay - Spain

[GloriousMess]

10/07/02
Uruguay - Ghana
Netherlands - Brazil

10/07/03
Argentina - Germany
Paraguay - Spain

[Hunty]

Uruguay - Ghana
Netherlands - Brazil

10/07/03
Argentina - Germany
Paraguay - Spain

I want Ghana to win but Uruguay look far more potent in nearly every area. Plus Ghana are without Kevin Prince-Boateng, who's been a key player for them throughout.

I have a feeling that Holland-Brazil will be a total snoozefest, given the defensive nature of their play so far. Brazil have looked very incisive on the break though, whilst Holland have struggled to break down even average sides - they fluked it against Japan thanks to a howler, for example.

Maradona's got a lot of beef on the grill, but he also has Gutierrez, Heinze and ultra-rubs DeMichelis at the back, who makes John Terry look like Bobby Moore. Could go either way, and should be lots of goals given the Germans aren't exactly stalwarts either, but I fancy them against that ramshackle back one and a half.

The only reason anyone wants Paraguay to stay in is to perv on Larissa Riquelme. They are boooooring. I fully expect them to not venture from their half, with Spain eventually scraping a 1-0 in an almost exact rerun of the Portugal game.

[Jonathan Crane]

Maradona's got a lot of beef on the grill, but he also has Gutierrez, Heinze and ultra-rubs DeMichelis at the back, who makes John Terry look like Bobby Moore.

Que??

[Rward]

Que??

Germany are too much for him?

[Hunty]

It's a bastardisation of a Maradonaism I have been desperately looking for opportunities to use. I was getting at the point that generally Maradona has been going all out and essentially playing five all-out attacking players with only the barest semblance of a traditional midfield. So, without wanting to labour the point, Tevez, Di Maria, Messi et al are a whole lot of beef. Seems to have been working so far. Not sure how it'll do against Germany.

[Brandon Clements]

Que??

It's an acutal quote from him (Chief Cokehead), believe it or not. He's promised to "throw a lot of meat on the grill".


Missed the Brazil-Holland game, woulda picked Brazil anyway
Urugray v Ghana Come on you Black Stars!

Argentina v Germany
Paraguay v Spain Lots of tika-taka in this

[Anders Hallin]

SCORES AFTER QUARTERFINALS:
rowe33 4
robsam 4
Mr_PeaCH 3
Anders Hallin 3
Hunty 3
Lloyd Heilbrunn 3
balut 3
sinfony 3
Juan Rayo 3
Greedo 2
GloriousMess 2
gameoverman 2
Rward 2
Omniscia 2
playingwithknives 1
Thongsy 1
Brandon Clements 1


SEMI-FINALS
Uruguay - Netherlands
Germany - Spain