Bitcointalk's FIFA World Cup Pool Discussion Thread

[hilariousetc]

I got 460 points from those two games so hopefully that will take me into the top five now, though depends if any of the current top five also got those results as well.

What a mediocre performance from Argentina.

Mascherano with the blood on his face...LOL the cover of every argentinian newspaper right there...Very clever, Mascherano 

Well, that or either Diego Maradona wildly gesticulating the fingers:

Finally, I predicted correct score (Argentina - Nigeria), but also 0 points from other 3 matches, lol. But can somebody explain why referee didn't gave penalty when Rojo touched ball with hand? It was obvious penalty in my opinion.

Ball to hand. Following the rules it shouldn't have been a penalty, but I've seen them given for much less.

Congrats to all of you with correct scores today I missed all of them with one goal margin. Ah well, you win some lose some.

Question:
How will we join our two competitions in one single table after the WC ends. I thought we will just add the points from both of them but if we do it that way bracket challenge won't mean much in the end. I got all the groups 100% correct so far and it is less points than one correct score in correct results challenge. Doesn't matter in the end since rules are same for all, but I believe it would be good to define it as soon as possible to avoid high tensions in later stages.

My biased preference (since I will probably be leader in bracket challenge after today) would be to multiply bracket challenge points with a number which would give about similar weight to the points of both competitions. Lets say we take a an average result in both challenges and get the number from there.

They'll just be added together. I'm not going to complicate it. Just think of them as bonus points, but they could be the difference between places if it's close.

[SyGambler]

been doing good betting but terrible in predicting scores for the pool , for today I'm playing 3 games as the following

taking France to win at X2.16  also taking Croatia to win at X2.18 , from these two I need only one winner to profit but there is a good chance IMO for both to win if everything went as planned

I have also Australia vs Peru under 2.5 goals at X2.06 , both teams didn't look that good with scoring goals so if there were no penalties I doubt that we will even see 2 goals

Me too, I make nice profit already from betting but predicting scores is much more difficult than betting in general. I have 0-1 for Peru to win and 2-0 for France and I placed the same bet with you which is under 2.5 goals for Australia vs Peru as well as for the other match France vs Denmark. Hopefully 0-1 would be the Final score so I can boost my points in the pool and win the bet.

0-1 already for Peru in 18'. Not a good sign

well good that the under 2.5 goals , I didn't expect at all peru to score especially looking how Denmark and France struggled against Australia but hey this is world cup 18  

France vs Denmark was the most boring I watched probably the whole year , no real chances and no entertainment at all so what a shame since I was expecting brilliant football from both sides

won one of the picks and lost one , there is a little profit 0.06 but still I need Croatia to win since I have them as well

also took Argentina to win at X1.54 in mbet , as Trofo stated I strongly believe messi will do something today after his last two matches
will check in betfait what's the odds for messi to score as well

3 winners 1 loser , and sadly didn't bet messi to score even I was like 90% sure today will be his day but finished the day with good profit
But , but ,but ..... I'm 17th now in the leaderboard haha damn can't figure out the correct scores at all even when I'm way up with world cup in betting  

but it's fun anyways , hope you guys share you picks here as well just like what I'm doing so maybe some other users find value in it

[tomahawk9]

What a mediocre performance from Argentina.

Mascherano with the blood on his face...LOL the cover of every argentinian newspaper right there...Very clever, Mascherano 

Well, that or either Diego Maradona wildly gesticulating the fingers:

https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/NINTCHDBPICT000416348879-e1530043836366.jpg

I believe what Mascherano did was just for show, with all the blood on his face (and the ref didn't seem to care, wtf?), now people won't criticize him after that poor performance because "he gave everything he had, don't you see the blood on his face..so epic!" LOL....about Diego, he's getting a lot of heat already, the guy was acting so...weird? that image you posted is him probably cursing at Nigeria fans or something + excitement, but:

he fell asleep at some point : https://i.imgur.com/svnsOJb.jpg

then he acted like he was in the middle of some argentinian demonic ritual: https://i.imgur.com/ApyWwfT.jpg

and then he was "at peace" with the world: https://i.imgur.com/RSXNOc8.jpg

btw, he passed out after the game, but he's ok now. Overall, I hope we get more of those "maradona moments", his reactions are priceless.

[BitcoinSupremo]

I had Croatia correct score 2-1 , well done to Zlatko Dalic and co for finishing with 9 points the group and I think it is the only team who has achieved it together with Uruguay so far in the World Cup.

[Barcode_]

The performance of Croatia is really outstanding in this world cup tournament, I didn't expect them to be able to win all 3 matches in the group stage before the start of the tournament, I guess Denmark will surely have a hard time facing against Croatia in the round of 16.

[SyGambler]

not optimistic about getting the correct scores today , but will share my betslips as usual

Germany vs South Korea , BTTS X2.14 ( 1 unit ) :
Germany needs to win this match so I guess there is no doubt about them scoring , South Korea will probably score as well
we saw how Germany suffered against counter attacks in the last 2 games where they took 2 goals and South Korea players are really fast and good with counter attacks so guess there is a good chance for them to score
anyways we have seen many penalties in world cup so also there is a good chance they may get a penalty

Brzail -1 X1.96 ( 2 units ) :
Brazil needs the win today , I believe today we will see better Brazil than what we saw in the last two games just like Argentina yesterday
a win is a must , but hopefully it will be 2 goals or more win to cover the handicap

Mexico vs Sweden Over 2.5 goals X2.27 ( 1 unit ) :
in this match I believe there should be at least 2 goals , and looking at the odds I don't mind getting over 2.5 goals since the odds are better than a coin flip
most of of the previous matches had over 2.5 goals , and as I said this world cup is having a lot of penalties so taking the over is good for me 

[buwaytress]

Nice bets up there today, SyG. I'm still below top 10 in the leaderboard, I couldn't even get a draw result to get me full points. Lost terribly on betting yesterday but hasn't dampened my spirits (that) much.

I'm going for much simpler rationale for my bets: Sweden and Mexico I know next to nothing of them, other than previous sightings. I won't watch this match but I'm predicting Chicarito to score late on to cancel out an early Swedish lead, or otherwise get themselves on a snorefest scoreless draw. A draw @3.45, and I will keep betting on a draw, with increasing amounts until I "hit". Sportsbook martingale?
https://www.bitcoinrush.io/sportsbook/ShareBet?id=7JZ0sBNXAcTOM2LYkTRbmYkH1c25SG3x9VHXuuOnK9s%3D

I like Brazil but shockers are plenty in this tourney so why not back Serbia @6.97?
https://www.bitcoinrush.io/sportsbook/ShareBet?id=iI0DK9VPmox%2FrTD%2BAxvc3LWHAz3%2BQEU1EzJ5DSObpec%3D

[BitcoinSupremo]

Good bye Germany, first of the big teams to be out since group stage. Funny thing, when watching yesterday game I thought Argentina to be out but today I see they play against France and Germany out. If both Portugal and Argentina qualifies we see Cristiano vs Messi in the next game. I think both teams will qualify.

[tomahawk9]

Die Mannschaft getting KO'd so early in the tournament completely fucks up my bracket challenge predictions. I had Germany all the way up to the semi-finals :S

About the team, they didn't deserve to advance to the RO16, they were absolutely awful in the group stages, the overall performance was just really poor. Well, one big team' down, one to go...Brazil  

[SyGambler]

not optimistic about getting the correct scores today , but will share my betslips as usual

Germany vs South Korea , BTTS X2.14 ( 1 unit ) :
Germany needs to win this match so I guess there is no doubt about them scoring , South Korea will probably score as well
we saw how Germany suffered against counter attacks in the last 2 games where they took 2 goals and South Korea players are really fast and good with counter attacks so guess there is a good chance for them to score
anyways we have seen many penalties in world cup so also there is a good chance they may get a penalty

Brzail -1 X1.96 ( 2 units ) :
Brazil needs the win today , I believe today we will see better Brazil than what we saw in the last two games just like Argentina yesterday
a win is a must , but hopefully it will be 2 goals or more win to cover the handicap

Mexico vs Sweden Over 2.5 goals X2.27 ( 1 unit ) :
in this match I believe there should be at least 2 goals , and looking at the odds I don't mind getting over 2.5 goals since the odds are better than a coin flip
most of of the previous matches had over 2.5 goals , and as I said this world cup is having a lot of penalties so taking the over is good for me  

the over 2.5 goals won , but the both teams to score lost still a little bit profit from these two bets
what a surprise , totally didn't expect Germany to play shit like this especially they are facing one of the weakest teams in the tourney

lost my 80 euros outright on South Korea to finish last of group F as well  

I'm so sad now that Syria didn't qulaify for world cup cause South Korea took the 2nd place in qualification and qualified instead of Syria even in the games between Syria and South Korea the referee did many mistakes and that's how South Korea took the points from Syria

now looking how the big teams are playing I'm certain Syria would had been a black horse if we qualified , especially Syria has the best front line in Asia ( Omar Khribin , Omar Alsouma and Firas AlKhatib )

[Theb]

Die Mannschaft getting KO'd so early in the tournament completely fucks up my bracket challenge predictions. I had Germany all the way up to the semi-finals :S

About the team, they didn't deserve to advance to the RO16, they were absolutely awful in the group stages, the overall performance was just really poor. Well, one big team' down, one to go...Brazil  

I got them too. The funny thing is I predicted this game will go to 2-0 in favor of Germany which exactly the opposite has happened. But seeing how the much go, I didn't feel like Germany has the spirit to win the game even on the first half compared to South Korea who have given there best all through out the table. Well I am now sitting in the 19th even though I completely messed up my Mexico v. Sweden as well.

[Barcode_]

Former world cup champions Germany early exit of this world cup tournament have caused me to mess up my brackets prediction, I wonder if there is anyone who had bet on South Korea to win in their match against Germany, as the odds payout on South Korea to win in the 1x2 betting option is super high.

[hilariousetc]

Die Mannschaft getting KO'd so early in the tournament completely fucks up my bracket challenge predictions. I had Germany all the way up to the semi-finals :S

Well I had had them to win the entire damn thing haha. That's me screwed. At least I got some points from getting the correct number of goals in the Sweden game.

About the team, they didn't deserve to advance to the RO16, they were absolutely awful in the group stages, the overall performance was just really poor. Well, one big team' down, one to go...Brazil  

They played very average throughout, and if it wasn't for the last injury time goal in the second match they would have been out already. None of the big teams have impressed me much at all, but hopefully the games will start hotting up now. Since Germany are out I'd like to see either Belgium, Croatia or Columbia win it. England will get destroyed if they have to play Colombia.

[Trofo]

They played very average throughout, and if it wasn't for the last injury time goal in the second match they would have been out already. None of the big teams have impressed me much at all, but hopefully the games will start hotting up now. Since Germany are out I'd like to see either Belgium, Croatia or Columbia win it. England will get destroyed if they have to play Colombia.

Well I would certainly like Croatia to win  Our biggest problem is mentality, I think we would play much better game against France than against Denmark. Now it will already be like we will win easily but Denmark is very good defensively. I really like what our coach Dalic is doing so I hope he can keep the players on the ground. The only way to win in WC is if all your players play close to their maximum performance. Otherwise it is easy to get destroyed by weaker opponent as we all saw what happened to Germany today.

I am quite sure if Germany played with players only under 23 years old they would have won easily today. They have so much potential in younger categories that I believe they will be very good on next Euro.

[BitcoinSupremo]

Brazil played a good football and Serbia has not the quality and capability to hold a team like Brazil. My tip of the day won in my thread and also got correct result from Brazil game. Damn that Swiss game, had 1-1 final result they ended 2-2 which should still bring me some points because getting a draw gets you more points than guessing which team will win. As for Croatia they will have an easy game against Denmark and will pass the game.

[buwaytress]

the over 2.5 goals won , but the both teams to score lost still a little bit profit from these two bets
what a surprise , totally didn't expect Germany to play shit like this especially they are facing one of the weakest teams in the tourney

lost my 80 euros outright on South Korea to finish last of group F as well 

I'm so sad now that Syria didn't qulaify for world cup cause South Korea took the 2nd place in qualification and qualified instead in Syria even in the games between Syria and South Korea the referee did many mistakes and that's how South Korea took the points from Syria

now looking how the big teams are playing I'm certain Syria would had been a black horse if we qualified , especially Syria has the best front line in Asia ( Omar Khribin , Omar Alsouma and Firas AlKhatib )

Well I booked the wrong games to get the draw result, and the wrong underdog to win. Who would have though the team with the worst odds of winning last night would be the one to win? Seems like there's still a lot of juice in these poor teams, even with nothing but pride left to play for. My Germany to win the WC bet's also lost now (thought I was "smart" betting when their odds dropped after their first loss).

I backed Syria all the way during qualification... with all that's happened to football in that country, all the footballers who lost their lives. The way they had to travel and get ping ponged all around with their team. They are definitely better than some other teams currently in the group stages, to me. But at least it looks like those won't be progressing at all.

My simple parlay for the day sees Senegal and England win to progress to the last 16 @12.25
https://www.bitcoinrush.io/sportsbook/ShareBet?id=Dfc2P%2BmJVmwZ4%2FsjiI7LTK3NkCAz4iuZtRpidpQWBJs%3D

They might even finish top of their groups, which would be nice for my bracket.

[Barcode_]

Finally we have reached the last day of the group stage in this world cup tournament, I am most interested in the match between Japan vs Poland, as Japan remains the only Asia team that are still able to progress to the round of 16, and Poland will be eliminated from the tournament regardless of this match result, so I expect Japan to be the team to attack more aggressively from the start of this match.

[SyGambler]

I guess my chances are dead in the pool , but since I'm winning betting it's all good and will keep sharing my plays here

today I have Colombia to win X1.90 (1.5 units )
first game Colombia was really bad but that's due the game situation and how the red card played a role part , the 2nd game we saw the potential of Colombia
Senegal isn't that easy to beat but I'm going for Colombia assuming they will play real football like the way they did in their last match

Japan vs Poland : both teams to score X1.83 and Poland to score over 1.5 goals ( 1 unit each )
this game should be interesting since Poland is guaranteed out but we saw how the teams that are officially out played their best in their last game just like South Korea yesterday
Japan should be playing for the win and guess Japan can snap a goal or two , I feel like Poland will win 2-1 or 3-1 even with their bad performance but still believe the European football is still way ahead of Asian football

Tunisia to win X1.99 (1.5 units )
this is a fun bet and I backed during Panama's last game where they were losing heavily by England , the odds dropped a lot after the game finished and now it's around X1.85 so I was able to get amazing value and that's why I won't be sad if this bet lost since I was faster than the market
Tunisia was able to score against England and Belgium , so scoring on Panama shouldn't be hard for them and we saw how Panama is tending to receive a lot of goals and scoring only one goal so I guess there is huge value in taking Tunisia for win ( I like this bet more than Colombia to win )

[davinchi]

Damn, I had 6-0. One silly goal and 350 points turned to 4. Seems like I'm betting on Belgium next leg  

I think England performance seems to be the most stable among all the favorite teams in this world cup tournament at the moment, England vs Belgium will surely be a close and intense match as both of these teams would want to fight for the top spot in Group G.

Yes, I see England in form as I saw it after a terrific win against Panama with a win of 6-1 and this team has the potential to win and can give tough time to other teams in the next matches. I also like Nigeria the way they won the previous match in spirit with entertainment. They way they enjoy the game and we were also entertaining with their celebrations. Hope for tough matches today.

[Trofo]

I guess my chances are dead in the pool , but since I'm winning betting it's all good and will keep sharing my plays here

today I have Colombia to win X1.90 (1.5 units )
first game Colombia was really bad but that's due the game situation and how the red card played a role part , the 2nd game we saw the potential of Colombia
Senegal isn't that easy to beat but I'm going for Colombia assuming they will play real football like the way they did in their last match

Japan vs Poland : both teams to score X1.83 and Poland to score over 1.5 goals ( 1 unit each )
this game should be interested since Poland is guaranteed out but we saw how the teams that are officially out played their best in their last game just like South Korea yesterday
Japan should be playing for the win and guess Japan can snap a goal or two , I feel like Poland will win 2-1 or 3-1 even with their bad performance but still believe the European football is still way ahead of Asian football

Tunisia to win X1.99 (1.5 units )
this is a fun bet and I backed during Panama's last game where they were losing heavily by England , the odds dropped a lot after the game finish and now it's around X1.85 so I was able to get amazing value and that's why I won't be sad if this bet lose since I was faster than the market
Tunisia was able to score against England and Belgium , so scoring on Panama shouldn't be hard for them and we saw how Panama is tending to receive a lot of goals and scoring only one goal so I guess there is huge value in taking Tunisia for win ( I like this bet more than Colombia to win )

I played much the same. Only difference is that I think Japan will not lose today but I am also expecting a high scoring game in that one.
I also agree that there is much more value in Tunisia to win than in Colombia to win. Senegal has been playing quite well I watched them against Croatia in friendly and partly in the WC and they will  be tough nut to crack.

I will probably bet on England - Belgium after the line ups has been made public (1 hour before the game). I have a feeling we will see a game where both teams will try to end 2nd today. Winner of this group will have to play vs Brazil in 1/4 finals probably while all other teams are looking much weaker on the paper. Therefore, there could be some good odds to exploit.