Bitcointalk's FIFA World Cup Pool Discussion Thread

[SyGambler]

lost the both teams to score and after seeing the match I'm regretting not taking big handicap for Russia  
anyways didn't expect Saudi to not score since Russia defence isn't that strong and Saudi has some of the best players in Asia

moving on to next games , hopefully the profits will come tomorrow

BTW I see the leaderboard still showing 0 points for participants so when it should update ?

I'm seeing the same thing, but I can see the Public League is updated already as I can see some people get points. Just wondering how many points you guys get from the first match LOL. I doubt there is someone predicted the correct score to be honest, but lets wait for the leaderboard update.

got only 16 since I predicted 2-1 for russia , I mean maximum I expected was 3-1 and was like 80% sure that Saudi will score since they have good names
yeah it's weird not sure why our leaderboard isn't updating

[bitzizzix]

A good start for the Russian hosts in their first match against Saudi Arabia has scored 5 goals.
Saudi Arabia did not move to score against Russia and the Russians always tried to attack to take a chance when Saudi Arabia was untouched by the Russian attack.

[Welsh]

Man, Egypt vs Uruguay starts at 17:00 tomorrow, and then Morocco vs Iran starts an hour later at 18:00. I guess I'll likely be watching the Egypt game, and if it's clear who's going to win I'll switch over. It's annoying when games are going to overlap though.

Iran, and Morocco is an interesting game I think.

[BitcoinSupremo]

I didn't see it coming, I had predicted in the predictor 1-1 as I thought last games of Russia showed only losses and draw and this deceived me. For tomorrow I am a bit surprised at the low odd of Uruguay so I am backing an asian handicap for Egypt tomorrow too.

[SyGambler]

Man, Egypt vs Uruguay starts at 17:00 tomorrow, and then Morocco vs Iran starts an hour later at 18:00. I guess I'll likely be watching the Egypt game, and if it's clear who's going to win I'll switch over. It's annoying when games are going to overlap though.

Iran, and Morocco is an interesting game I think.

hmm you sure about that mate , cause the site I'm using is showing 3 hours difference between each single match
the time is 15.00 , 18.00 and 21.00 all GMT +3

[Welsh]

hmm you sure about that mate , cause the site I'm using is showing 3 hours difference between each single match
the time is 15.00 , 18.00 and 21.00 all GMT +3

Yeah you seem to be right. I found it strange at first, and that's what it says on the prediction website for me. I've since had a look, and the Egypt one is 13:00 for me, and then the Iran one is 16:00. When converting to local time on the prediction website it converts to the right times. But, it's strange due to before that it's saying 17:00, and 18:00. Seems that my extensions were causing the issue.

Should be able to catch before of them considering it's a Friday!

I didn't see it coming, I had predicted in the predictor 1-1 as I thought last games of Russia showed only losses and draw and this deceived me. For tomorrow I am a bit surprised at the low odd of Uruguay so I am backing an asian handicap for Egypt tomorrow too.

I think Uruguay is going to win tomorrow quite convincingly actually. However, if Salah plays I think he'll nab a goal.

[BitcoinSupremo]

I checked the league in predictor and everyone seems on 0 points, probably no one predicted 5-0 of Russia over Saudi Arabia. Anyway there are three intriguing games tomorrow culminating with Portugal vs Spain. Egypt vs Uruguay should be an easy win for Uruguay since Mohammed Salah will probably miss the first opening game and I was probably wrong to bet on Egypt asian handicap.

[Welsh]

I checked the league in predictor and everyone seems on 0 points, probably no one predicted 5-0 of Russia over Saudi Arabia. Anyway there are three intriguing games tomorrow culminating with Portugal vs Spain. Egypt vs Uruguay should be an easy win for Uruguay since Mohammed Salah will probably miss the first opening game and I was probably wrong to bet on Egypt asian handicap.

It's being reported than he's actually fit for the game. However, whether the manager risks him is another thing. It's a big game, and I doubt he would leave him out of the squad entirely I would at least expect him to be on the bench.

The BBC are reporting he's fit, and they are somewhat reliable when it comes to Football news. Here's a quote:

Egypt forward Mohamed Salah is "almost 100%" certain to play in Friday's World Cup opener against Uruguay in Yekaterinburg, says boss Hector Cuper."

Probably safe to assume that he's at least going to play whether it's from the bench or not. Your bet isn't in jeopardy yet!

[tomahawk9]

5-0...got some nice profits with +1.5 goalss and first to score, although I missed the BTTS.

I didn't see it coming, I had predicted in the predictor 1-1 as I thought last games of Russia showed only losses and draw and this deceived me. For tomorrow I am a bit surprised at the low odd of Uruguay so I am backing an asian handicap for Egypt tomorrow too.

I got 1-1 thinking that it was going to be a close game LOL Saudi Arabia already KO'd, 5 goals conceded, and now they have to play vs Uruguay and Egypt, both far superior than Russia. Well, gg Saudi Arabia  

Oh, and I  believe Salah is almost 100% to be fit to play tomorrow.

Héctor Cúper (Egypt coach) said that Salah is ready to play tomorrow...I think he's playing mind games with Uruguay, I mean, the entire world agreed that Salah was not gonna play the , and now out of nowhere the manager says he's fit to play? hmmm, i don't know.

[painwendir]

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[Welsh]

Héctor Cúper (Egypt coach) said that Salah is ready to play tomorrow...I think he's playing mind games with Uruguay, I mean, the entire world agreed that Salah was not gonna play the , and now out of nowhere the manager says he's fit to play? hmmm, i don't know.

It's a shoulder injury, and mind games only go so far. It might have an impact on the selection, but honestly I doubt it will. Salah is their biggest threat, and they are always going to be wary of him starting anyway. It's also one of the harder opposition to play in my opinion, and if they have any chance they'll need Salah.

It's a shoulder injury, and it's nothing serious anyway. Probably play with an injured shoulder. If anything declaring him 100% fit might protect some of the opposition players from going in particularly hard against him.

He's posted several videos way before the World Cup on his rehabilitation, and looked fairly alright.

[Trofo]

I checked the league in predictor and everyone seems on 0 points, probably no one predicted 5-0 of Russia over Saudi Arabia. Anyway there are three intriguing games tomorrow culminating with Portugal vs Spain. Egypt vs Uruguay should be an easy win for Uruguay since Mohammed Salah will probably miss the first opening game and I was probably wrong to bet on Egypt asian handicap.

I think points haven't been added up. I got 16 points for 1:0 win for Russia and Sygambler got the same for 2:1 for Russia so I guess it is 16 points for getting the winner correct.

Héctor Cúper (Egypt coach) said that Salah is ready to play tomorrow...I think he's playing mind games with Uruguay, I mean, the entire world agreed that Salah was not gonna play the , and now out of nowhere the manager says he's fit to play? hmmm, i don't know.

It's a shoulder injury, and mind games only go so far. It might have an impact on the selection, but honestly I doubt it will. Salah is their biggest threat, and they are always going to be wary of him starting anyway. It's also one of the harder opposition to play in my opinion, and if they have any chance they'll need Salah.

It's a shoulder injury, and it's nothing serious anyway. Probably play with an injured shoulder. If anything declaring him 100% fit might protect some of the opposition players from going in particularly hard against him.

He's posted several videos way before the World Cup on his rehabilitation, and looked fairly alright.

I also think this could be mind games. I don't see Salah starting tomorrow unless he is really 100%. I would keep him on the bench for last 30 minutes and play him only if the result is still active. That way he has time to heal completely and play 2 games which should be more easy to win then this one.

[Welsh]

I also think this could be mind games. I don't see Salah starting tomorrow unless he is really 100%. I would keep him on the bench for last 30 minutes and play him only if the result is still active. That way he has time to heal completely and play 2 games which should be more easy to win then this one.

I guess I'll make the bold prediction that he is going to start tomorrow.  In the world cup you take the games as they come, and I wouldn't be saving my best player for later games. If they can get a result against Uruguay then that would be a real launching pad into them qualifying. I just don't think the mind games would be effective. It would make more sense for them to say "Yeah, Salah isn't going to be starting", and then starting him. To say that he's starting seems like a calming effect on the rest of the squad, and Egypt fans.

I would expect them to get a result over Saudi Arabia, but I wouldn't be too sure about Russia. They put in a great display today, and have probably taken everyone by surprise by how they dominated the game. Plus, finishing first in the group will likely mean more favorable opposition in the next round as opposed to finishing 2nd.

[tomahawk9]

Héctor Cúper (Egypt coach) said that Salah is ready to play tomorrow...I think he's playing mind games with Uruguay, I mean, the entire world agreed that Salah was not gonna play the , and now out of nowhere the manager says he's fit to play? hmmm, i don't know.

It's a shoulder injury, and mind games only go so far. It might have an impact on the selection, but honestly I doubt it will. Salah is their biggest threat, and they are always going to be wary of him starting anyway. It's also one of the harder opposition to play in my opinion, and if they have any chance they'll need Salah.

It's a shoulder injury, and it's nothing serious anyway. Probably play with an injured shoulder. If anything declaring him 100% fit might protect some of the opposition players from going in particularly hard against him.

He's posted several videos way before the World Cup on his rehabilitation, and looked fairly alright.

Honestly, Uruguay is their hardest matchup in the group, with that in mind, I would go defensive mode, try to get a draw, and rest Salah for the upcoming games, no need to rush him back. Godín and company are not gonna go easy on Salah if he's 100% fit, and if something goes wrong tomorrow then Mo won't be able to play for the next two games, which are far more important than the match tomorrow. But we'll see, I'd like to see him play but I don't want them to rush him back.

They put in a great display today, and have probably taken everyone by surprise by how they dominated the game.

against one of the weakest teams in the WC  according to the FIFA World Ranking, Saudi Arabia is 67th, worst position in the table (after Russia who are 70th) among the 32 teams in the competition.

[Welsh]

Honestly, Uruguay is their hardest matchup in the group, with that in mind, I would go defensive mode, try to get a draw, and rest Salah for the upcoming games, no need to rush him back. Godín and company are not gonna go easy on Salah if he's 100% fit, and if something goes wrong tomorrow then Mo won't be able to play for the next two games, which are far more important than the match tomorrow. But we'll see, I'd like to see him play but I don't want them to rush him back.

I would agree if it was an injury to a different body part, but it's the shoulder. Something which isn't easy to target without giving away a foul or getting a possible yellow card. If it's a injury to the leg it's much easier to go in hard, and injure it again. A shoulder doesn't really effect your footballing ability. Yeah, it can prevent you from running as fast, and you might not go in as strong as usual, but Salah isn't one to normally be involved with shoulder barges or anything like that.

Rugby players often dislocate their shoulders, and some just pop it straight back in, and continue playing. They will then get ice on it right after the match or at half time, and would likely do light training for the following weeks. Some have different recovery paths. I would argue that Rugby involves a lot more shoulder work than football. I'm not dismissing shoulder injuries, because some are worse than others. But, a few days after the injury they confirmed it wasn't that bad. I believe a pundit made a rather controversial comment on why he left the pitch in the first place.

It's not something that can be injured again easily, and that's why if he's fit or near fit I don't see a problem with starting him. You want to pick up points wherever you can in the World Cup.

Fast forward to tomorrow where he injures it again, and I'll have to eat my hat In fact I think it's worth a bet for Suarez biting Mo on the shoulder, and injuring it again.

against one of the weakest teams in the WC   according to the FIFA World Ranking, Saudi Arabia is 67th, worst position in the table (after Russia who are 70th) among the 32 teams in the competition.

Yeah against one of the weakest teams, however how many people predicted them to keep a clean sheet, and beat them convincingly like they did? So far no one in this thread did. Russia also have some decent players (Denis Cheryshev)

[LTU_btc]

Well, not the best start for me - I predicted 1:1...
I'm impressed to see how Russia played today. Yeah, they beat one of the weakest teams in tournament, but actually Russia rarely score 5 goals even against weak teams. When I was watching La Liga, sometimes I wondered why Cheryshew rarely plays for Russia national team. Today he showed what he can. And Golovin - young talented guy who had great match today. But it's interesting bow injury of Dzagoev will affect Russia in further matches - he is one of key players.
Tomorrow I think that Uruguay will win, even if Salah will play. It's just more solid team with more experienced players. About Iran - Morocco game - I think it will end 1:1. But I don't know much about these teams, so it's just prediction.

against one of the weakest teams in the WC   according to the FIFA World Ranking, Saudi Arabia is 67th, worst position in the table (after Russia who are 70th) among the 32 teams in the competition.

Saudi Arabia is a weak team, but still, FIFA ranking aren't best way to determine best teams. Switzerland is in 6th position, Peru 11, while there are many better teams in lower positions

[tomahawk9]

@Welsh
Now i'm convinced he's going to play tomorrow, which means I'm gonna have to change my predictions in the Match Predictor website  

In fact I think it's worth a bet for Suarez biting Mo on the shoulder, and injuring it again.

Relevant (video in spanish): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElVsclHutog

it's a little kid asking Suarez 'not to bite in the World Cup' LOL

against one of the weakest teams in the WC   according to the FIFA World Ranking, Saudi Arabia is 67th, worst position in the table (after Russia who are 70th) among the 32 teams in the competition.

Saudi Arabia is a weak team, but still, FIFA ranking aren't best way to determine best teams. Switzerland is in 6th position, Peru 11, while there are many better teams in lower positions

well yeah, that's true. Btw, I completely missed Perú in 11th pos, a team that qualified to a WC after 36 years, and they did it through the play-off, this team is right below Spain...wow.

[ralle14]

got only 16 since I predicted 2-1 for russia , I mean maximum I expected was 3-1 and was like 80% sure that Saudi will score since they have good names
yeah it's weird not sure why our leaderboard isn't updating

Same I received 16 pts from yesterday's match. I failed to pick the correct team on the free kicks though did you guys hit that curious to know how many points would that give.

[tokeweed]

I didn't see it coming, I had predicted in the predictor 1-1 as I thought last games of Russia showed only losses and draw and this deceived me. For tomorrow I am a bit surprised at the low odd of Uruguay so I am backing an asian handicap for Egypt tomorrow too.

Yup...  I don't think anybody saw a 5 - 0 thrashing by Russia coming.  Lmao.  Not in the betting pool at least...  Maybe Stephen Curry did. 

Anyway I had it at 1 - 0 for Russia.

And yup...  Salah vs Suarez should be somewhat good.  But needs a bet to make it interesting.

[crwth]

I didn't see it coming, I had predicted in the predictor 1-1 as I thought last games of Russia showed only losses and draw and this deceived me. For tomorrow I am a bit surprised at the low odd of Uruguay so I am backing an asian handicap for Egypt tomorrow too.

Yup...  I don't think anybody saw a 5 - 0 thrashing by Russia coming.  Lmao.  Not in the betting pool at least...  Maybe Stephen Curry did. 

Anyway I had it at 1 - 0 for Russia.

And yup...  Salah vs Suarez should be somewhat good.  But needs a bet to make it interesting.

I had it at 3 - 0. Haha. I didn’t expect that game to be high scoring. They dominated the enemy team. Can’t wait for the next games.