Welcome to the out of season World Cup predictions league. In the past we have had posters who don't usually participate in the regular league and I hope it's the same this time. The rules. Predictions must be posted by kick-off and your first post is final, no changes can be made later. The requirement is a predicted score for each match. In the Group stages any game that you predict exactly right will gain you 3 points. If you predict a different score but the correct outcome in terms of winner/loser/draw then you will gain 1 point This thread will cover the whole of the group stages (no gap between the final 1st game and the first 2nd game). The knock out stages will have their own threads Predict all at once or in small batches, your choice. However please, please, please post in the order below. If you copy fixtures from somewhere else, make sure there is no strange order, such as by group. Group Stage Fixtures Game 1 Thursday 14 June Russia vs Saudi Arabia (Group A) - Moscow (Luzhniki) - 4pm - ITV Friday 15 June Egypt vs Uruguay (Group A) - Ekaterinburg - 1pm - BBC Morocco vs Iran (Group B) - St Petersburg - 4pm - ITV Portugal vs Spain (Group B) - Sochi - 7pm - BBC Saturday 16 June France vs Australia (Group C) - Kazan - 11am - BBC Argentina vs Iceland (Group D) - Moscow (Spartak) - 2pm - ITV Peru vs Denmark (Group C) - Saransk - 5pm - BBC Croatia vs Nigeria (Group D) - Kaliningrad - 8pm - ITV Sunday 17 June Costa Rica vs Serbia (Group E) - Samara - 1pm - ITV Germany vs Mexico (Group F) - Moscow (Luzhniki) - 4pm - BBC Brazil vs Switzerland (Group E) - Rostov-on-Don - 7pm - ITV Monday 18 June Sweden vs South Korea (Group F) - Nizhny Novgorod - 1pm - ITV Belgium vs Panama (Group G) - Sochi - 4pm - BBC Tunisia vs England (Group G) - Volgograd - 7pm - BBC Tuesday 19 June Colombia vs Japan (Group H) - Saransk - 1pm - BBC Poland vs Senegal (Group H) - Moscow (Spartak) - 4pm - ITV Game 2 Russia vs Egypt (Group A) - St Petersburg - 7pm - BBC Wednesday 20 June Portugal vs Morocco (Group B) - Moscow (Luzhniki) - 1pm - BBC Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia (Group A) - Rostov-on-Don - 4pm - BBC Iran vs Spain (Group B) - Kazan - 7pm - ITV Thursday 21 June Denmark vs Australia (Group C) - Samara - 1pm - ITV France vs Peru (Group C) - Ekaterinburg - 4pm - ITV Argentina vs Croatia (Group D) - Nizhny Novgorod - 7pm - BBC Friday 22 June Brazil vs Costa Rica (Group E) - St Petersburg - 1pm - ITV Nigeria vs Iceland (Group D) - Volgograd - 4pm - BBC Serbia vs Switzerland (Group E) - Kaliningrad - 7pm - BBC Saturday 23 June Belgium vs Tunisia (Group G) - Moscow (Spartak) - 1pm - BBC South Korea vs Mexico (Group F) - Rostov-on-Don - 4pm - ITV Germany v Sweden (Group F) - Sochi - 7pm - ITV Sunday 24 June England vs Panama (Group G) - Nizhny Novgorod - 1pm - BBC Japan vs Senegal (Group H) - Ekaterinburg - 4pm - BBC Poland vs Colombia (Group H) - Kazan - 7pm - ITV Monday 25 June Game 3 Uruguay vs Russia (Group A) - Samara - 3pm - ITV Saudi Arabia vs Egypt (Group A) - Volgograd - 3pm - ITV Spain vs Morocco (Group B) - Kaliningrad - 7pm- BBC Iran vs Portugal (Group B) - Saransk - 7pm - BBC Tuesday 26 June Denmark vs France (Group C) - Moscow (Luzhniki) - 3pm - ITV Australia vs Peru (Group C) - Sochi - 3pm - ITV Nigeria vs Argentina (Group D) - St Petersburg - 7pm - BBC Iceland vs Croatia (Group D) - Rostov-on-Don - 7pm - BBC Wednesday 27 June South Korea vs Germany (Group F) - Kazan - 3pm - BBC Mexico vs Sweden (Group F) - Ekaterinburg - 3pm - BBC Serbia vs Brazil (Group E) - Moscow (Spartak) - 7pm - ITV Switzerland vs Costa Rica (Group E) - Nizhny Novgorod - 7pm - ITV Thursday 28 June Japan vs Poland (Group H) - Volgograd - 3pm - BBC Senegal vs Colombia (Group H) - Samara - 3pm - BBC England vs Belgium (Group G) - Kaliningrad - 7pm - ITV Panama vs Tunisia (Group G) - Saransk - 7pm - ITV Round of 16 starts on Saturday 30th June.
Russia 2 Saudi Arabia 1 Egypt 0 Uruguay 3 Morocco 1 Iran 0 Portugal 1 Spain 1 France 3 Australia 0 Argentina 2 Iceland 1 Peru 1 Denmark 1 Croatia 2 Nigeria 0 Costa Rica 2 Serbia 0 German 3 Mexico 2 Nike 3 Switzerland 1 Sweden 2 South Korea 2 Belgium 2 Panama 1 Tunisia 0 England 2 Columbia 2 Japan 1 Poland 1 Senegal 2
Thursday 14 June Game 1 Russia 1 - 1 Saudi Arabia (Group A) - Moscow (Luzhniki) - 4pm - ITV Friday 15 June Game 1 Egypt 2 - 1 Uruguay (Group A) - Ekaterinburg - 1pm - BBC Morocco 2 - 0 Iran (Group B) - St Petersburg - 4pm - ITV Portugal 1 - 0 Spain (Group B) - Sochi - 7pm - BBC Saturday 16 June France 3 - 2 Australia (Group C) - Kazan - 11am - BBC Argentina 2 - 0 Iceland (Group D) - Moscow (Spartak) - 2pm - ITV Peru 1 - 1 Denmark (Group C) - Saransk - 5pm - BBC Croatia 2 - 2 Nigeria (Group D) - Kaliningrad - 8pm - ITV Sunday 17 June Costa Rica 1 -0 Serbia (Group E) - Samara - 1pm - ITV Germany 2 - 1 Mexico (Group F) - Moscow (Luzhniki) - 4pm - BBC Brazil 3 - 1 Switzerland (Group E) - Rostov-on-Don - 7pm - ITV Monday 18 June Sweden 1 - 1 South Korea (Group F) - Nizhny Novgorod - 1pm - ITV Belgium 2 - 0 Panama (Group G) - Sochi - 4pm - BBC Tunisia 1 - 3 England (Group G) - Volgograd - 7pm - BBC Tuesday 19 June Colombia 2 - 2 Japan (Group H) - Saransk - 1pm - BBC Poland 1 - 0 Senegal (Group H) - Moscow (Spartak) - 4pm - ITV
Russia 1 Saudi Arabia 1 Egypt 0 Uruguay 1 Morocco 1 Iran 1 Portugal 0 Spain 1 France 1 Australia 0 Argentina 1 Iceland 1 Peru 1 Denmark 0 Croatia 1 Nigeria 0 Costa Rica 0 Serbia 1 German 1 Mexico 1 Brazil 1 Switzerland 0 Sweden 1 South Korea 1 Belgium 1 Panama 0 Tunisia 0 England 1 Columbia 1 Japan 1 Poland 0 Senegal 1
Thursday 14 June Russia 2-0 Saudi Arabia Friday 15 June Egypt 1 - 2 Uruguay Morocco 1-0 Iran Portugal 1-3 Spain Saturday 16 June France 2-0 Australia Argentina 3-1 Iceland Peru 0-2 Denmark Croatia 2-1 Nigeria Sunday 17 June Costa Rica 0 - 0 Serbia Germany 3-0 Mexico Brazil 4-0 Switzerland Monday 18 June Sweden 2-2 South Korea Belgium 3-0 Panama Tunisia 1-1 England Tuesday 19 June Colombia 1-1 Japan Poland 2-1 Senegal
Thanks for doing this, SD. Looking forward to how **** I’ll no doubt be at this prediction league, too.
Thursday 14 June Game 1 Russia vs Saudi Arabia (Group A) - Moscow (Luzhniki) - 4pm - ITV - 2-0 Friday 15 June Game 1 Egypt vs Uruguay (Group A) - Ekaterinburg - 1pm - BBC - 1-2 Morocco vs Iran (Group B) - St Petersburg - 4pm - ITV - 1-0 Portugal vs Spain (Group B) - Sochi - 7pm - BBC - 1-2 Saturday 16 June France vs Australia (Group C) - Kazan - 11am - BBC - 4-0 Argentina vs Iceland (Group D) - Moscow (Spartak) - 2pm - ITV - 3-0 Peru vs Denmark (Group C) - Saransk - 5pm - BBC - 1-2 Croatia vs Nigeria (Group D) - Kaliningrad - 8pm - ITV - 3-0 Sunday 17 June Costa Rica vs Serbia (Group E) - Samara - 1pm - ITV - 1-2 Germany vs Mexico (Group F) - Moscow (Luzhniki) - 4pm - BBC - 3-0 Brazil vs Switzerland (Group E) - Rostov-on-Don - 7pm - ITV - 2-0 Monday 18 June Sweden vs South Korea (Group F) - Nizhny Novgorod - 1pm - ITV - 1-2 Belgium vs Panama (Group G) - Sochi - 4pm - BBC - 4-0 Tunisia vs England (Group G) - Volgograd - 7pm - BBC - 1-3 Tuesday 19 June Colombia vs Japan (Group H) - Saransk - 1pm - BBC - 3-0 Poland vs Senegal (Group H) - Moscow (Spartak) - 4pm - ITV - 2-1 Game 2 Russia vs Egypt (Group A) - St Petersburg - 7pm - BBC - 2-2 Wednesday 20 June Portugal vs Morocco (Group B) - Moscow (Luzhniki) - 1pm - BBC - 3-1 Uruguay vs Saudi Arabia (Group A) - Rostov-on-Don - 4pm - BBC - 3-0 Iran vs Spain (Group B) - Kazan - 7pm - ITV - 0-4 Thursday 21 June Denmark vs Australia (Group C) - Samara - 1pm - ITV - 2-0 France vs Peru (Group C) - Ekaterinburg - 4pm - ITV - 4-1 Argentina vs Croatia (Group D) - Nizhny Novgorod - 7pm - BBC - 2-2 Friday 22 June Brazil vs Costa Rica (Group E) - St Petersburg - 1pm - ITV - 3-1 Nigeria vs Iceland (Group D) - Volgograd - 4pm - BBC - 1-2 Serbia vs Switzerland (Group E) - Kaliningrad - 7pm - BBC - 2-1 Saturday 23 June Belgium vs Tunisia (Group G) - Moscow (Spartak) - 1pm - BBC - 4-1 South Korea vs Mexico (Group F) - Rostov-on-Don - 4pm - ITV - 2-1 Germany v Sweden (Group F) - Sochi - 7pm - ITV - 3-0 Sunday 24 June England vs Panama (Group G) - Nizhny Novgorod - 1pm - BBC - 3-0 Japan vs Senegal (Group H) - Ekaterinburg - 4pm - BBC - 1-2 Poland vs Colombia (Group H) - Kazan - 7pm - ITV - 1-2 Monday 25 June Game 3 Uruguay vs Russia (Group A) - Samara - 3pm - ITV - 2-0 Saudi Arabia vs Egypt (Group A) - Volgograd - 3pm - ITV - 0-2 Spain vs Morocco (Group B) - Kaliningrad - 7pm- BBC - 3-0 Iran vs Portugal (Group B) - Saransk - 7pm - BBC - 0-3 Tuesday 26 June Denmark vs France (Group C) - Moscow (Luzhniki) - 3pm - ITV - 1-3 Australia vs Peru (Group C) - Sochi - 3pm - ITV - 1-2 Nigeria vs Argentina (Group D) - St Petersburg - 7pm - BBC - 0-3 Iceland vs Croatia (Group D) - Rostov-on-Don - 7pm - BBC - 1-3 Wednesday 27 June South Korea vs Germany (Group F) - Kazan - 3pm - BBC - 1-3 Mexico vs Sweden (Group F) - Ekaterinburg - 3pm - BBC - 1-1 Serbia vs Brazil (Group E) - Moscow (Spartak) - 7pm - ITV - 1-3 Switzerland vs Costa Rica (Group E) - Nizhny Novgorod - 7pm - ITV - 1-1 Thursday 28 June Japan vs Poland (Group H) - Volgograd - 3pm - BBC - 1-2 Senegal vs Colombia (Group H) - Samara - 3pm - BBC - 1-3 England vs Belgium (Group G) - Kaliningrad - 7pm - ITV - 2-2 Panama vs Tunisia (Group G) - Saransk - 7pm - ITV - 1-1
Game 1 Russia 2 Saudi Arabia 0 Egypt 0 Uruguay 2 Morocco 1 Iran 1 Portugal 1 Spain 2 France 4 Australia 1 Argentina 2 Iceland 1 Peru 1 Denmark 2 Croatia 2 Nigeria 1 Costa Rica 1 Serbia 1 German 3 Mexico 1 Brazil 3 Switzerland 1 Sweden 2 South Korea 2 Belgium 2 Panama 0 Tunisia 0 England 2 Columbia 2 Japan 1 Poland 1 Senegal 1 Cheers for doing this, SD Anticipating my usual mediocre prediction performance, but live in hope!!
Russia 3-1 Saudi Arabia (Group A) Egypt 2-1 Uruguay (Group A) - Ekaterinburg - 1pm - BBC Morocco 1-1 Iran (Group B) - St Petersburg - 4pm - ITV Portugal 1-2 Spain (Group B) - Sochi - 7pm - BBC France 3-1 Australia (Group C) - Kazan - 11am - BBC Argentina 2-0 Iceland (Group D) - Moscow (Spartak) - 2pm - ITV Peru 1-1 Denmark (Group C) - Saransk - 5pm - BBC Croatia 2-1 Nigeria (Group D) - Kaliningrad - 8pm - ITV Costa Rica 1-2 Serbia (Group E) - Samara - 1pm - ITV Germany 3-0 Mexico (Group F) - Moscow (Luzhniki) - 4pm - BBC Brazil 2-1 Switzerland (Group E) - Rostov-on-Don - 7pm - ITV Sweden 1-1 South Korea (Group F) - Nizhny Novgorod - 1pm - ITV Belgium 2-0 Panama (Group G) - Sochi - 4pm - BBC Tunisia 0-1 England (Group G) - Volgograd - 7pm - BBC Colombia 2-1 Japan (Group H) - Saransk - 1pm - BBC Poland 2-2 Senegal (Group H) - Moscow (Spartak) - 4pm - ITV Russia 2-1 Egypt (Group A) - St Petersburg - 7pm - BBC Portugal 2-0 Morocco (Group B) - Moscow (Luzhniki) - 1pm - BBC Uruguay 3-1 Saudi Arabia (Group A) - Rostov-on-Don - 4pm - BBC Iran 1-1 Spain (Group B) - Kazan - 7pm - ITV Denmark 2-1 Australia (Group C) - Samara - 1pm - ITV France 3-1 Peru (Group C) - Ekaterinburg - 4pm - ITV Argentina 0-0 Croatia (Group D) - Nizhny Novgorod - 7pm - BBC Brazil 2-1 Costa Rica (Group E) - St Petersburg - 1pm - ITV Nigeria 1-1 Iceland (Group D) - Volgograd - 4pm - BBC Serbia 3-2 Switzerland (Group E) - Kaliningrad - 7pm - BBC Belgium 2-1 Tunisia (Group G) - Moscow (Spartak) - 1pm - BBC South Korea 1-1 Mexico (Group F) - Rostov-on-Don - 4pm - ITV Germany 3-0 Sweden (Group F) - Sochi - 7pm - ITV England 2-1 Panama (Group G) - Nizhny Novgorod - 1pm - BBC Japan 1-1 Senegal (Group H) - Ekaterinburg - 4pm - BBC Poland 2-1 Colombia (Group H) - Kazan - 7pm - ITV Uruguay 2-1 Russia (Group A) - Samara - 3pm - ITV Saudi Arabia 1-1 Egypt (Group A) - Volgograd - 3pm - ITV Spain 4-0 Morocco (Group B) - Kaliningrad - 7pm- BBC Iran 1-2 Portugal (Group B) - Saransk - 7pm - BBC Denmark 1-1 France (Group C) - Moscow (Luzhniki) - 3pm - ITV Australia 2-1 Peru (Group C) - Sochi - 3pm - ITV Nigeria 1-2 Argentina (Group D) - St Petersburg - 7pm - BBC Iceland 1-1 Croatia (Group D) - Rostov-on-Don - 7pm - BBC South Korea 1-3 Germany (Group F) - Kazan - 3pm - BBC Mexico 2-2 Sweden (Group F) - Ekaterinburg - 3pm - BBC Serbia 1-3 Brazil (Group E) - Moscow (Spartak) - 7pm - ITV Switzerland 2-1 Costa Rica (Group E) - Nizhny Novgorod - 7pm - ITV Japan 1-1 Poland (Group H) - Volgograd - 3pm - BBC Senegal 1-2 Colombia (Group H) - Samara - 3pm - BBC England 0-2 Belgium (Group G) - Kaliningrad - 7pm - ITV Panama 2-1 Tunisia (Group G) - Saransk - 7pm - ITV Thanks SD
Russia 2 Saudi Arabia 1 Egypt 1 Uruguay 2 Morocco 2 Iran 0 Portugal 1 Spain 2 France 4 Australia 1 Argentina 3 Iceland 1 Peru 1 Denmark 2 Croatia 3 Nigeria 1 Costa Rica 1 Serbia 1 Germany 3 Mexico 1 Brazil 4 Switzerland 1 Sweden 2 South Korea 2 Belgium 3 Panama 1 Tunisia 1 England 3 Colombia 2 Japan 1 Poland 2 Senegal 1
Russia 2 Saudi Arabia 1 Egypt 1 Uruguay 2 Morocco 1 Iran 1 Portugal 1 Spain 1 France 3 Australia 0 Argentina 2 Iceland 0 Peru 1 Denmark 1 Croatia 1 Nigeria 1 Costa Rica 1 Serbia 1 Germany 3 Mexico 0 Brazil 2 Switzerland 1 Sweden 2 sth Korea 1 Belgium 2 Panama 0 Tunisia 1 England 2 Columbia 2 Japan 2 Poland 1 Senegal 1 sd
Russia 2 Saudi Arabia 0 Egypt 1 Uruguay 3 Morocco 1 Iran 0 Portugal 1 Spain 1 France 3 Australia 0 Argentina 3 Iceland 0 Peru 1 Denmark 1 Croatia 2 Nigeria 1 Costa Rica 2 Serbia 1 Germany 2 Mexico 1 Brazil 3 Switzerland 0 Sweden 2 South Korea 1 Belgium 3 Panama 1 Tunisia 0 England 4 Colombia 2 Japan 2 Poland 2 Senegal 0
France 2 Australia 0 Argentina 2 Iceland 1 Peru 0 Denmark 2 Croatia 2 Nigeria 1 C Rica 1 Serbia 1 Germany 2 Mexico 1 Brazil 3 Swiss 0 Sweden 2 S Korea 1 Belgium 3 Panama 0 Tunisia 0 England 1 Columbia 1 Japan 1 Poland 3 Senegal 1
Russia 2vs1 Saudi Arabia (Group A) - Moscow (Luzhniki) - 4pm - ITV Egypt 2vs1 Uruguay (Group A) - Ekaterinburg - 1pm - BBC Morocco 2vs1 Iran (Group B) - St Petersburg - 4pm - ITV Portugal 2vs2 Spain (Group B) - Sochi - 7pm - BBC France 1vs0 Australia (Group C) - Kazan - 11am - BBC Argentina 3vs1 Iceland (Group D) - Moscow (Spartak) - 2pm - ITV Peru 1vs2 Denmark (Group C) - Saransk - 5pm - BBC Croatia 2vs0 Nigeria (Group D) - Kaliningrad - 8pm - ITV Costa Rica 0v0s Serbia (Group E) - Samara - 1pm - ITV Germany 2vs1 Mexico (Group F) - Moscow (Luzhniki) - 4pm - BBC Brazil 2vs0 Switzerland (Group E) - Rostov-on-Don - 7pm - ITV Sweden 1vs3 South Korea (Group F) - Nizhny Novgorod - 1pm - ITV Belgium 3vs0 Panama (Group G) - Sochi - 4pm - BBC Tunisia 1vs1 England (Group G) - Volgograd - 7pm - BBC Colombia 2vs1 Japan (Group H) - Saransk - 1pm - BBC Poland 2vs1 Senegal (Group H) - Moscow (Spartak) - 4pm - ITV Russia 2vs2 Egypt (Group A) - St Petersburg - 7pm - BBC Portugal 3vs0 Morocco (Group B) - Moscow (Luzhniki) - 1pm - BBC Uruguay 1vs0 Saudi Arabia (Group A) - Rostov-on-Don - 4pm - BBC Iran 0vs1 Spain (Group B) - Kazan - 7pm - ITV Denmark 4vs1 Australia (Group C) - Samara - 1pm - ITV France 3vs2 Peru (Group C) - Ekaterinburg - 4pm - ITV Argentina 2vs2 Croatia (Group D) - Nizhny Novgorod - 7pm - BBC Brazil 5vs0 Costa Rica (Group E) - St Petersburg - 1pm - ITV Nigeria 0vs0 Iceland (Group D) - Volgograd - 4pm - BBC Serbia 1vs2 Switzerland (Group E) - Kaliningrad - 7pm - BBC Belgium 2vs0 Tunisia (Group G) - Moscow (Spartak) - 1pm - BBC South Korea 2vs1 Mexico (Group F) - Rostov-on-Don - 4pm - ITV Germany 1v1 Sweden (Group F) - Sochi - 7pm - ITV England 2vs0 Panama (Group G) - Nizhny Novgorod - 1pm - BBC Japan 1vs1 Senegal (Group H) - Ekaterinburg - 4pm - BBC Poland 1vs2 Colombia (Group H) - Kazan - 7pm - ITV Uruguay 0vs0 Russia (Group A) - Samara - 3pm - ITV Saudi Arabia 1vs3 Egypt (Group A) - Volgograd - 3pm - ITV Spain 2vs1 Morocco (Group B) - Kaliningrad - 7pm- BBC Iran 1vs2 Portugal (Group B) - Saransk - 7pm - BBC Denmark 3vs1 France (Group C) - Moscow (Luzhniki) - 3pm - ITV Australia 2vs2 Peru (Group C) - Sochi - 3pm - ITV Nigeria 1vs2 Argentina (Group D) - St Petersburg - 7pm - BBC Iceland 2vs2Croatia (Group D) - Rostov-on-Don - 7pm - BBC South Korea 1vs1 Germany (Group F) - Kazan - 3pm - BBC Mexico 1vs0 Sweden (Group F) - Ekaterinburg - 3pm - BBC Serbia 1vs3 Brazil (Group E) - Moscow (Spartak) - 7pm - ITV Switzerland 1vs0 Costa Rica (Group E) - Nizhny Novgorod - 7pm - ITV Japan 1vs1 Poland (Group H) - Volgograd - 3pm - BBC Senegal2 vs1 Colombia (Group H) - Samara - 3pm - BBC England 0vs2 Belgium (Group G) - Kaliningrad - 7pm - ITV Panama 2vs2 Tunisia (Group G) - Saransk - 7pm - ITV Phew, that was hard work.