I did my predictions at 11:38:21, and now here's my photo of my souvenir cocktail "glass" from Las Vegas. No prizes for guessing which hotel we stayed in! 
Good Morning Thursday 23rd April 2026
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So - rules are there are no rules, no insider footballer info needed - it's just who you think will win, lose or draw - like Paul the octopus in the last World Cup - this is using the brilliance of gransnetters (and CariGransnet's goldfish - named Goldie, of course) to predict who will win the World Cup.
Every morning we post the fixtures for that day for you to post your predictions.
You'll get a point for each correct prediction (win, lose or draw) and for those with a competitive streak, there will be a bonus points option suggested for the day, so you 'fancy' up your entry <ooh>
Every morning we will update our leaderboard, however you're more than welcome to join in at whatever stage. Obviously there's less chance of winning if you join in half-way, unless you're a pro and take part in the bonus rounds!
There will be a mystery prize for the gransnetters with the most points at the end of the World Cup (13 July).
Let the games commence! Post below if you'll be taking part from Thursday.
I want Croatia to win and I will tell you why, whilst we were away G/S organised a sweep for all family and I was given Croatia.
I stand to win £16, 
.
Don"t know what I will do with all that money, my head will be quite turned.
Charley and some 
for offering !!
My recipe
Chocolate Roulade - gluten free
175g plain chocolate (Bournville is best!!)
175 caster sugar
6 large eggs, separated
2 tbsp cocoa powder, sifted
300ml double cream
icing sugar
Preheat the oven to 180c, 160 fan, gas 4
Prepare 23cm x 33 cm swiss roll tin by greasing and lining with baking parchment.
Break the chocolate into small pieces into a bowl and stand the bowl over a pan of water over a low heat to melt. When melted allow to cool a little.
I could say be careful not to let the chocolate bowl touch the water etc etc but that's like teaching your granny to suck eggs.
Place the caster sugar and egg yolks into a large bowl and whisk until light and creamy - I use my kenwood or an electric whisk. Add the cooled chocolate and stir until blended.
In a separate bowl beat the egg white until stiff but not too dry.
Add the whites and fold in gently along with the cocoa powder.
Spread evenly into the prepared tin and bake for 20 mins or until firm.
Remove from the oven, but leave to cool completely in the tin covered with a dry teatowel.
Whip the cream until it just holds its shape
Dust a large sheet of greaseproof paper with sifted icing sugar and turn out the roulade peeling off the paper. Spread with the cream.
Score a line 1in from one short end then roll up very tightly using the paper to help. It will crack - this is good!!!
At this stage the roulade can be covered and kept in the fridge or frozen.
Dust with sifted icing sugar just before serving.
Enjoy!!
GIGI, what"s wrong with a tea-towel from Norwich, a fine city !!
Delia seems to think so !!
Yesterday's scores were as follows:
Belgium 1-0 Russia
South Korea 2 -4 Algeria
USA 2-2 Portugal
Latest leaderboard results...
kittylester 35
Maggiemaybe 34
Pittcity 33
rubysong 28
Happy2Be 23
Tegan 20
Charleygirl 16
thatbags 3
hildajenniJ 1
GrannyCaz1 1
creative 0
Today's games are...
Australia v Spain 5pm ITV
Netherlands v Chile 5pm ITV4
Cameroon v Brazil 9pm ITV
Croatia v Mexico 9pm ITV4
And for your bonus points, tell us an interesting fact about a country per fixture (We know we've done this one before - but we're running out of ideas )
My predictions are
Australia to win
Netherlands to win
Brazil to win
Croatia and Mexico to draw.
My interesting facts are
We lived in Australia for a year - it's a very long way from home. 
DD3 was stung by a wasp on a Dutch campsite - she cried like nobody's business.
I have never been to Mexico or Croatia 
Yesterday I met my very first Brazilian person (that I can remember). She is the new partner of the godfather of DGD2 (keep up) She was fabulous and just as I imagined a Brazilian to be. Huge personality, huge voice, huge fun wearing colourful clothes and lots of jewellery. I hope they become permanent because the girls will be very lucky to have such a lovely and exotic person in their lives. 
I appreciate that these are not really interesting facts but I, too, am running out of ideas!
May I predict:
Spain to win
Netherlands to win
Brazil to win
Croatia to win
And my facts are:
•Nobody has died from a spider bite in Australia since anti-venom was developed in 1979.
•There are over 1300 volcanoes in Chile, more than 100 still active.
•Life expectancy in Cameroon is only 51 years for men, and 54 years for women.
•When we went to Croatia, we visited four neighbouring countries and got so confused with all the different currencies that we didn't dare buy much because we couldn't work out anymore whether it was costing us 60p, £6 or £60.
Oh, I'm sorry about the spider image - I hadn't realised how nasty it was! 
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