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World Cup predictions please....

(366 Posts)
KatGransnet (GNHQ) Tue 10-Jun-14 15:40:53

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.

Maggiemaybe Thu 26-Jun-14 12:19:41

Germany to win
Portugal v Ghana - draw
Belgium to win
Algeria v Russia - draw

Favourite apps to follow. football

Happy2Be Thu 26-Jun-14 11:44:56

USA v Germany - a draw
Portugal to win
South Korea to win
Russia to win

www.eflashapps.com/app/learn-german-baby-flash-cards-free.html

www.eflashapps.com/app/portuguese-baby-flash-cards-app-free.html

itunes.apple.com/us/app/flashcards-deluxe/id307840670?mt=8

https://itunes.apple.com/en/app/russian-television/id424538892?mt=8

Pittcity Thu 26-Jun-14 11:38:26

Portugal, Germany and Belgium to WIN, Algeria V Russia to DRAW.

The App I am most addicted to is Candy Crush Saga and candy is American for sweeties!!

I also love Itranslate which is very accurate and has great speech recognition and playback- German, Portuguese, Korean and Russian are among the available languages.

Charleygirl Thu 26-Jun-14 11:34:21

To win-Germany, Ghana, Belgium and Russia

KatGransnet (GNHQ) Thu 26-Jun-14 10:53:42

Here are yesterday's scores:

Nigeria 2-3 Argentina
Bosnia-Herzegovina 3-1 Iran
Honduras 0-3 Switzerland
Ecuador 0-0 France

Today's leaderboard:

Pittcity 51
Maggiemaybe 50
kittylester 49
rubysong 44
Happy2Be 31
Tegan 20
Charleygirl 20
thatbags 3
hildajenniJ 1
GrannyCaz1 1
creative 0

Today's games are...

USA v Germany 5pm BBC
Portugal v Ghana 5pm BBC
South Korea v Belgium 9pm ITV
Algeria v Russia 9pm ITV4

And for a bonus point, tell us your favourite apps relating (loosely) to these countries - perhaps your favourite travel app, or recipes - day planner at a push...

Maggiemaybe Wed 25-Jun-14 18:47:02

You're right, KatGransnet!! I'll remember that for future use. grin

KatGransnet (GNHQ) Wed 25-Jun-14 17:08:34

Maggiemaybe

I made my predictions at 0630h (is there no yawn emoticon?).

How about shock?

grin

Maggiemaybe Wed 25-Jun-14 16:50:04

I made my predictions at 0630h (is there no yawn emoticon?).

A sentence we have found increasingly useful as we grow less able to control our bladders older is:

Perdone, donde esta el mas cercano McDonalds? (Spanish for Argentina)
Oprostite, gdje je najbliza McDonalds? (Bosnian)
Entschuldigen Sie, wo ist die naechste McDonalds? (German for Switzerland)
Excusez-moi, ou est le plus proche McDonalds? (French)

Which is (I think) Excuse me, where is the nearest McDonalds?

It's not the big Macs we're looking for, but the bano publico / javni toalet / oeffentliche toilette / toilette publique.

No, I haven't worked out the accents either, kitty. confused

kittylester Wed 25-Jun-14 13:44:34

Mishap grin

My predictions are

Argentina, Switzerland and France to win.

Bos & Herz v Iran a draw.

My sentences are

I find these challenges very stressful - Nigeria grin
Je trouve ces defis tres stressant - France
Ich finde diese herausforderungen sehr stressig - German [Switzerland]
Nadem ti izazovi prilicno stesno - Bosnian

I apologise for the lack of accents - if I can't do links how the heck do you expect me to do accents. confused

rubysong Wed 25-Jun-14 13:43:18

sentences
Bosnia
Ima li popusta za penzionere? (Is there a discount for pensioners?)

Nigeria's official language is English
Is there a discount for pensioners?

France and Switzerland both have French as their language
Y at-il in rabais pour les retraites? (the final e should have an accent on it but I couldn't find g it on my tablet.)

I thought this sentence could be useful for Grans who may be travelling in these countries.

My (probably useless) predictions posted earlier.

Mishap Wed 25-Jun-14 13:25:10

Here are my predictions - a team other than Britain will win; lots of people will get p****d!

rubysong Wed 25-Jun-14 13:22:18

Argentina and Switzerland to win
Bos & Herz/Iran draw
Ecuador/France draw

Sentences later.

Pittcity Wed 25-Jun-14 13:22:05

Bosnia-Herzegovina, Argentina, France and Switzerland to WIN. (as posted at 12:39)

"Ja mnogo volim tenis u fudbalu." BOSNIAN
Me gusta mucho más el tenis con el fútbol. SPANISH (Argentina/Ecuador)
Je préfère de beaucoup le tennis au football. FRENCH
Ich Tennis viel lieber Fußball. GERMAN (Switzerland)

Translated this sums up my attitude to sport this week!!

KatGransnet (GNHQ) Wed 25-Jun-14 13:07:47

Our boys are on their way home, and it looks like Suarez will be too...

Here are the scores from yesterday:

Italy 0-1 Uruguay
Costa Rica 0-0 England
Japan 1-4 Colombia
Greece 2-1 Ivory Coast

Looks like pittcity has overtaken kittylester in today's leaderboard...

Pittcity 44
kittylester 43
Maggiemaybe 42
rubysong 37
Happy2Be 31
Charleygirl 20
Tegan 20
thatbags 3
GrannyCaz1 1
hildajenniJ 1
creative0

Today's games are...

Nigeria v Argentina 5pm ITV
Bosnia-Herzegovina v Iran 5pm ITV4
Honduras v Switzerland 9pm BBC3
Ecuador v France 9pm BBC1

And for your bonus points, give us a sentence in a language of one of the countries per fixture.

KatGransnet (GNHQ) Wed 25-Jun-14 12:58:44

Charleygirl

Why have I got a star after my name? Goldie and I are not cheating, neither has inside information.

Opps - if you add an asterisk before and after a word, it makes it bold. Accidentally missed out the first one so it just looks like a star next to your name!

Pittcity Wed 25-Jun-14 12:39:45

Bosnia-Herzegovina, Argentina, France and Switzerland to WIN.

Looks lke GNHQ are having trouble coming up with today's bonus!! smile

Charleygirl Wed 25-Jun-14 12:36:19

Argentina, Iran, Switzerland and France all to win.

Happy2Be Wed 25-Jun-14 12:04:05

Nigeria v Argentina - a draw
Bosnia-Herzegovina to win
Honduras to win.
Ecuador v France - a draw.

Pittcity Wed 25-Jun-14 11:36:04

You are all welcome for the links but Pitt is my DS as he has lots of friends with the same first name, including his Father. I am MrsP grin but am happy to answer to most things...

Glad you had a good time Rubysong. I fell asleep during the first half and luckily had to go out at half time and so was not subjected to any more football last night - much prefer the tennis (can we have a racquet emoticon GNHQ please!!)

Maggiemaybe Wed 25-Jun-14 06:30:43

Good morning all smile

As I'm out on a training course today, here are my predictions for today nice and early:

Argentina to win
Bosnia v Iran a draw.
Switzerland to win.
Ecuador v France a draw. football

rubysong Tue 24-Jun-14 21:17:38

Many thanks for doing my link Pitt you are very kind flowers
I've just come back from watching the match with friends. A bit gloomy but lots of lovely Costa Rican food and more than a few wine

Maggiemaybe Tue 24-Jun-14 19:11:38

Yes!!! grin

Maggiemaybe Tue 24-Jun-14 19:11:01

Aaargh, no, I needed two brackets, not one....

Click here to go somewhere vaguely near my question smile

Maggiemaybe Tue 24-Jun-14 19:09:35

I've posted a question, but I think my link just goes to the Paxo page. Anyway, maybe that's near enough:

[http://www.gransnet.com/forums/webchats/1207947-Jeremy-Paxman-WWI-memories-Q-A?msgid=25294946%2325294946 Click here to go somewhere vaguely near my question] smile

I do like Jeremy Paxman. blush

kittylester Tue 24-Jun-14 17:08:11

www.gransnet.com/forums/webchats/1207947-Jeremy-Paxman-WWI-memories-?msgid=25294505

Thank you Pitt