Your World Cup Sweepstake Pick

[wizadry]

I got bastard Russia

Lucky bastard, Putin has just been seen round at Blatters’ house with some brown envelopes.

 

[Jermyn]

Chuffin Iran. I want me quid back

 

[I should coco]

First team to win the World Cup having been awarded over 20 penalties during the competition. In an effort to prove the results aren't being rigged Putin invites Sepp Blater to present the trophy to the winning team, Russia and also asks for an official from Qatar to referee the final.

The 20 penalties helped, but banning Germany for breaking the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact in 1941 was a big boost.
Also FIFA banning Brazil for not all ariving in blazers, France for Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812 and Argentina for 'looking a bit loppy'.

Ingerland were kicked out because one of their fans asked a policman for directions, Belgium went for Eddie Merckx doping in '69, Portugal for having too much green in their kit and Spain due to their omlettes not containing vodka.

Qatar were very generous in the closing ceremony and credited their forthcoming victory in 2022 to Sepp Blatter, a reincarnation of the Lord Jesus, for the modern age.

 

[TJB.]

Right, I've had enough of this. France, Brazil, Spain, Germany and Argentina have all been picked out by either cricket/rugby fans or the HR girls who's favourite sport is drinking wine.

All the football fans have got shite like Iran and Saudi Arabia.

Never doing one of these again.

 

[Rusty view]

Go on then, who've you picked out?

I've just got Morocco. So naturally, I'm pleased.

Snap

 

[I should coco]

Snap

Snapper!

Ooops, wrong thread again!

 

[Silent Blade]

Portugal

 

[ZoneManWilf]

Croatia, not the worst.

 

[spongebobblade]

2 different competitions. Costa Rica and Peru. FFS only I could pick the fucking birth place of Paddington fucking Bear

 

[Bladepicker]

Our sweepstake at work is just for bragging rights. The last chap at work who did it for money got a severe bollocking off HR, summat to do with gambling at work or some shit like that.

Anyway, that told me.

What a miserable set of bar stewards you work for!

I've organised ours at work and thrown in the option of shittest team as well to keep everyone interested!

Drawing it on Friday!

Yeah I organised ours at work and did the same. Unlike the National where anything can get top 3/4, a football sweep is really boring if you only pay the winners as in reality only about 8 of the 32 teams have a chance.

I've done £2 a pop (so 64)

£30 to the winner
£14 to the runner up
£10 to the team with the most yellow cards in the group stage
£5 to third
£5 to the team with the worst overall record in the group stage (points and goal difference).

 

[Rusty view]

Snapper!

Ooops, wrong thread again!

you meant to post on the fish thread?

 

[GroovyBrad]

Absolutely smashed it and pulled out the Brazil and France combo!

 

[INTERUNITED]

Japan. Not even sure they are in it!!!!!!!

 

[loyalblade95]

We get one in our local pub you pay a fiver for an envelope which you can't open til after the final to find out what your team is and whether you've won or not

 

[norfolkblade]

There's only 8 of us in our office so we each picked four teams.

I got Germany, Croatia, Egypt and Poland so fairly pleased. That would be a pretty decent group actually!

 

[Selly]

We get one in our local pub you pay a fiver for an envelope which you can't open til after the final to find out what your team is and whether you've won or not

Worst. Sweepstake. Ever.

 

[Selly]

I got Uruguay - for the second WC running I think...

 

[ekke287]

Australia and England.

I don't know which is worse.

 

[blackydog]

Ours is blind until all the tickets are sold, £5 each. My second team this world cup is Denmark for Torben

 

[super_pig]

got Egypt too
at the Euros a few years back a lad in the office had a right strop when he pulled out Greece
Greece won!

 

[Damski]

What a miserable set of bar stewards you work for!



Yeah I organised ours at work and did the same. Unlike the National where anything can get top 3/4, a football sweep is really boring if you only pay the winners as in reality only about 8 of the 32 teams have a chance.

I've done £2 a pop (so 64)

£30 to the winner
£14 to the runner up
£10 to the team with the most yellow cards in the group stage
£5 to third
£5 to the team with the worst overall record in the group stage (points and goal difference).

Very nice. I did something similar with ours:

World Cup Winner - £50
World Cup Runner-up - £30
World Cup 3rd Place Team - £20
World Cup 4th Place Team - £10
Wooden Spoon - £10 (The team who come in dead last)
Dirtiest Team - £10 (The team who get the most yellow and red cards)
The Rocket Award - £10 (The team who score from the furthest distance away from goal)
The Heaviest Loser - £10 (The team that suffers the heaviest defeat)
The Sam Allardyce Award For Services To Bus Parking - £10 (The team that concedes the least shots on target)

 

[Cassius Kray]

Well, I organised ours at work and someone drew me Brazil. My boss got Spain and his boss got Germany. People in the other departments aren't happy!

Ours is blind until all the tickets are sold, £5 each. My second team this world cup is Denmark for Torben

That's a good idea. We're down to our last 4/5 but all the big teams have gone so I might struggle to shift them. I'm torn over whether I'm going to push the remaining tickets on Monday - feels a bit unfair given that they're all 100/1+ shots.

 

[diode_blade]

I got the winner Russia . First team to win the World Cup having been awarded over 20 penalties during the competition. In an effort to prove the results aren't being rigged Putin invites Sepp Blater to present the trophy to the winning team, Russia and also asks for an official from Qatar to referee the final.

Thats cause the russkies are pointing nukey heads at em....

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There's only 8 of us in our office so we each picked four teams.

I got Germany, Croatia, Egypt and Poland so fairly pleased. That would be a pretty decent group actually!

Germany and Poland....h'mmm My Grandad had that draw in 39.....

 

[Jehovah]

I paid an extra tenner before anyone qualified to guarantee me Holland

 

[bladebloke]

Iceland and Morocco ..... thrilled

 

[Deleted member 875]

2 different competitions. Costa Rica and Peru. FFS only I could pick the fucking birth place of Paddington fucking Bear

You and me both.

Ours has been drawn today and I’ve got fucking Peru

 

[mancunianblade]

We don’t have enough people doing ours so for £10 in we seeded it a pick from each pot somehow I ended up With Peru and Poland.. Peru look good but they’re never gonna win it

 

[Carlton Blade]

South Korea. Sigh

 

[Blade58]

Ours is a right load of bollox

Have to name all the scores in the group games, This then gives you the knockouts which you have to predict the scores again. Repeat through to the final

Prices awarded for each round, Fiver a chuck

 

[ChipButtyBlade]

Where is the fuckin sweepstake thats what i wanna know.