# World Cup Prediction Game, Round 2!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 5, 2002, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-prediction-game-round-2/112465 "2002-06-05T10:10:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-prediction-game-round-2/112465/1 "2002-06-05T10:10:53Z")
Here’s my predictions for the second set of games in the World Cup Group Stages. I’ll post a leaderboard on Friday, when all the First section games are finished. p.s. Come On Ireland! ```auto Italy Croatia 2-1 Brazil China PR 3-1 Mexico Ecuador 2-0 Costa Rica Turkey 2-2 Japan Russia 2-2 Korea Republic USA 3-3 Tunisia Belgium 1-3 Portugal Poland 2-0 Denmark France 1-3 Senegal Uruguay 1-2 Cameroon Germany 1-2 Saudi Arabia Republic of Ireland 0-3 Sweden Argentina 2-2 Nigeria England 1-0 South Africa Spain 0-3 Slovenia Paraguay 2-0 Costa Rica Brazil 1-2 Turkey China PR 2-0 Mexico Italy 1-2 Ecuador Croatia 0-0 Tunisia Japan 0-3 Belgium Russia 1-2 Portugal Korea Republic 2-1 Poland USA 1-3 ``` ---
**Author:** ![Aro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b3f665/32.png) [@Aro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aro)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-prediction-game-round-2/112465/2 "2002-06-05T10:26:52Z")
IMHO, Turkey will stuff (if you pardon the pun) Costa Rica. \<4-0 Argentina will beat Sweden 2-0 Senegal will beat Uruguay 2-0. All the others seem in the ballpark. Second the Ireland thing. Heres’s still hoping a TV will appear in our office in the next hour!!! ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-prediction-game-round-2/112465/3 "2002-06-05T11:07:58Z")
```auto Italy Croatia 3-0 Brazil China PR 4-0 Mexico Ecuador 3-1 Costa Rica Turkey 3-2 Japan Russia 3-2 Korea Republic USA 1-3 Tunisia Belgium 0-3 Portugal Poland 2-1 Denmark France 2-2 Senegal Uruguay 0-3 Cameroon Germany 1-4 Saudi Arabia Republic of Ireland 0-5 Sweden Argentina 1-3 Nigeria England 1-2 South Africa Spain 1-2 Slovenia Paraguay 1-1 Costa Rica Brazil 1-3 Turkey China PR 4-0 Mexico Italy 0-2 Ecuador Croatia 1-3 Tunisia Japan 0-4 Belgium Russia 2-2 Portugal Korea Republic 3-1 Poland USA 1-2 ``` ---
**Author:** ![manwithaplan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@manwithaplan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manwithaplan)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-prediction-game-round-2/112465/4 "2002-06-05T11:08:30Z")
Italy-Croatia **1-0** Brazil-China PR **3-0** Mexico-Ecuador **1-0** Costa Rica-Turkey **1-2** Japan-Russia **1-1** Korea Republic-USA **2-1** Tunisia-Belgium **0-1** Portugal-Poland **3-1** Denmark-France **0-1** Senegal-Uruguay **1-1** Cameroon-Germany **0-0** Saudi Arabia-Republic of Ireland **1-2** Sweden-Argentina **1-2** Nigeria-England **1-2** South Africa-Spain **1-3** Slovenia-Paraguay **1-1** Costa Rica-Brazil **2-3** Turkey-China PR **3-1** Mexico-Italy **0-0** Ecuador-Croatia **0-2** Tunisia-Japan **0-1** Belgium-Russia **1-1** Portugal-Korea Republic **1-0** Poland-USA **0-0** ---
**Author:** ![S.Mussberger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@S.Mussberger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/S.Mussberger)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-prediction-game-round-2/112465/5 "2002-06-05T11:16:35Z")
Italy Croatia 2-0 Brazil China PR 2-0 Mexico - Ecuador 1-1 Costa Rica - Turkey 1-2 Japan Russia - 1-2 Korea Republic USA - 2-0 Tunisia Belgium 0-1 Portugal Poland 2-0 Denmark France 1-1 Senegal Uruguay 1-1 Cameroon Germany 0-2 Saudi Arabia Republic of Ireland 0-2 Sweden Argentina 1-2 Nigeria England 1-2 South Africa Spain 0-2 Slovenia Paraguay 0-0 Costa Rica Brazil 0-2 Turkey China PR 3-0 Mexico Italy 1-1 Ecuador Croatia 0-1 Tunisia Japan 1-2 Belgium Russia 1-3 Portugal Korea Republic 3-1 Poland USA 2-0 ---
**Author:** ![Anahita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9a28c/32.png) [@Anahita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anahita)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-prediction-game-round-2/112465/6 "2002-06-05T11:20:28Z")
```auto Italy Croatia 2-1 Brazil China PR 4-1 Mexico Ecuador 3-2 Costa Rica Turkey 3-2 Japan Russia 2-2 Korea Republic USA 1-2 Tunisia Belgium 0-3 Portugal Poland 2-1 Denmark France 1-1 Senegal Uruguay 0-2 Cameroon Germany 1-3 Saudi Arabia Republic of Ireland 0-4 Sweden Argentina 2-3 Nigeria England 1-3 South Africa Spain 2-2 Slovenia Paraguay 0-1 Costa Rica Brazil 1-4 Turkey China PR 2-0 Mexico Italy 1-3 Ecuador Croatia 1-3 Tunisia Japan 0-3 Belgium Russia 3-2 Portugal Korea Republic 2-1 Poland USA 1-3 ``` ---
**Author:** ![Anahita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9a28c/32.png) [@Anahita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anahita)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-prediction-game-round-2/112465/7 "2002-06-05T11:21:31Z")
Ooopsie! **Coldfire** did NOT say that. Did I just break the new sticky rule? So sorry, can a mod please fix that?!? Don’t kick me out of the game, please!! ---
**Author:** ![Aro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b3f665/32.png) [@Aro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aro)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-prediction-game-round-2/112465/8 "2002-06-05T11:26:37Z")
Sorry, never read the rules first time out… Here’s what I think… Italy Croatia 3-1 Brazil China PR 2-0 Mexico Ecuador 1-1 Costa Rica Turkey 0-4 Japan Russia 2-1 Korea Republic USA 3-1 Tunisia Belgium 1-1 Portugal Poland 2-0 Denmark France 1-2 Senegal Uruguay 1-0 Cameroon Germany 1-1 Saudi Arabia Republic of Ireland 0-2 Sweden Argentina 1-2 Nigeria England 1-0 South Africa Spain 0-2 Slovenia Paraguay 1-1 Costa Rica Brazil 0-3 Turkey China PR 3-0 Mexico Italy 1-2 Ecuador Croatia 0-1 Tunisia Japan 0-1 Belgium Russia 1-2 Portugal Korea Republic 2-1 Poland USA 0-2 ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-prediction-game-round-2/112465/9 "2002-06-05T11:30:31Z")
That better, Annie? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![grimpixie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-prediction-game-round-2/112465/10 "2002-06-05T11:59:46Z")
Here come mine: ```auto Italy Croatia 2-1 Brazil China PR 4-1 Mexico Ecuador 3-0 Costa Rica Turkey 1-2 Japan Russia 2-2 Korea Republic USA 2-2 Tunisia Belgium 1-2 Portugal Poland 2-0 Denmark France 1-2 Senegal Uruguay 2-1 Cameroon Germany 1-2 Saudi Arabia Republic of Ireland 0-3 Sweden Argentina 1-2 Nigeria England 1-0 South Africa Spain 0-3 Slovenia Paraguay 1-1 Costa Rica Brazil 1-4 Turkey China PR 3-0 Mexico Italy 1-2 Ecuador Croatia 1-1 Tunisia Japan 0-2 Belgium Russia 1-2 Portugal Korea Republic 2-1 Poland USA 1-3 ``` Hoping for better luck this time round… Gp ---
**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-prediction-game-round-2/112465/11 "2002-06-05T12:56:11Z")
I have actually done much better in the first half of this game than I thought possible. I feel some sense of vindication considering I was pretty darn close on Germany-Saudi Arabia and that I picked the US to beat Portugal. Dumb luck pays off. Let’s try again and see how it works out. Italy Croatia 3-0 Brazil China PR 4-1 Mexico Ecuador 2-1 Costa Rica Turkey 1-2 Japan Russia 2-1 Korea Republic USA 2-2 Tunisia Belgium 0-2 Portugal Poland 3-0 Denmark France 0-2 Senegal Uruguay 2-1 Cameroon Germany 2-2 Saudi Arabia Republic of Ireland 0-4 Sweden Argentina 1-3 Nigeria England 1-2 South Africa Spain 0-3 Slovenia Paraguay 1-2 Costa Rica Brazil 2-4 Turkey China PR 1-1 Mexico Italy 1-2 Ecuador Croatia 1-2 Tunisia Japan 0-2 Belgium Russia 1-1 Portugal Korea Republic 2-1 Poland USA 1-2 ---
**Author:** ![Watermelon\_Man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/22d042/32.png) [@Watermelon\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Watermelon_Man)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-prediction-game-round-2/112465/12 "2002-06-05T13:10:19Z")
Looks like I wouldn’t have made a fortune on WC betting. But I will go oun taking the guesses! Italy Croatia 2-0 Brazil China PR 5-0 Mexico Ecuador 1-1 Costa Rica Turkey 0-2 Japan Russia 1-2 Korea Republic USA 1-1 Tunisia Belgium 0-3 Portugal Poland 1-0 Denmark France 0-2 Senegal Uruguay 2-1 Cameroon Germany 1-2 Saudi Arabia Republic of Ireland 0-2 Sweden Argentina 1-3 Nigeria England 1-2 South Africa Spain 1-3 Slovenia Paraguay 0-2 Costa Rica Brazil 1-2 Turkey China PR 4-0 Mexico Italy 0-2 Ecuador Croatia 1-1 Tunisia Japan 1-1 Belgium Russia 2-1 Portugal Korea Republic 2-1 Poland USA 1-1 ---
**Author:** ![WavyDavy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3da27b/32.png) [@WavyDavy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WavyDavy)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-prediction-game-round-2/112465/13 "2002-06-05T13:10:38Z")
Wavy, still precariously in the hunt, picks… Italy Croatia 2-0 Brazil China PR 4-0 Mexico Ecuador 1-1 Costa Rica Turkey 2-1 Japan Russia 2-1 Korea Republic USA 1-2 Tunisia Belgium 0-2 Portugal Poland 3-0 Denmark France 1-2 Senegal Uruguay 1-1 Cameroon Germany 0-2 Saudi Arabia Republic of Ireland 0-2 Sweden Argentina 1-2 Nigeria England 1-2 South Africa Spain 1-3 Slovenia Paraguay 1-0 Costa Rica Brazil 0-2 Turkey China PR 1-0 Mexico Italy 0-3 Ecuador Croatia 1-0 Tunisia Japan 0-2 Belgium Russia 2-1 Portugal Korea Republic 3-2 Poland USA 0-2 ---
**Author:** ![kabbes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e99b99/32.png) [@kabbes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kabbes)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-prediction-game-round-2/112465/14 "2002-06-05T13:31:42Z")
Well I’m doing OK so far, so let’s see if I can keep it up. ```auto Italy Croatia 2-0 Brazil China PR 3-0 Mexico Ecuador 2-0 Costa Rica Turkey 0-1 Japan Russia 1-1 Korea Republic USA 2-1 Tunisia Belgium 0-1 Portugal Poland 2-0 Denmark France 1-2 Senegal Uruguay 1-1 Cameroon Germany 1-2 Saudi Arabia Republic of Ireland 0-2 Sweden Argentina 1-2 Nigeria England 1-1 South Africa Spain 1-2 Slovenia Paraguay 2-0 Costa Rica Brazil 0-2 Turkey China PR 2-0 Mexico Italy 0-2 Ecuador Croatia 0-0 Tunisia Japan 0-2 Belgium Russia 1-2 Portugal Korea Republic 2-1 Poland USA 1-1 ``` ---
**Author:** ![kabbes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e99b99/32.png) [@kabbes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kabbes)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-prediction-game-round-2/112465/15 "2002-06-05T13:42:38Z")
Interesting - I fed my new predictions, old predictions that remain and the actual results into a WC spreadsheet and it now seems that Italy are going to meet Brazil in the final. Losing semi finalists are Portugal and Argentina. You heard it here first folks! Groups are a lot tighter than my initial predictions indicated though. I’ve got France and Denmark finishing level on points AND goals scored & conceded. pan ---
**Author:** ![Jabba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5e925/32.png) [@Jabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jabba)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-prediction-game-round-2/112465/16 "2002-06-05T13:54:42Z")
Italy-Croatia **2-0** Brazil-China PR **3-0** Mexico-Ecuador **1-1** Costa Rica-Turkey **0-2** Japan-Russia **2-1** Korea Republic-USA **2-2** Tunisia-Belgium **0-2** Portugal-Poland **3-1** Denmark-France **0-2** Senegal-Uruguay **0-2** Cameroon-Germany **0-1** Saudi Arabia-Republic of Ireland **0-2** Sweden-Argentina **1-2** Nigeria-England **1-2** South Africa-Spain **1-3** Slovenia-Paraguay **1-0** Costa Rica-Brazil **0-3** Turkey-China PR **3-1** Mexico-Italy **0-2** Ecuador-Croatia **0-2** Tunisia-Japan **0-2** Belgium-Russia **2-1** Portugal-Korea Republic **1-1** Poland-USA **0-1** ---
**Author:** ![woolly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ebca7d/32.png) [@woolly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woolly)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-prediction-game-round-2/112465/17 "2002-06-05T14:20:44Z")
Oh shit. A family bereavement means I’ve been off line for a couple of days and with some of the round 2 results in, I guess that means I’m out. ☹ Mind you the funeral march well epitomised my prowess. Please regard this retirement not as a dummy spit, rather a Darwinian process in action 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![ObiWan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e47774/32.png) [@ObiWan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ObiWan)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-prediction-game-round-2/112465/18 "2002-06-05T14:33:40Z")
**ObiWan** speaketh thus: ```auto Italy Croatia 2-0 Brazil China PR 4-0 Mexico Ecuador 1-0 Costa Rica Turkey 1-2 Japan Russia 1-1 Korea Republic USA 1-1 Tunisia Belgium 0-2 Portugal Poland 2-0 Denmark France 0-2 Senegal Uruguay 1-2 Cameroon Germany 0-1 Saudi Arabia Republic of Ireland 0-3 Sweden Argentina 0-2 Nigeria England 0-1 South Africa Spain 0-2 Slovenia Paraguay 2-1 Costa Rica Brazil 0-2 Turkey China PR 3-0 Mexico Italy 0-1 Ecuador Croatia 1-1 Tunisia Japan 0-2 Belgium Russia 1-0 Portugal Korea Republic 2-1 Poland USA 0-1 ``` ---
**Author:** ![kabbes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e99b99/32.png) [@kabbes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kabbes)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-prediction-game-round-2/112465/19 "2002-06-05T15:01:53Z")
**woolley** - you’ve got until this Satuday to get the second round results in. No way you’re out yet! pan ---
**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2002, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-prediction-game-round-2/112465/20 "2002-06-05T17:14:55Z")
Woolley, If you cant make it, I will amalgamate your scores with Aro’s entry, as he wasn’t in the first round. You will have to confer in later rounds, but other than that Everyone is happy. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-prediction-game-round-2/112465.md?page=2)