# World Cup "Sweet 16" Bracket Challenge **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 25, 2010, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-sweet-16-bracket-challenge/544536 "2010-06-25T21:26:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2010, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-sweet-16-bracket-challenge/544536/1 "2010-06-25T21:26:33Z")
Here’s your chance to get 4 years of bragging rights… 1 point for round-of-16 winners 2 points for QF winners 3 points for SF winners 2 points for Consolation Game winner 5 points for Champion Tie-break: Total goals in Championship match Here’s mine: Round-of-16 winners: USA Uruguay Netherlands Brazil Germany Argentina Paraguay Spain QF winners: USA Brazil Argentina Spain (contrary to a prior prediction I made) SF winners: USA Argentina Consolation Game winner: Brazil Championship Game: USA 3, Argentina 1 What u got? ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2010, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-sweet-16-bracket-challenge/544536/2 "2010-06-25T21:30:15Z")
Can the consolation game end in a draw? If so, no points are awarded in the case of a draw. ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2010, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-sweet-16-bracket-challenge/544536/3 "2010-06-26T02:01:08Z")
No, it can’t. Ok, 16: Uruguay USA Netherlands Brazil Germany Argentina Japan Spain QF: USA Brazil Argentina Spain SF: Brazil Argentina 3rd: Spain Final: Brazil 2-0 ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2010, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-sweet-16-bracket-challenge/544536/4 "2010-06-26T12:01:05Z")
That didn’t work out so well. Stupid FIFA and their Friday evening-ending 1st rounds! ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2010, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-sweet-16-bracket-challenge/544536/5 "2010-06-28T22:41:33Z")
> [@Snarky\_Kong](#): > > Ok, I believe you’ve already won, my friend. Congrats, and be sure to brag to all your friends! 🙂