 | Dave Kempshall England become the first qualifiers to the knockout stage with T-Cap winning Group B. Any of the other three teams in that group can join him depending on the result of the last game. |
| Dave Kempshall Group F - complete with Croatia (Ronan) and Canada (Andres) advancing. Tough luck to Morocco (Darren) exiting with 6 points. |
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 | Stu Harkness Beating Ronan and Matthew and still going out is actually ridiculous. |
 | Darren Godfrey Blubbing like Gazza in 1990 rn |
| Dave Kempshall Group B - complete with England (T-Cap) easing to top of the group. In a draw-heavy rest of the group, USA (Cillian) scored a last-gasp winner against Wales (Bobby) in the final game to finish second and break Iranian (Fiona) hearts. |
| Dave Kempshall Group G - complete with the Swiss (Philip) hitting 11 goals to edge top spot from Brazil (Johnny) who also progress. Cameroon (George) and Serbia (Wesley) miss out. |
| Dave Kempshall Group H - complete with Portugal (Dan) winning all three games to top the group and South Korea (Hazel) progressing as runner up. |
Notes from the organizer: The World Cup Finals are here and we have our 32 qualifiers. Well done if you’ve made it, you’re now involved in the greatest show on earth.
We have 8 groups of 4 teams who will each play in a round robin with the top 2 teams from each group qualifying for the knockout stages. 3 points for a win and 1 points for a draw, 0 for a loss (obviously).
The Groups are..
Group A - Netherlands (Jonny D), Senegal (Stu Harkness), Ecuador (Marcus Hares), Qatar (Martin Thomas).
Group B - England (Tom Cappleman), USA (Cillian McM), Wales (Bobby D), Iran (Fiona T)
Group C - Argentina (Neil Collins), Mexico (Mike Lee), Poland (Sean D), Saudi Arabia (Adam Dexter)
Group D - France (Matt OC ), Denmark (James Haughton), Tunisia (Ed Byrne), Australia (Anthony Endsor)
Group E - Spain (Robin M), Germany (Matthew Tassier), Japan (Steven Grady), Costa Rica (Edward Ashcroft)
Group F - Belgium (Matthew Brockwell), Morocco (Darren Godfrey), Croatia (Ronan M Higginson), Canada (Andres S)
Group G - Brazil (Johnny Canuck), Switzerland (Philip Aston), Cameroon (George Armstrong), Serbia (Wesley Barton)
Group H - Portugal (Dan Byrom), Uruguay (Dave Robjohns), South Korea (Hazel Drury), Ghana (Ian Volante)
Here’s a spreadsheet with groups, fixtures, tables etc. - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1oVnVgawrY1Q-i2T7CJYsWT7tXk6bA9Ts/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=109908957985244915222&rtpof=true&sd=true
As with qualifying, it’s Champions League format (11-rounder) throughout with goals only scored for winning a round with a MAX (for clarity, if numbers are impossible then whoever was closest (within 5, or 10) gets a goal.
All matches will be one-off, so no ‘best ofs’
Here’s a summary of the tie-break rules for the group stages for teams finishing on the same amount off points:
1. Overall goal difference
2. Overall goals scored
3. Points in matches between tied teams
4. Goal difference in matches between tied teams
5. Goals scored in matches between tied teams
6. If all of the above fails to separate teams, then a penalty shootout (5 rounder) will be played to decide on who qualifies / tops the group.
Any unplayed games will be allocated as a 0-0 draw unless someone has clearly tried to play the fixture more than their opponent, so please include me on Aptomails trying to arrange this. All non-played game results decisions will be done at my discretion to maintain the integrity of the tournament.
Good luck everyone.
Ran from: 12 – 30 November 2022. Format: Champions League. Matches: One-off. Level scores: Drawn. Approved.
Fixtures: 42. Completed: 42.
Key. Green: winner. Red: loser. Grey: tie. Bold: max game. Struck-out names and scores are players who have since been deactivated. A struck-out individual score is an excluded performance.
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