![]() | Dave Kempshall World Cup+Pens is not quite the correct format sorry. Should have been World Cup+ET. However we'll push on with it. To be clear, round 1-11 are normal time with subsequent rounds only counting it 1-11 end in a draw. |
![]() | Dave Kempshall Argentina are our first R16 qualifiers with a 3-0 win over Cape Verde. WP Arthur and thanks for playing Stu. |
![]() | Dave Kempshall In an all-African and all-Matthew battle, it's Ivory Coast who sneak it on penalties. WP Matthew G and thanks for playing Matthew T. |
![]() | Matt Gould Not sure that's the right Sarah set up to play Dan? |
![]() | Dave Kempshall Cheers Matt, fixed. |
![]() | Brett Davids So neither Adam nor me were sure of the rules but - have I just shithoused a 1-0 win? |
![]() | Adam Latchford (think so) |
![]() | Mike Lee Oh dear. It’s not coming home again. |
![]() | Dave Kempshall Colombia strike early to leave England cold and progress to R16 with a 1-0 win. WP Brett and thanks for playing and UL Adam. |
![]() | Adam Latchford Robbery! All of my penalties clearly crossed the line lampard esque! |
![]() | Dave Kempshall Egypt cement their position as dark horses with a comfortable 5-0 win over Norway. WP Marcus and thanks for playing Jason. |
![]() | Dave Kempshall France overcome Australia 3-1 to advance and set up a R16 game with Ivory Coast. WP Matt and thanks for playing Richard. |
![]() | Dave Kempshall Portugal eased past a valiant Ghana to progress with a 3-0 win. WP Dan and thanks for playing Sarah. |
![]() | Sarah M maybe i'm wrong but i thought i won as i got 4 conundrums plus the tiebreak |
![]() | Dave Kempshall Sorry Sarah, as per the message above, the conundrums were only for if the core game ended in a draw. |
![]() | Sarah M oh ok my mistake, i didn't see this. good luck Dan for the rest |
![]() | Dave Kempshall sorry for any confusion |
![]() | Richard Decker Thanks for the tournament, Dave! Pleased to have scraped a goal there in the knockout stages and at least got the Socceroos this far! Very well played Matt, and best of luck everyone |
![]() | Dave Kempshall Germany overcome neighbours Czechia 3-0 to reach R16. WP Stu and thanks for playing David. |
![]() | Stu Harkness Germans let us all down last night :( |
![]() | Dave Kempshall Yeah, every single result so far has gone the wrong way for you. |
![]() | Dave Kempshall In a tight contest it was Spain (Matthew) who edged Algeria (Sean) 2-1 to progress to R16. WP Matthew and cheers for playing Sean. |
![]() | Dave Kempshall A tense game between South Africa and Uruguay went all the way to the wire at 0-0. Uruguay held their nerve in the shootout to progress. WP Ravi and cheers for playing Ciaran. |
![]() | Dave Kempshall Bosnia beat Ecuador 2-0 to see Trevor progress into the R16 to meet Argentina. WP Trevor and thanks for playing Tom. |
![]() | Dave Kempshall Brazil edge a nervy and tight encounter over Sweden 2-1 to progress. WP Tom and thanks for playing Ben. |
![]() | Dave Kempshall Belgium struck 6 minutes into stoppage time to break Paraguayan hearts and move into R16 with the only goal of the game. WP Mike and thanks for playing M S R. |
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![]() | Mike Lee Dave. I did win but it was 2-1 not 1-0. All three goals came in the fourth quarter after the stupid hydration break (R9/10/11) |
![]() | Dave Kempshall Oh yeah. I'm too tired to referee. |
![]() | Ben Bazzard Cheers Dave, great tourney. |
![]() | Dave Kempshall A tense affair between co-hosts Mexico and Canada failed to produce a goal, and in the resulting shootout, the lead flip-flopped but it was Mexico who edged it 3-2 to progress. WP Tom and thanks for playing Nick. |
![]() | Tom B Thank you, Dave. And may Trevor's Bosnia go all teh way! |
Notes from the organizer: We progress to the knockouts with minimal need for adjudication. Thanks everyone for your efforts.
So, the serious stuff begins. Lose now, and you’re out.
It’s the same rules as previously, but this time the Apterous World Cup + Pens format with goals scored if you max and your opponents doesn’t.
I’m flying blind on how ET+PEN are activated, but if somehow we still need a settler, then subsequent five rounders will be arranged to settle matches.
ROUND OF 32
Mexico (Tom C) v Canada (Nick)
Germany (Stu H) v Czechia (David)
Netherlands (Jonny) v Morocco (Fiona)
Brazil (Tom F) v Sweden (Ben)
France (Matt OC) v Australia (Richard)
Ivory Coast (Matt G) v Senegal (Matthew T)
South Africa (Ciaran) v Uruguay (Ravi)
Croatia (Colin) v Uzbekistan (Gav)
USA (Thomas) v Haiti (Anthony)
Egypt (Marcus) v Norway (Jason)
Colombia (Brett) v England (Adam)
Spain (Matthew B) v Algeria (Sean)
Bosnia & H (Trevor) v Ecuador (Tom B)
Argentina (Arthur) v Cape Verde (Stu P)
Portugal (Dan) v Ghana (Sarah)
Paraguay (M S R) v Belgium (Mike)
I will keep things moving as fixtures become available.
Good luck!
Ran from: 22 – 30 June 2026. Format: Apterous World Cup +Pens. Matches: One-off. Level scores: Tie-breakers played. Approved.
Fixtures: 15. Completed: 15.
| Notes | Player 1 | Player 2 | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEX v CAN | Tom Cappleman | Nick W | 13 – 11 |
| GER v CZE | Stu Harkness | David Holmes | 14 – 7 |
| NED v MOR | Jonny D | Fiona T | 13 – 10 |
| BRA v SWE | Tom Finn | Ben Bazzard | 13 – 10 |
| FRA v AUS | Matt OC | Richard Decker | 14 – 8 |
| CIV v SEN | Matt Gould | Matthew Tassier | 13 – 11 |
| RSA v URU | Ciaran M | Ravi Choudhary | 11 – 13 |
| USA v HAI | Thomas Carey | Anthony Endsor | 12 – 10 |
| EGY v NOR | Marcus Hares | Jason Turner | 13 – 5 |
| COL v ENG | Brett Davids | Adam Latchford | 11 – 15 |
| ESP v ALG | Matthew Brockwell | Sean D | 15 – 8 |
| BOS v ECU | Trevor Bissett | Tom B | 10 – 12 |
| ARG v CAB | Arthur P | Stu Patrick | 14 – 7 |
| PAR v BEL | M S R | Mike Lee | 12 – 11 |
| POR v GHA | Dan Byrom | Sarah M | 11 – 12* |
Key. Green: winner. Red: loser. *: game decided on a tiebreaker.
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