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World Cup Oracle - On to the finals

Wirtjo wins this week! Survey is open for the final rounds!

By Kreg Asay
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Oracle Scoring System:

  • Getting the right result (Team A beats Team B): 1 point
  • Each correct number of goals for either team: 1 point (result was 1-1, and you picked 2-1; gives you 1 correct pick and 1 wrong pick so 1 point).
  • If you picked the correct goal for one team, and the final result (result was 2-0, and you picked 2-1; you get 1 point for the goal, and one for the result so 2 points).

So there is are 0-3 points possible for EVERY game. Bonus games will also be added occasionally with International games, Open Cup and others.

The Round of 16 is over! The Women’s World Cup is now down to a handful of games, so there is now only one survey; part one is the current semifinal games, part two is the quarterfinals and finals - which will be filled in later this week. Those of you playing along check back on the spreadsheet and survey to update your picks for the last matches - there will be no further update articles until the final is over!

A note regarding ties is in order. Since all KO rounds go to PK’s if they’re still tied after 120 minutes, I’m giving anyone who predicted a draw the full 3 points regardless of goals scored since it’s not the typical result. Regular points will be given otherwise.

Here’s this round’s stats:

ORACLE OF THE ROUND: Although I scored 16, I’ve excluded myself from contention; that means Soapbox’s own Wirtjo takes the prize with 14 points!

  • Participation: 14 players.
  • Game with most points earned: England beating Cameroon earned 26 points.
  • Game with least points earned: Sweden knocking Canada out awarded only 10 points.

Here’s the full scoring spreadsheet, and a new survey for the knockout rounds, which is also at the bottom of this page for some viewers!

World Cup Oracle

Name Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 R-16 Finals Total Games PPG
Name Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 R-16 Finals Total Games PPG
asaharyev 9 16 13 38 36 1.06
Badgerboys 21 17 14 52 36 1.44
Brandon Wilde 13 15 12 40 36 1.11
Brett 18 13 12 43 36 1.19
Cmartinez15 0 0 8 8 12 0.67
CoachK 16 10 8 34 36 0.94
Danis 14 11 13 38 36 1.06
DJZseamhead 17 16 13 46 36 1.28
Emmaline_Care 18 16 11 45 36 1.25
how2winfantasy 17 19 24 12 2 74 44 1.68
Kayla 13 18 11 10 52 44 1.18
KTasay 18 17 15 16 12 78 52 1.5
OAMP47 20 14 16 50 36 1.39
Panama Jack 19 23 16 58 36 1.61
Pinhead 0 0 0 13 8 21 8 2.63
PJ 16 18 10 44 36 1.22
Ranprieur 0 0 17 12 29 20 1.45
RSLfan4ever 11 13 11 35 36 0.97
RSLFanRisca 16 18 11 9 2 56 44 1.27
RSLMountainMan 20 15 15 10 9 69 44 1.57
Sammie 13 19 13 45 36 1.25
Shyust 19 12 8 39 36 1.08
Skippyjeff 16 21 11 12 6 66 44 1.5
Sparticus 19 20 11 10 3 63 44 1.43
Star Universe 14 15 7 36 36 1
Storydove 17 13 14 44 36 1.22
Stu Pedasol 19 14 6 12 8 59 44 1.34
Tinyj316 0 0 0 10 10 8 1.25
Valeri2013 18 15 10 43 36 1.19
Waltzing Mapproximately 19 18 13 9 10 69 44 1.57
Wesley Hunick 15 7 11 33 36 0.92
Whip 16 17 10 43 36 1.19
Wirtjo 0 0 0 14 14 8 1.75
Wperonek 0 0 0 10 10 8 1.25

Next update will be after the World Cup ends, so return to the survey to keep your picks updated!

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