World Cup 2018 it is in Russia

[Captain Z]

FIFA's stupid rules state you cannot have more than two colours on the shirt.

Seriously, those fucking guys.

I've been trying to look up the actual rules because there are a few shirts that seem to conflict this. Nigeria, for example, although if the sleeves don't count as part of the 'shirt' I can understand that one, but Colombia's definitely has three colours.

[Sgt. Duckie]

Anybody plotting a marvellous CaB wonderful World Cup sweepstake/ fun competition this year??

[holyzombiejesus]

Too late for a sweepstake now, I think. There's this that got passed round at work...

THE RULES

You must pick 10 teams.
You must select at least 1 team from each group.
You have a maximum of 100,000 Roubles to spend.
All games played over 90 minutes (i.e. extra time and penalty shootouts do not count).
The 3rd place play-off game does NOT count as nobody cares anyway!
Pick a Dream Player to receive bonus points.


THE POINTS

10 POINTS FOR A WIN
3 POINT FOR    A DRAW
-5 POINTS FOR A DEFEAT
5 POINTS FOR EACH GOAL SCORED
-2 POINTS FOR EACH GOAL CONCEDED

For each game involving one of your teams, you will receive:

10 bonus points for each team progressing through the group stages.
10 more bonus points for each team progressing to the Quarter Finals.
Another 10 bonus points for each team progressing to the Semi Finals.
Yet another 10 bonus points for each team progressing to the Final.

10 bonus points for each goal scored by your Dream Player
(goals scored in extra time count for this, those in penalty shootouts do not).
25 bonus points if your Dream Player wins the Golden Boot.

THE TEAMS
20,000 ₽
Russia
Spain
France
Argentina
Brazil
Germany
Belgium
England

15,000 ₽
Uruguay
Portugal
Denmark
Croatia
Serbia
Mexico
Colombia
Poland

10,000 ₽
Egypt
Morocco
Peru
Nigeria
Switzerland
Sweden
Tunisia
Senegal

5,000 ₽
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Australia
Iceland
Costa Rica
South Korea
Panama
Japan

Remember:
You must pick 10 teams.
You must pick at least 1 team from each group.
You can spend a maximum of 100,000 Roubles.
Don't forget to select your Dream Player.

This came through on email and it's 10 quid to play but all the prize money gets shared out. Obviously we won't need to pay/ play officially and can just have a go between us but if anyone wants to play the game 'properly', I can forward you the organiser's email address.

[imitationleather]

I've been trying to look up the actual rules because there are a few shirts that seem to conflict this. Nigeria, for example, although if the sleeves don't count as part of the 'shirt' I can understand that one, but Colombia's definitely has three colours.

Maybe it's the main body of the shirt. I think that's why the German effort has the motif in all-black rather than the far better original design it's an homage to.

Maybe it's flag colours they object to? I'm not sure. That shirt, after all, basically is the Colombia flag. There's some kit-related rule for why we couldn't have it, though. Maybe there's a special "Let's fuck England over" clause.

[phes]

Too late for a sweepstake now, I think. There's this that got passed round at work...

THE RULES

You must pick 10 teams.
You must select at least 1 team from each group.
You have a maximum of 100,000 Roubles to spend.
All games played over 90 minutes (i.e. extra time and penalty shootouts do not count).
The 3rd place play-off game does NOT count as nobody cares anyway!
Pick a Dream Player to receive bonus points.


THE POINTS

10 POINTS FOR A WIN
3 POINT FOR    A DRAW
-5 POINTS FOR A DEFEAT
5 POINTS FOR EACH GOAL SCORED
-2 POINTS FOR EACH GOAL CONCEDED

For each game involving one of your teams, you will receive:

10 bonus points for each team progressing through the group stages.
10 more bonus points for each team progressing to the Quarter Finals.
Another 10 bonus points for each team progressing to the Semi Finals.
Yet another 10 bonus points for each team progressing to the Final.

10 bonus points for each goal scored by your Dream Player
(goals scored in extra time count for this, those in penalty shootouts do not).
25 bonus points if your Dream Player wins the Golden Boot.

THE TEAMS
20,000 ₽
Russia
Spain
France
Argentina
Brazil
Germany
Belgium
England

15,000 ₽
Uruguay
Portugal
Denmark
Croatia
Serbia
Mexico
Colombia
Poland

10,000 ₽
Egypt
Morocco
Peru
Nigeria
Switzerland
Sweden
Tunisia
Senegal

5,000 ₽
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Australia
Iceland
Costa Rica
South Korea
Panama
Japan

Remember:
You must pick 10 teams.
You must pick at least 1 team from each group.
You can spend a maximum of 100,000 Roubles.
Don't forget to select your Dream Player.

This came through on email and it's 10 quid to play but all the prize money gets shared out. Obviously we won't need to pay/ play officially and can just have a go between us but if anyone wants to play the game 'properly', I can forward you the organiser's email address.

rotating laughing emoji with tears etc at England in group 1 above, well, almost everyone in group 2. Even with home advantage Russia would be on shaky ground in group 3

[phes]

Maybe it's the main body of the shirt. I think that's why the German effort has the motif in all-black rather than the far better original design it's an homage to.

Maybe it's flag colours they object to? I'm not sure. That shirt, after all, basically is the Colombia flag. There's some kit-related rule for why we couldn't have it, though. Maybe there's a special "Let's fuck England over" clause.

It's more complicated and is something to do with stripes, checks etc

https://www.footyheadlines.com/2017/12/fifas-2018-world-cup-kit-rules-are-immense.html?m=1

[holyzombiejesus]

It kind of makes sense in the original format as it was in table form with the teams split in to their groups and one of the 4 prices assigned to each team (apart from England's group where both they and Belgium were 20k and Group G where there was no top priced team and Colombia and Poland were both 15k).

[imitationleather]

It's more complicated and is something to do with stripes, checks etc

https://www.footyheadlines.com/2017/12/fifas-2018-world-cup-kit-rules-are-immense.html?m=1

That's amazing. Ta.

[notjosh]

Too late for a sweepstake now, I think. There's this that got passed round at work...

THE RULES

You must pick 10 teams.
You must select at least 1 team from each group.
You have a maximum of 100,000 Roubles to spend.
All games played over 90 minutes (i.e. extra time and penalty shootouts do not count).
The 3rd place play-off game does NOT count as nobody cares anyway!
Pick a Dream Player to receive bonus points.

A Egypt (₽10,000)
B Portugal (₽15,000)
C Australia (₽5,000)
C Peru (₽10,000)
D Iceland (₽5,000)
E Costa Rica (₽5,000)
F Germany (₽20,000)
F Sweden (₽10,000)
G Panama (₽5,000)
H Poland (₽15,000)
= ₽100,000

Dream player: Thomas Müller

[BlodwynPig]

Uruguay
Egypt
Morocco
Peru
Nigeria
Switzerland
Sweden
Tunisia
Senegal
Japan

Neymar

[DrGreggles]

Uruguay
Egypt
Morocco
Peru
Nigeria
Switzerland
Sweden
Tunisia
Senegal
Japan

Neymar

[garnish]

A Egypt (₽10,000)
B Portugal (₽15,000)
C Australia (₽5,000)
C Peru (₽10,000)
D Iceland (₽5,000)
E Costa Rica (₽5,000)
F Germany (₽20,000)
F Sweden (₽10,000)
G Panama (₽5,000)
H Poland (₽15,000)

Dream player: Thomas Müller

[garnish]

Uruguay
Egypt
Morocco
Peru
Nigeria
Switzerland
Sweden
Tunisia
Senegal
Japan

Neymar

[im barry bethel]

I've been trying to look up the actual rules because there are a few shirts that seem to conflict this. Nigeria, for example, although if the sleeves don't count as part of the 'shirt' I can understand that one, but Colombia's definitely has three colours.

Wasn't it Nigeria that had a shirt closer to a basketball vest till FIFA said no so they just added black sleeves to keep the overall look the same?

[Sgt. Duckie]

Brazil 20.000
Colombia 15000
Portugal 15000
Egypt 10000
Switzerland 10000
South korea 5000
Iceland 5000
Sweden 10000
Japan 5000
Panama 5000


Star player: Kane

[lebowskibukowski]

Brazil 20000

Uruguay 15000
Mexico  15000

Switzerland 10000
Peru 10000
Nigeria 10000

Iceland 5000
Iran 5000
Japan 5000
Australia 5000

M'Bappe

[DrGreggles]

Uruguay
Egypt
Morocco
Peru
Nigeria
Switzerland
Sweden
Tunisia
Senegal
Japan

Neymar

Seems popular

[jobotic]

Wasn't he Harold Bishop in Neighbours?

Could be a Rhodesian ringer.

[Rolf Lundgren]

Brazil 20,000
Germany 20,000
Spain 20,000
Portugal 15,000
Switzerland 10,000
Peru 10,000
Japan 5,000

Star player: Antoine Griezmann

[Crabwalk]

A heads up that Danny Baker's 'Brushing Up on the World Cup', first broadcast 4 years ago, is being repeated on BBC4 at 8pm. I remember being in hysterics when it first aired.

[holyzombiejesus]

Brazil 20,000
Germany 20,000
Spain 20,000
Portugal 15,000
Switzerland 10,000
Peru 10,000
Japan 5,000

Star player: Antoine Griezmann

Remember:
You must pick 10 teams.
You must pick at least 1 team from each group
You must not be a stupid gormless goon

[chveik]

Germany
Uruguay
Croatia
Egypt
Morocco
Peru
Costa Rica
Japan
Iceland
South Korea

Neymar

[finnquark]

Egypt 10k
Peru 10k
Morocco 10k
Iceland 5k
Brazil 20k
Sweden 10k
England 20k
Japan 5k
Costa Rica 5k
Iran 5k

Dream Player - Gabriel Jesus

[Soup]

Is anyone still working their way through these FIFA specials? I'm halfway through '98 (not watching them in any particular order) and its a cracker. Partly, I'm sure, because its "my first World Cup (TM)" but mainly because it absolutely crushes every one of its numerous musical montages, partly cos of great fan footage, and partly cos it nails the little narratives running through the competition. Bloody lovely stuff, I'm all excited.

[Rolf Lundgren]

Remember:
You must pick 10 teams.
You must pick at least 1 team from each group
You must not be a stupid gormless goon

Oh, you and your 'rules'!

Fine:

1. Brazil 20,000
2. Germany 20,000
3. Portugal 15,000
4. Switzerland 10,000
5. Peru 10,000
6. Iceland 5,000
7. Costa Rica 5,000
8. Saudi Arabia 5,000
9. South Korea 5,000
10. Japan 5,000

Star player: Antoine Griezmann

[asids]

Too late for a sweepstake now, I think. There's this that got passed round at work...

THE RULES

You must pick 10 teams.
You must select at least 1 team from each group.
You have a maximum of 100,000 Roubles to spend.
All games played over 90 minutes (i.e. extra time and penalty shootouts do not count).
The 3rd place play-off game does NOT count as nobody cares anyway!
Pick a Dream Player to receive bonus points.


THE POINTS

10 POINTS FOR A WIN
3 POINT FOR    A DRAW
-5 POINTS FOR A DEFEAT
5 POINTS FOR EACH GOAL SCORED
-2 POINTS FOR EACH GOAL CONCEDED

For each game involving one of your teams, you will receive:

10 bonus points for each team progressing through the group stages.
10 more bonus points for each team progressing to the Quarter Finals.
Another 10 bonus points for each team progressing to the Semi Finals.
Yet another 10 bonus points for each team progressing to the Final.

10 bonus points for each goal scored by your Dream Player
(goals scored in extra time count for this, those in penalty shootouts do not).
25 bonus points if your Dream Player wins the Golden Boot.

THE TEAMS
20,000 ₽
Russia
Spain
France
Argentina
Brazil
Germany
Belgium
England

15,000 ₽
Uruguay
Portugal
Denmark
Croatia
Serbia
Mexico
Colombia
Poland

10,000 ₽
Egypt
Morocco
Peru
Nigeria
Switzerland
Sweden
Tunisia
Senegal

5,000 ₽
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Australia
Iceland
Costa Rica
South Korea
Panama
Japan

Remember:
You must pick 10 teams.
You must pick at least 1 team from each group.
You can spend a maximum of 100,000 Roubles.
Don't forget to select your Dream Player.

This came through on email and it's 10 quid to play but all the prize money gets shared out. Obviously we won't need to pay/ play officially and can just have a go between us but if anyone wants to play the game 'properly', I can forward you the organiser's email address.

Brazil (20k)
Croatia (15k)
Uruguay (15k)
Portugal (15k)
Egypt (10k)
Iceland (5k)
Japan (5k)
Iran (5k)
South Korea (5k)
Australia (5k)

Dream Player: Neymar

[notjosh]

Is anyone still working their way through these FIFA specials? I'm halfway through '98 (not watching them in any particular order) and its a cracker. Partly, I'm sure, because its "my first World Cup (TM)" but mainly because it absolutely crushes every one of its numerous musical montages, partly cos of great fan footage, and partly cos it nails the little narratives running through the competition. Bloody lovely stuff, I'm all excited.

So many to get through, I reckon I'll save some for those awful gaps between games you get in the group stages. The thought is already depressing me.

[holyzombiejesus]

A heads up that Danny Baker's 'Brushing Up on the World Cup', first broadcast 4 years ago, is being repeated on BBC4 at 8pm. I remember being in hysterics when it first aired.

"Serves him right for chasing cats" is peak Partridge.

Edit: "We're losing the impact" with the sheep even more so.

[DrGreggles]

A heads up that Danny Baker's 'Brushing Up on the World Cup', first broadcast 4 years ago, is being repeated on BBC4 at 8pm. I remember being in hysterics when it first aired.

Yep, it's fantastic.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b045q1dd/world-cup-brush-up-with-danny-baker

[The Lurker]

Argentina
Uruguay
Portugal
Switzerland
Senegal
Morocco
Iceland
Australia
Japan
South Korea

Messi