I drew Russia in the pool at work. I can only hope they cheat and win the whole fucking thing ($300)... or they could cheat, get busted and end up last due to a DQ ($40). Russia will advance out of Group A just fine, but they are not winning this tourney... legitimately.
Saudi Arabia is ranked 67th, that's what pissed off the king, being so close in the rankings and losing 5-0.
6-person World Cup draft with buddies, $25 winner each takes all. We snaked it. 30 picks between us. We all agreed Saudi Arabia or Panama winning it wasn't happening and if it did it's money back. I picked 1st. As you can tell it's snake. I don't know why but I went with the stupid pick to start but I didn't want to go against my gut just for the odds. My Portuguese friends were not amused. 1. Portugal 2. Germany 3. Spain 4. Brazil 5. England 6. Argentina 6. France 5. Colombia 4. Uruguay 3. Mexico 2. Switzerland 1. Belgium 1. Poland 2. Russia 3. Denmark 4. Sweden 5. Serbia 6. Nigeria 6. Costa Rica 5. Peru 4. Egypt 3. Iran 2. Senegal 1. Croatia (Everyone but the 5th guy thought they were gone already) 1. Iceland 2. Australia 3. Morocco 4. South Korea 5. Japan 6. Tunisia
So Me: Portugal Belgium Poland Croatia Iceland #2 Germany Switzerland Russia Senegal Australia #3 Spain Mexico Denmark Iran Morocco #4 Brazil Uruguay Sweden Egypt South Korea #5 England Colombia Serbia Peru Japan #6 Argentina France Nigeria Costa Rica Tunisia
I wasn't in this but at Joe's spot I'd have gone France, Belgium, Croatia, Iceland, Japan. Of course I'd want Poland instead of Iceland but I wouldn't have passed on Croatia for Poland.
