Bench Women's World Cup 2023

[Achiyama 1,223]

2 hours ago, Athenayama said:

@Achiyama as Djodjoyoshi doesn't have an account on the forum his lineup will be sent to your email angelstoyanov55@yahoo.com.

Not a problem.

Thanks for letting me know!

[Achiyama 1,223]

8 hours ago, Bunbukuchagama said:

It gets funnier with every new iteration. 

That's happening when using a phone and your Shikona is long. If it was longer it could have more typos!

It's fixed!

Edited August 4, 2023 by Achiyama

[Jejima 1,314]

Golden Boot Standings after round 3

Everybody has now scored at least one goal, so everyone is now ranked somewhere om the Golden Boot Standings. Sadly, my oldest son, Baku, is at the very bottom, with just one goal, and a goal difference of minus 5. This is in direct contrast to his younger brother, Kaba, who is the new leader with nine goals over three matches!

1. (+5) Kaba 9 (+9)
2. (-1) Jakusotsu 8 (+5)
3. (-1) aminoumi 7 (+5)
4. (+4) Djodjoyoshi 7 (+3)
5. (-1) Meletyoshi 7 (+2)
6. (+4) Ganzohnesushi 7 (-1)
7. (+4) Fingall 6 (+5)
8. (-2) Spytoneryu 6 (+4)
9. (-6) Athenayama 6 (+3)
10. (+2) Oyama 5 (+4)
11. (+8) Koorifuu 5 (+2)
12. (-3) Chiyonosora 5 (0)
13. (-8) Rhinoshima 5 (-8)
14. (+4) Kuma Koma 4 (0)
15. (+8) Tanetakahiro 4 (-1)
16. (+10) Achiyama 4 (-2)
=17. (-5) Mr Froggy 3 (+1)
=17. (-5) Pitinosato 3 (+1)
=19. (-7) Asapedroryu 3 (0)
=19. (+3) Fujiko 3 (0)
=19. (-2) Kumanomusuko 3 (0)
=19. (=) Polimasa 3 (0)
=23. (-4) ChatGPT 3 (-1)
=23. (-11) Kimyama 3 (-1)
=23. (NE) Lordshamrockyama 3 (-1)
26. (-1) Jejima 3 (-3)
27. (+2) Nekonishiki 3 (-4)
28. (NE) Andonishiki 3 (-6)
29. (-6) Bunbuckuchagama 2 (0)
30. (+2) Krisachiyama 2 (-6)
31. (NE) Bumbiachiyama 1 (-4)
32. (-6) Baku 1 (-5)
 

Edited August 5, 2023 by Jejima

[Jejima 1,314]

Golden Gloves Standings after round 3

Everybody is still in this competition, but from next round onwards, we will be losing names. Rhinoshima is firmaly rooted to the bottom, with a very leaky goal. Meanwhile, my youngest son, Kaba, is also topping this table, and is the only player yet to see the ball cross their goal line!

1. (+1) Kaba 0 (+9)
=2. (+2) Fingall 1 (+5)
=2. (+4) Kimyama 1 (+5)
4. (+2) Oyama 1 (+4)
5. (-4) aminoumi 2 (+5)
6. (-4) Spytoneryu 2 (+4)
=7. (-1) Mr Froggy 2 (+1)
=7. (-1) Pitinosato 2 (+1)
9. (+9) Athenayama 3 (+3)
=10. (-4) Asapedroryu 3 (0)
=10. (+3) Kumanomusuko 3 (0)
=10. (+9) Polimasa 3 (0)
13. (+9) Bunbuckuchagama 3 (-1)
14. (+3) Jakusotsu 4 (+5)
15. (-10) Djodjoyoshi 4 (+3)
=16. (-2) Fujiko 4 (0)
=16. (-5) Kuma Koma 4 (0)
=18. (+1) ChatGPT 4 (-1)
=18. (-2) Lordshamrockyama 4 (-1)
20. (+4) Meletyoshi 5 (+2)
21. (-9) Chiyonosora 5 (0)
22. (-7) Tanetakahiro 5 (-1)
23. (+4) Bumbiachiyama 5 (-4)
24. (+1) Achiyama 6 (-2)
25. (-3) Jejima 6 (-3)
26. (-7) Koorifuji 6 (-4)
27. (-2) Baku 6 (-5)
28. (+4) Nekonishiki 7 (-4)
29. (-1) Ganzohnesushi 8 (-1)
30. (-1) Krisachiyama 8 (-6)
31. (-1) Andonishiki 9 (-6)
32. (=) Rhinoshima 13 (-8)

Edited August 5, 2023 by Jejima

[Jejima 1,314]

Quick update because the deadline is fast approaching....

Enter your penalty takers for the Quarterfinals!

Deadline is Saturday 5th August, 4am GMT/UCT

I have received entries from:-
Achiyama, aminoumi, Andonishiki, Asapedroryu, Athenayama, Baku, Bumbiachiyama, Bunbuckuchagama, ChatGPT, Chiyonosora, Djodjoyoshi, Finngall, Fujiko, Ganzohnesushi, Jakusotsu, Jejima, Kaba, Kimyama, Koorifuu, Krisachiyama, Lordshamrockyama, Meletyoshi, Mr Froggy, Nekonishiki, Oyama, Pitinosato, Polimasa, Rhinoshima, Spytoneryu, Tanetakahiro

I am waiting to hear from....
Kuma Koma (@Nekonishiki Banji)
Kumanomusuko (@Nekonishiki Banji)

Edited August 4, 2023 by Jejima

[Jejima 1,314]

All Penalty takers for Quarterfinals now received. Many thanks everyone! I don't have to wake up at 5am my time to check. 

[Nekonishiki Banji 366]

Refioji Nekonishiki

I am still waiting for the line-up from Bumbiachiyama.
The other 7 are already in. Please take this as official feedback, everything has been validated. 

 

[Jakusotsu 5,815]

Waiting for @Achiyama and Tanetakahiro - 10 hours to go!

[Athenayama 953]

Well, it seems that all are waiting for @Achiyama Polimasa, Krisachiyama. I believe he must be aware of that. 2 hours to go here, please.

[Bunbukuchagama 688]

4 hours ago, Jejima said:

Bunbuckuchagayama

Again?! 

[Nekonishiki Banji 366]

Refioji Nekonishiki – Octofinals

Sorry, the line-ups are not formatted this time, just pasted as they arrived.

 

BWC16  Match 2:
Oyama (Netherlands) vs  Chiyonosora (Argentina) 

Oyama

Netherlands (R), Australia, Spain, Colombia, USA, Denmark, Sweden (S1)

Chiyonosora

France, Japan (S1), Spain, USA, Denmark, Morocco

comment: the first four teams will win for sure,
no doubt. might be enough to reach the final eight.
no C and no R team !? mhhh, good or bad ??
dont give me my big sister as an opponent pls,
she is sooo mean.

Refioji: Spain is out

 

BWC16  Match 1:
Kaba (Switzerland) vs Meletyoshi (Spain)

Kaba

Kaba:  1. England, 2. France, 3. Japan, 4. Colombia, 5. USA (S1), 6. Denmark (C), 7. South Africa, 8. Switzerland (R), 9. Nigeria  

Comment: Minecraft!

Meletyoshi

1. France, 2. Spain (R), 3. Sweden (S1), 4. USA, 5. Jamaica, 6. Norway, 7. Switzerland.

 

 

BWS16  Match 9:
Rhinoshima (New Zealand) vs  Andonishiki (Zambia)

Rhinoshima

1. England (S1)      2. Australia   3. USA         4. Morocco   5. Nigeria

Andonishiki

England (S1), Japan, USA, Australia (C), Norway, Nigeria

 

comment: now Jamaica must WIN this tourney,

or Japan will - it's a JaJa affair !

a little RANT:

WHY ON EARTH a team manager who failed horribly - not even qualifying for the second round in an 'easy' group with three opponents who dont even have 1/10th of the budget (incl sponsoring), much worse training conditions, media attention and fan support - cannot stand up a day after failure and publicly admits his/her responsibility and leaves quietly.... THIS DID happen already twice in GER.

now Martina Voss ( IHATE doublenames), earlier Jogi L and 2022 Hans Flick.

 JUST QUIT, you LAME LOSERS. "Verschwinde, Du Opfer!"  the whole nation had high hopes in your team, but you let us down terribly !

but the public, the media, the DfB is too weak, too 'correct'... incapable of just commanding You're FIRED, cause you didnt reach the goal, you FAILED the whole nation miserably.

now women football will fall back into meaninglessness, the only thing male fans wanna see now is Jule Brand in a magazine centerfold.

well... nothing to see or read her, pls move on - enjoy some sushi, if avail ;)

Refioji: England and USA are out

 

BWS16  Match 10:
Kimyama (USA) vs  Bumbiachiyama (South Africa)

Kimyama

1. Sweden, 2. USA (R), 3. England (S1), 4. Switzerland, 5. Norway, 6. Jamaica

Bumbiachiyama

1.) Spain, 2.) England, 3.) USA (S1), 4.) Sweden (C), 5.) Jamaica, 6.) South Africa

Edited August 5, 2023 by Nekonishiki Banji
Administrative error on my side

[Athenayama 953]

Refioji Athenayama at your service.

BWC16  Match 4:
G1 Finngall (Sweden) vs E2 Koorifuu (Portugal)

Finngall : 1. Sweden (R), 2. England (S1), 3. Japan, 4. Norway, 5. South Africa (C), 6. Jamaica, 7. USA
Comment : Regardless of the result of this round, I'm guaranteed to lose two of my squad in head-to-head matches, so I'm not liking my chances in the long term.

Koorifuu : 1. Netherlands, 2. France, 3. England, 4. Norway, 5. USA (S1), 6. Switzerland, 7. Nigeria

Norway is removed (line 4).

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BWC16  Match 8:
H1 Polimasa (Morocco) vs F2 Fujiko (Jamaica)

Polimasa : 1. France (C), 2. Spain, 3. USA, 4. Jamaica, 5. Morocco (R).

Fujiko : 1. England, 2. France, 3. Jamaica ®, 4. Australia (S1)
Comment: Go! Go! Go!

[Athenayama 953]

Refioji Athenayama at your service.

BWS16  Match 11:
C3 Ganzohnesushi (Costa Rica) vs A4 Krisachiyama (Norway)

Ganzohnesushi : 1. Netherlands, 2. France, 3. England (S1), 4. USA, 5. Denmark, 6. Switzerland, 7. Nigeria

Comment :  First I was tempted to send an UDH lineup, but then I saw that Andonishiki wants to meet me again in the  'Bench World Saucer' final. Thus I changed my tentative draft. Now I'm waiting for wins by Nigeria and Switzerland while Netherlands and France lose.

 

Krisachiyama : 1. Colombia, 2. England (S1), 3. France, 4. USA 5. Norway (R), 6. Nigeria.

USA is removed (line 4).

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BWS16  Match 12:
G3 ChatGPT (Italy) vs E4 Baku (Vietnam)

ChatGPT : 1. France, 2. Netherlands (S1), 3. USA, 4. Nigeria.

Comment:
Prediction: France 3-0 Morocco
Prediction: Netherlands 3-0 South Africa
Prediction: Sweden 1-2 USA
Prediction: England 2-1 Nigeria

Jejima says... to decide the order of the first two teams, I asked ChatGPT which team was most likely to win their respective matches...
Additional Comment

As a sports pundit, it is likely that the general consensus would be that France is more likely to beat Morocco than the Netherlands defeating South Africa. This prediction is based on the relative strength and past performances of the teams involved.

France is a historically strong footballing nation and has a strong women's team with several talented players. They have shown good form in the group stage, and the pundit might expect them to continue their strong performances against Morocco.

On the other hand, while the Netherlands is also a strong team and the reigning European champions, South Africa is considered a more competitive opponent compared to Morocco. South Africa has the potential to cause upsets and may put up a tough fight against the Netherlands.

However, it's essential to remember that football is full of surprises, and any team can perform exceptionally on a given day. In knockout stages, where the stakes are higher, anything can happen, making the matches exciting to watch and difficult to predict with certainty.

 

Baku : 1. USA, 2. Japan, 3. Spain ©, 4. France, 5. Norway, 6. Morocco.
Comment: Minecraft.

[Achiyama 1,223]

4 hours ago, Jakusotsu said:

Waiting for @Achiyama and Tanetakahiro - 10 hours to go!

Hi Jakusotsu-zeki,

I sent my and Tanetakahiro's lineups in the PMs for the Group rounds to save space.

Sorry for not telling you earlier!

Achiyama

[Achiyama 1,223]

ROUND OF 16 (Octofinals)  (Refioji: Achiyama)                                      BWC16 Match 3                              AMINOUMI               JAKUSOTSU   Squad Goals   Squad Goals    1. Japan (R)      1. France      2. Colombia      2. Netherlands      3. England      3. England (S1)      4. Spain       4. Colombia      5. USA       5. USA (C)      6. Australia      6. Spain       7. Denmark      7. Norway      8. Nigeria (C)      8. Nigeria      WINNER/LOSER     WINNER/LOSER

Aminoumi's Comments: Won the group - kicked out two grumpy & old veterans - Nippon girls are crikey ! Nadeshiko will move on fearless, GLORY for Samurai BLUE Jakusotsu's Comments: Still in contention for the Cup - hooray! Refioji's Comments:        BWC16 Match 7                            DJODJOYOSHI                PITINOSATO   Squad Goals   Squad Goals    1. USA       1. England (S1)       2. Denmark (R)       2. Spain      3. France      3. Australia (R)       4. Switzerland (C)      4. USA      5. Netherlands      5. Switzerland      6. Nigeria      6. Nigeria      7. South Africa        L    8. Sweden (S1)        L   WINNER/LOSER      WINNER/LOSER

Djodjoyoshi's Comments:  Pitinosato's Comments:  6 Teams against 8 Teams. At first glance this does not look so good But.... ....we have the very intresting direct duel of our R-Teams ! This could well be decisive So I root for Australia to score one or maybe even two goals for me !!! Refioji's Comments:

[Achiyama 1,223]

ROUND OF 16 (Octofinals)  (Refioji: Achiyama)                                      BWS16 Match 15                             KUMA-KOMA               NEKONISHIKI   Squad Goals   Squad Goals    1.  England (R)      1. England      2. Sweden      2. USA (S1)      3. Spain (S1)      3. Nigeria      4. Morocco      4. Australia      5. Nigeria      5. Colombia (C)      WINNER/LOSER     WINNER/LOSER

Kuma-Koma's: Good luck, my friend! I will be happy for you if you win. Nekonishiki's Comments: Kuma Koma, don't hurt me too much :D Refioji's Comments:        BWC16 Match 16                             BUNBUKUCHAGAMA                       JEJIMA   Squad Goals   Squad Goals    1. England (S1)      1. England (C)      2. Norway      2. USA (S1)      3. Sweden      3. Japan      4. USA      4. Sweden      5. Nigeria      5. Jamaica       L    6. Norway       L    7. Switzerland     WINNER/LOSER      WINNER/LOSER       Bunbukuchagama's Comments:  Jejima's Comments: I am trying to be a good manager, and look at my opposition's squad, before making my selection, and then picking my line-up accordingly. I actually think that Sweden will probably defeat USA, and that Japan has a better chance (so really should be in slot 2) of being nailed down for a win.... But, I *think* that my aite will likely put England and the USA in his first two slots, so I want to neutralise that, before making an impact with Japan....  Have I overthought this? Will Bunbuckuchagama favour Sweden (as I secretly do?), which will mess up with my plans? Am I being over defensive - and should be more offensive?  Time will tell! Refioji's Comments:

 

Edited August 5, 2023 by Achiyama

[Jakusotsu 5,815]

BWC16  Match 5

Athenayama:  1. France, 2. Spain, 3. Colombia, 4. Sweden (S1), 5. USA, 6. Norway, 7. Nigeria
Comment: Very few hopes to go further. No (R) team, no (C) team. The quarters would be my last stop at best. Not enough competitive a team.
vs.
Tanetakahiro:  1. Netherlands ©, 2. England, 3. Australia, 4. USA (S1), 5. Norway, 6. South Africa

BWC16  Match 6

Spytoneryu:  1. Spain (S1), 2. Colombia, 3. Sweden, 4. Jamaica ©, 5. USA, 6. Denmark, 7. Switzerland
vs.
Mr Froggy:  1. Colombia ®, 2. England, 3. Spain, 4. Australia, 5. Denmark, 6. South Africa, 7. Switzerland (S1)
Comment: “Don’t be a fish, be a frog. Swim in the water and jump when you hit the ground.” - Kin Young-Ha

BWS16  Match 13

Asapedroryu:  1. England (S1), 2. Japan ©, 3. Australia, 4. USA, 5. Norway, 6. Nigeria ®
vs.
Achiyama:  1. USA, 2. Norway ©, 3. Sweden, 4. Nigeria, 5. South Africa
Comment: Tough to predict. I don't see winning, so I have already packed my luggage.

BWS16  Match 14

Lordshamrockyama:  1. France ®, 2. England, 3. Netherlands, 4. Sweden (S1), 5. Switzerland, 6. Morocco ©, 7. Denmark, 8. Nigeria
Comment: Allez la France !
vs.
Kumanomusuko:  1. Japan, 2. Sweden (S1), 3. England, 4. Jamaica, 5. France

[Nekonishiki Banji 366]

Refioji Nekonishiki – Octofinals

My apologies, I made a mistake, it's been corrected in my previous post, too, but here is the affected match again:

BWS16  Match 10:
Kimyama (USA) vs  Bumbiachiyama (South Africa)

Kimyama

1. Sweden, 2. USA (R), 3. England (S1), 4. Switzerland, 5. Norway, 6. Jamaica

Bumbiachiyama

1.) Spain, 2.) England, 3.) USA (S1), 4.) Sweden (C), 5.) Jamaica, 6.) South Africa (R)

[Jejima 1,314]

On 03/08/2023 at 22:24, Ganzohnesushi said:

Hehe, thats what you get when you order an extra sausage for the USA. How much did the TV stations in USA pay to the corrupt FIFA to have the winner of their group playing so early? And now? Nix prime-time it is for finishing 2nd in their group, match is in the middle of the night now.  

Fans in Netherlands and South Africa will be pissed.

Ganzohnesushi

I've just looked it up....

So, 4am kick-off for both Netherlands AND South Africa. That *has* to be the worst time possible. If earlier, you can just about justify staying up all night....  But it is too early to start an early day. (Perhaps 3am is worse? Discuss).

Meanwhile, USA's match is 1am kick-off in Alaska, going across to 5am in New York. Best place to watch would be Hawai'i at 11pm!  I guess Sweden will be pleased, as it is a nice late morning/early lunchtime match on a Saturday. Get the beers in!

  

[Ganzohnesushi 507]

2 hours ago, Jejima said:

I guess Sweden will be pleased, as it is a nice late morning/early lunchtime match on a Saturday. Get the beers in!

  

It will be Sunday and only going to church could be an obstacle. Skol!

[Nekonishiki Banji 366]

Refioji Nekonishiki – Octofinals

The first day of the Octofinals is over. What happened today?

The results were:

Spoiler

Switzerland 1 Spain 5
Japan 3 Norway 1

There are no colored slots yet.

 

BWC16  Match 2:
Oyama (Netherlands) vs  Chiyonosora (Argentina) 

Only one Japan win for Chiyonosora so far.

BWC16  Match 1:
Kaba (Switzerland) vs Meletyoshi (Spain)

Not bad so far, winners in front, losers in the lower slots

 

BWS16  Match 9:
Rhinoshima (New Zealand) vs  Andonishiki (Zambia)

Andonishiki secures an important win in #2 (which is actually the first slot)

BWS16  Match 10:
Kimyama (USA) vs  Bumbiachiyama (South Africa)

Bumbiachiyama has a win in Slot #1, too. Kimyama’s losing teams are lower.

[Athenayama 953]

Round of 16 - Day 1:

 

BWC16  Match 4:
G1 Finngall (Sweden) vs E2 Koorifuu (Portugal)

A good start for Finngall with a win in line 4. A loss for Koorifuu in line 6. We'll already know much more tomorrow after the games Sweden vs USA and Netherlands vs South Africa.

	Finngall			Goal H	Chain H		Goal A	Chain A		Koorifuu
1.	Sweden ®		-			-				Netherlands
2.	England (S1)		-			-				France
3.	Japan	W	-			-				England
4.	Norway		-			-				Norway
5.	South Africa ©		-			-				USA (S1)
6.	Jamaica		-			-			L	Switzerland
7.	USA		-			-				Nigeria
8.			-			-
9.			-			-
10.			-			-
11.			-			-

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BWC16  Match 8:
H1 Polimasa (Morocco) vs F2 Fujiko (Jamaica)

Polimasa starts with a win. Too early to call anything here. USA tomorrow for Polimasa. Fujiko will throw her cards on the table in the last  2 days of round 16.

	Polimasa			Goal H	Chain H		Goal A	Chain A		Fujiko
1.	France ©		-			-				England
2.	Spain	W	-			-				France
3.	USA		-			-				Jamaica ®
4.	Jamaica		-			-				Australia (S1)
5.	Morocco ®		-			-
6.			-			-
7.			-			-
8.			-			-
9.			-			-
10.			-			-
11.			-			-

[Athenayama 953]

Round of 16 - Day 1:

BWS16  Match 11:
C3 Ganzohnesushi (Costa Rica) vs A4 Krisachiyama (Norway)

One loser on each side but maybe too low to decide anything. More to come tomorrow.

	Ganzohnesushi			Goal H	Chain H		Goal A	Chain A		Krisachiyama
1.	Netherlands		-			-				Colombia
2.	France		-			-				England (S1)
3.	England (S1)		-			-				France
4.	USA		-			-				USA
5.	Denmark		-			-			L	Norway ®
6.	Switzerland	L	-			-				Nigeria
7.	Nigeria		-			-
8.			-			-
9.			-			-
10.			-			-
11.			-			-

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BWS16  Match 12:
G3 ChatGPT (Italy) vs E4 Baku (Vietnam)

Baku has already gathered 2 wins and one loss. The loss is low enough not to be decisive. ChatGPT needs already a win of France and a loss of the USA otherwise it's game over.

France win AND USA lose = ChatGPT wins 1-0. Any other combination of results than this and Baku wins, score to be seen.

	ChatGPT			Goal H	Chain H		Goal A	Chain A		Baku
1.	France		-			-				USA
2.	Netherlands (S1)		-			-			W	Japan
3.	USA		-			-			W	Spain ©
4.	Nigeria		-			-				France
5.			-			-			L	Norway
6.			-			-				Morocco
7.			-			-
8.			-			-
9.			-			-
10.			-			-
11.			-			-

Edited August 5, 2023 by Athenayama

[Athenayama 953]

Japan is definitely one of the most, if not the most, pleasant teams to watch playing.

[Pitinosato 117]

7 hours ago, Achiyama said:

Have I overthought this?

 

Well Jezz,

looks like... 

But I know this... sometimes...

Peter