Athenayama 953 Posted August 12, 2023 6 minutes ago, Pitinosato said: to be honest, I didn't cheer, I slept It wasn't the best of games anyway. Better a good sleep ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jakusotsu 5,815 Posted August 12, 2023 1 hour ago, Athenayama said: It wasn't the best of games anyway. Better a good sleep ! That must be the French in you talking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Athenayama 953 Posted August 12, 2023 9 minutes ago, Jakusotsu said: That must be the French in you talking. I should PM this instead of writing it in public but fyi I'm not a big fan of the French national teams. And the main reason of that is when I was a kid and I was watching games with French teams (any sport) on tv, the French commentators were so in favor of the French and supported them so loudly that it created a sort of "allergy" in me that remained since then. Just a few exceptions to that, Paris Saint Germain of course (Hi Ganzo !) and few other French teams. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achiyama 1,223 Posted August 12, 2023 (edited) Quarterfinals (Refioji: Achiyama) BWC8 Match 10 AMINOUMI KOORIFUJI Squad Goals Squad Goals 1. Japan (R) L 0 X 1. England W 1 2. England W 0 2. France D 0 3. Australia D 0 3. Sweden (S2) W 1 4. Spain D 0 4. Netherlands D 0 5. Colombia L 0 L 0 LOSER 0 WINNER 2 Aminoumi's Comments: Nippon girls are unstoppable, speedy & smart. Nadeshiko power for the cup! Yoroshiku from Tokyo Koorifuji's Comments: Let's go Europe, I guess? Refioji's Comments: Koorifuji is the winner 2:0, and goes to play Cup Semifials. Amioumi goes to play the Plate Semifinals. BWB8 Match 8 DJODJOYOSHI FUJIKO Squad Goals Squad Goals 1. France D 0 1. England W 1 2. Netherlands D 0 2. Australia (S1) D 0 3. Sweden (S1) W 1 3. France D 0 DRAW 1 DRAW 1 As there was not scoring in Extra time, we go to penalties: DJODJOYOSHI FUJIKO Penalties Goals Penalties Goals USA - misses 0 Switzerland - misses 0 Sweden - scores 1 Netherlands - scores 1 France - scores 1 Australia - scores 1 Denmark - misses 0 Morocco - misses 0 Morocco - misses 0 France - scores 1 LOSER 2 WINNER 3 Djodjoyoshi's Comments: Fujiko's Comments: Goal! Refioji's Comments: Fujiko wins by penalties 3:2 and goes to play Bowl Semifinals. Djodjoyoshi, unfortunately, flies home. BWS8 Match 4 NEKONISHIKI JEJIMA Squad Goals Squad Goals 1. France (S2) D 0 1. England (C) W 1 2. England W 1 2. Japan L 0 X 3. Colombia (C) L 0 X 3. Australia (S2) D 4. Australia D 0 4. Sweden W DRAW 1 DRAW 1 As there was not scoring in Extra time, we go to penalties: NEKONISHIKI JEJIMA Penalties Goals Penalties Goals England - scores 1 England - scores 1 Japan - scores 1 Spain - scores 1 Sweden - scores 1 Australia - scores 1 USA - misses 0 Japan - scores 1 Australia - scores 1 Sweden - scores 1 LOSER 4 WINNER 5 Nekonishiki's Comments: Rijicho-sama, let's see who has less unluck :) Jejima's Comments: I've studied my aite's squad - and he must surely be putting Australia in 3rd slot? So, I will try to match that, and put it out of the equation. I think that this will be decided on whether I have called the result of the Sweden vs Japan match correctly. (Or, if England ends 90 minutes in a tie? No, come on Lionesses! No more stress watching you, please!) Refioji's Comments: Jejima is the winner with penalties 5:4 and goes to play Saucer Semifinal. Nekonishiki, unfortunately, is the unlucky one and flies home. Edited August 12, 2023 by Achiyama 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ganzohnesushi 507 Posted August 12, 2023 (edited) 55 minutes ago, Athenayama said: Just a few exceptions to that, Paris Saint Germain of course (Hi Ganzo !) and few other French teams. PSG? One of the most hated Clubs on earth? I'll always celebrate their k.o. in CL. Even sweeter when they lose vs. Bayern. They are just wasting zillions of money they have never earned. A formerly traditional Club meanwhile only a toy for some Arabian Sheiks. I can only hope for "real" PSG Fans that someday these Arabs are losing their interest in football. Sadly enough Manchester City has won the CL this year with the same approach. They piss on Financial Fairplay and some dubious lawyers have taken care to stop their ban from CL. Disgusting! Ganzohnesushi Edited August 12, 2023 by Ganzohnesushi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Athenayama 953 Posted August 12, 2023 5 minutes ago, Ganzohnesushi said: I can only hope for "real" PSG Fans that someday these Arabs are losing their interest in football. It might happen much sooner than you even hope. Getting rid of Messi, Mbappe, Neymar and Verratti right now is a sign .... Well, this is a big topic and this is not the right thread for it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ganzohnesushi 507 Posted August 12, 2023 2 minutes ago, Athenayama said: It might happen much sooner than you even hope. Getting rid of Messi, Mbappe, Neymar and Verratti right now is a sign .... Well, this is a big topic and this is not the right thread for it. Agreed. We should concentrate on Bench Women's World Cup. Oh wait.... I'm out and preparing for the flight back Ganzohnesushi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jejima 1,314 Posted August 12, 2023 Hi all. I've been out all day with my extended family (children, parents, two sisters, nephews and nieces), and watched the England match late on (without knowing the result in advance!). Now going to start doing all the admin stuff Sorry for the delay., Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jejima 1,314 Posted August 12, 2023 I need to collect the last set of penalty takers for the finals (NOT the Semifinals, those are already in). No need to do this, if you are already on the plane home. The rules for this are a little different to other rounds, so I will copy and paste below. The link for submitting your penalty takers will be in the next post. *********** Penalty Takers for the Finals Players need to predict the final finishing order of the four last teams. These predictions need to be submitted before the kick-off of the first Semi-final match. Players need to submit the order their predictions for the final positions of the remaining four teams.... 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and they also need to make a prediction for the time of the first goal in the finals. If no goals are scored in normal and extra time, the first goal of the match will be considered to be the first penalty scored in a penalty shoot-out, and will count as '121 minutes'. A prediction of '46 minutes' (etc) will be considered to be the 1st minute of the second half, unless otherwise stated. (A prediction of '45 minutes' / '90 minutes' etc does not include the minutes after that number, being played in 'injury time' at the end of a half. If you wish to predict the second minute of 'injury time' in the first half, you need to say 45+2.) The penalty shoot-out will be as follows.... 3 penalty goals awarded for predicting the World Cup winner, 2 penalty goals for predicting the runner-up. 1 penalty goal for predicting the 'third placed team'. 0 penalty goals for the 'fourth placed team'. The sudden death starts after the first two slots (i.e with the third slot). If no winner can be determined during this time (NB, we do not go back to the first two teams), there is an extra penalty goal to be awarded to the player whose prediction of the time of the first goal in the match is the closest to the actual time of it being scored. This includes injury time. For example, player A predicts 44 minutes and player B predicts 48 minutes. The first goal was scored in the fifth minute of first-half injury time (45+5) out of a total six minutes of injury time played. Player B gets the extra penalty goal, because their prediction (1+3 minutes) is closer than Player A's (6). If a player predicts a time that did NOT happen, they are penalised for any extra fictional minutes, by having them added to the prediction. For example, the player predicted 45+6, but the first half only had an additional 2 minutes, the player is penalised by having the 4 fictional minutes added when seeing who is closest to the actual first goal. If there is still a tie, due to both players having identical times for their 'first goals' - or are an equal number of minutes away on either side of the actual time of the first goal, then the penalty taker list for the semi-finals, then quarter-finals and then the round of 16 will be used- but only for the overall winner, which will score a single penalty. If there is still a tie after that, then it is the player with the fewest red cards, then fewest yellow cards that wins. After that, it is the player that did best in the group matches, that wins. If still evenly matched, then, the player who has/had the lowest ranked ® team at the start of the tournament who is the winner! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jejima 1,314 Posted August 12, 2023 Pick your penalty takers for the finals here! Deadline is kick-off (so 8am GMT/UCT on Tuesday) of Spain vs Sweden. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achiyama 1,223 Posted August 12, 2023 I was approached by Rijicho Jejima, that my penalty kick tables for the matches Nekonishiki-Jejima and Djodjoyoshi-Fujiko were not right. So I made the revisions Here are the revised Tables: NEKONISHIKI JEJIMA Penalties Goals Penalties Goals England - missed 0 England - missed 0 Japan - missed 0 Spain - scores 1 Sweden - scores 1 Australia - scores 1 USA - misses 0 Japan - missed 0 Australia - scores 1 Sweden - scores 1 LOSER 2 WINNER 3 Winner is Jejima with penalties 3:2. DJODJOYOSHI FUJIKO Penalties Goals Penalties Goals USA - misses 0 Switzerland - misses 0 Sweden - scores 1 Netherlands - missed 0 France - missed 0 Australia - scores 1 Denmark - misses 0 Morocco - misses 0 Morocco - misses 0 France - missed 0 Spain - scored 1 South Africa - missed 0 WINNER 2 LOSER 1 Winner is Djodjoyoshi with penalties 2:1. Sorry for any inconveniences! I won't be able to work on this till tomorrow. If there is something else wrong with my postings I authorize Rijicho to make them right. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jejima 1,314 Posted August 12, 2023 Trivia Question.... In a perfect world, why (if they manage to get past Australia in the semifinals - and that is a big 'if'), should England play a team of penguins in the finals, having achieved something that no other team (male or female) has ever done in any World Cup to date? (I strongly presume, without checking.) Bonus Question - and why should there be an asterisk attached to the above potential feat? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bunbukuchagama 688 Posted August 12, 2023 18 minutes ago, Jejima said: should England play a team of penguins in the finals, having achieved something that no other team (male or female) has ever done in any World Cup to date? Defeating a team from every continent? In a single tournament, you mean? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bunbukuchagama 688 Posted August 12, 2023 Just now, Jakusotsu said: "play a team of penguins" I don't even understand the question... Penguins would represent Antarctica. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jejima 1,314 Posted August 12, 2023 Not sure if the African team was defeated - but yes, facing a team from every continent on the way to the finals.... but why would the asterisk be needed? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jakusotsu 5,815 Posted August 12, 2023 2 minutes ago, Bunbukuchagama said: Penguins would represent Antarctica. Shush! I retracted my post after I read your intermediate answer! I guess the asterisk is needed because Haiti doesn't clearly belong to North America? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bunbukuchagama 688 Posted August 12, 2023 4 minutes ago, Jakusotsu said: I guess the asterisk is needed because Haiti doesn't clearly belong to North America? Well, it officially does. The United Nations and its statistics division recognize North America as including three regions: Northern America, Central America, and the Caribbean. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bunbukuchagama 688 Posted August 12, 2023 (edited) Doesn't Australia belong to Asian Football Confederation now? Yes, it does. Member Association Directory (the-afc.com) Here is your asterisk. Edited August 12, 2023 by Bunbukuchagama 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jejima 1,314 Posted August 12, 2023 Bench World Saucer Quarterfinals:- (Losers are on the plane home. Winners progress to the Saucer Semifinals). BWS8 Match 1:Andonishiki (Zambia) 0-1 Bumbiachiyama (South Africa)Refioji - NekonishikiAndonishiki is on the plane home. Bumbiachiyama can still get his hands on the Saucer! BWS8 Match 2: Ganzohnesushi (Costa Rica) 0-1 Baku (Vietnam) Refioji - Athenayama Ganzohnesushi is also headed home. My oldest son fights on! BWS8 Match 3:Asapedroryu (Nigeria) 0-1 Lordshamrockyama (France) Refioji – Jakusotsu Asapedroryu is another player headed home after a 1-0 defeat. Lordshamrockyama is still in it for the Saucer! BWS8 Match 4:Nekonishiki (Ireland) 1-1, 1-2 AET Jejima (Panama) Refioji - Achiyama This match actually finished in extra time (the first match of this Bench football competition to do so?), with Nekonishiki being sent home, and Jejima hoping to get to the finals and battle against his own son (if he gets that far!) for the Saucer! Bench World Bowl Quarterfinals:- (Losers are on the plane home. Winners progress to the Bowl Semifinals). BWB8 Match 5:Kaba (Switzerland) 1-0 Chiyonosora (Argentina)Refioji - Nekonishiki That's nice! My other son has also progressed - in the Bowl. Chiyonosora is headed home, though. BWB8 Match 6: Jakusotsu (Philippines) 0-2 Finngall (Sweden) Refioji - Athenayama Jakusotsu is out! Finngall can still acquire that Bowl! BWB8 Match 7:Tanetakahiro (Haiti) 1-2 Spytoneryu (Brazil) Refioji - Jakusotsu Tanetakahiro must also catch the plane. Spytoneryu 'bowls' on. BWB8 Match 8:Djodjoyoshi (Denmark) 1-1, 1-1 AET, 2-1 PK Fujiko (Jamaica) Refioji - Achiyama Oh, that's sad. My wife is on her way home after a tense penalty shoot out! Djodjoshi is has that Bowl in his sights! Bench World Cup Quarterfinals:- (Losers progress to the Plate Semifinals. Winners progress to the Cup Semifinals). BWC8 Match 9:Meletyoshi (Spain) 1-0 Oyama (Netherlands) Refioji – Nekonishiki Meletyoshi remains in the Cup! Oyama has been moved to the Plate competition. BWC8 Match 10:aminoumi (Japan) 0-2 Koorifuu (Portugal) Refioji – Achiyama Koorifuu is another Cupper - and aminoumi becomes a Plater. BWC8 Match 11:Athenayama (Canada) 1-0 Mr Froggy (Colombia) Refioji - Jakusotsu Athenayama stays strong with the Cup a little closer - having defeated a stuffed toy, who will now be a possible obstacle in the Plate. BWC8 Match 12:Pitinosato (Australia) 0-1 Polimasa (Morocco) Refioji - Athenayama Pitinosato is now in the Plate - where he'll face a certain frog. Polimasa is still strong for the Cup! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jejima 1,314 Posted August 12, 2023 13 minutes ago, Jakusotsu said: Shush! I retracted my post after I read your intermediate answer! I guess the asterisk is needed because Haiti doesn't clearly belong to North America? Nope - but you are on the right line of thought. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jejima 1,314 Posted August 12, 2023 8 minutes ago, Bunbukuchagama said: Doesn't Australia belong to Asian Football Confederation now? Yes. You got it But geographically, they will always be part of Australasia for me! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jakusotsu 5,815 Posted August 12, 2023 Great trivia question. It's quite amazing that it never happened before. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bunbukuchagama 688 Posted August 12, 2023 Just now, Jakusotsu said: Great trivia question. It's quite amazing that it never happened before. Well, two reasons for that: 1. Teams from Oceania participated quite rarely in the past. 2. Tournaments are 7 games long even for the top 4 teams, and it used to be fewer than that before the 1980s. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jakusotsu 5,815 Posted August 12, 2023 ...or would it only be a first if they *did* play a team of penguins? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jejima 1,314 Posted August 12, 2023 16 minutes ago, Jakusotsu said: Great trivia question. It's quite amazing that it never happened before. I haven't checked. Just presumed it to be true . But as Australia and/or New Zealand haven't qualified that often, I'm fairly sure it'll be true. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
