Day 10 standings

1 Andy 70
2= Steve 67
2= Jake 67
4 Phil 61
5 Stu 60
6 Tim 51

France v South Korea 1-1

France will need to start performing if they want to be around at the business-end of the tournament.
We've all gone for a French win, except Steve.
Predictions for this one:
Phil 3-1, Jake & Stu 2-0, Tim & Andy 2-1, Steve 1-1

Steve - you are a genius! (or it was a complete fluke). Phil, Tim & Andy all get 1 point. France strikers are about as good as this guys hat...

Brazil v Australia 2-0

This ought to be a good game...but you never can tell.
Steve 4-0, Jake & Phil 3-1, Andy 2-0, Stu 2-1, Tim 1-1

Andy collects maximum pts, Steve & Stu 4, Phil & Jake 3. Sorry Tim....

Japan v Croatia 0-0

I'm off down at a wedding (hence the reason for me getting ahead and putting lots of predictions down).
Here are the predicitons for the game between Japan & Croatia
Steve 1-3, Jake, Andy & Phil 1-2, Stu 1-1, Tim 2-1 (controversial....or foolish?)

Only Stu gets points here (3) for correctly predicting a draw.

Day 9 standings

1= Andy 64
1= Jake 64
3 Steve 58
4 Phil 57
5 Stu 53
6 Tim 50

Italy v USA 1-1

Home banker - well that's our verdict for this one.
Tim, Steve & Andy 2-0, Jake 1-0, Stu & Phil 2-1

What a game! Jake, Phil & Stu get 1pt (courtesy of 1 goal or USA)

Czech Republic v Ghana 0-2

The Czechs to continue their impressive form....although we are not all in total agreement. Predictions for this match are:
Jake & Tim 2-1, Phil 2-0, Andy 3-0, Steve 4-2.
Stu has gone for a 2-2 draw.

Something of a shock result - especially after the Czech's first performance - but I gather they deserved their win. Steve & Stu get 1pt each.

Portugal v Iran 2-0

Portugal cannot fail to win this one - all of us have them to win.
Stu, Tim & Phil 2-1, Jake & Andy 2-0, Steve 4-0

Jake & Andy get 5pts, everyone else 4pts. Don't you just hate Ronaldo? The boy scores from a penalty, and he acts as if he's put in a 40 yard screamer....

Day 8 standings

1 Andy 59
2 Jake 58
3 Steve 53
4 Phil 49
5 Stu 47
6 Tim 46

Mexico v Angola 0-0

Mexico to win this one no problem.
Stu, Tim & Andy 2-1, Jake & Phil 2-0, Steve 3-0

Didn't see this one - but probably didn't miss too much...1pt for Jake, Phil & Steve all for guessing Angola wouldn't score...

Holland v Ivory Coast 2-1

If Argentina win and Holland win. This group - like A & B is over. All that will remain will be who wins the group. But I'm getting ahead of myself....
Predictions for this match are as follows:
Phil 3-0, Jake & Andy 2-1, Tim & Steve 2-2, Stu 1-1.
Jake & Andy get maximum pts. Phil 3pts. Everyone else 1pt. Ivory Coast are out - bad news for Tim & Steve who had them in their last 8.

Argentina v Serbia & Montenegro 6-0

Argentina v Serbia & Montenegro
Here are the predictions. Victory for Argentina would all but ensure progress to the last 16.
(Nice hat....)
Phil & Jake 3-1, Andy & Stu 2-0, Tim 2-1 & Steve 4-2

This will go down as one of the best world cup games ever - certainly one for the purists - a 6-0 hammering with some sublime goals - one of them must be one of the best team goals ever scored. They have got to be favourites now.
4pts for Andy & Stu, 3pts for Jake, Phil, Steve & Tim