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This is similar to the Rare Entries quiz for Euro 2012 devised by Root. I have decided to do this as an alternative to the other World Cup competition I was offering [see Off Topic forum].
As it was in 2012, it's a rare entries quiz with a twist. Some of the questions are repeats, some are completely new, all with multiple answers. The difference is that we don't know what the answers are going to be yet. You have to make predictions It's up to you to decide how much of a risk to take with your predictions. You could play it safe to make sure most of them are correct, or gamble a little in the hope your answers will be unique to score the lowest points.

The deadline is 20:00 BST on Thursday 12th June 2014. Please send me your answers by PM.

I am participating myself and have already made my predictions.

The questions are below. They all apply to the 2014 FIFA World Cup. I'm saying that now to avoid repeating myself in every question. I reserve the right to deem your answers wrong if you try to find a loophole and base your answers on something other than the World Cup 2014!

1. Name a team who will qualify from their group.
2. Name a team who will reach the quarter-finals.
3. Name a team who will not qualify from their group.
4. Name a team who will score at least three or more goals in any single match.
5. Name a team who will concede at least three goals in any single match.
6. Name a team who will have the tightest defence (i.e. concede the least number of goals) in entire the tournament.
7. Name a team who will score the most number of goals in entire in the tournament.
8. Name a player who will score at least four goals in the tournament.
9. Name a player who will score a goal for England during the tournament. [Does not include goals scored during penalty shoot-outs]
10. Name a round of the tournament in which England will play (options: group stage, round of 16, quarter-final, semi-final, 3rd/4th play play-off, final).

Good luck

Two entries so far, keep them coming!

TC95 wrote: 6. Name a team who will have the tightest defence (i.e. concede the least number of goals) in entire the tournament.
7. Name a team who will score the most number of goals in entire in the tournament.

I assume you are going on the principle that there will be a tie between more than one team for these categories? Otherwise, there can only be one correct answer for each of these, so the question should be, "Name THE team who will ...", and not "Name A team who will ...".

Or did you have something else in mind?

I've got three entries so far. With the deadline of Thursday you've not got long to get your predictions in...

I will be entering, but I'm deliberately waiting until near the deadline to submit.

Just under an hour for any last minute entries - I've got 5 entries to date, any more last minute entries are very welcome

As the World Cup has now started, I assume entries are closed. Could you post up everyone's entry, so we can laugh at them?

tubeguru wrote:As the World Cup has now started, I assume entries are closed. Could you post up everyone's entry, so we can laugh at them?

Well the deadline has passed hasn't it? Everyone will be laughing at your entries me thinks...

Ok, so here are everyone's predictions - there were seven entries in total:


1. Name a team who will qualify from their group.
TC95: Belgium
Going Underground: Argentina
tubeguru: Iran
jamesthegill: Brazil
DrainBrain: France
al: Argentina
greatkingrat: Colombia

2. Name a team who will reach the quarter-finals.
TC95: Portugal
Going Underground: Argentina
tubeguru: Iran
jamesthegill: Germany
DrainBrain: Belgium
al: Argentina
greatkingrat: Argentina

3. Name a team who will not qualify from their group.
TC95: Australia
Going Underground: Australia
tubeguru: Iran
jamesthegill: Costa Rica
DrainBrain: Australia
al: England
greatkingrat: Cameroon

4. Name a team who will score at least three or more goals in any single match.
TC95: Germany
Going Underground: Argentina
tubeguru: Iran
jamesthegill: Germany
DrainBrain: Portugal
al: Russia
greatkingrat: Spain

5. Name a team who will concede at least three goals in any single match.
TC95: Iran
Going Underground: Australia
tubeguru: Iran
jamesthegill: Iran
DrainBrain: Iran
al: South Korea
greatkingrat: Algeria

6. Name a team who will have the tightest defence (i.e. concede the least number of goals) in entire the tournament.
TC95: Spain
Going Underground: France
tubeguru: Iran
jamesthegill: Switzerland
DrainBrain: Italy
al: Brazil
greatkingrat: Italy

7. Name a team who will score the most number of goals in entire in the tournament.
TC95: Brazil
Going Underground: Argentina
tubeguru: Iran
jamesthegill: Argentina
DrainBrain: Colombia
al: Brazil
greatkingrat: Brazil

8. Name a player who will score at least four goals in the tournament.
TC95: Romelu Lukaku
Going Underground: Sergio Aguero
tubeguru: Pele
jamesthegill: Edin Dzeko
DrainBrain: Miroslav Klose
al: Cristiano Ronaldo
greatkingrat: Lionel Messi

9. Name a player who will score a goal for England during the tournament. [Does not include goals scored during penalty shoot-outs]
TC95: Daniel Sturridge
Going Underground: Daniel Sturridge
tubeguru: José María Giménez (own goal for Uruguay against England)
jamesthegill: Gary Cahill
DrainBrain: Steven Gerrard
al: No-one will
greatkingrat: Steven Gerrard

10. Name a round of the tournament in which England will play (options: group stage, round of 16, quarter-final, semi-final, 3rd/4th play play-off, final).
TC95: Group Stage
Going Underground: Quarter-Finals
tubeguru: Final
jamesthegill: Group Stage
DrainBrain: Group Stage
al: Group Stage
greatkingrat: Round of 16



Thank you and good luck to all of you who have entered.

TC95 wrote:
5. Name a team who will concede at least three goals in any single match.
TC95: Iran
Going Underground: Australia
tubeguru: Iran
jamesthegill: Iran
DrainBrain: Iran
al: South Korea
greatkingrat: Algeria

Off and running

TC95 wrote:Everyone will be laughing at your entries me thinks...

Rubbish - I'm clearly going to win this.

If everyone (and particularly TC95) would like I could score this and post results within the next couple of days.

Should I?

I'd forgotten about this! Yes, do some scores, someone.

DrainBrain wrote:If everyone (and particularly TC95) would like I could score this and post results within the next couple of days.

Should I?

My aim always has been, and will be, this weekend - I cannot help it, it has just been a very busy week, this Saturday and Sunday will be my first completely free days since the end of the WC!

Okey dokes - here are the scores...


1st - Going Underground 576 points
2nd - greatkingrat 1536 points
3rd - al 3072 points
3rd - DrainBrain 3072 points
5th - TC95 4608 points
6th - jamesthegill 6144 points
7th - tubeguru 98304 points



1. Name a team who will qualify from their group.
al and Going Underground: Argentina
TC95: Belgium
jamesthegill: Brazil
greatkingrat: Colombia
DrainBrain: France
Incorrect: tubeguru (Iran)

2. Name a team who will reach the quarter-finals.
al, Going Underground and greatkingrat: Argentina
DrainBrain: Belgium
jamesthegill: Germany
Incorrect: TC95 (Portugal, Group Stage); tubeguru (Iran, Group Stage)

3. Name a team who will not qualify from their group.
DrainBrain, Going Underground and TC95: Australia
greatkingrat: Cameroon
al: England
tubeguru: Iran
Incorrect: jamesthegill (Costa Rica, Quarter-Finals)

4. Name a team who will score at least three or more goals in any single match.
Going Underground: Argentina (3)
jamesthegill and TC95: Germany (7)
greatkingrat: Spain (3)
Incorrect: tubeguru (Iran, 1); DrainBrain (Portugal, 2); al (Russia, 1)

5. Name a team who will concede at least three goals in any single match.
Going Underground: Australia (3)
DrainBrain, jamesthegill, TC95 and tubeguru: Iran (3)
al: South Korea (4)
Incorrect: greatkingrat (Algeria, 2)

6. Name a team who will have the tightest defence (i.e. concede the least number of goals) in entire the tournament.
Going Underground: France (3)
DrainBrain and greatkingrat: Italy (3)
Incorrect: al (Brazil, 14), tubeguru (Iran, 4), TC95 (Spain, 7), jamesthegill (Switzerland, 7)

7. Name a team who will score the most number of goals in entire in the tournament.
Germany - 18 goals
Incorrect: Going Underground and jamesthegill (Argentina, 8.); al, greatkingrat and TC95 (Brazil, 11); DrainBrain (Colombia, 12); tubeguru (Iran, 1)
- Zero points scored for this question as no-one got the correct answer, therefore, points for this question are not counted (to make this competitive) as anything x0 = 0, so everyone would end up, and win, on 0 points...

8. Name a player who will score at least four goals in the tournament.
greatkingrat: Lionel Messi (4)
Incorrect: Going Underground (Sergio Aguero, 0); jamesthegill (Edin Dzeko, 1); DrainBrain (Miroslav Klose, 2); TC95 (Romelu Lukaku, 1); tubeguru (Pele, 0); al (Cristiano Ronaldo, 1)

9. Name a player who will score a goal for England during the tournament. [Does not include goals scored during penalty shoot-outs]
Going Underground and TC95: Daniel Sturridge (1)
Incorrect: jamesthegill (Gary Cahill, 0); DrainBrain and greatkingrat (Steven Gerrard, 0); tubeguru (José María Giménez, 0); al (No-one will, -2)

10. Name a round of the tournament in which England will play (options: group stage, round of 16, quarter-final, semi-final, 3rd/4th play play-off, final).
al, DrainBrain, jamesthegill and TC95: Group Stage
Incorrect: tubeguru (Final); Going Underground (Quarter-Finals); greatkingrat (Round of 16)