Posts Tagged as ‘quarter finals’

June 19, 2008

Betting competition (group phase)

CONGRATULATIONS to Sarolta!
Again, the Austrians did not perform well. This time it’s the betting game. Nobody could match Sarolta. She got 5 results right. Unfortunately for her, there is no reward.
To make sure that good bets are honored, I offer the following: The poster who gets the most results right from now on, gets [...]

June 13, 2008

Q&A: How to send GER home

When does Germany go to the quarter finals?
If Austria does not win.
What if Austria wins by a one goal margin and Poland wins by a two goal margin?
Then, the one who scored more goals goes up. I learnt with horror that if both are exactly equal, the FIFA ranking counts!!!

June 4, 2008

Q&A: How to reach the final

Take the following bet: “Consider the Netherlands, France, Italy, Romania, Russia, Sweden, Spain and Greece. You pay me €1 if any of those teams reaches the final. In any other case I pay you €100.”  Would you accept?

If  your answer is yes, you better take a second look at how the tournament is organized. As a [...]