Someone
at work (his name is Matt, not that it matters) is running a sweepstake thing
for the upcoming football World Cup, but it's not one of those boring 'pull a
team from a hat and instantly lose interest' ones, it's one where you make your
own wild predictions, and if one of them lands, you earn a point. The person
who gets the most points wins the money, and a box of chocolates. So, even though
I have very little interest in the event (the tournament, I mean, not the fun
work thing) I have decided to take part. And as I love a bit of research and a
bit of speculation, I have actually put rather a lot of time and a lot of
thought into it. So here - for you, even though these won't all be submitted to
Matt - are my suggestions for what I think will almost-certainly/definitely
happen over the next 4 weeks or so (or however long this bloody thing drags on
for...)
And please bear in mind that my understanding of this sport is about as good as
my understanding of international economics...
At least one team will score at least 10 goals in one match.
The tournament's top scorer will score exactly 8 goals.
Donald Trump will be mentioned in coverage at least as many times as Kylian
Mbappe.
There will be a match delayed or postponed due to weather.
There will be a death at a match. I won't designate if it will be a
spectator, player or staff, but it will happen inside the stadium.
England will not win it. (bit of an easy one, this, but I'll put it in
anyway).
RC 6-6-26
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