Welcome to the final Group F game. Let’s see how things stand.
Pretty straightforwardly, as it happens, since both the earlier results in this group ran exactly the same way. Nigeria (managed by Cis) are through on 6 points, Bosnia-Herzegovina […]

Welcome to the Group E finale! Here’s how things stand.
France (managed by Jessica) have qualified with 6 points, and will top the group unless they come last here.
Honduras (managed by Kat) have 3.5 points. They will definitely qualify if they[…]

Welcome to the Group D finale! Here’s how things stand.
Uruguay (managed by Matthew) have 5 points. A win or second place will certainly see them through – even with other results qualification is still possible.
England (managed by Ronal[…]

Welcome to the final Group C match. Let’s see how things stand.
This group is a 3-way scrap. Japan (managed by Patrick St Michel) sit precariously on top with 4 points and a strong %-point difference. Cote D’Ivoire (managed by Garry) also[…]

Welcome to the Group B finale. Let’s see how things stand.
Actually, this is a game where I wish I’d picked a less permutation-filled scoring system. Summary: everything to play for.
AUSTRALIA (Matt) have 4 points. A win or second-place m[…]

Welcome to our last Group A game. Let’s see how things stand.
Cameroon (managed by Chris) have QUALIFIED from the group with 5.5 points. Either they or Brazil will now top the group.
Brazil (managed by Matt DC) have 4.5 points. Anything other t[…]

Even men with steel hearts love to see a dog on the pitch – except when it holds up a vital second group game in the Pop World Cup! In this case the rogue canine was cleverly disguised as a market research conference – sorry everyone. Bac[…]

Group G’s middle game sees Ghana (Jonathan Bogart) in front after narrowly beating the USA (The Lex) last time. Behind them come Portugal (Weej) and Germany (Tak) who will be looking to make more of an impact on this very tough group.
As ever, […]

The second Group F match finds Nigeria (managed by Cis) in pole position, riding a wave of appreciation for African pop. Charged with getting past them are Iran (Wichita Lineman) and Argentina (Chris B) with Bosnia-Herzegovina (Scott M) needing point[…]

Group E’s second game sees France (managed by Jessica) looking for the win that will see them through to the knockout phase. Giant-killers Honduras (Kat) will be trying to build on their fine early start, with Ecuador (Megan) and Switzerland (M[…]