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BuzzJack Music Forum _ Sports and Fitness _ 2019 Women's World Cup Sweepstake
Posted by: Mack. 31st May 2019, 11:10 AM
Following on from the 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cup sweepstake, pick a number 1-24 and once all numbers are selected I will draw at random the numbers.
1. Suedehead2- South Korea
2. Riser- Argentina
3. Algernon Mouqueef Netherlands
4. Jade- USA
5. Wall- England
6. Houdini- Australia
7. DJHazey- South Africa
8. bigwiglaf- Brazil
9. Chez Wombat- Jamaica
10. Sarah- Norway
11. Klumzee- Scotland
12. RobBob France
13. Leonardo- Italy
14. Mart!n- Spain
15. LewisGT- Canada
16. J▲hq- New Zealand
17.
18. coi Germany
19. King Rollo- Chile
20. Iz~- Japan
21. WhoOdyssey- Cameroon
22. Mack- Nigeria
23. PeteFromLeeds- Sweden
24. dobbo- China
Posted by: dobbo 31st May 2019, 12:15 PM
24
Posted by: Mart!n 31st May 2019, 12:26 PM
14
Posted by: DJHazey 31st May 2019, 12:33 PM
7.
Posted by: Houdini 31st May 2019, 06:32 PM
I'll take 6
Posted by: Suedehead2 31st May 2019, 06:45 PM
Number one please
Posted by: King Rollo 31st May 2019, 07:20 PM
19 please
Posted by: bigwiglaf 1st June 2019, 03:05 AM
I'll take #8 please
EDIT: I'm willing to take on additional numbers, if needed....
Posted by: Sarah 1st June 2019, 08:13 AM
10 please
Posted by: J▲hq 1st June 2019, 10:38 AM
16 please!
Posted by: Riser 2nd June 2019, 12:40 AM
2 please!
Posted by: Jade 3rd June 2019, 01:13 PM
#4 please!
Posted by: WhoOdyssey 3rd June 2019, 03:06 PM
21 please! 
Posted by: Mack. 3rd June 2019, 03:49 PM
Please can someone pick a number for me. thanks
Posted by: Mart!n 3rd June 2019, 04:23 PM
QUOTE(Mack. @ Jun 3 2019, 04:49 PM)
Please can someone pick a number for me. thanks
22
Posted by: LewisGT 3rd June 2019, 04:43 PM
15 please Mack 
Posted by: Houdini 3rd June 2019, 05:46 PM
Mack, you've added everyone else to the opening post except me.
Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 3rd June 2019, 06:23 PM
23 please!
Posted by: Klumzee 3rd June 2019, 06:42 PM
why not put me in!
11 please.
Posted by: Leonardo 3rd June 2019, 07:31 PM
13 please
Posted by: Chez Wombat 3rd June 2019, 07:59 PM
I'll take 9! 
Posted by: Mack. 3rd June 2019, 09:20 PM
QUOTE(Houdini @ Jun 3 2019, 06:46 PM)
Mack, you've added everyone else to the opening post except me.
Sorry Houdini, included you there. A case of brainfade there on my part.
Posted by: Wall 5th June 2019, 12:17 PM
5
Posted by: Mack. 5th June 2019, 12:18 PM
The sweepstake draw will be taking place tomorrow. There are 5 spaces left. Just to say I appreciate you all taking part in this. So cheers. , it means a lot.
Posted by: Iz~ 5th June 2019, 12:20 PM
Go on then mate, hit me up with 20
Posted by: Mack. 6th June 2019, 11:33 AM
Here we go, draw numbers happening in random order:
19. King Rollo
Chile 500-1
QUOTE
After Chile failed to qualify for the 2015 World Cup, the country's national federation did not arrange any matches or training sessions for two years. The team dropped from 41st to 128th in the Fifa rankings. But Fernanda Pinilla, the team's 24-year-old fullback, has acted as president of the female players' union, and increased the visibility of the sport and improved conditions for female footballers. Surprisingly, Pinilla was left out of Chile's 23-player squad by coach Jose Letelier
Posted by: Mack. 6th June 2019, 11:36 AM
6. Houdini
Australia 20-1
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Australia have lacked stability in the build up to the competition, with previous coach Alen Stajcic sacked in January and replaced by Ante Milicic. Milicic heads into the tournament with less than four months experience as the Matildas’ head coach, and made a bold decision in omitting Kyah Simon from the squad. The Houston Dash striker has scored five times in two previous World Cups, but recent injuries have left her with minimum playing time in the last months. Mary Fowler made the cut instead, and at 16 is the youngest player confirmed for the tournament.
Posted by: Mack. 6th June 2019, 11:40 AM
23. PeteFromLeeds
Sweden 25-1
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At 36, Swedish goalkeeper Hedvig Lindahl is limbering up for her fifth World Cup. Since making her international debut, the veteran keeper has become the face of women’s Swedish football and has amassed over 150 caps for her country. Ahead of the tournament, the Chelsea keeper - who will not be returning to the London club after the summer - trained with Swedish second tier side Superettan. “I’ve always loved these ad hoc sessions with a men’s team. They can challenge me in different ways and you know me, I love a challenge!” she posted on her Instagram page.
Posted by: Mack. 6th June 2019, 11:43 AM
20. Iz~
Japan 16-1
QUOTE
The 'Nadeshiko' head to France with grand plans of reaching a third successive final of a tournament they won eight years ago. A young squad has been assembled with one eye looking further ahead to the 2020 Toyko Olympics. Of the Japanese's 23-player squad, 14 are aged 23 or younger. Aya Sameshima, at 31 years-old, is one of the more experienced members and was part of the 2011 triumph in Germany. Japan have an impeccable record at the World Cup, qualifying for all eight editions.
Posted by: Mack. 6th June 2019, 11:44 AM
24. dobbo
China 25-1
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Formerly the dominant force in Asian women’s football, winning eight AFC Asian Cups and hosting the first World Cup in 1991, China have had less success over the last decade or so. Now Asia’s fifth-ranked team, their ambitions are lofty, with head coach Jia Xiuquan - a former men’s team player - setting his aims at reaching the final, if not winning the tournament outright.
Posted by: Wall 6th June 2019, 11:46 AM
suiting for iz
Posted by: Mack. 6th June 2019, 11:47 AM
15. LewisGT
Canada 20-1
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The hosts of the 2015 World Cup, Canada boast one of the world’s leading international goalscorers in Christine Sinclair. The 35-year-old and captain of the national side has netted 181 times for her country and could break the all-time international goalscoring record, which is held by the USA’s Abby Wambach at 184. A potent midfielder who is widely regarded as Canada’s best female footballer of all time, this tournament will be her fifth Fifa World Cup.
Posted by: Mack. 6th June 2019, 11:49 AM
11. Klumzee
Scotland 150-1
QUOTE
Scotland head coach Shelley Kerr has attributed the rise of the Scotland national team over the past few years not only to the work of her predecessor, Anna Signeul, but the increased professionalism across women’s football that ensures many of her players are full-time professionals - a world away from her own experiences. After winning the first of her 59 caps for Scotland in 1989, aged 18, Kerr worked on working on a VCR assembly line at Mitsubishi, and had a daughter, Christie, now 22.
Famous for making history as the first woman to coach a senior men’s side in Britain when she took over Stirling University, Kerr’s bold steps followed an 18 month stint as Arsenal women’s manager, in which she won three trophies.
Her Scotland side have similar pedigree, from the WSL alone, Chelsea’s Erin Cuthbert is a Champions League semi-finalist; Lisa Evans and Kim Little are reigning champions with Arsenal; Jen Beattie and Caroline Weir FA Cup winners with Manchester City; Jane Ross an FA Cup finalist with West Ham; Manchester United’s Lizzie Arnot will join them in the top tier next season. Kerr has tasked her players with escaping the group but it is not hard to imagine them causing England problems when the pair meet in Nice.
Posted by: Mack. 6th June 2019, 11:50 AM
5. Wall
England 6-1
QUOTE
The England head coach, Phil Neville, has little doubt that his side can go on to win the World Cup - an expectation he has never shied away from expressing publicly. There are, however, still some unanswered questions as the tournament looms ever-closer: what, for instance, is Neville’s best starting XI? Often Neville’s reign has impressed and concerned in equal measure, but despite the absence of midfielders Jordan Nobbs and Izzy Christiansen, Neville boasts a wealth of world-class players. Neville feels his captain, centre back Steph Houghton, is playing the football of her career; he argues often that Lyon’s Lucy Bronze is the best player in the world and the right back has just won her second successive Champions League with the French champions. The former Manchester City striker Nikita Parris finished second top scorer in the Women’s Super League this season and recently followed Bronze across to France, having been named the Football Writers’ Association player of the year.
Posted by: Mack. 6th June 2019, 11:52 AM
22. Mack
Nigeria 500-1
QUOTE
The women’s national team have recently spoken out about the lack of equality in Nigerian football - pointing to their bonuses which came to only a third of the men’s teams. Their dominance in the continent is noteworthy, winning nine of the last 11 African Cup of Nations, helping them to qualify for every single World Cup since the tournament’s inception in 1991.
Posted by: Mack. 6th June 2019, 11:55 AM
8. bigwiglaf
Brazil 25-1
QUOTE
Brazil have possibly the most recognisable name in women’s football heading their team in Marta, but the story of the squad announcement was Formiga’s inclusion. The 41-year-old midfielder, who plays for PSG, announced her retirement from international football after the Rio Olympics, but it seems could not help but return. France will be a record seventh World Cup for the Brazilian, who has amassed 167 international caps since 1995.
Posted by: Mack. 6th June 2019, 11:57 AM
7. DJHazey
South Africa 500-1
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South Africa will be hoping to progress beyond the group stages having exited at this stage at both the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympics. The side’s captain, Janine van Wyk, is the most capped player to represent the nation - male or female. The defender earned her 150th cap in September last year and currently holds the record as the most capped South African player of all time, with 166.
Posted by: Mack. 6th June 2019, 12:02 PM
9. Chez Wombat
Jamaica 1000-1
QUOTE
Jamaica became the first Caribbean team ever to qualify for the World Cup, following a dramatic penalty shoot-out victory over Panama last year. Nicknamed the Reggae Girlz, the team were saved by financial ruin in 2014 by Bob Marley’s daughter, Cedella, who organised and contributed to fundraisers to aid the ailing side. Now, after a long 12-match qualifying campaign, Jamaica are making their tournament debut - thanks in part to Shaw’s 19-goal contribution
Posted by: Wall 6th June 2019, 12:02 PM
QUOTE(Mack. @ Jun 6 2019, 12:50 PM)
5. Wall
England 6-1
Posted by: Mack. 6th June 2019, 12:05 PM
13. Leonardo
Italy 66-1
QUOTE
Italy are in the mix for the first time since 1999 after missing out on the last four World Cups. Their woes at missing out on a 2015 spot in a final play-off were assuaged by qualification this time, but because of their hiatus from the top echelons of the game, not a single member of the current squad has been to the tournament before. With Australia and Brazil standing in their way, this is a tough group to try to progress from.
Posted by: Mack. 6th June 2019, 12:08 PM
4. Jade
USA 7-2
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Defending champions and coached by Englishwoman Jill Ellis. Influential striker Megan Rapinoe has gone from patriotic national champion to cultural critic in her country, becoming as famous for her activism on and off the field. The 2015 World Cup winner became the first white woman to kneel at the American national anthem in protest against the administration of current US president, Donald Trump in 2016. Rapinoe has since announced she would take her protest to France and declared: 'I'll probably never sing the national anthem again."
Posted by: Mack. 6th June 2019, 12:12 PM
21. WhoOdyssey
Cameroon 1000-1
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Cameroon’s journey to their second World Cup saw them record a 10-0 rout over minnows Congo. Despite never having won the African Cup of Nations - being defeated four times in the final - the squad is packed with both experience and youth - from veteran captain Madeleine Michele Ngono Mani to midfielder Raissa Feudjio, who made her debut for Cameroon at the London 2012 Olympics at the age of 16.
Posted by: Mack. 6th June 2019, 12:16 PM
14. Mart!n
Spain 12-1
QUOTE
It was not until 1980 when Spain officially formed its first national women’s side during the country’s transition to democracy following the death of fascist dictator Francisco Franco. Nicknamed La Rioja, the side miraculously progressed to the last eight of the 2017 European Championships despite not scoring a single goal in 345 minutes of the competition. The side lost to Austria in a penalty shoot-out after the game finished goalless.
Posted by: Mack. 6th June 2019, 12:18 PM
16. J▲hq
New Zealand 66-1
QUOTE
It’s proving quite a summer for New Zealand midfielder Katie Duncan, who will become a mum this July with her wife, former Former Fern Priscilla Duncan. Katie came out of international retirement earlier this year and her World Cup selection was announced over social media by her wife, Priscilla, who now works as part of Fifa’s communications team. Meanwhile, West Ham’s Ria Percival became the first New Zealander to play in an FA Cup final at Wembley, when her side lost to Manchester City last month. They beat England in a friendly 1-0 last Saturday.
Posted by: Mack. 6th June 2019, 12:22 PM
2. Riser
Argentina 500-1
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Argentina feature only nine professional players in their squad with several of their players - including Sole Jaimes, veteran midfielder Mariela Coronel and co-captains Florencia Bonsegundo and Estefani Banini - plying their trade in Europe. Changes are afoot in Argentina, though, and this month will see the creation of a domestic league competition, with the Argentinian Football Association (AFA) covering the players' wages.
Posted by: Mack. 6th June 2019, 12:23 PM
1. Suedehead2
South Korea 150-1
QUOTE
In only their third World Cup qualification, South Korea go to France with a big challenge if they want to better their performance of four years ago. Facing the strength of the African champions, former winners in Norway and the pressure of opening the tournament against the fancied hosts will be no easy task - though Chelsea’s Ji So-yun, their all-time greatest goalscorer, will be on hand to help.
Posted by: Mack. 6th June 2019, 12:26 PM
10. Sarah
Norway 25-1
QUOTE
All the talk has focused on one player who isn't part of Norway's squad: Ada Hegerberg. The 2018 Ballon d’Or winner left herself out of selection due to a dispute over the national federations treatment of female players. “It can be tough to stand alone for something you believe in," she said in a recent interview.
Posted by: Mack. 6th June 2019, 12:28 PM
Well that completes the draw, there are 4 spaces left,
3, 12, 17, 18
And the teams left are:
France 11-4f
Germany 5-1
Netherlands 16-1
Thailand 2000-1
If anyone is interested, just let me know.
Cheers.
Posted by: RobBob 6th June 2019, 02:25 PM
12 x
watch me get thailand lmao
Posted by: Mack. 6th June 2019, 02:29 PM
12. RobBob
France 11-4f
QUOTE
Ligue 1’s Lyon reaffirmed France’s top spot in European football this season, winning an unprecedented fourth consecutive Champions League title, with plaudits calling them the most dominant team in world sport. No less than seven Lyon players will help hosts France in their hunt for their first world title.
Posted by: Mack. 6th June 2019, 03:25 PM
3. Algernon Monqueef
Netherlands 16-1
QUOTE
Head coach Sarina Wiegman was the first Dutch player to gain 100 caps for her country and was honoured with a shield awarded by the then head coach of the men’s national team, Louis van Gaal. After hanging up her boots, she embarked on a managerial career which saw her lead the side to Euro glory on home soil in 2017. Vivianne Miedema lit up the WSL season, helping to drive Arsenal to the title, and bagging PFA’s Player of the Year.
Posted by: Iz~ 6th June 2019, 03:38 PM
this has gone well
Posted by: LewisGT 6th June 2019, 05:05 PM
Canada is a pretty good team to get
They were one of the teams playing in the only match of women's football I've attended. (USA's victory over Canada in the 2012 Olympics).
Posted by: coi 6th June 2019, 06:00 PM
If you need another person then I'll join in. 18.
Posted by: Mack. 6th June 2019, 11:07 PM
18. coi
Germany 5-1
QUOTE
Germany remain the only nation to ever retain the Women’s World Cup, and yet their squad announcement video on social media last month showed the lack of recognition their numerous accolades have earned them. Their collective eye-rolling reaction to being gifted a tea set for winning a tournament and the players’ tongue-in-cheek questioning to camera (‘Do you know my name? Didn’t think so’) set the tone perfectly for a tournament being touted as a game-changer in the profile of the women’s game
Posted by: Mack. 20th June 2019, 11:25 PM
After the group stages
3. Algernon Mouqueef Netherlands
4. Jade- USA
5. Wall- England
6. Houdini- Australia
7. DJHazey- South Africa
8. bigwiglaf- Brazil
10. Sarah- Norway
12. RobBob France
13. Leonardo- Italy
14. Mart!n- Spain
15. LewisGT- Canada
18. coi Germany
20. Iz~- Japan
21. WhoOdyssey- Cameroon
22. Mack- Nigeria
23. PeteFromLeeds- Sweden
24. dobbo- China
Knocked out in the Group Stages
1. Suedehead2- South Korea
2. Riser- Argentina
7. DJHazey- South Africa
9. Chez Wombat- Jamaica
11. Klumzee- Scotland
16. J▲hq- New Zealand
19. King Rollo- Chile
No-one had Thailand.
Last 16 Draw
Norway v Australia
England v Cameroon
France v Brazil
Spain v USA
Italy v China
Netherlands v Japan
Germany v Nigeria
Sweden v Canada
Posted by: Jade 21st June 2019, 11:07 PM
Ooh I'm very pleased to have the USA *.*
Posted by: Iz~ 21st June 2019, 11:55 PM
jesus I can't lose to Meekul. Anyone but that.
Posted by: coi 21st June 2019, 11:57 PM
What a relief it is that I ended up with Germany and not Thailand for that last choice!
Posted by: bigwiglaf 24th June 2019, 01:23 AM
Well, I've been knocked out by France...
Posted by: Mack. 25th June 2019, 09:53 PM
After the Last 16
3. Algernon Mouqueef Netherlands
4. Jade- USA
5. Wall- England
10. Sarah- Norway
12. RobBob France
13. Leonardo- Italy
18. coi Germany
23. PeteFromLeeds- Sweden
Knocked out in the Last 16:
5. Houdini - Australia
8. bigwiglaf- Brazil
14. Mart!n- Spain
15. LewisGT- Canada
20. Iz~- Japan
21. WhoOdyssey- Cameroon
22. Mack- Nigeria
24. dobbo- China
Quarter Final Draw
Norway v England
France v USA
Italy v Netherlands
Germany v Sweden
Posted by: Mack. 1st July 2019, 11:23 AM
After the Quarter-Finals
3. Algernon Mouqueef Netherlands
4. Jade- USA
5. Wall- England
23. PeteFromLeeds- Sweden
Knocked out in the quarter-finals
10. Sarah- Norway
12. RobBob France
13. Leonardo- Italy
18. coi Germany
Semi-Final Draw
USA v England
Netherlands v Sweden
Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 1st July 2019, 05:54 PM
Probably the luckiest I've been in one of these in a while! 
Posted by: Mack. 3rd July 2019, 10:10 PM
After the Semi-Finals
3. Algernon Mouqueef Netherlands
4. Jade- USA
Knocked out in the Semi-finals
5. Wall- England
23. PeteFromLeeds- Sweden
Final
USA v Netherlands
Third-Place Play-Off
England v Sweden
Posted by: Jade 3rd July 2019, 10:12 PM
Me vs. Meekul - oh my!
Posted by: Mack. 7th July 2019, 05:02 PM
Final
USA 2-0 Netherlands
Third-Place Play-Off
England 1-2 Sweden
Congratulations to Jade on winning the sweepstake.
Posted by: Jade 7th July 2019, 05:15 PM
Woop woop *.* 
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