k World-Cup-Pool'ers....: June 2006

World-Cup-Pool'ers....

Tuesday, June 27, 2006

QuarterFinals: Predictions, Results & Points


NameGer-ArgIta-UkrEng-PorBra-FraFIFAPts
1-1(4-2)3-00-0(1-3)0-1---
Satish2-11-00-11-0Ger26
3330-
Karthik2-11-02-02-1Bra23
33000
Kartik2-12-01-1(4-2)2-1Bra27
33000
Roshan3-12-02-13-1Bra26
33000
Shiva3-22-12-13-1Bra18
22000
Vidur2-01-01-02-0Bra20
23000

Sunday, June 25, 2006

Round 2: Game 5 - 8 Predictions, Results & Points


NameIta-AusSui-UkrBra-GhaEsp-FraFIFAPts
1-00-33-01-3---
Satish2-11-22-12-0Ger17
3220-
Karthik2-01-22-02-1Bra17
3230-
Kartik2-11-02-00-1Bra21
3032-
Roshan2-01-03-12-0Bra20
3030-
Shiva2-12-13-13-1Bra14
3030-
Vidur2-01-02-01-0Bra15
3030-

Saturday, June 24, 2006

Round 2: Game 1 to Game 4 Predictions, Results & Points


NameGer-SweArg-MexEng-EcuPor-NedFIFAPts
2-02-11-01-0?
Satish1-01-1(A)1-01-2Ger10
33 40
Karthik2-13-12-10-1Bra9
3330
Kartik2-12-12-12-1Bra13
3433
Roshan2-03-11-02-1Bra14
4343
Shiva3-23-13-22-3Bra8
2330
Vidur1-02-02-01-2Bra9
3330

Thursday, June 22, 2006

Game 48: Togo Vs France Final Score ( 0 - 2 )


NameTogoFrance
Satish Sankaran--0----2--
Karthik Ramanathan--0----2--
Kartik Ramachandran--1----2--
Roshan Mahadevaiah--0----2--
Prashanth Ganapathy--------
Shiva Arunachalam--1----3--
Vidur Bali--1----3--
Nachiket Karmarkar--------

Game 47: Switzerland Vs South Korea Final Score ( 2 - 0 )


NameswitzerlandSouth Korea
Satish Sankaran--3----1--
Karthik Ramanathan--1----1--
Kartik Ramachandran--1----1--
Roshan Mahadevaiah--1----2--
Prashanth Ganapathy--------
Shiva Arunachalam--1----2--
Vidur Bali--2----1--
Nachiket Karmarkar--------

Game 46: Saudi Arabia Vs Spain final Score ( 0 - 1 )


NameSaudi ArabiaSpain
Satish Sankaran--0----2--
Karthik Ramanathan--0----3--
Kartik Ramachandran--1----3--
Roshan Mahadevaiah--0----2--
Prashanth Ganapathy--------
Shiva Arunachalam--1----4--
Vidur Bali--0----3--
Nachiket Karmarkar--------

Game 45: Ukraine Vs Tunisia Final Score ( 1 - 0 )


NameUkraineTunisia
Satish Sankaran--2----0--
Karthik Ramanathan--2----0--
Kartik Ramachandran--0----1--
Roshan Mahadevaiah--2----1--
Prashanth Ganapathy--------
Shiva Arunachalam--2----1--
Vidur Bali--2----1--
Nachiket Karmarkar--------

Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Game 44: Japan Vs Brazil Final Score ( 1 - 4 )


NameJapanBrazil
Satish Sankaran--0----3--
Karthik Ramanathan--0----2--
Kartik Ramachandran--1----2--
Roshan Mahadevaiah--0----3--
Prashanth Ganapathy--------
Shiva Arunachalam--0----2--
Vidur Bali--0----2--
Nachiket Karmarkar--------

Game 43: Croatia Vs Australia Final Score ( 2 - 2 )


NameCroatiaAustralia
Satish Sankaran--2----1--
Karthik Ramanathan--2----1--
Kartik Ramachandran--1----1--
Roshan Mahadevaiah--2----0--
Prashanth Ganapathy--------
Shiva Arunachalam--3----1--
Vidur Bali--1----0--
Nachiket Karmarkar--------

Game 42: Ghana Vs USA Final Score ( 2 - 1 )


NameGhanaUSA
Satish Sankaran--2----1--
Karthik Ramanathan--2----0--
Kartik Ramachandran--1----2--
Roshan Mahadevaiah--3----0--
Prashanth Ganapathy--------
Shiva Arunachalam--2----1--
Vidur Bali--2----1--
Nachiket Karmarkar--------

Game 41: Czech Republic Vs Italy Final Score ( 0 - 2 )


NameCzech RepublicItaly
Satish Sankaran--1----2--
Karthik Ramanathan--2----1--
Kartik Ramachandran--1----2--
Roshan Mahadevaiah--1----1--
Prashanth Ganapathy--------
Shiva Arunachalam--1----2--
Vidur Bali--1----2--
Nachiket Karmarkar--------

Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Game 40: Netherlands Vs Argentina Final Score ( 0 - 0 )


NameNetherlandsArgentina
Satish Sankaran--1----2--
Karthik Ramanathan--1----2--
Kartik Ramachandran--1----2--
Roshan Mahadevaiah--0----2--
Prashanth Ganapathy--------
Shiva Arunachalam--2----3--
Vidur Bali--1----2--
Nachiket Karmarkar--------

Game 39: Côte d’Ivoire Vs Serbia and Montenegro Final Score ( 3 - 2 )


NameCôte d’IvoireSerbia and Montenegro
Satish Sankaran--1----2--
Karthik Ramanathan--0----2--
Kartik Ramachandran--1----0--
Roshan Mahadevaiah--1----2--
Prashanth Ganapathy--------
Shiva Arunachalam--2----1--
Vidur Bali--3----0--
Nachiket Karmarkar--------

Game 38: Portugal Vs Mexico Final Score ( 2 - 1 )


NamePortugalMexico
Satish Sankaran--2----1--
Karthik Ramanathan--2----1--
Kartik Ramachandran--2----0--
Roshan Mahadevaiah--3----1--
Prashanth Ganapathy--------
Shiva Arunachalam--2----1--
Vidur Bali--2----1--
Nachiket Karmarkar--------

Game 37: Iran Vs Angola Final Score ( 1 - 1 )


NameIranAngola
Satish Sankaran--2----1--
Karthik Ramanathan--1----1--
Kartik Ramachandran--1----0--
Roshan Mahadevaiah--0----1--
Prashanth Ganapathy--------
Shiva Arunachalam--0----2--
Vidur Bali--0----1--
Nachiket Karmarkar--------

Monday, June 19, 2006

Game 36: Sweden Vs England Final Score ( 2 - 2 )


NameSwedenEngland
Satish Sankaran--0----0--
Karthik Ramanathan--1----2--
Kartik Ramachandran--0----2--
Roshan Mahadevaiah--1----1--
Prashanth Ganapathy--------
Shiva Arunachalam--2----3--
Vidur Bali--1----2--
Nachiket Karmarkar--------

Game 35: Paraguay Vs Trinidad & Tobago Final Score ( 2 - 0 )


NameParaguayTrinidad & Tobago
Satish Sankaran--1----1--
Karthik Ramanathan--1----1--
Kartik Ramachandran--1----1--
Roshan Mahadevaiah--2----1--
Prashanth Ganapathy--------
Shiva Arunachalam--2----1--
Vidur Bali--2----1--
Nachiket Karmarkar--------

Game 34: Costa Rica Vs Poland Final Score ( 1 - 2 )


NameCosta RicaPoland
Satish Sankaran--0----2--
Karthik Ramanathan--0----2--
Kartik Ramachandran--2----0--
Roshan Mahadevaiah--1----2--
Prashanth Ganapathy--------
Shiva Arunachalam--1----2--
Vidur Bali--0----2--
Nachiket Karmarkar--------

Game 33: Ecuador Vs Germany Final Score ( 0 - 3 )


NameEcuadorGermany
Satish Sankaran--1----2--
Karthik Ramanathan--1----2--
Kartik Ramachandran--0----1--
Roshan Mahadevaiah--0----2--
Prashanth Ganapathy--------
Shiva Arunachalam--1----3--
Vidur Bali--0----2--
Nachiket Karmarkar--------

Sunday, June 18, 2006

Game 32: Spain Vs Tunisia Final Score ( 3 - 1 )


NameSpainTunisia
Satish Sankaran--4----0--
Karthik Ramanathan--2----1--
Kartik Ramachandran--2----0--
Roshan Mahadevaiah--2----0--
Prashanth Ganapathy--------
Shiva Arunachalam--3----1--
Vidur Bali--2----0--
Nachiket Karmarkar--------

Game 31: Saudi Arabia Vs Ukraine Final Score ( 0 - 4 )


NameSaudi ArabiaUkraine
Satish Sankaran--1----1--
Karthik Ramanathan--2----0--
Kartik Ramachandran--1----1--
Roshan Mahadevaiah--1----1--
Prashanth Ganapathy--------
Shiva Arunachalam--2----0--
Vidur Bali--0----1--
Nachiket Karmarkar--------

Game 30: Togo Vs Switzerland Final Score ( 0 - 2 )


NameTogoSwitzerland
Satish Sankaran--0----3--
Karthik Ramanathan--1----1--
Kartik Ramachandran--0----1--
Roshan Mahadevaiah--1----2--
Prashanth Ganapathy--------
Shiva Arunachalam--1----2--
Vidur Bali--1----2--
Nachiket Karmarkar--------

Saturday, June 17, 2006

Game 29: France Vs Korea Final Score ( 1- 1 )


NameFranceKorea
Satish Sankaran--2----1--
Karthik Ramanathan--1----1--
Kartik Ramachandran--1----1--
Roshan Mahadevaiah--2----1--
Prashanth Ganapathy--------
Shiva Arunachalam--3----1--
Vidur Bali--2----1--
Nachiket Karmarkar--------

Game 28: Brazil Vs Australia Final Score ( 2 - 0 )


NameBrazilAustralia
Satish Sankaran--3----0--
Karthik Ramanathan--2----1--
Kartik Ramachandran--1----0--
Roshan Mahadevaiah--3----1--
Prashanth Ganapathy--------
Shiva Arunachalam--3----1--
Vidur Bali--2----0--
Nachiket Karmarkar--------

Game 27: Japan Vs Crotia Final Score ( 0 - 0 )


NameJapanCrotia
Satish Sankaran--0----2--
Karthik Ramanathan--1----2--
Kartik Ramachandran--1----2--
Roshan Mahadevaiah--0----2--
Prashanth Ganapathy--------
Shiva Arunachalam--1----2--
Vidur Bali--1----3--
Nachiket Karmarkar--------

Friday, June 16, 2006

Game 26: Italy Vs USA Final Score ( 1 - 1 )


NameItalyUSA
Satish Sankaran--3----1--
Karthik Ramanathan--2----0--
Kartik Ramachandran--1----0--
Roshan Mahadevaiah--3----1--
Prashanth Ganapathy--------
Shiva Arunachalam--4----1--
Vidur Bali--1----0--
Nachiket Karmarkar--------

Game 25: Czech Vs Ghana Final Score ( 0 - 2 )


NameCzech RepublicGhana
Satish Sankaran--2----0--
Karthik Ramanathan--3----0--
Kartik Ramachandran--3----1--
Roshan Mahadevaiah--4----0--
Prashanth Ganapathy--------
Shiva Arunachalam--3----1--
Vidur Bali--3----0--
Nachiket Karmarkar--------

Game 24: Portugal Vs Iran Final Score ( 2- 0 )


NamePortugalIran
Satish Sankaran--3----0--
Karthik Ramanathan--2----0--
Kartik Ramachandran--2----0--
Roshan Mahadevaiah--1----2--
Prashanth Ganapathy--------
Shiva Arunachalam--3----1--
Vidur Bali--2----0--
Nachiket Karmarkar--------

Thursday, June 15, 2006

Game 23: Mexico v.s. Angola Final Score ( 0 - 0 )


NameMexicoAngola
Satish Sankaran--2----0--
Karthik Ramanathan--2----1--
Kartik Ramachandran--2----1--
Roshan Mahadevaiah--2----1--
Prashanth Ganapathy--------
Shiva Arunachalam--2----1--
Vidur Bali--3----1--
Nachiket Karmarkar--------

Game 22: Netherlands v.s. Ivory Coast Final Score ( 2 - 1 )


NameNetherlandsIvory Coast
Satish Sankaran--3----0--
Karthik Ramanathan--2----0--
Kartik Ramachandran--1----1--
Roshan Mahadevaiah--2----0--
Prashanth Ganapathy--------
Shiva Arunachalam--2----1--
Vidur Bali--2----0--
Nachiket Karmarkar--------

Game 21: Argentina v.s. Serbia Montenegro Final Score ( 6 - 0 )


NameArgentinaSerbia Mont.
Satish Sankaran--3----1--
Karthik Ramanathan--1----0--
Kartik Ramachandran--2----0--
Roshan Mahadevaiah--3----0--
Prashanth Ganapathy--------
Shiva Arunachalam--2----0--
Vidur Bali--2----0--
Nachiket Karmarkar--------

Wednesday, June 14, 2006

Game 20: Sweden v.s. Paraguay Final Score ( 1 - 0 )


NameSwedenParaguay
Satish Sankaran--2----1--
Karthik Ramanathan--1----0--
Kartik Ramachandran--2----1--
Roshan Mahadevaiah--1----0--
Prashanth Ganapathy--------
Shiva Arunachalam--3----1--
Vidur Bali--2----1--
Nachiket Karmarkar--------

Game 19: England v.s. Trinidad Final Score ( 2 - 0 )


NameEnglandTrinidad
Satish Sankaran--2----0--
Karthik Ramanathan--1----0--
Kartik Ramachandran--1----0--
Roshan Mahadevaiah--3----0--
Prashanth Ganapathy--------
Shiva Arunachalam--2----1--
Vidur Bali--2----0--
Nachiket Karmarkar--------

Game 18: Ecuador v.s. Costa Rica Final Score ( 3- 0 )


NameEcuadorCosta Rica
Satish Sankaran--2----1--
Karthik Ramanathan--2----0--
Kartik Ramachandran--1----2--
Roshan Mahadevaiah--1----2--
Prashanth Ganapathy--------
Shiva Arunachalam--2----2--
Vidur Bali--2----1--
Nachiket Karmarkar--------

Game 17: Germany v.s. Poland: Final Score (1-0)


NameGermanyPoland
Satish Sankaran--2----0--
Karthik Ramanathan--2----1--
Kartik Ramachandran--3----2--
Roshan Mahadevaiah--2----1--
Prashanth Ganapathy--------
Shiva Arunachalam--3----1--
Vidur Bali--2----1--
Nachiket Karmarkar--------

Game 16: Tunisia v.s. Saudi Arabia : Final Score (2-2)


NameTunisiaSaudi Arabia
Satish Sankaran--0----1--
Karthik Ramanathan--1----0--
Kartik Ramachandran--1----2--
Roshan Mahadevaiah--1----1--
Prashanth Ganapathy--------
Shiva Arunachalam--2----0--
Vidur Bali--2----1--
Nachiket Karmarkar--------

Game 15: Spain v.s. Ukraine : Final Score (4-0)


NameSpainUkraine
Satish Sankaran--2----0--
Karthik Ramanathan--1----1--
Kartik Ramachandran--2----1--
Roshan Mahadevaiah--2----1--
Prashanth Ganapathy--------
Shiva Arunachalam--2----1--
Vidur Bali--2----1--
Nachiket Karmarkar--------

Monday, June 12, 2006

Game 14: France v.s. Switzerland Final Score ( 0 - 0 )


NameFranceSwitzerland
Satish Sankaran--0----0--
Karthik Ramanathan--1----1--
Kartik Ramachandran--1----0--
Roshan Mahadevaiah--1----0--
Prashanth Ganapathy--------
Shiva Arunachalam--3----1--
Vidur Bali--2----1--
Nachiket Karmarkar--------

Game 13: Brazil v.s. Croatia Final Score ( 1 - 0 )


NameBrazilCroatia
Satish Sankaran--3----1--
Karthik Ramanathan--2----1--
Kartik Ramachandran--2----1--
Roshan Mahadevaiah--2----0--
Prashanth Ganapathy--------
Shiva Arunachalam--4----1--
Vidur Bali--1----0--
Nachiket Karmarkar--------

Game 12: Korea v.s. Togo Final Score ( 2 - 1 )


NameKoreaTogo
Satish Sankaran--2----0--
Karthik Ramanathan--2----1--
Kartik Ramachandran--1----0--
Roshan Mahadevaiah--2----0--
Prashanth Ganapathy--------
Shiva Arunachalam--0----1--
Vidur Bali--1----0--
Nachiket Karmarkar--------

Game 11: Italy v.s. Ghana : Final Score (2-0)


NameItalyGhana
Satish Sankaran--3----0--
Karthik Ramanathan--2----0--
Kartik Ramachandran--2----0--
Roshan Mahadevaiah--2----0--
Prashanth Ganapathy--2----0--
Shiva Arunachalam--2----1--
Vidur Bali--2----0--
Nachiket Karmarkar--1----0--

Game 10: USA v.s. Czech rep. : Final Score (0-3)


NameUSACzech Rep.
Satish Sankaran--1----3--
Karthik Ramanathan--0----1--
Kartik Ramachandran--1----2--
Roshan Mahadevaiah--1----2--
Prashanth Ganapathy--2----1--
Shiva Arunachalam--3----1--
Vidur Bali--0----1--
Nachiket Karmarkar--1----0--

Game 9: Australia v.s. Japan : Final Score(3-1)


NameAustraliaJapan
Satish Sankaran--0----0--
Karthik Ramanathan--1----0--
Kartik Ramachandran--0----1--
Roshan Mahadevaiah--0----1--
Prashanth Ganapathy--2----1--
Shiva Arunachalam--1----2--
Vidur Bali--1----1--
Nachiket Karmarkar--0----0--

Saturday, June 10, 2006

Game 8: Angola v.s. Portugal : Final Score (0-1)


NameAngolaPortugal
Satish Sankaran--0----2--
Karthik Ramanathan--0----1--
Kartik Ramachandran--0----2--
Roshan Mahadevaiah--1----2--
Prashanth Ganapathy--1----3--
Shiva Arunachalam--2----3--
Vidur Bali--0----2--
Nachiket Karmarkar--X----X--

Game 7: Mexico v.s. Iran: Final Score ( 3 - 1 )


So how do our predictions look for Game 7:

We have all kinds of predictions Lets see, which way the needle swings:

NameMexicoIran
Satish Sankaran--1----1--
Karthik Ramanathan--2----0--
Kartik Ramachandran--1----1--
Roshan Mahadevaiah--1----2--
Prashanth Ganapathy--2----1--
Shiva Arunachalam--1----2--
Vidur Bali**--3----0--
Nachiket Karmarkar***--X----X--

Game 6: Serbia and Mont. v.s. Netherlands : Final Score (0-1)


NameSerbia and MontNetherlands
Satish Sankaran--1----3--
Karthik Ramanathan--1----2--
Kartik Ramachandran--0----1--
Roshan Mahadevaiah--1----3--
Prashanth Ganapathy--0----2--
Shiva Arunachalam--2----3--
Vidur Bali--1----2--
Nachiket Karmarkar--X----X--

Friday, June 09, 2006

Game 5: Argentina v.s. Ivory Coast: Final Score (2-1)

Game 5:

A young argentinian side faces the first time africans

What we think...

NameArgentinaIvory Coast
Satish Sankaran--3----0--
Karthik Ramanathan--2----0--
Kartik Ramachandran--4----1--
Roshan Mahadevaiah--4----0--
Prashanth Ganapathy--4----0--
Shiva Arunachalam--4----2--
Vidur Bali--3----0--
Nachiket Karmarkar--4----0--

Game 4: Trinidad and Tobago v.s. Sweden : Final Score (0-0)

Game 4:

Scandinavians or the West Indians?

What we think...

NameTrinidad and Tobago Sweden
Satish Sankaran--1----2--
Karthik Ramanathan--1----2--
Kartik Ramachandran--1----3--
Roshan Mahadevaiah--0----3--
Prashanth Ganapathy--0----3--
Shiva Arunachalam--1----4--
Vidur Bali--0----2--
Nachiket Karmarkar--0----3--

Game 3: England v.s. Paraguay Final Score (1-0)

Game 3:

England's first shot in these games

Whats gonna happen here?

What we think...

NameEnglandParaguay
Satish Sankaran--1----0--
Karthik Ramanathan--3----1--
Kartik Ramachandran--4----2--
Roshan Mahadevaiah--3----1--
Prashanth Ganapathy--3----1--
Shiva Arunachalam--4----2--
Vidur Bali--3----0--
Nachiket Karmarkar--2----1--

Thursday, June 08, 2006

Game 2: Poland v.s. Ecuador : Final Score (0-2)

Game 2: E

European dark horses v.s. Unknown Latinos?

Whats gonna happen here?

What we think...

NamePolandEcuador
Satish Sankaran--2----1--
Karthik Ramanathan--2----1--
Kartik Ramachandran--3----1--
Roshan Mahadevaiah--2----0--
Prashanth Ganapathy--0----1--
Shiva Arunachalam--1----2--
Vidur Bali**--1----0--
Nachiket Karmarkar***--0----0--


** His entries came before the matches but after deadline. This is the first day, so I guess we can take his predictions into consideration.

*** His entries came in last night but Blogger was down for maintenance issues. I couldnt upload them last night.

Game 1: Germany v.s. Costa Rica: Final Score (4-2)


So how do our predictions look for Game 1:

Predictions as they came in:

NameGermanyCosta Rica
Satish Sankaran--3----1--
Karthik Ramanathan--1----0--
Kartik Ramachandran--2----0--
Roshan Mahadevaiah--1----0--
Prashanth Ganapathy--2----0--
Shiva Arunachalam--3----0--
Vidur Bali**--2----1--
Nachiket Karmarkar***--2----0--


** His entries came before the matches but after deadline. This is the first day, so I guess we can take his predictions into consideration.

*** His entries came in last night but Blogger was down for maintenance issues. I couldnt upload them last night.

Thursday, June 01, 2006


For the ones who might want to read the lighter side of the matches, check out Mike's diaries

The World Cup's back!

This is going to be an interesting pool to kick off, with contributions coming in from all over the world. So Who do you think will win this one, or drop it? I have no clue but the groups all seem interesting enough to wake up at 7 in the morning to watch a few games, maybe even sneak a quick one during lunch time.

Ok So what have we got here:

1. 32 teams
2. As many aspirations ( even from Trinidad and Tobago)
3. Billions watching these matches ( Not to mention the ones following them online)
4. And a few of us joining in for a pool.

So lets get ready with our research and our luck, its 7 days till we kick off our pool!

June 5 is when we finalize the participants. So let your friends know!