Feeling like I've been nutmegged
Well, six out of eight World Cup quarterfinalists predicted correctly wasn't bad. But two out of four in the semis -- and my World Cup champion, Brazil, gone -- is not much stronger than the performance the U.S. team turned in during the group stage in Germany.
The only teams I have left are the host, Germany, and France. And I had them playing each other in a semifinal, with Germany winning. Basically, my bracket is busted and my face is redder than a Spain home jersey.
I'll be back later today with a look at the semifinal matchups and a chance to embarrass myself further.
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No need to be so hard on yourself, Joe. Everybody - and I mean EVERYBODY - had Brazil winning this World Cup. In retrospect it's easy to say, "Hey, I wonder how Brazil will hold up when they actually play a World Class opponent." But none of us saw this coming. Not even me - and you know how much I love Thierry Henry (did I mention he plays for Arsenal?).
Now,picking England to get to the semis, that I can criticize.
And speaking of criticize, I've been waiting to unload on Sven Goren-Erickson. I'll do that in a later post.
Posted on July 3, 2006 10:14 AM