Just 2 hours to go until the opening match. I can take tips on that one up until kick off time. Up to now we have 13 posters tipping, including a guest from the BBC and from the Gasmen (Bristol Rovers). I will be giving out a league table after every round in the normal format, but will also give running totals daily on here, in case people get impatient. The posters, up to now, are: (More can be added) Running points total Markthehorn.....416 Colognehornet.....435 Akureyrar.....38 Yorkshirehornet.....269 Charlie Livesey.....303 Chris 13.....357 theghost.....300 Scullion.....183 oldfrenchhorn.....383 NZHorn.....365 Hornet-Fez.....234 Mark Lawrenson (BBC).....441 Gastronomic.....252
Here are the fixtures for the second round of matches. The time difference between the end of the first round and the beginning of the second is only a matter of 3 hours. If posters like they can predict the entire second round, or in batches - as long as tips for matches are in before the respective matches actually begin this is ok. Russia v Egypt 2-0 Uruguay v Saudi Arabia 3-0 Portugal v Morocco 2-0 Spain v Iran 3-0 Denmark v Australia 1-0 France v Peru 2-0 Argentina v Croatia 1-2 Nigeria v Iceland 0-1 Brazil v Costa Rica 2-0 Serbia v Switzerland 2-1 Mexico v South Korea 2-0 Germany v Sweden 2-1 Belgium v Tunisia 2-0 England v Panama 3-0 Japan v Senegal 1-1 Poland v Colombia 1-1
Russia v Egypt 2-1 Portugal v Morocco 3-0 Uruguay v Saudi Arabia 2-0 Iran v Spain 0-2 Denmark v Australia 1-0 France v Peru 2-1 Argentina v Croatia 1-1 Brazil v Costa Rica 4-0 Nigeria v Iceland 0-1 Serbia v Switzerland 0-0 Belgium v Tunisia 3-0 South Korea v Mexico 0-2 Germany v Sweden 2-0 England v Panama 4-0 Japan v Senegal 1-2 Poland v Colombia 2-2
Russia v Egypt 3-0 Uruguay v Saudi Arabia 4-0 Portugal v Morocco 3-0 Spain v Iran 3-0 Denmark v Australia 2-1 France v Peru 3-1 Argentina v Croatia 1-1 Nigeria v Iceland 1-2 Brazil v Costa Rica 5-0 Serbia v Switzerland 2-1 Mexico v South Korea 2-0 Germany v Sweden 3-1 Belgium v Tunisia 4-0 England v Panama 3-0 Japan v Senegal 1-2 Poland v Colombia 1-2
Russia v Egypt 3-0 Uruguay v Saudi Arabia 4-0 Portugal v Morocco 4-2 Spain v Iran 3-0 Denmark v Australia 2-1 France v Peru 1-0 Argentina v Croatia 0-0 Nigeria v Iceland 2-0 Brazil v Costa Rica 3-0 Serbia v Switzerland 1-1 Mexico v South Korea 2-0 Germany v Sweden 1-1 Belgium v Tunisia 2-0 England v Panama 3-0 Japan v Senegal 2-3 Poland v Colombia 2-0
Russia v Egypt 1-1 Uruguay v Saudi Arabia 3-0 Portugal v Morocco 2-0 Spain v Iran 2-0 Denmark v Australia 1-1 France v Peru 1-1 Argentina v Croatia 0-1 Nigeria v Iceland 0-1 Brazil v Costa Rica 2-0 Serbia v Switzerland 0-0 Mexico v South Korea 2-0 Germany v Sweden 2-1 Belgium v Tunisia 1-0 England v Panama 2-0 Japan v Senegal 1-0 Poland v Colombia 1-2
Russia v Egypt 1-0 Uruguay v Saudi Arabia 3-1 Portugal v Morocco 2-0 Spain v Iran 2-0 Denmark v Australia 0-0 France v Peru 0-0 Argentina v Croatia 2-1 Nigeria v Iceland 0-2 Brazil v Costa Rica 3-0 Serbia v Switzerland 1-1 Mexico v South Korea 1-2 Germany v Sweden 2-0 Belgium v Tunisia 4-0 England v Panama 1-0 Japan v Senegal 1-1 Poland v Colombia 0-0
Russia v Egypt 3-1 Uruguay v Saudi Arabia 2-1 Portugal v Morocco 2-0 Spain v Iran 2-0 Denmark v Australia 1-0 France v Peru 2-1 Argentina v Croatia 1-1 Nigeria v Iceland 1-2 Brazil v Costa Rica 3-1 Serbia v Switzerland 1-2 Mexico v South Korea 1-0 Germany v Sweden 2-1 Belgium v Tunisia 4-0 England v Panama 3-0 Japan v Senegal 1-1 Poland v Colombia 2-0
Russia v Egypt 2-1 Uruguay v Saudi Arabia 2-1 Portugal v Morocco 3-0 Spain v Iran 2-0 Denmark v Australia 1-0 France v Peru 2-0 Argentina v Croatia 1-1 Nigeria v Iceland 1-1 Brazil v Costa Rica 3-1 Serbia v Switzerland 1-2 Mexico v South Korea 1-1 Germany v Sweden 2-2 Belgium v Tunisia 3-0 England v Panama 2-0 Japan v Senegal 1-1 Poland v Colombia 2-0
Russia v Egypt 2-1 Uruguay v Saudi Arabia 2-0 Portugal v Morocco 2-1 Spain v Iran 3-0 Denmark v Australia 1-1 France v Peru 2-0 Argentina v Croatia 2-1 Nigeria v Iceland 0-1 Brazil v Costa Rica 2-0 Serbia v Switzerland 1-1 Mexico v South Korea 2-0 Germany v Sweden 2-1 Belgium v Tunisia 2-0 England v Panama 4-0 Japan v Senegal 1-1 Poland v Colombia 1-1
World Cup Predictions League 2018 League Table Here is the table after the completion of the first round. Fez has started off as he finished 4 years ago, followed by the rattling of ghostly chains in second. In third place we have him that does the scoring, and in the not quite made it places we have Frenchie and Yorkie. Our expert from the BBC is finding the going a bit tough away from the Premiership. The second round starts in an hours time so any tips which include Russia v Mo Salah should be in by then - any later and it will have to be a void. So, get your skates on Fez, Aku and Chris. Position.....Name......Round......Total 1......Hornet-Fez......104......104 2......theghost......77......77 3......Colognehornet......66......66 4=....oldfrenchhorn......62......62 4=....Yorkshirehornet......62......62 6......NZHorn......58......58 7......Charlie Livesey......55......55 8......Markthehorn......51......51 9=....Scullion......47......47 9=....Mark Lawrenson......47......47 (The expert from the BBC) 11....Chris 13......43......43 12....Akureyrar......38......38 13....Gastronomic......28......28
Russia v Egypt 2-1 Uruguay v Saudi Arabia 3-0 Portugal v Morocco 3-0 Spain v Iran 4-0 Denmark v Australia 1-1 France v Peru 2-1 Argentina v Croatia 2-1 Nigeria v Iceland 0-1 Brazil v Costa Rica 4-0 Serbia v Switzerland 1-1 Mexico v South Korea 2-0 Germany v Sweden 2-1 Belgium v Tunisia 2-0 England v Panama 3-1 Japan v Senegal 1-2 Poland v Colombia 1-1
Thanks cologne. I rather like these constant updates. I can also work out my score, which I frequently cannot do in our PL guesses.
Russia v Egypt 2-0 Uruguay v Saudi Arabia 1-0 Portugal v Morocco 2-0 Spain v Iran 3-0 Denmark v Australia 1-1 France v Peru 3-1 Argentina v Croatia 1-1 Nigeria v Iceland 1-0 Brazil v Costa Rica 2-0 Serbia v Switzerland 1-1 Mexico v South Korea 2-0 Germany v Sweden 2-0 Belgium v Tunisia 1-0 England v Panama 4-0 Japan v Senegal 1-1 Poland v Colombia 1-1
The third and final round of group matches starts on Monday the 25th, a day after the second round finishes. Just a reminder that the matches in each group are played simultaneously at this stage. Another point to remember when actually tipping is that if teams are equal on points afterwards then goal difference and then goals scored have precedence over the head to head result between the teams concerned - at the time of writing this means that Croatia have qualified on 6 points but have not yet won the group - despite having won the head to head against Nigeria (on 3). This means that Croatia v Iceland still has some importance for Croatia. Uruguay v Russia 1-2 Saudi Arabia v Egypt 0-2 Spain v Morocco 2-0 Portugal v Iran 1-0 France v Denmark 2-1 Australia v Peru 1-1 Croatia v Iceland 2-0 Argentina v Nigeria 2-1 Brazil v Serbia 2-0 Costa Rica v Switzerland 0-2 Germany v South Korea 2-1 Mexico v Sweden 1-1 England v Belgium 2-2 Panama v Tunisia 0-2 Colombia v Senegal 2-1 Poland v Japan 0-1
Uruguay v Russia 1-2 Saudi Arabia v Egypt 0-2 Spain v Morocco 1-0 Portugal v Iran 0-0 France v Denmark 3-0 Australia v Peru 1-2 Croatia v Iceland 2-1 Argentina v Nigeria 2-3 Brazil v Serbia 2-1 Costa Rica v Switzerland 1-2 Germany v South Korea 2-0 Mexico v Sweden 3-1 England v Belgium 3-1 Panama v Tunisia 0-2 Colombia v Senegal 1-2 Poland v Japan 1-2
Uruguay v Russia 1-2 Saudi Arabia v Egypt 1-3 Spain v Morocco 2-0 Portugal v Iran 3-1 France v Denmark 2-1 Australia v Peru 1-1 Croatia v Iceland 3-0 Argentina v Nigeria 1-1 Brazil v Serbia 2-1 Costa Rica v Switzerland 0-3 Germany v South Korea 3-1 Mexico v Sweden 2-1 England v Belgium 2-1 Panama v Tunisia 0-2 Colombia v Senegal 1-3 Poland v Japan 1-2