World Cup Bracket Challenge
The Stumptown Footy team takes on the bracket challenge and now it's your turn!
Stumptown Footy’s Picks
Round of 16
Switzerland vs Spain
Melina: Spain
Phuoc: Spain
Wilder: SpainNetherlands vs South Africa
Melina: Netherlands
Phuoc: Netherlands
Wilder: NetherlandsJapan vs Norway
Melina: Japan
Phuoc: Japan
Wilder: JapanSweden vs USA
Melina: Sweden
Phuoc: Sweden
Wilder: USAAustralia vs Denmark
Melina: Australia
Phuoc: Australia
Wilder: AustraliaFrance vs Morocco
Melina: France
Phuoc: France
Wilder: FranceEngland vs Nigeria
Melina: England
Phuoc: England
Wilder: EnglandColombia vs Jamaica
Melina: Colombia
Phuoc: Jamaica
Wilder: Colombia
Semi-finals
Melina: Spain vs Japan, Australia vs England
Phuoc: Spain vs Japan, Australia vs England
Wilder: Netherlands vs USA, Australia vs Englalnd
Finals
Melina: Japan vs England
Phuoc: Japan vs England
Wilder: Netherlands vs England
World Cup Winner
Melina: England
Phuoc: Japan
Wilder: England
Make your picks below in the comments.
*This was completed by the STF crew on Thursday evening
The question was who do I want to win, so England. But the article was asking who I think will win. So japan.
No Hina in the 11 again. =( Looks like Jun has cemented the starting spot for that position. But I expect Hina to get decent minutes.
This is a killer lineup, though. Yamashita in goal, Shimizu, Minami & Kumagai the back three, then Miyazawa, Nagano, Tanaka, Takahashi, Endo, Hasegawa, and Fujino. I hesitate to assign position roles, given how fluid their positioning is, but Hasegawa will be their 10 most of the time, with Tanaka and Fujino the primary attackers. Miyazawa has been more about making fast runs from the attacking midfield. Endo tends to stay left, but covers a lot of ground vertically.
I'm worried about this match: Norway tower over Japan and set pieces will be hard to defend. But Norway also have nowhere near the depth of quality. Now I just have to keep my ancient arse awake...