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World Cup Bracket Challenge

The Stumptown Footy team takes on the bracket challenge and now it's your turn!

Phuoc Nguyen (Fook Win)

Melina Gaspar

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Wilder Isom

Aug 5, 2023

England's players and staff huddle after the game — Credit: Lionesses - The FA

Stumptown Footy’s Picks

Round of 16

Switzerland vs Spain
Melina: Spain
Phuoc: Spain
Wilder: Spain
Netherlands vs South Africa
Melina: Netherlands
Phuoc: Netherlands
Wilder: Netherlands
Japan vs Norway
Melina: Japan
Phuoc: Japan
Wilder: Japan
Sweden vs USA
Melina: Sweden
Phuoc: Sweden
Wilder: USA
Australia vs Denmark
Melina: Australia
Phuoc: Australia
Wilder: Australia
France vs Morocco
Melina: France
Phuoc: France
Wilder: France
England vs Nigeria
Melina: England
Phuoc: England
Wilder: England
Colombia 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.

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*This was completed by the STF crew on Thursday evening

9 Comments

Tim B--er

Writes Timothy’s Substack

Aug 5Liked by Phuoc Nguyen (Fook Win)

The question was who do I want to win, so England. But the article was asking who I think will win. So japan.

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DavidK

Aug 5

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...

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