England versus Italy at 23:00 on Sat 14 June. 
England versus Uruguay at 20:00 on Thu 19 June. 
England versus Costa Rica at 17:00 on Tue 24 June.
Portugal versus Germany at 17:00 on Mon 16 June. 
USA versus Ghana at 23:00 on Mon 16 June. Germany versus Ghana at 20:00 on Sat 21 June. Portugal versus USA at 23:00 on Sun 22 June. Portugal versus Ghana at 17:00 on Thu 26 June. USA versus Germany at 17:00 on Thu 26 June.William Hill say 25/1. Strangely, England are 5/1 to reach the quarter finals and also 5/1 to reach the semi-finals. That doesn't seem right to me.djewesbury wrote:Mathematical forecasters estimate that England have a 1% chance of winning.
Bloomberg Sports estimates a 3.4% chance for England. Still terrible, but not quite as terrible as you cite.djewesbury wrote:Mathematical forecasters estimate that England have a 1% chance of winning.
Unless we’re out before the stages that use penalties; unless we win or lose in those games before penalty time; unless we win at penalties (yes, I know, we are zero from three).DRT wrote:£150 on that gets you a case of F70
Apparently the fix is already in if they reach the quarter finals.DRT wrote:William Hill say 25/1. Strangely, England are 5/1 to reach the quarter finals and also 5/1 to reach the semi-finals. That doesn't seem right to me.djewesbury wrote:Mathematical forecasters estimate that England have a 1% chance of winning.
Are the bets for equal sums?DRT wrote:My World Cup bets are on...
No.jdaw1 wrote:Are the bets for equal sums?DRT wrote:My World Cup bets are on...
England versus Ecuador 
England versus HondurasYou are not alone in your wonderment. The reason is that the British have a long history of believing they are entitled to somewhat different rules than everyone else.AW77 wrote:I always wondered why there is no UK team, but only an English, Scoottish or Welch team. Not pooling the UK's best players together in one team is crazy from a German perspective.
You have been warned: bad guys have noticed the World Cup.Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo just barely edges out Argentina’s Lionel Messi as the world’s riskiest football player to search for online. According to research from McAfee, part of Intel Security, the rivalry between the world’s top two players has followed them to the McAfee Red Card Club, a brotherhood of eleven Brazil-bound players whose web pages present the greatest threat of infecting site visitors with malware.
Given that this thread will no doubt become the definitive point of reference for the world's media and football supporters from all nations looking for insightful commentary and thought-provoking debate, should we be taking extra precautions to ensurejdaw1 wrote:You have been warned: bad guys have noticed the World Cup.
remains secure?England won’t be knocked out until, at least, the end of the group stage.DRT wrote:insightful commentary and thought-provoking debate
Agreed, but I think they will progress beyond that. Italy are notoriously slow starters in international competitions. At worst I think England will draw with Italy, but rather suspect they will beat them. They will then lose the next game comprehensively but win the third with a late goal following almost 90 minutes of torture for their devoted fans.jdaw1 wrote:England won’t be knocked out until, at least, the end of the group stage.DRT wrote:insightful commentary and thought-provoking debate
In the spirit of togetherness that defines the World Cup I will make this promise. If all of the above bets are won I will supply a 6-pack of Taylor 1985 for the nextDRT wrote:My World Cup bets are on...
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"Let's drink a case of Port" experiment. But there is one condition: LGTrotter must attend as my guest of honour. 
