dyslexic nam Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Alright - gameday prediction contest time. The prize: Topps Now card of either Jonathan David or Ismael Kone. Both are rookies. Neither is going to let you retire early but they are cool cards and they will be free and shipped to you. If they arrive damaged, take it up with Canada Post. And if the winner has both of those cards already, I will try to sub in a suitable alternative. The rules: pretty straightforward- you just make some bold predictions for the game tomorrow. This could include formation, final score, score at half, goal scorers, assisters, starting line, who subs and when, etc. Bonus points for really nailing the shit out of something. And randomness is appreciated. Contest closes when lineups are announced. I probably won’t be around the forum during game time as I want to focus solely on the game tomorrow, so I will rely on your honesty. Except @El Hombre - I will be carefully checking the time stamp of his post should he choose to participate. The catch: This is an authoritarian exercise by yours truly, so winning is decided solely at my discretion (though like all benevolent dictators I will try to be fair). There could be some mild democratic undertones insofar as I may consider “likes” as a proxy indicator for general ballsiness, but overall it would be too complicated to make it truly mathematical so I just need to go with my gut. This means that if I have you blocked, you probably aren’t winning… lamptern, ADP10, kacbru and 3 others 1 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonovision Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 First Canada yellow: Eustaquio, 38th minute. The Beaver 2.0 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kacbru Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 First comment from annoying S. American poster that CMNT would be better with Teibert in the midfield, 23rd minute. Addona, vancanman, Olympique_de_Marseille and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pottsy3 Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 The first Canadian goal at a World Cup is scored by Samuel Piette, the first of his CanMNT career. it's scored off a KDB turnover Addona, Olympique_de_Marseille and The Beaver 2.0 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Prince of MTL Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Scott airfield in the starting XI Lansdude, Olympique_de_Marseille, grigorio and 3 others 1 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 There will be a "almost" f#ck up on a bad back pass to Borjan in the first 15min. Actually thats not a prediction, thats almost a certainty. DeRo_Is_King, vancanman, grigorio and 8 others 5 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pomoxis Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 2 minutes ago, Bison44 said: There will be a "almost" f#ck up on a bad back pass to Borjan in the first 15min. Actually thats not a prediction, thats almost a certainty. I will be ecstatic if it is only an "almost" The Beaver 2.0 and grigorio 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lansdude Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Buchanan draws a yellow and gets a yellow. The Beaver 2.0 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Over or under 3: the number of times Caldwell uses the word "quality" in his half time and postmatch analysis. I am going with over. Olympique_de_Marseille, The Beaver 2.0 and Canuckia 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonovision Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Forgot the classic play from the Ocho: fake Borjan injury in the 55th minute so Herdman can implement a tactical switch. Olympique_de_Marseille and The Beaver 2.0 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Sam Adekugbe becomes the first player ever to score a goal for Canada at the FIFA World Cup. QBCS, The Beaver 2.0 and Olympique_de_Marseille 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Random predictions: - A member of the Canada Soccer staff (a non-player) will get a yellow. - Sam Adekugbe will get the first yellow card for Canada - They lied and one of Borjan, Eustáquio or Davies will not actually be in the starting XI. - Dayne St. Clair will have kept his beard and Liam Millar won't have shaved either. The Beaver 2.0 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazed4life Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Atiba with Canada's first ever goal at the World Cup. The Beaver 2.0 and costarg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 1 minute ago, InglewoodJack said: Sam Adekugbe becomes the first player ever to score a goal for Canada at the FIFA World Cup. CSA brings in a load of desert sand on the sidelines for him to dive into. The Beaver 2.0, QBCS, vancanman and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Prince of MTL Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Own Goal scores Canada’s first ever goal BearcatSA and The Beaver 2.0 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 (edited) Are we allowed to do multiple predictions? My original post also included: - Atiba goal off a set piece - Jonathan David hits a cross bar within the first 20 minutes - Canada up 2-1 in extra time, Borjan jumps on the ball after a tense Belgium attack, stays down, then he looks up and smirks, and that photo becomes an icon in Canadian sports history. - Liam Fraser sees the pitch - Canada scores off a PK Edited November 23, 2022 by InglewoodJack The Beaver 2.0 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastPros Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 25+ minutes of extra time between the 2 halves. Tajon bicycle kick attempt at some point. 4 total goals. The words "surprise", "darling" and "underdog" used at some point by the announcers during the game. The Beaver 2.0, BearcatSA and narduch 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beaver 2.0 Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Good shit, lads, all of it!! -- My perdictions: 1. Herdman will say "good, good" like a cooing pigeon every time we win back the ball and make a successful pass 2. Jason Devos will bring a clipboard to Herdman toward minute 33, and then at 61, and Herdman will nod at whatever is written there, nod seriously at Jason to make him feel "listened to", then proceed to urge our guys on while doing a half-squat 3. Vittoria with the first tactical yellow at minute 27 4. Tajon skins the left back, draws the foul, but the ref gives Belgium the throw instead: minute 15 5. Camera pan of the crowd shows at least 350 of the most beautiful hosers in the world, at least 10% of them not wearing anything on top, but all of them covered in glorious red maple leaves 6. TSN pre-game show cuts to PM Trudeau, and even us liberals wish they hadn't. Everyone hits mute until he's done talking 7. Belgium 5 - Canada 0 (For old time-y sake) jonovision, kacbru, Jedi Ram and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Eustaquio’s moustache is blurred out on live tv because of how good it looks JBR, The Beaver 2.0, Canuckia and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beaver 2.0 Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 52 minutes ago, kacbru said: First comment from annoying S. American poster that CMNT would be better with Teibert in the midfield, 23rd minute. Ha! Or MAK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beaver 2.0 Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 The Beaver sheds a couple of tears at minute 33, after our lads have settled into the match and are actually stringing passes together and asking the Belgians to take notice. PastPros and Canuckia 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Pessimist Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 -Alphonso Davies re-injures his hamstring at minute 19' -Canada will lose 2-nil but following is the same pattern that has been repeated for the last 50 years, everyone will still be patting them on the back because they held their own Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBR Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Hoilett scores the game winner in 81st minute from top of the box, right foot, bent into top left corner. The Beaver 2.0 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchryan11 Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 4-1 win for belgium, canada's inexperience and defence not enough for the experienced and skilled belgiums. Larin gets canada's only goal xabuep2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beaver 2.0 Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 3 minutes ago, The Pessimist said: -Alphonso Davies re-injures his hamstring at minute 19' -Canada will lose 2-nil but following is the same pattern that has been repeated for the last 50 years, everyone will still be patting them on the back because they held their own Sheesh! Maybe change your handle to "The Cynic". You make Pessimists sound cheery in comparison. kacbru 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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