England is in the semi-finals????

by smbrannan

Soccer in Mogadishu, Somalia

It is nice to be back in Canada for a few days, because a) there is something on the news besides Donald J. Trump (1), and b) the flags attached to many cars provides some evidence that the general population is aware of the global sporting competition that is in full flight.

I’d say we have some very interesting quarter final results. Newcomer Joep B is hanging onto his lead, BUT….  Newcomers Rachel P and Prash N are close behind….  AND, Joep is out of ammo.  None of his picks for the upcoming matches are still in the running so he can’t get any more points.  Can Rachel and Prash elbow their way into first place.  You’ll have to check in after the semis to find out.

Quarterfinal results
Rank Name Points
1 Joep B 60
2 Rachel P 58
3 Prash N 55
4 Dave L 54
4 Dominik Z 54
6 Kevin Z 52
6 Stuart B 52
8 Dario P2 51
8 Richard H 51
8 Russ P 51

In the geopolitical arena, the Canucks are still hanging onto a solid 1.6 point lead, and seem to be assured of victory.  Unless of course, something unexpected happens (again).

Canucks Foreigners
Avg Score 46.8 45.2

There is also a bit of a scramble for last place, and return of the entry fee.  Alvaro V has been sitting pretty in this spot nearly since the beginning, but now Heidi VW is dropping down the standings at an alarming rate and may come out on top, er, bottom…  whatever.

Click HERE for the full standings

See you after the semi-finals.

  1. Unfortunately much of what is on the news concerns local serial killers.  That, and interminable CBC explorations of what it means to be Canadian (Enough already!).