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The 2022 World Cup Tipster finally comes to an end. André claims first place with a total of 297 points from 64 matches, improving on his second-place finish during Euro 2020. Tino, who came 16th in 2020, improved even more to take second place, with 284 points. Paul, consistently quite good, finishes third with 282 points. Craig leads the best of the rest, finishing fourth with 248 points, 6 ahead of Soeren and Christian who finished level on 242 points. Thorsten ended just 2 behind them in 7th place on 240, with Ben a further 5 points behind in 8th. Further down the table, it remained very close even at the end: Joris gained a total of 225 points to finish 9th, which is 1 point more than Alex and Robert achieved, and 2 more than Axel. El-Hinny was close behind on 219 points. Just 6 points separated Joris in 9th from El-Hinny in 13th. Franzi finished in 14th place with 209 points, 3 ahead of Ralph on 206, and 13 ahead of Joe on 193. Bringing up the rear were Andreas with ...

The Final of the Tipster Cup took place between Christian and Tino. Christian tipped Croatia to beat Morocco 2:0, while Tino tipped Morocco to beat Croatia 2:0. That match ended with a 2:1 victor for Croatia. At half-time in the Cup Final, Christian therefore led by 5 points to nil. Tino correctly tipped a draw between Argentina and France, giving him 7 points for the correct Margin. He also tipped Messi to score the first goal for a further 3 points, bringing his total to 10 points. Christian tipped Argentina to beat France, and gained 5 points for tipping the correct winner; he also tipped Lionel Messi to score the first goal for a further 3 points, bringing his total to 13 points. At full-time, the score is: Christian 13 - Tino 10 As a result, Christian wins the Tipster Cup! Congratulations Christian!

Argentina and France drew 3:3, before Argentina won the World Cup in a penalty shoot-out. The first goal was scored by Lionel Messi in the 23rd minute. Nobody tipped 3:3, but Robert and Tino both tipped a draw, giving them 7 points each. Six people tipped Argentina to triumph and gain 5 points each. Messi was tipped by seven people as first Scorer, giving them 3 points each. Alex tipped the exact Time for 3 points.

Name Score Scorer Time Points Alex 1:2 Julián Álvarez 23 3 André 1:2 Olivier Giroud 35 0 Andreas 0:1 Olivier Giroud 67 0 Axel 3:2 Lionel Messi 33 8 Ben 0:2 Olivier Giroud 95 0 Christian 2:1 Lionel Messi 29 8 Craig 1:0 Lionel Messi 82 8 El-Hinny 2:1 Lionel Messi 50 8 Franzi 1:2 Ousmane Dembélé 19 0 Joe 1:2 Olivier Giroud 40 0 Joris 1:0 Julián Álvarez 35 5 Paul 1:2 Olivier Giroud 36 0 Rachel 2:3 Julián Álvarez 22 0 Ralph 1:0 Lionel Messi 44 8 Robert 0:0 Lionel Messi 76 10 Simon . . . . Soeren 1:2 Olivier Giroud 22 0 Thorsten 1:2 Antoine Griezmann 51 0 Tino 0:0 Lionel Messi 112 10

Correct Scores: André and Paul both tipped the Correct Score in 8 of the 64 matches during the Tipster, while Alex achieved this in 7 matches. Four people tipped the Correct Score in 2 matches. For comparison, in 2020, one person tipped the Correct Score in 9 of the 51 matches. Correct Margin: Tino tipped the Correct Margin in 13 matches, almost a quarter of the total. Simon did not tip the Correct Margin at all, but he only tipped 19 of the 64 matches. Correct Outcome: Joe tipped in favour of the winning team in 23 matches, more than anybody else. Unfortunately, he only tipped the Correct Score twice and the Correct Margin three times, so it didn't earn him that many points. Being Right: André tipped the correct winner in 41 matches. Next best was Tino in 37 matches, with Craig and Paul level on 36 matches. Simon tipped the correct winner in 6 of his 19 matches; Rachel tipped correctly in 19 of her 38 matches. Scorer: The first Scorer was correctly tipped in 11 matche...

Before the tournament began, we all made some forecasts. With the benefit of hindsight, we can now see how good (or bad) those were... Semi Finalists: 15 people tipped Argentina to reach the Semi Finals, and 13 people tipped Brazil. Nine people tipped Germany, while eight people tipped France and seven tipped Spain. There were 5 votes each for the English and the Dutch. There was also one tip each for Cameroon, Denmark, Portugal, Uruguay and the USA, with 2 for Mexico, and 3 for Belgium. Nobody tipped Croatia or Morocco. Winner: Six people tipped Brazil to win the World Cup. Five tipped Argentina: well done Christian, Craig, Franzi, Joris and Paul. Two people (Alex and André) tipped France. Mexico, Spain, Poland, Germany and Belgium each received one vote. Preferred Victor: Eighteen people selected fourteen different countries as their preferred winner. Belgium, Japan, Netherlands and England each received 2 votes. Nobody voted for Argentina. Surprise Pac...

Here are some Tipster statistics ("statipstics") for the curious or bored... Of the 64 matches played during the 2022 World Cup: Correct Score: The Correct Score was tipped in 30 matches. At 47%, this is lower than the 57% success rate from Euro 2020 and the 2018 World Cup. The most successful matches were the France - Morocco semi-final, with 8 people correctly tipping 2:0 for France; and the 3rd-place play-off, in which 8 people correctly tipped Croatia to beat Morocco 2:1. Correct Margin: The Correct Margin was tipped in 40 matches (63%, much higher than 2020's 53%, but lower than 2018's 67%). Ten people correctly tipped Senegal to beat Qatar by two goals, and ten people correctly tipped Germany to beat Costa Rica by the same Margin. Correct Outcome: There were 6 matches in which nobody tipped the correct Outcome: Argentina - Saudi Arabia , Morocco - Croatia , Wales - Iran , Japan - Costa Rica , Tunisia - France and Japan - Spain . There were a further 5...

Day 21 ends with André extending his lead to 277 points, 13 points ahead of Tino in 2nd place on 269, who remains 7 ahead of milky Paul in 3rd place on 262. Sine-wave Soeren oscillated back up to 4th place on Day 20 and remains there on Day 21, 2 points ahead of both Craig and Thorsten, who have been joined at the hip since Day 19. Christian follows 1 point behind, with Ben 1 point behind him. Rank Name Points Rank Name Points Rank Name Points 1 André 287 8 Ben 228 15 Ralph 188 2 Tino 274 9 Alex 218 16 Joe 186 3 Paul 272 10 Joris 215 17 Andreas 161 4 Soeren 232 11 Robert 214 18 Rachel 141 5 Craig 230 12 El-Hinny 206 6 Thorsten 230 13 Axel 205 7 Christian 229 14 Franzi 199

The Semi Finals of the Tipster Cup end with the following scores: Christian 13 - Robert 8 Tino 16 - Rachel 5 Christian overcomes Robert. He may have been aided by Robert tipping a 1:0 victory for Morocco with Mbappe as the first Scorer, which makes me wonder if he meant to tip a French victory. However, a 1:0 tip for France would have earned him 5 points, which would not have been enough to catch Christian. Tino scores the most points of the four semi-finalists; Rachel scores the fewest. This means that Christian and Tino proceed to the Final of the Tipster Cup!

France beat Morocco 2:0, with Theo Hernandez scoring the first goal in the 5th minute. Eight people tipped a 2:0 victory for France: well done André, Ben, Christian, Craig, Joris, Paul, Soeren, and Thorsten; 10 points for each of you. El-Hinny and Franzi both tipped a 2-goal victory and gain 7 points each. Five more people tipped France to win, earning them 5 points each. Hernandez was nobody's tip for first Scorer. The closest Time was tipped by Ralph, 6 minutes out, giving him 3 points.

Name Score Scorer Time Points Alex 1:0 Olivier Giroud 65 5 André 2:0 Olivier Giroud 29 10 Andreas x:x x 999 0 Axel 1:1 Olivier Giroud 39 0 Ben 2:0 Olivier Giroud 45 10 Christian 2:0 Olivier Giroud 33 10 Craig 2:0 Kylian Mbappé 50 10 El-Hinny 3:1 Kylian Mbappé 27 7 Franzi 3:1 Ousmane Dembélé 27 7 Joe 3:2 Olivier Giroud 28 5 Joris 2:0 Kylian Mbappé 60 10 Paul 2:0 Olivier Giroud 59 10 Rachel 1:0 Kylian Mbappé 70 5 Ralph 3:0 Kylian Mbappé 11 8 Robert 0:1 Kylian Mbappé 66 0 Simon . . . . Soeren 2:0 Kylian Mbappé 33 10 Thorsten 2:0 Antoine Griezmann 52 10 Tino 2:1 Olivier Giroud 34 5

Day 20 ends with no change to the top 3, but with Andre's lead over Tino trimmed by 1 point. Lots of other people scored some points, but I am too hungover to write about it. Rank Name Points Rank Name Points Rank Name Points 1 André 277 8 Ben 218 15 Joe 181 2 Tino 269 9 Robert 214 16 Ralph 180 3 Paul 262 10 Alex 213 17 Andreas 161 4 Soeren 222 11 Joris 205 18 Rachel 136 5 Craig 220 12 Axel 205 19 Simon 6 Thorsten 220 13 El-Hinny 199 7 Christian 219 14 Franzi 192

At half-time in the Semi Finals of the Tipster Cup, the scores are as follows: Christian 3 - Robert 8 Tino 11 - Rachel 0

Argentina beat Croatia 3:0, with Lionel Messi scoring the first goal in the 34th minute. Nobody tipped a three-goal victory, but nine people did tip Argentina to win, and gain 5 points each. Messi was tipped by eight people as first Scorer, and they earn 3 points each. Christian and Tino both tipped the exact Time, giving them both 3 points.

Name Score Scorer Time Points Alex 1:1 Julián Álvarez 35 0 André 2:1 Lionel Messi 35 8 Andreas x:x x 999 0 Axel 1:1 Lionel Messi 43 3 Ben 0:1 Ivan Perisic 120 0 Christian 1:2 Andrej Kramaric 34 3 Craig 1:0 Lionel Messi 41 8 El-Hinny 1:2 Luka Modric 48 0 Franzi 2:1 Julián Álvarez 18 5 Joe 1:2 Luka Modric 43 0 Joris 0:2 Luka Modric 30 0 Paul 2:0 Lionel Messi 38 8 Rachel 1:2 Ángel Di María 50 0 Ralph 2:0 Luka Modric 33 5 Robert 1:0 Lionel Messi 55 8 Simon . . . . Soeren 2:1 Lionel Messi 23 8 Thorsten 1:0 Lionel Messi 81 8 Tino 2:1 Lionel Messi 34 11

Day 19 ends with André still floating at the top like full-fat cream with 269 points, 9 ahead of reduced-fat Tino in 2nd and 15 ahead of milky Paul in 3rd. Ben rises like Harry Kane's 2nd penalty, moving from 11th to 4th, while Craig drops like Saka around the penalty area, falling from 4th to joint 8th, level with Thorsten. With 4 games to go, it remains very close: just 19 points separate El-Hinny in 13th place from 4th place. Rank Name Points Rank Name Points Rank Name Points 1 André 269 8 Craig 212 15 Joe 181 2 Tino 258 9 Thorsten 212 16 Ralph 175 3 Paul 254 10 Robert 206 17 Andreas 161 4 Ben 218 11 Joris 205 18 Rachel 136 5 Christian 216 12 Axel 202 19 Simon ? 6 Soeren 214 13 El-Hinny 199 7 Alex 213 14 Franzi 187

The Quarter Finals of the Tipster Cup end with the following scores: Joe 0 - Christian 8 Andreas 7 - Robert 8 Tino 13 - André 10 Axel 10 - Rachel 10 Christian eases to victory over Joe. Robert narrowly beats Andreas, by just one point. André - 2020 Tipster Cup winner, and long-time leader of the 2022 Tipster League - is defeated by Tino. Axel and Rachel drew 10:10. Therefore this clause of the rules comes into effect: " In the event that two opponents score the same number of points in a Cup round, the number of points they scored in the previous round will decide who goes through to the next round. " In Round 1, Axel scored 38 points and Rachel also scored 38 points. During the Preliminary Round, Axel scored 24 points and Rachel scored 32. This means that Rachel narrowly beats Axel and proceeds to the Semi Finals of the Tipster Cup!

France beat England 2:1, with the first goal scored in the 17th minute by Aurelien Tchouameni. Congratulations to Ben, who pessimistically tipped 2:1 victory for France, earning himself 10 points and much grumpiness. Andreas, Soeren and Thorsten each gained 7 points for tipping a 1-goal French victory. Seven other people tipped a win for France and gain 5 points each. Nobody tipped Tchouameni to score first. Alex and Soeren both tipped the 15th minute, while Thorsten tipped the 19th, meaning all three of them were 2 minutes out and they each gain 3 points for the closest Time.

Name Score Scorer Time Points Alex 2:2 Harry Kane 15 3 André 3:1 Kylian Mbappé 29 5 Andreas 1:0 Kylian Mbappé 72 7 Axel 2:2 Bukayo Saka 33 0 Ben 2:1 Olivier Giroud 45 10 Christian 2:0 Kylian Mbappé 25 5 Craig 0:1 Harry Kane 43 0 El-Hinny 4:2 Olivier Giroud 45 5 Franzi 3:1 Ousmane Dembélé 28 5 Joe 1:2 Jordan Henderson 44 0 Joris 2:0 Kylian Mbappé 30 5 Paul 1:1 Harry Kane 39 0 Rachel 1:3 Raheem Sterling 35 0 Ralph 3:1 Kylian Mbappé 11 5 Robert 0:1 Jack Grealish 77 0 Simon . . . . Soeren 3:2 Kylian Mbappé 15 10 Thorsten 3:2 Harry Kane 19 10 Tino 3:1 Kylian Mbappé 34 5

Morocco beat Portugal. Youssef En-Nesyri scored the only goal of the game in the 42nd minute. Only one person tipped Morocco to win: Ben gains 7 points for the correct Margin. Nobody tipped En-Nesyri to score first. Robert tipped the closest Time, 1 minute out, for 3 points.

Name Score Scorer Time Points Alex 1:2 Sofiane Boufal 33 0 André 1:3 Gonçalo Ramos 27 0 Andreas 1:1 Abdelhamid Sabiri 22 0 Axel 1:2 Bruno Fernandes 33 0 Ben 2:1 Hakim Ziyech 45 7 Christian 1:2 Bruno Fernandes 40 0 Craig 0:1 Gonçalo Ramos 60 0 El-Hinny 1:2 Cristiano Ronaldo 62 0 Franzi 1:2 Rafael Leão 29 0 Joe 0:2 Bruno Fernandes 30 0 Joris 0:2 Gonçalo Ramos 30 0 Paul 1:1 Gonçalo Ramos 63 0 Rachel 1:2 Hakim Ziyech 40 0 Ralph 1:2 Cristiano Ronaldo 55 0 Robert 1:1 Hakim Ziyech 43 3 Simon . . . . Soeren 0:3 Bruno Fernandes 26 0 Thorsten 0:2 Gonçalo Ramos 63 0 Tino 1:2 Gonçalo Ramos 34 0

At the end of Day 18, André remains in first place on 264, but with his lead reduced to 10 points. Paul climbs ahead of Tino into 2nd place with 254 to Tino's 253. The battle for 4th place sees Craig climb 1 point ahead of Christian with 212, who in turn is 1 point ahead of Alex. Just 12 points separate Craig in 4th from Joris in 12th place. Rank Name Points Rank Name Points Rank Name Points 1 André 264 8 Robert 203 15 Joe 181 2 Paul 254 9 Thorsten 202 16 Ralph 170 3 Tino 253 10 Axel 202 17 Andreas 154 4 Craig 212 11 Ben 201 18 Rachel 136 5 Christian 211 12 Joris 200 19 Simon 6 Alex 210 13 El-Hinny 194 7 Soeren 204 14 Franzi 182

At half-time in the Quarter Finals of the Tipster Cup, the scores are as follows: Joe 0 - Christian 3 Andreas 0 - Robert 5 Tino 8 - André 5 Axel 10 - Rachel 10

The Netherlands drew 2:2 with Argentina, with the first goal scored by Nahuel Molina in the 35th minute. The penalty shoot-out was won by the South Americans. Axel and Rachel both tipped a 2:2 draw: congratulations, and 3 points, for each of you. Eight people tipped Argentina to win and gain 5 points each. Nobody tipped Molina to score the first goal. Tino tipped the 34th minute, and Paul tipped the 36th minute, meaning they both tipped the closest Time and gain 3 points each. After going 18 games without tipping the closest Time, Paul has now managed it two games in a row.

Name Score Scorer Time Points Alex 2:1 Cody Gakpo 40 0 André 1:2 Lionel Messi 27 5 Andreas 2:1 Cody Gakpo 56 0 Axel 2:2 Memphis Depay 31 10 Ben 2:1 Cody Gakpo 45 0 Christian 2:1 Virgil van Dijk 22 0 Craig 1:0 Lionel Messi 51 0 El-Hinny 2:4 Cody Gakpo 60 5 Franzi 1:2 Ángel Di María 19 5 Joe 2:0 Lionel Messi 37 0 Joris 1:2 Cody Gakpo 30 5 Paul 0:2 Lionel Messi 36 8 Rachel 2:2 Luuk de Jong 39 10 Ralph 2:0 Luuk de Jong 44 0 Robert 0:1 Lionel Messi 66 5 Simon . . . . Soeren 0:1 Lionel Messi 44 5 Thorsten 2:1 Cody Gakpo 42 0 Tino 1:2 Lionel Messi 34 8

Croatia and Brazil drew 1:1 after 120 minutes, with Neymay scoring the first goal in the 105th minute. The penalty shoot-out was won by Croatia. Congratulations to Alex and Craig, who both tipped a 1:1 draw for 10 points each. Ralph gains 5 points for tipping Croatia to win. Only Christian tipped Neymar to score first, and he gains 3 points. Paul tipped the 57th minute, which was wrong by 48 minutes, but still closer than anybody else, giving him 3 points.

Name Score Scorer Time Points Alex 1:1 Ivan Perišic 20 10 André 0:2 Vinícius Júnior 55 0 Andreas 1:2 Richarlison 42 0 Axel 1:3 Richarlison 31 0 Ben 1:3 Richarlison 45 0 Christian 1:2 Neymar 36 3 Craig 1:1 Luka Modric 40 10 El-Hinny x:x x 999 0 Franzi 1:3 Richarlison 28 0 Joe 1:3 Richarlison 23 0 Joris 0:2 Richarlison 30 0 Paul 0:2 Vinícius Júnior 57 3 Rachel 1:4 Fabinho 26 0 Ralph 2:1 Luka Modric 33 5 Robert 1:2 Richarlison 33 0 Simon . . . . Soeren 0:2 Richarlison 23 0 Thorsten 0:3 Richarlison 23 0 Tino 1:3 Vinícius Júnior 34 0

Day 17 ends with André still in the lead, 14 ahead of Tino and 16 ahead of Paul. Christian in 4th place moves a few points clear of the mid-table pack, while Craig climbs to joint 5th with Thorsten, just 13 points ahead of El-Hinny in 13th. Rank Name Points Rank Name Points Rank Name Points 1 André 259 8 Alex 200 15 Franzi 177 2 Tino 245 9 Soeren 199 16 Ralph 165 3 Paul 243 10 Robert 198 17 Andreas 154 4 Christian 208 11 Joris 195 18 Rachel 126 5 Thorsten 202 12 Axel 192 19 Simon 6 Craig 202 13 El-Hinny 189 7 Ben 201 14 Joe 181

Round 1 of the Tipster Cup ends with the following scores: Joris 31 - Joe 38 Paul 38 - Christian 45 Andreas 28 - Ben 23 Robert 46 - Soeren 40 Tino 42 - Craig 40 Andre 52 - El-Hinny 43 Axel 38 - Alex 30 Ralph 32 - Rachel 38 Congratulations to the winners, who - unlike Belgium, Germany, Spain and Wales - proceed to the Quarter Finals. El-Hinny, with 43 points, is the highest-scoring loser of the round. 43 points would have been sufficient to beat anybody else except Robert. Unfortunately El-Hinny was facing Andre, who gained 52 points. This round sees top-of-the-table Andre face 2nd-place Tino.

Portugal overwhelmed Switzerland 6:1, with the first goal scored by Gonçalo Ramos in the 17th minute. Nobody tipped a 5-goal victory, but nine people did tip Portugal to win and gain 5 points each. Four people tipped Ronaldo to score first but nobody tipped his replacement, Ramos. The closest Time was tipped by El-Hinny, 3 minutes out, for 3 points.

Name Score Scorer Time Points Alex x:x x 999 0 André 2:1 Matheus Nunes 37 5 Andreas 1:1 Bruno Fernandes 77 0 Axel 1:2 Breel Embolo 39 0 Ben 0:1 Xherdan Shaqiri 45 0 Christian 2:1 Cristiano Ronaldo 25 5 Craig 2:0 Cristiano Ronaldo 45 5 El-Hinny 2:1 Cristiano Ronaldo 20 8 Franzi 1:2 Xherdan Shaqiri 11 0 Joe 2:1 Breel Embolo 40 5 Joris 1:2 Granit Xhaka 35 0 Paul 1:0 Bruno Fernandes 72 5 Rachel 3:0 João Félix 44 5 Ralph 1:2 Granit Xhaka 33 0 Robert 1:1 Bruno Fernandes 55 0 Simon . . . . Soeren 1:0 Bruno Fernandes 41 5 Thorsten 2:2 Ruben Vargas 35 0 Tino 2:1 Cristiano Ronaldo 34 5

Morocco and Spain bored everybody to death in a 0:0 draw. Morocco then won the penalty shoot-out. Three people tipped Morocco to win: well done Joe, Robert and Tino, 5 points for each of you. With no goals scored in the 120 minutes, there were no points for the first Scorer or for the closest Time.

Name Score Scorer Time Points Alex x:x x 999 0 André 1:3 Álvaro Morata 27 0 Andreas 1:3 Álvaro Morata 51 0 Axel 1:2 Dani Olmo 33 0 Ben 1:2 Hakim Ziyech 45 0 Christian 1:3 Dani Olmo 14 0 Craig 1:2 Nayef Aguerd 22 0 El-Hinny 0:2 Dani Olmo 40 0 Franzi 1:2 Gavi 43 0 Joe 2:1 Álvaro Morata 28 5 Joris 0:2 Álvaro Morata 35 0 Paul 0:2 Álvaro Morata 32 0 Rachel 1:4 Álvaro Morata 25 0 Ralph 0:2 Álvaro Morata 33 0 Robert 1:0 Hakim Ziyech 77 5 Simon . . . . Soeren 1:3 Álvaro Morata 34 0 Thorsten 0:2 Ferran Torres 42 0 Tino 2:1 Álvaro Morata 34 5

At the end of Day 16, André extends his lead slightly, now 16 points ahead of Paul, while Tino closes on Paul, just 2 points behind. Christian in 4th place on 203 is just 11 points ahead of Axel in 12th place on 192. Alex, who missed his tips, drops from 4th to 7th. Rank Name Points Rank Name Points Rank Name Points 1 André 254 8 Craig 197 15 Joe 171 2 Paul 238 9 Joris 195 16 Ralph 165 3 Tino 235 10 Soeren 194 17 Andreas 154 4 Christian 203 11 Robert 193 18 Rachel 121 5 Thorsten 202 12 Axel 192 19 Simon ? 6 Ben 201 13 El-Hinny 181 7 Alex 200 14 Franzi 177

Brazil won 4:1, with Vinícius Júnior scoring the first goal in the 7th minute. Nobody tipped 4:1, but seven people tipped 3:0 and gain 7 points each for the correct Margin: André, Axel, Christian, Craig, El-Hinny, Joris, and Robert. Eight more people tipped the correct winner for 5 points each. Robert, Thorsten and Tino tipped Junior to score first, giving them 3 points each. Christian tipped the correct Time to increase his score by 3 points.

Name Score Scorer Time Points Alex x:x x 999 0 André 3:0 Richarlison 24 7 Andreas 2:1 Richarlison 21 5 Axel 3:0 Richarlison 27 7 Ben 2:1 Richarlison 45 5 Christian 3:0 Richarlison 7 10 Craig 3:0 Lucas Paquetá 30 7 El-Hinny 3:0 Neymar 25 7 Franzi 1:2 Cho Gue-sung 27 0 Joe 3:1 Richarlison 33 5 Joris 3:0 Richarlison 30 7 Paul 2:0 Richarlison 34 5 Rachel 1:2 Son Heung-min 30 0 Ralph 2:0 Fred 33 5 Robert 3:0 Vinícius Júnior 34 10 Simon . . . . Soeren 2:0 Richarlison 33 5 Thorsten 3:1 Vinícius Júnior 17 8 Tino 2:0 Vinícius Júnior 34 8

Japan and Croatia drew 1:1, with Daizen Maeda scoring the first goal in the 43rd minute, before Croatia won on penalties. Nobody tipped a draw. Ten people tipped a Croatian victory, and gain 5 points each for the correct winner. Maeda was nobody's tip for first Scorer. Tino tipped the exact Time for 3 points.

Name Score Scorer Time Points Alex x:x x 999 0 André 0:2 Andrej Kramaric 37 5 Andreas 1:2 Andrej Kramaric 23 5 Axel 2:1 Andrej Kramaric 27 0 Ben 2:1 Ivan Perišic 45 0 Christian 0:2 Ivan Perišic 32 5 Craig 1:2 Luka Modric 30 5 El-Hinny 1:0 Takefusa Kubo 40 0 Franzi 2:1 Wataru Endo 28 0 Joe 1:2 Andrej Kramaric 42 5 Joris 0:2 Andrej Kramaric 30 5 Paul 1:2 Nikola Vlašic 40 5 Rachel 3:1 Takefusa Kubo 25 0 Ralph 1:2 Gaku Shibasaki 22 5 Robert 1:0 Ritsu Doan 67 0 Simon . . . . Soeren 0:2 Luka Modric 33 5 Thorsten 1:2 Luka Modric 34 5 Tino 2:1 Ivan Perišic 43 3

Day 15 was a very good day for André, who now has 242 points, 14 ahead of Paul in 2nd place, who remains 4 points ahead of Tino. Alex achieves 200 points in 4th place, followed by Ben on 196. Thorsten leads the mid-table pack with 189 points, 15 ahead of El-Hinny in 14th place on 174. Rank Name Points Rank Name Points Rank Name Points 1 André 242 8 Craig 185 15 Joe 161 2 Paul 228 9 Axel 185 16 Ralph 155 3 Tino 224 10 Soeren 184 17 Andreas 144 4 Alex 200 11 Joris 183 18 Rachel 121 5 Ben 196 12 Robert 183 19 Simon ? 6 Thorsten 189 13 Franzi 177 7 Christian 188 14 El-Hinny 174

At half-time in Round 1 of the Tipster Cup, the scores are: Joris 19 - Joe 18 Paul 23 - Christian 25 Andreas 18 - Ben 18 Robert 31 - Soeren 25 Tino 21 - Craig 23 André 35 - El-Hinny 28 Axel 31 - Alex 30 Ralph 22 - Rachel 33

England won 3:0, with Jordan Henderson scoring the first goal in the 38th minute. Congratulations to André, the only person to tip the correct Score: 10 points for you. Fourteen other people tipped an English victory and gain 5 points each. Nobody tipped Henderson to score first. The closest Time was tipped by Thorsten, 2 minutes out, for 3 points.

Name Score Scorer Time Points Alex 3:1 Marcus Rashford 28 5 André 3:0 Harry Kane 29 10 Andreas 2:1 Harry Kane 51 5 Axel 2:1 Bukayo Saka 33 5 Ben 2:1 Marcus Rashford 45 5 Christian 1:0 Harry Kane 66 5 Craig 1:0 Harry Kane 43 5 El-Hinny 3:1 Jude Bellingham 24 5 Franzi 2:1 Harry Kane 26 5 Joe 3:2 Marcus Rashford 43 5 Joris 0:2 Kalidou Koulibaly 27 0 Paul 2:1 Harry Kane 58 5 Rachel 2:2 Sadio Mané 35 0 Ralph 2:0 Marcus Rashford 22 5 Robert 2:0 Harry Kane 66 5 Simon . . . . Soeren 2:0 Harry Kane 25 5 Thorsten 3:1 Harry Kane 40 8 Tino 1:1 Jude Bellingham 67 0

France beat Poland 3:1, with Olivier Giroud scoring the first goal in the 44th minute. Well done André, Axel, Rachel and Tino for tipping the correct Score, 10 points for each of you. Joris, Ralph and Soeren tipped the correct Margin for 7 points each, while a further ten people tipped the correct winner for 5 points each. Ben and Thorsten tipped Giroud to score the first goal and gain 3 points each. Ralph and Robert both tipped the exact Time, giving them 3 points each.

Name Score Scorer Time Points Alex 2:1 Kylian Mbappé 35 5 André 3:1 Kylian Mbappé 32 10 Andreas 2:1 Kylian Mbappé 21 5 Axel 3:1 Kylian Mbappé 27 10 Ben 3:0 Olivier Giroud 45 8 Christian 2:1 Kylian Mbappé 41 5 Craig 2:1 Robert Lewandowski 14 5 El-Hinny 0:1 Robert Lewandowski 70 0 Franzi 3:0 Kylian Mbappé 36 5 Joe 2:1 Kylian Mbappé 36 5 Joris 2:0 Kylian Mbappé 50 7 Paul 3:0 Kylian Mbappé 33 5 Rachel 3:1 Kylian Mbappé 17 10 Ralph 2:0 Karim Benzema 44 10 Robert 2:1 Kylian Mbappé 44 8 Simon . . . . Soeren 2:0 Kylian Mbappé 33 7 Thorsten 3:0 Olivier Giroud 32 8 Tino 3:1 Kylian Mbappé 34 10

At the end of Day 14, André leads with 222 points, 4 ahead of Paul, who in turn is 4 ahead of Tino. Alex moves up to 4th place on 190. The middle of the table is very close: Christian in 6th place has 178 points, while Franzi in 14th place has 167 points. Rank Name Points Rank Name Points Rank Name Points 1 André 222 8 Craig 175 15 Joe 151 2 Paul 218 9 Soeren 172 16 Ralph 140 3 Tino 214 10 Axel 170 17 Andreas 134 4 Ben 183 11 Franzi 167 18 Rachel 111 5 Alex 190 12 Robert 170 19 Simon ? 6 Joris 176 13 Thorsten 173 7 Christian 178 14 El-Hinny 169

Argentina beat Australia 2:1, with Lionel Messi scoring the first goal in the 35th minute. This game yieleded a lot of points. Four people tipped the correct Score: well done Alex, El-Hinny, Robert and Thorsten, 10 points for each of you. Rachel and Ralph tipped a 2-goal victory and gain 7 points each for the correct Margin. Twelve other people tipped the correct winner for 5 points each. Thirteen people correctly tipped Messi to score first and gain 3 points each. The closest Time was tipped by Rachel, 5 minutes out, giving her a further 3 points.