Now that the grand event is over for another four years, I must sheepishly admit I had a dismal performance in a World Cup pool. Somehow I decided to make my team picks without even THINKING about the first round groups and resulting brackets. A novice rookie mistake, which is sick considering that I PLAYED competitive soccer as kid all the way from youth travelling teams thru two years in college. Hell, I’ve actually BEEN to the World Cup for goodness sakes, and I certainly know the format. How the HELL could I not factor in the groupings? How could I manage to pick ALL 4 teams in one group, thus ensuring two of my teams would be eliminated quickly? How could I manage to not pick ANY teams from two other groups, considering at least two teams HAD to get thru. I finished second to last. It’s just plain embarrassing….

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