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Non - SEO knowledge => Other topics => Topic started by: MSL on June 10, 2018, 11:13:29 PM
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Russia 2018 World Cup
(2018 FIFA World Cup)
FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 -- the official website: https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/ (https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/). More about it in Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup).
Some photos related to this (from China):
1. (http://i67.tinypic.com/6fbmyr.jpg) -- a photo from a supermarket in south China. Many cups with different countries' flags.
2. (http://i68.tinypic.com/2co6e5k.jpg) -- a photo from another supermarket in south China. Tsingtao beer's football shaped ad (with some beer cans).
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Our World Cup 2018 predictions
1. Russia - Saudi Arabia prediction: Russia wins (55% sure).
2. Egypt - Uruguay prediction: Uruguay wins (75% sure).
3. Morocco - Iran prediction: Iran wins (51% sure).
4. Portugal - Spain prediction: Spain wins (51% sure).
5. France - Australia prediction: France wins (95% sure).
6. Argentina - Iceland prediction: Argentina wins (95% sure).
7. Peru - Denmark prediction: Denmark wins (55% sure).
8. Croatia - Nigeria prediction: Croatia wins (51% sure).
9. Costa Rica - Serbia prediction: Serbia wins (51% sure).
10. Germany - Mexico prediction: Germany wins (60% sure).
11. Brazil - Switzerland prediction: Brazil wins (85% sure).
12. Sweden - Korea prediction: Korea wins (51% sure).
13. Belgium - Panama prediction: Belgium wins (60% sure).
14. Tunisia - England prediction: England wins (95% sure).
15. Colombia - Japan prediction: Colombia wins (60% sure).
16. Poland - Senegal prediction: Poland wins (51% sure).
17. Russia - Egypt prediction: Egypt wins (51% sure).
18. Portugal - Morocco prediction: Portugal wins (60% sure).
19. Uruguay - Saudi Arabia prediction: Uruguay wins (60% sure).
20. Iran - Spain prediction: Spain wins (75% sure).
21. Denmark - Australia prediction: Denmark wins (70% sure).
22. France - Peru prediction: France wins (51% sure).
23. Argentina - Croatia prediction: Argentina wins (51% sure).
24. Brazil - Costa Rica prediction: Brazil wins (80% sure).
25. Nigeria - Iceland prediction: Nigeria wins (51% sure).
26. Serbia - Switzerland prediction: Switzerland wins (51% sure).
27. Belgium - Tunisia prediction: Belgium wins (65% sure).
28. Korea - Mexico prediction: Mexico wins (60% sure).
29. Germany - Sweden prediction: Germany wins (51% sure).
30. England - Panama prediction: England wins (65% sure).
31. Japan - Senegal prediction: Senegal wins (51% sure).
32. Poland - Colombia prediction: Colombia wins (65% sure).
33. Saudi Arabia - Egypt prediction: Egypt wins (55% sure).
34. Uruguay - Russia prediction: Uruguay wins (65% sure).
35. Spain - Morocco prediction: Spain wins (65% sure).
36. Iran - Portugal prediction: Portugal wins (70% sure).
36. Denmark - France prediction: France wins (51% sure).
37. Australia - Peru prediction: Peru wins (55% sure).
38. Nigeria - Argentina prediction: Argentina wins (75% sure).
39. Iceland - Croatia prediction: Croatia wins (51% sure).
40. Korea - Germany prediction: Germany wins (65% sure).
41. Mexico - Sweden prediction: Sweden wins (55% sure).
42. Switzerland - Costa Rica prediction: Costa Rica wins (51% sure).
43. Serbia - Brazil prediction: Brazil wins (90% sure).
44. Japan - Poland prediction: Poland wins (55% sure).
45. Senegal - Colombia prediction: Colombia wins (60% sure).
46. Panama - Tunisia prediction: Panama wins (55% sure).
47. England - Belgium prediction: England wins (51% sure).
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8) Yeah, yeah! World Cup fever, you know. 8) 8) 8) Watching soccer now.
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1. Russia - Saudi Arabia -- 5:0. Right!!! 8)
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2. Egypt - Uruguay -- 0:1. Right! 8)
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3. Morocco - Iran -- 0:1. Right! 8)
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4. Portugal - Spain -- 3:3. Not right, but it was close (51% for Spain as a prediction). :)
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France - Australia -- 2:1. Right! 8)
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Argentina - Iceland -- 1:1. So close, but... not right!
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Peru - Denmark -- 0:1. Right! 8)
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Croatia - Nigeria -- 2:0. Right! 8)
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Costa Rica - Serbia -- 0:1. Right! 8)
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Chinese people watching Russia 2018 World cup -- a photo: (http://i67.tinypic.com/4rrlfa.jpg).
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A soccer (football) dish (made in China or cooked in China) :) (http://i66.tinypic.com/aab2uw.jpg) :-* :-*
Recipe: rice balls, nori (海苔), salad onion. (You have to boil some rice, make rice balls, cut some nori pentagons, stick them on the rice balls and chop salad onion. The rice balls with the nori pentagons represent footballs and the chopped salad onion represents the grass. 8))
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Oh, so simple, but such an original nori-rice-vegetable football themed dish! 8)
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Germany - Mexico -- 0:1... Wrong.
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Brazil - Switzerland -- 1:1. Close, but not right. :(
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Yeah. There're many football surprises and shocks. :o
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Well, if someone bets a lot of money, there's shock, but I do not bet so much, so... nothing is shocking me, but there are surprises for sure (in every World Cup, not only this 2018 one). :)
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Some photos from a Chinese bar, where I watched "Costa Rica - Serbia" (Russia 2018 World Cup):
(http://i65.tinypic.com/veystz.jpg), (http://i63.tinypic.com/30u8pzs.jpg) -- pretty footballs and different national flags.
(http://i68.tinypic.com/315iv87.jpg), (http://i66.tinypic.com/k4wljn.jpg) -- a glass of black ice tea and a glass of green ice tea.
(http://i65.tinypic.com/jaz7rc.jpg) -- some of the visitors in that Chinese bar, different flags and many bottles of alcohol.
(http://i68.tinypic.com/rtqi5t.jpg) -- the big screen.
Pretty and relaxing feeling! 8) :)
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Sweden - Korea (Sweden - South Korea) -- 1:0. Wrong. I'm a fan of the Korean team and I'm not glad about it. :()
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Belgium - Panama -- 3:0. Right! 8)
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Tunisia - England -- 1:2. Right! 8)
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Colombia - Japan -- 1:2. Wrong. But I'm happy, because I'm fan of the Japanese (and the Korean) team. 8) 8)
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Some photos showing watching "Sweden - Korea" in China (in a snack bar and at a square):
(http://i63.tinypic.com/eh179l.jpg) -- one of the TV sets in the snack bar. Showing a moment of the football match "Sweden - South Korea" (1-st half-time)
(http://i65.tinypic.com/iqhtt0.jpg), (http://i68.tinypic.com/2d2ixw9.jpg) -- 2 non-alcoholic drinks cheese milk tea and cheese mango juice.
(http://i65.tinypic.com/t8kit1.jpg) -- the big screen at the square. Showing a moment of the same match (2-nd half-time).
(http://i66.tinypic.com/2exly8h.jpg) -- a football style ad in one of the nearby stores. :)
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Poland - Senegal -- 1:2. Wrong. ::)
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Russia - Egypt -- 3:1. Wrong. ::)
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Portugal - Morocco -- 1:0. Right! 8)
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(http://i66.tinypic.com/2lscvab.jpg) -- a pretty Coca Cola 2018 football ad in a local supermarket (in China). You may see - Coca Cola bottles and Sprite bottles (RMB 2.80).
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Uruguay - Saudi Arabia -- 1:0. Right! 8)
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Iran - Spain -- 0:1. Right! 8)
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Denmark - Australia -- 1:1. Wrong. ::)
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France - Peru -- 1:0. Right! 8)
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Argentina - Croatia -- 0:3. Wrong. ::)
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Brazil - Costa Rica -- 2:0. Right! 8)
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Nigeria - Iceland -- 2:0. Right! 8)
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A pretty 2018 football add (with pretty Chinese girls): (http://i68.tinypic.com/ogx9x0.jpg).
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Serbia - Switzerland -- 1:2. Right! 8)
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Belgium - Tunisia -- 5:2. Right! 8)
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Korea - Mexico -- 1:2. Right! 8) But I feel sorry, because I'm a fan of the Korean team, you know... :(
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Germany - Sweden -- 2:1. Right! 8)
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England - Panama -- 6:1. Right! 8)
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Japan - Senegal -- 2:2. Close, but wrong. ::) I wanted Japanese team to win, because I'm a fan of the Korean, Japanese and some other teams (Serbian, Russian, etc.) :)
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Poland - Colombia -- 0:3. Right! 8)
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Saudi Arabia - Egypt -- 2:1. Wrong. ::)
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Uruguay - Russia -- 3:0. Right! 8)
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Spain - Morocco -- 2:2. Close, but wrong. ::)
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Iran - Portugal 1:1. Close, but wrong. ::)
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(http://i66.tinypic.com/5n87jt.jpg) -- a Chinese girl, in a Chinese kindergarten wearing 2018 football kit. :)
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Denmark - France -- 0:0. Close, but wrong. ::)
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Australia - Peru -- 0:2. Right! 8)
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Nigeria - Argentina -- 1:2. Right! 8)
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Iceland - Croatia -- 1:2. Right! 8)
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Korea - Germany (South Korea) - Germany -- 2:0! Wrong prediction for bigger German chance, but I'm very happy that South Korea won! Good job, Korean footballers! :) 8)
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Mexico - Sweden -- 0:3. Right! 8)
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Switzerland - Costa Rica -- 2:2. Close, but wrong. ::)
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Serbia - Brazil -- 0:2. Right! 8)
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Chinese sponsors of 2018 World cup in Russia
If you're not from China and not living in China, probably you don't know what are these Chinese sponsors. I saw several already (during I watch most of the football matches) and I'll explain more about them.
1. (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3d/Mengniu.png) -- Mengniu (in Chinese: 蒙牛), it is China Mengniu Dairy Company Limited. The company is based in Inner Mongolia, China and manufactures dairy products and ice cream under the Mengniu brand. (More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mengniu_Dairy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mengniu_Dairy), http://www.mengniu.com.cn (http://www.mengniu.com.cn).)
2. (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Hisense_logo.svg/286px-Hisense_logo.svg.png) -- Hisense (in Chinese: 海信集团), it is Hisense Co., Ltd. (海信集团有限公司). This company is a Chinese multinational major appliance and electronics manufacturer. It's headquartered in Qingdao, Shandong province, China. (More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hisense (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hisense), http://www.hisense.com (http://www.hisense.com))
3. (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Wanda_Group_logo.svg/100px-Wanda_Group_logo.svg.png) -- Wanda (in Chinese: 万达). It is Wanda Group (万达集团). It's from Dalian, Liaoning province, China. Wanda Group is a Chinese multinational conglomerate based in Beijing. It is the world's biggest private property developer and owner of the world's largest cinema chain, Wanda Cinemas and the Hoyts Group, as well as a majority shareholder of AMC Theatres. (More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanda_Group (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanda_Group), http://www.wanda-group.com (http://www.wanda-group.com).)
4. (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/Vivo_Logo.svg) -- Vivo (in Chinese: 维沃). It's Vivo Communication Technology Co (维沃移动通信有限公司). It's from Dongguan, Guangdong province, China. It is a technology company that makes smartphones, smartphone accessories, software, and online services. (More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivo_(technology_company) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivo_(technology_company)), http://www.vivo.com/en/ (http://www.vivo.com/en/).)
5. (https://gss0.bdstatic.com/94o3dSag_xI4khGkpoWK1HF6hhy/baike/c0%3Dbaike180%2C5%2C5%2C180%2C60/sign=b0343f544134970a537e187df4a3baad/dcc451da81cb39dbae1a902dd0160924aa1830f6.jpg) -- DIKING (in Chinese: 帝牌) a company, which makes male clothes. (More: http://www.diking.cn (http://www.diking.cn), https://baike.baidu.com/item/帝牌/535269 (https://baike.baidu.com/item/帝牌/535269).)
6. (http://www.globalyadea.com/en/images/logogray.png) -- Yadea (in Chinese: 雅迪). It's Yadea Group Holdings Ltd. is an investment holding company and an e-vehicle company (e-bikes, e-scooters, e-tricycles). (More: http://www.yadea.com.cn (http://www.yadea.com.cn), http://www.globalyadea.com (http://www.globalyadea.com))
7. (http://i65.tinypic.com/2z4mogz.jpg) -- LUCI (LUCI公司), Science and technology entertainment brand (科技娱乐品牌) producing Intelligent hardware. (More: http://www.xinhuanet.com/tech/2018-06/09/c_1122961717.htm (http://www.xinhuanet.com/tech/2018-06/09/c_1122961717.htm), https://baike.baidu.com/item/Luci/22674444 (https://baike.baidu.com/item/Luci/22674444)).
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Japan - Poland -- 0:1. Right! 8) Well, I am not glad that Japanese team lost, but it's okay that they're going to continue. 8) 8)
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Senegal - Colombia -- 0:1. Right! 8)
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New FIFA World Cup (Russia 2018 World Cup) predictions are coming! 8) Round of 16 predictions are coming!!! 8)
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Panama - Tunisia -- 1:2. Wrong. ::)
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England - Belgium -- 0:1. Almost close, but wrong. ::) At the beginning I thought England is going to win, but now I was sure that Belgium is the winner! So, I was right! 8) 8) 8)
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New FIFA World Cup (Russia 2018 World Cup) predictions are coming! 8) Round of 16 predictions are coming!!! 8)
As I promised: ROUND OF 16 PREDICTIONS of 2018 FIFA WC (Russia 2018 WC):
1. France - Argentina prediction: France wins (60% sure).
2. Uruguay - Portugal prediction: Uruguay wins (51% sure).
3. Spain - Russia prediction: Spain wins (65% sure).
4. Croatia - Denmark prediction: Denmark wins (55% sure).
5. Brazil - Mexico prediction: Brazil wins (70% sure).
6. Belgium - Japan prediction: Belgium wins (75% sure).
7. Sweden - Switzerland prediction: Sweden wins (60% sure).
8. Colombia - England prediction: England wins (55% sure).
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We saw in a Chinese bank (中国光大银行): (http://i64.tinypic.com/33p3ntc.jpg). It's World Cup related, so I post it in this topic. 8)
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Chinese young women are watching "France - Argentina" on mobile (on the bus)
Right now we saw on the bus 2 young Chinese women watching football ("France - Argentina"), on the bus. Two fresh photos: - (http://i65.tinypic.com/2zgrifp.jpg)
- (http://i64.tinypic.com/kf4oxz.jpg)
8) 8)
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France - Argentina -- 4:3. Right! 8)
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Uruguay - Portugal -- 2:1. Right! 8) I'm very glad! :)
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Spain - Russia -- 1:1 (3:4). Wrong. ::) But I'm okay, because I prefer Russia. :)
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Croatia - Denmark -- 1:1 (3:2). Wrong. ::) But I'm okay, because I prefer Russia. My favorites were (are): 1. South Korea, 2. Japan, 3. Serbia, 4. Russia, 5. Croatia, 6. Mexico. :) :) :) :) :) :)
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I like to watch the handsome footballers! :P
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I'm watching now BRAZIL - MEXICO :) 8).
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Brazil - Mexico -- 2:0. Right! 8)
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Belgium - Japan -- 3:2. Right. 8) Well, it's sad that Japan lost, but we are objective and we knew that Belgium has more chances to win. And it won.
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So many surprises on this WC (World Cup) 2018! :o :o
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Sweden - Switzerland -- 1:0. Right! 8)
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Colombia - England -- 1:1 (3:4). Right! 8)
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Some more predictions. These days I was absent, so I couldn't make predictions about the
Uruguay - France
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Brazil - Belgium.
(The results are Uruguay - France: 0:2, Brazil - Belgium: 1:2.)
My predictions about the rest quarter-finals:
1. Sweden - England. Sweden wins (60% sure).
2. Russia - Croatia. Croatia wins (51% sure).
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Watching Sweden - England...
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Sweden - England -- 0:2. Wrong. ::)
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Russia - Croatia -- 2:2 (3:4). Right! 8)
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Semi-final predictions:
France - Belgium. Prediction: Belgium wins (51% sure).
Croatia - England. Prediction: Croatia wins (51% sure).
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Two new photos -- football style ads from a local supermarket: footballs, Messi image, countries' flags: (http://i65.tinypic.com/s4ml4m.jpg), (http://i66.tinypic.com/157ixrb.jpg). :) :)
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France - Belgium -- 1:0. Wrong. ::)
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Croatia - England -- 2:1. Right! 8)
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Indonesian Coca Cola with Russia 2018 World Cup and Argentina theme
A photo from a local supermarket -- (http://i66.tinypic.com/13zxrf6.jpg): imported Coca Cola (from Indonesia); Russia 2018 World cup and Argentina themed.
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World cup themed bar in China
Just another, pretty, World cup themed bar in China: (http://i63.tinypic.com/nwydqp.jpg). "Чемпионат мира по футболу 2018", "2018 FIFA World Cup", "2018年俄罗斯世界杯". 8) 8) 8)
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Final predictions:
- Third place game: Belgium - England. Prediction: Belgium wins (55% sure.)
- Final: France - Croatia. Prediction: Croatia wins (51% sure.)
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Belgium - England -- 2:0. Right! 8)
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France - Croatia -- 4:2. Wrong. ::)
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France -- gold medal. Croatia -- silver medal. Belgium -- bronze medal.