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World Cup 2006 SCORECAST LEAGUE The World Cup Scorecast League is a football predictions competition run as a spin-off to the annual domestic soccer orientated Scorecast League contest (forms for the 2006-2007 season should be available in late June). Profits from this competition will be divided between Boston Cricket Club and Boston Swimming Club. Entrants featured in the main table below have completed forms before the start of the 2006 World Cup in Germany. Points from group matches are accumulated on the basis of FIVE for an exactly correct scoreline prediction or THREE if only the correct result (home, away or draw) is indicated. Additional regular bonus points are added during the season (details featured below). Overall end-of-competition cash prizes (£300 in total) are as follows: Winner: £120 Runner-up: £90 Third: £60 Fourth: £30
BONUS SECTIONS	Pts	TEAM(S)
First team to score four goals in one match (whole competition)	5	Germany
First team to have a hat-trick scorer (whole competition)	5	No hat-trick scorer
Team to score most goals (whole competition)	5	Germany (14 goals)
Team to concede most goals (whole competition)	5	Serbia & M (10 goals)
Team to collect most red cards (whole competition)	5	USA, Czech Rep, Italy, Croatia, Holland, Serbia & M, Portugal (all 2) 5 pts each
Team to score fastest timed goal (group matches only)	5	Ghana & Croatia (both 2 minutes) 5 pts each
First team to win penalty shoot-out (knockout phase only)	5	Ukraine
Teams to win each qualifying group (A to H inclusive)	5 each	Germany (A), England (B), Argentina (C), Portugal (D), Italy (E), Brazil (F), Switzerland (G), Spain (H)
Semi-finalists (4 teams)	10 each	Germany, Italy, Portugal, France
Overall winners	10	Italy
FINAL SUMMARY (updated July 11): So, it’s all over at last! After careful compilation of all the final standings, the World Cup Scorecast league honours list has been decided. Overall champion is Alan Singleton whose triumph is all the more remarkable given the combined background of his heightening senior citizen status and the fact that he is a long-time Derby County follower! Micky Campbell came with a late flourish to snatch second spot from Boston’s eccentric “Little Pink Lady” Sarah Goodale who perhaps ought to invest her £60 winnings on tablets to ease her queasiness at finishing at such dizzy heights! Husband Andy and daughter Stephanie still can’t believe how “Fit-Bird Slim” has left 251 other football experts trailing. Fourth spot prize money of £30 has been shared by Arnold Higgins and Brian Taylor. Congratulations to all prize winners (who will be contacted to arrange cash handovers) and commiserations to wooden spoonist Margaret Curley who, only two years ago was champion of the main English season Scorecast League competition. The highs and lows of football predictions! Thanks go to everyone for taking part. Hopefully the competition has proved enjoyable to all concerned. Boston Cricket Club and Boston Swimming Club shared the contest’s £300 profits. Entry forms for the new 2006-2007 English season Scorecast League are now being distributed. Closing date is Friday August 4. Anyone requiring forms can email buzzsport@fsmail.net with full name and address details for postal deliveries.
Complete results round-up: Matches: June 9: Germany 4 Costa Rica 2; Poland 0, Ecuador 2; June 10: England 1 Paraguay 0; Trinidad & Tobago 0 Sweden 0; Argentina 2 Ivory Coast 1; June 11: Serbia & Montenegro 0 Holland 1; Mexico 3 Iran 1; Angola 0 Portugal 1; June 12: Australia 3 Japan 1; USA 0 Czech Republic 3; Italy 2 Ghana 0; June 13: South Korea 2 Togo 1; France 0 Switzerland 0; Brazil 1 Croatia 0; June 14: Spain 4 Ukraine 0; Tunisia 2 Saudi Arabia 2; Germany 1 Poland 0; June 15: Ecuador 3 Costa Rica 0; England 2 Trinidad & Tobago 0; Sweden 1 Paraguay 0; June 16: Argentina 6 Serbia & Montenegro 1; Holland 2 Ivory Coast 1; Mexico 0 Angola 0; June 17: Portugal 2 Iran 0; Czech Republic 0 Ghana 2; Italy 1 USA 1; June 18: Japan 0 Croatia 0; Brazil 2 Australia 0; France 1 South Korea 1; June 19: Togo 0 Switzerland 2; Saudi Arabia 0 Ukraine 4; Spain 3 Tunisia 1; June 20: Ecuador 0 Germany 3; Costa Rica 1 Poland 2; Paraguay 2 Trinidad & Tobago 0; Sweden 2 England 2; June 21: Portugal 2 Mexico 1; Iran 1 Angola 1; Holland 0 Argentina 0; Ivory Coast 3 Serbia & Montenegro 2; June 22: Czech Republic 0 Italy 2; Ghana 2 USA 1; Japan 1 Brazil 4; Croatia 2 Australia 2; June 23: Ukraine 1 Tunisia 0; Saudi Arabia 0 Spain 1; Switzerland 2 South Korea 0; France 2 Togo 0.

Latest World Cup Scorecast League positions (Final update July 11^th)
Pos	Entrant	Pld	Bon	Pts
1	Singleton Alan £120	48	65	185
2	Campbell Micky £90	48	60	174
3	Goodale Sarah £60	48	55	172
=4	Higgins Arnold £15	48	60	171
=4	Taylor Brian £15	48	50	171
6	Bywater Wayne	48	55	170
7	Gratrick Neil	48	60	169
8	King Kevin	48	60	169
9	Page Gary	48	45	169
10	Corney Michael	48	65	168
11	Kemp Stephen	48	60	168
12	Rose Jean	48	65	168
13	Rose Gary	48	50	167
14	Dixon Pete	48	60	166
15	Shepherd Paul	48	55	165
16	Desforges Geoff	48	50	164
17	Howseman/Masters K/C	48	60	164
18	Hunter Bernie	48	65	164
19	Ross Harold	48	55	164
20	Broughton Roy	48	60	163
21	Faint Wendy	48	60	163
22	Handley Roger	48	60	163
23	Wallhead Rex	48	50	163
24	Anderson Alistair	48	40	162
25	Cook Greg	48	60	162
26	Cropley Richard	48	50	162
27	Featherstone Phillip	48	55	162
28	Goodin Peter	48	50	161
29	Penniston Doug	48	55	161
30	Bedford Simon	48	60	160
31	Bowles Darren	48	50	160
32	Collins Dave	48	50	160
33	McGuire Ken	48	50	160
34	Shepherd Garry	48	55	160
35	Vanderhyden Eddie	48	50	160
36	Singleton Ruth	48	55	159
37	Hird Steve	48	45	158
38	Lee Glenn	48	50	158
39	Lowth David	48	50	158
40	Green Michael	48	55	157
41	Ingamells Darren	48	50	157
42	Page Malc	48	45	157
43	Wilkinson Kirk	48	45	157
44	Appleyard Carl	48	50	156
45	Kirkham Alex	48	65	156
46	Platt John	48	55	156
47	Tebbs Mark	48	60	156
48	Birchall P J	48	45	155
49	Cann John	48	40	155
50	Murfin Lee	48	55	155
51	Wells Alec	48	50	155