Rate a Country: BIG FOOTY WORLD CUP - FINALS SERIES

[FootyJunkie]

Craig Willis: "Ladies and Gentleman, Big Footy welcomes you to the World Cup Finals Series. Will you please be upstanding for the national anthems."

*** FINALS SERIES - Round 1 ***

First Qualifying Final
C ANTARCTICA V 22 ITALY

Second Qualifying Final
3 UNITED STATES V 27 SPAIN

Third Qualifying Final
9 RUSSIA V 18 TURKEY

Fourth Qualifying Final
14 GERMANY V 21 FRANCE

First Elimination Final
36 CANADA V 106 UNITED IRELAND

Second Elimination Final
40 PERU V 118 NORWAY

Third Elimination Final
43 NEPAL V 88 SWEDEN

Fourth Elimination Final
61 NETHERLANDS V 94 SWITZERLAND

*** FINALS SERIES - Round 2 ***

Fifth Qualifying Final
C ANTARCTICA V 36 CANADA

Sixth Qualifying Final
27 SPAIN V 118 NORWAY

Seventh Qualifying Final
18 TURKEY V 88 SWEDEN

Eighth Qualifying Final
14 GERMANY V 61 NETHERLANDS

*** FINALS SERIES - Round 3 ***

First Quarter Final
22 ITALY V 18 TURKEY

Second Quarter Final
3 UNITED STATES V 14 GERMANY

Third Quarter Final
9 RUSSIA V 36 CANADA

Fourth Quarter Final
21 FRANCE V 27 SPAIN

*** FINALS SERIES - Round 4 ***

First Semi Final
22 ITALY V 21 FRANCE

Second Semi Final
3 UNITED STATES V 36 CANADA

*** FINALS SERIES - Round 5 ***

Third Place Playoff
22 ITALY V 3 UNITED STATES

3rd - UNITED STATES
4th - ITALY

Grand Final
21 FRANCE V 36 CANADA

1st - CANADA
2nd - FRANCE

CANADA - BIG FOOTY WORLD CUP CHAMPIONS

 

[FootyJunkie]

First Qualifying Final

C ANTARCTICA

Round 1: Win over 218 NAURU
Round 2: Win over 212 SAN MARINO
Round 3: Win over 161 CYPRUS

V

22 ITALY

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Round 1: Win over 164 EQUATORIAL GUINEA
Round 2: Win over 104 PARAGUAY
Round 3: Win over 76 BELGIUM

The southern ice battles southern Europe!

Winner: Italy, through to a Quarter Final!

 

[Power King]

Antarctica is cool, but Italy wins - cuisine, history, architecture, women, cars, sport, fashion, da vinci etc etc.

Also, requesting 24 hours between each matchup from now on. A lot of tight contests between boss playas on paper so here's hoping that a lot of people get to vote for them.

 

[estibador]

I've voted Antarctica so far but it's probably time to get serious now.

Not a huge fan of Italy as far as European countries go but I can't deny their history is pretty awesome, what with the Roman Empire controlling half of Europe at one stage and all that.

So I'll begrudgingly give them my vote for that I guess.

 

[SA1NTER]

Antarctica is better then Italy but it's time to get serious as estibador said.

Italy

 

[BABYBOMBERS2007]

Antarctica easily

 

[Lemma]

Finally people are deciding to kick out Antarctica

Italy

Btw how does the finals series work?

 

[Power King]

I would imagine like the 4th round of a tennis grand slam or the second round of the fifa world cup, with the difference being a random allocation of matchups before the next round begins?

 

[FootyJunkie]

The Finals Series is based on the AFL Final 8, except there are two of them. There is an additional cross over that takes place during the Semi Finals so a repeat match up from these Qualifying Finals (First-Fourth) can not take place until the Grand Final.

 

[Lemma]

Don't get it- but dw I'll just wait and see

 

[The Passenger]

Don't get it- but dw I'll just wait and see

it is essentially just 2 x AFL final series and then one extra week.

Italy for this one.

 

[estibador]

So I wonder which is the country that thinks they own the comp and gets to host the GF regardless of whether they earned it or not?

US cultural imperialism bears a striking resemblance to the VFL/AFL custodianship of our game now I think about it...

 

[Catfish Alley]

Antartica is awesome but not a real country. It got by because it was up against some minnows.

Italy for me.

 

[mercurial]

Antarctica are not deserving of top seed and subsequent second bite of the cherry in this. Out in straight sets imo

Italia

 

[Mr Gor]

For same reasons many people have mentioned: Italy

 

[drd23]

Italy.

 

[Hard Ball Get]

If I could go to either of them it would be Antarctica.
But I have to vote Italy

 

[jefffff34]

Italy are divers, Antartica are penguins.

Antartica.

 

[Mr Gor]

^^ I'd say penguins dive a lot too

 

[Eagle Empire]

Italy

..this is serious...

 

[muesli]

Italy (Antartica isn't a country)

 

[pickman]

Italy brahs

 

[TheDoctor11]

Italy.
Also seconding what Power King said about the voting window.

 

[Plugger35]

Antarctica - not a fan of Italy so I'll go with the ice and penguins.

 

[FootyJunkie]

First Elimination Final

36 CANADA

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Qualifying Round 1: Win over 223 NIUE
Round 1: Win over 136 ARMENIA
Round 2: Win over 74 GREECE
Round 3: Win over 53 IVORY COAST

V

106 UNITED IRELAND

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Qualifying Round 1: Win over 153 ESTONIA
Round 1: Win over 71 SENEGAL
Round 2: Win over 20 THAILAND
Round 3: Win over 10 JAPAN

Trans-Atlantic Blockbuster!

Winner: Canada... they take their ice to battle the southern ice in the next round!