And I assume that in the event of a draw, both players take the pies.

I also like the idea of the stakes being raised as the tournament progresses. It introduces more jeopardy for those assigned the better teams, making it fairer for those paired with the minnows.

I think the pies are fair for the group round, i wont post pics as evdicmnce as i wont show face. The stakes can increase overtime.

Could also consider tieing a forfeit to position in poule, except for 1th place ofcourse. Or atleast for being knocked out in the group stage

Well Iran started 1-0 for me. Not sure how there next two matches with Spain and Portugal will go though. Clean so far lol

I'll take a team if any left

OK then -- you get Columbia

4 left now

Well I think the original rules posted by the OP were that the participant whose team won would determine the forfeit for the participant whose team lost. We've already usurped the assignments - should we also be changing the rules? (although I wasn't overly fond of the original rule).

There was nothing in the original rules regarding draws.

Your kinda right, but letting the winner decide would create alot of different foreits and could be harsh on smaller nations. That is assuning they dont drop off the planet and never respond.

Could consider setting a few default forfeits the winner can pick between, if they havent responded before the next game the loser could then use a die.

Could update the forfits after the group stages, or follow the orginal stuff there(or start that at semi finals). And add a forfeit for gettjng knocked out i group stages

I love that idea!! And if it's a draw, each participant could choose his/her own forfeit from the list?

Need to come up with 6 forfeits then.

I think that would be good for a draw. If we want to play with evidence i suggesr sticking to pants/body. Leaving face out, open to ideas tho

We're all free to present whatever evidence we choose. I usually prefer to show my messy face.

Ok so maybe keep it generic like 2 pies or just go 1 can of shaving foam/whipped cream. Then let loser decide where it goes?

OK, how about this for 6 messy items:

1. Two Cream Pies
2. One can of Shaving Cream
3. One box of Cake Batter
4. Two cartons of Custard
5. Two cartons of Marshmallow Fluff
6. One tub of Cake Frosting

The loser must get messy any way he/she chooses with any two of the above items, as determined by the winner. If the winner does not pick within two days of the match, the loser can throw 2 dice to determine the two messy items.

If there's a draw, each participant chooses one item that he/she must get messy with.

I think there's still teams left, can I have one please?

As a 'merican, I can only say....what's a "world cup"?

Sure! -- you get Portugal

There are now 3 teams left.

OK - LeoSlime gets Spain

Just 2 teams left now

As a european i have no clue where to get marshmellow fluff, i dont think ive ever seen it. What is this? And what could replace it?

Well then, how about somebody creating a European list for the European losers (that didn't come out right, but you know what I mean).

Marshmallow fluff and packet cake mixtures are available at most UK supermarkets as a quick internet search can confirm. Cake frosting is what we call cake icing and is again widely available. I don't know about continental Europe so I'll have to leave that to someone else.

Personally, I have always found Angel Delight to be a good replacement - relatively cheap and easy to mix in large quantities. Rice pudding, sago and tapioca are also good substitutes. Using a lemon shower gel afterwards gets rid of any lingering smell from milk based products. ( Credit to Candy Custard for that top tip. :thumbsup

The issue is mostly that marshmellow fluf, but pudding is easy to find so that should be a good replacement

Are there any teams left for me?

Yes - mudkip gets Iceland

Only 1 team left

The key aspect of Marshmallow Fluff, for OUR purposes, if that it's VERY sticky!!

There's a similar issue with finding Custard in the US. I find that mixing an egg or two with vanilla pudding makes for an adequate substitute.

Mm ok so if the point is sticky maybe syrup or huney makes a good subsititude

Can someone help this yank understand how the world cup works?

It seems there are two excel tables and I am assigned to different teams (Egypt and then Denmark)...... which team am I assigned too?

You have Denmark.

Sorry, I was trying to be totally transparent regarding how the assignments were made, hence the first and last Excel tables and the random sequence generator. The TEXT in the message has the correct assignments, as does the last Excel table.

Ive made an album where i will add forfeit evidence if i get the chance to

This seems to have gone silent recently.

However, given that Belgium beat Panama, I believe that owe rw146 a forfeit. In which case he can have the cream pies and custard.

Belgium beat Tunisia today but it doesn't appear that anyone has been assigned Tunisia so what happens now?

Will also need to start thinking of increased forfeits for round of 16.

Since Tunisia already has 2 loses, it might be a bit difficult to get anybody to claim them

We could ask for volunteers and then do a random drawing to determine who gets Tunisia?

I'll volunteer to be in the drawing, but only if there are other volunteers.