Dier Circumstances

7/8 of the way through the World Cup, and the Round of 16 is over. Eight teams have seen their tournament hopes drop after a fourth match. In the early edition Sweden battled Switzerland in an unlikely matchup. Sweden would take a 1:0 leading to Switzerland eventually trying to combat the Vikings with only 10 men. The Zlatan Ibrahimovic-less Sweden would go on to prevail by the one goal. In the evening, we saw England take a lead against Colombia on a penalty kick converted by Harry Kane. Colombia would even the match in stoppage time through Yerry Mina. This would lead to the dreaded penalty kick shootout which has been the death note for England in many a tournament. The Three Lions would find themselves masters of their own destiny besting Colombia 4-3 on pk's.

Sweden 1:0 Switzerland

Emil Forsberg 66' 1-0

			Sweden		vs	Switzerland
	Result	Points	F1	Score	Points	G2	Score	Points	Total
Artifex	Germany	0	Germany	4	0	Switzerland	2	0	0
Fortuitous	Serbia	0	Germany	5	0	Serbia	7	0	0
Historicus	Brazil	0	Mexico	1	2	Brazil	2	0	2
IoannesNix	Germany	0	Germany	3	0	Switzerland	1	0	0
Musicus	Germany	0	Germany	3	0	Serbia	1	0	0
Praeceptor	Switzerland	0	Germany	4	0	Switzerland	5	0	0
Scriptor	Germany	0	Germany	2	0	Costa Rica	0	2	2

Colombia 1(3):1(4) England

Harry Kane (pk) 57' 0-1

Yerri Mina 90+3' 1-1

Radamel Falcao 1-0

Harry Kane 1-1

Juan Cuadrado 2-1

Marcus Rashford 2-2

Luis Muriel 3-2

Kieran Trippier 3-3

Eric Dier 3-4

			Colombia		vs	England
	Result	Points	H1	Score	Points	G2	Score	Points	Total
Artifex	England	0	Colombia	1	2	England	2	0	2
Fortuitous	Poland	0	Poland	2(5)	0	Tunisia	2(1)	0	0
Historicus	Colombia	0	Colombia	1	2	England	0	0	2
IoannesNix	Poland	0	Poland	2	0	Belgium	1	2	2
Musicus	England	0	Colombia	1	2	England	2	0	2
Praeceptor	England	0	Colombia	1	2	England	2	0	2
Scriptor	Colombia	0	Colombia	0(5)	0	England	0(3)	0	0

   

Here are the final points accumulated for Quarterfinalist Picks.

	Artifex	Fortuitous	Historicus	IoannesNix	Musicus	Praeceptor	Scriptor
	Russia	Saudi Arabia	Uruguay	Uruguay	Uruguay	Portugal	Uruguay
	France	Croatia	Peru	Nigeria	France	France	France
	Brazil	Costa Rica	Germany	Brazil	Brazil	Brazil	Brazil
	Belgium	Panama	Belgium	England	Belgium	Belgium	Belgium
	Spain	Portugal	Spain	Portugal	Spain	Spain	Spain
	Argentina	Iceland	France	Australia	Argentina	Nigeria	Argentina
	Germany	Serbia	Brazil	Germany	Germany	Switzerland	Germany
	England	Poland	Colombia	Poland	England	England	Colombia
Total	25	5	20	15	25	20	20

England's victory on PK's counts as a draw, earning Musicus 1 point. The Three Lions roll on, and his fortune is now tied to theirs.

	Standings	Points	Oracle
1	Historicus	261	61
2	Musicus	255	77
3	Praeceptor	247	65
4	Artifex	239	51
5	Scriptor	221	64
6	IoannesNix	188	47
7	Fortuitous	131	25

Today's Disciplinary Official is this Swiss Fan:

 After seeing his team go down to 10 men, lose to Sweden, and exit the World Cup, he is seeing red. It's not just his outfit. Fortunately for everyone, he's too sulky to hand out cards. Also, those glasses are hard to see through, and he is obviously crying. Or he's calling for the Red Cross to help. It could be either.

The Grand Salmon Alpaca