It May not have Been the Final You Wanted, but it was the Final You Needed.

 

If you didn't watch Argentina and France battle for this World Cup Final, shame on you. Go find some highlights.

 

Contestant	Argentina	Prediction	P. W61	Score	Pks	P. W62	Score	Pks	Trifecta	Points	Oracle	Total	Champion	Match Bonus
Artifex	Argentina	Germany	Germany	3	none	England	2	none	0	0	2	2	0	0
Colubris	Argentina	Brazil	Brazil	3	none	France	2	none	2	0	2	2	0	0
Fortuitous	Argentina	Uruguay	Netherlands	0	none	Uruguay	2	none	0	0	0	0	0	0
Historicus	Argentina	Argentina	Argentina	2	none	Portugal	0	none	2	0	0	100	0	100
IoannesNix	Argentina	Portugal	England	3	none	Portugal	4	none	0	0	2	2	0	0
Musicus	Argentina	France	Brazil	1	none	France	3	none	2	0	2	2	0	0
Praeceptor	Argentina	England	Brazil	1	none	England	3	none	0	0	2	2	0	0
ReginaApis	Argentina	Brazil	Brazil	2	none	France	0	none	2	0	0	0	0	0
Scriptor	Argentina	Argentina	Argentina	2	none	Denmark	1	none	2	0	0	100	0	100

Table:

Rank	Contestant	Points	Oracle
1	Historicus	703	83
2	Musicus	590	95
3	Scriptor	563	63
4	Colubris	550	70
5	ReginaApis	506	66
6	Artifex	301	51
7	Praeceptor	276	71
8	IoannesNix	247	47
9	Fortuitous	234	79

Oracle:

Contestant	Oracle
Musicus	95
Historicus	83
Fortuitous	79
Praeceptor	71
Colubris	70
ReginaApis	66
Scriptor	63
Artifex	51
IoannesNix	47

Playoff Accuracy:

Contestant	P/O Accuracy
Historicus	64.7
Scriptor	52.9
Colubris	52.9
Musicus	50
ReginaApis	48.5
Artifex	35.3
Praeceptor	32.4
IoannesNix	29.4
Fortuitous	25

The Golden Oracle winner with an impressive 95 Oracle Points in Musicus.

The 2022 TSzAL World Cup Champion is:

Congratulations to Historicus, who becomes the first player to have won a European Championship and a World Cup.

An exciting tournament comes to a close. We hope to see you all again in June for the 2023 TSzAL CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Live Well, My Crias. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

The Grand Salmon Alpacca.

It's Bad to be the Best of the Losers, Orsic?

 

Croatia fell one stage shorter of winning World Cup 2022 than they did World Cup 2018. They were looking to cheer themselves up by winning the Third Place Playoff. Morocco have made history by being the first nation from the African continent to make the Semi-Finals of a World Cup. Could they make more history by finishing Third?

Morocco's downfall against France was the early goal their opponents scored. Morocco had not given up a goal to their opponents all tournament. France found their first just 5 minutes into the match. Croatia needed a little more time. In the 7th minute, a Croatian free kick resulted Josko Gvardiol header that scored. Morocco would need just 2 minutes to respond. In the 9th minute, a Moroccan freekick would lead to a header by Achraf Dari that would find the back of the net. With the match tied at 1 apiece everything was to play for.

Croatia would find a winner in just the 42nd minute. Pressuring Morocco in the box, it looked like they had lost the ball only to win it back, play it to the left where Mislav Orsic would place the ball over Yassine Bounou into the side of the goal. Though both sides battled for the next 45 minutes, the goals wouldn't come. Your Third Place Playoff winners: Croatia.

Contestant	Croatia	Prediction	P. L61	Score	Pks	P. L62	Score	Pks	Trifecta	Points	Oracle	Total	3rd Place	Match Bonus
Artifex	Croatia	Netherlands	Netherlands	2	none	Belgium	0	none	0	0	2	2	0	0
Colubris	Croatia	Portugal	Netherlands	1	none	Portugal	2	none	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fortuitous	Croatia	Tunisia	Switzerland	1	none	Tunisia	2	none	0	0	0	0	0	0
Historicus	Croatia	Draw	Brazil	2	1	France	2	0	0	0	2	2	0	0
IoannesNix	Croatia	Germany	Germany	3	none	Wales	1	none	0	0	2	2	0	0
Musicus	Croatia	Belgium	Argentina	2	none	Belgium	5	none	0	0	2	2	0	0
Praeceptor	Croatia	Uruguay	Denmark	1	none	Uruguay	2	none	0	0	0	0	0	0
ReginaApis	Croatia	Argentina	Argentina	1	none	Portugal	0	none	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scriptor	Croatia	Brazil	Brazil	2	none	Portugal	0	none	0	0	2	2	0	0

Table:

Rank	Contestant	Points	Oracle
1	Historicus	603	83
2	Musicus	588	93
3	Colubris	548	68
4	ReginaApis	506	66
5	Scriptor	463	63
6	Artifex	299	49
7	Praeceptor	274	69
8	IoannesNix	245	45
9	Fortuitous	234	79

There were hardly any points won in this match. Only a few players predicted half the score. No one had this matchup, nor Croatia finishing in 3rd Place. There will again be no Player of the Day. Tomorrow the tournament concludes with France and Argentina playing for the Championship. Historicus has chosen Argentina to win. Musicus has opted for France. The nation that wins the World Cup will also win the Puchar Zladupki for one of these competitors. 

Sleep Well, My Crias.

The Grand Salmon Alpacca