John: Senegal could reach the semifinals of the 2018 World Cup (2018)
prediction · status: its date passed (2018); no outcome reported · last event: predicted (2018-06-12) · owner: John
In his June 2018 guide to the World Cup teams, John predicted, against everyone else's view, that Senegal could reach the semifinals because Sadio Mané is so good.
About: Senegal, FIFA World Cup, Sadio Mané, Liverpool FC
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-12 | predicted | Though nobody agrees, John thinks Senegal could reach the semifinals because Sadio Mané is very good, and denies any Liverpool bias. (hedged) | Your 4-Minute Guide to ALL 32 TEAMS at the 2018 World Cup 00:03:05 |
What is said about it
6 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2018-06-12 · Your 4-Minute Guide to ALL 32 TEAMS at the 2018 World Cup — John: South Korea's coach is only four years older than Egypt's goalkeeper. (playful) — 00:03:14
- 2018-06-12 · Your 4-Minute Guide to ALL 32 TEAMS at the 2018 World Cup — John: Spain are kind of the Yankees of soccer. (hedged) — 00:03:17
- 2018-06-12 · Your 4-Minute Guide to ALL 32 TEAMS at the 2018 World Cup — John: Sweden no longer has Zlatan Ibrahimović, football's biggest personality, 'so why bother?' (playful) — 00:03:20
- 2018-06-12 · Your 4-Minute Guide to ALL 32 TEAMS at the 2018 World Cup — John: Switzerland specializes in neutrality, perhaps why they play so many excruciatingly boring nil-nil draws. (joke, hedged) — 00:03:25
- 2018-06-12 · Your 4-Minute Guide to ALL 32 TEAMS at the 2018 World Cup — John: Tunisia's kits look so good John bought one, though he fears their World Cup will be brief. — 00:03:31
- 2018-06-12 · Your 4-Minute Guide to ALL 32 TEAMS at the 2018 World Cup — John: Uruguay's striker Luis Suárez has bitten opponents on three occasions, yet in more than 99% of his competitive games he hasn't bitten anyone. (playful, hedged) — 00:03:35