oriole01

Bonuses How many goals will be scored in the round in total? 21 How many games will go to extra time? - 2 How many games will go to penalties - 1 ***Crazy Bonus***How many penalties will be scored in total (all penalties, including normal game time and those which go to penalties) 8 How many yellow cards will there be across the games? - 33 How many red cards will there be across the games? 2 Round of 16 Saturday 3rd December Netherlands 2-1 USA Argentina 3-0 Australia Sunday 4th December France 2-0 Poland England 1-0 Senegal Monday 5th December Japan 1-1 Croatia (Japan on pens) Brazil 3-0 South Korea 19:00 Tuesday 6th December Morocco 1-3 Spain 15:00 Portugal 2-1 (AET) Switzerland 19:00

Pre-tournament Bonuses: How many goals will be scored in the tournament? 172 Who will be top scorer for the whole tournament? Romelu Lukaku How many hat-tricks will be scored in the tournament? 4 How many own goals will be scored in the tournament? 8 Who will win the tournament? Belgium Who will be runner up? Germany Group Stage Bonuses Which player will score the first goal in the tournament? Enner Valencia Who will score England's first goal? Harry Kane How many goals will be scored in the Group stages in total? 142 How many goals will England score in the Group stages? 6 Who will be the top scorer for the Group stages? Romelu Lukaku How many yellow cards will there be in the Group stages? 160 How many red cards will there be in the Group stages? 4 Group Stages Sunday 20th November Group A 16.00 Qatar 0-2 Ecuador Monday 21st November Group A 16.00 Senegal 1-1 The Netherlands Group B 13.00 England 2-0 Iran 19.00 USA 1-1 Wales Tuesday 22nd November Group C 10.00 Argentina 4-0 Saudi Arabia 16.00 Mexico 2-1 Poland Group D 13.00 Denmark 3-1 Tunisia 19.00 France 2-0 Australia Wednesday 23rd November Group E 13.00 Germany 2-1 Japan 16.00 Spain 1-0 Costa Rica Group F 10:00 Morocco 0-2 Croatia 19:00 Belgium 3-0 Canada Thursday 24th November Group G 10:00 Switzerland 2-0 Cameroon 19:00 Brazil 2-1 Serbia GROUP H 13:00 Uruguay 3-1 South Korea 16:00 Portugal 4-2 Ghana Friday 25th November Group A 13:00 Qatar 1-3 Senegal 16:00 Netherlands 2-0 Ecuador Group B 10:00 Wales 0-0 Iran 19:00 England 2-1 USA Saturday 26th November Group C 13:00 Poland 3-0 Saudi Arabia 19:00 Argentina 2-1 Mexico Group D 10:00 Tunisia 0-1 Australia 16:00 France 2-2 Denmark Sunday 27th November Group E 10:00 Japan 2-1 Costa Rica 19:00 Spain 1-1 Germany Group F 13:00 Belgium 3-1 Morocco 16:00 Croatia 2-1 Canada Monday 28th November Group G 10:00 Cameroon 1-2 Serbia 16:00 Brazil 2-1 Switzerland Group H 13:00 South Korea 1-1 Ghana 19:00 Portugal 2-2 Uruguay Tuesday 29th November Group A 15:00 Ecuador 1-2 Senegal 15:00 Netherlands 4-1 Qatar Group B 19:00 Iran 0-1 USA 19:00 Wales 1-2 England Wednesday 30th November Group C 19:00 Poland 2-3 Argentina 19:00 Saudi Arabia 0-3 Mexico Group D 15:00 Australia 1-3 Denmark 15:00 Tunisia 0-3 France Thursday 1st December Group E 19:00 Costa Rica 0-1 Germany 19:00 Japan 1-2 Spain Group F 15:00 Canada 1-1 Morocco 15:00 Croatia 3-4 Belgium Friday 2nd December Group G 19:00 Cameroon 1-3 Brazil 19:00 Serbia 1-2 Switzerland Group H 15:00 Ghana 1-2 Uruguay 15:00 South Korea 0-2 Portugal

From Ajax to Ajax Part II: Ajax Amsterdam Well, this was kind of inevitable. In the beginning goals of the save, which I laid out over two years ago, I intended to take control of a second-tier Dutch club and establish them as a big Eredivisie outfit before going to the "werklike" Ajax. This was kind of predicated on the assumption that I'd spend three or four seasons in South Africa, not nine, and that my reputation wouldn't have been high enough to get the Ajax job based on whatever I'd achieved with Ajax Cape Town alone. It was still my preference over the past two seasons to go to a second-tier club, and I had my eye on teams such as @Timetxu's Roda, TOP Oss, Fortuna Sittard, Den Bosch, and even @Deisler26's famous RKC Waalwijk. However, Roda gained promotion to the Eredivisie after several near misses in 2026, and the other jobs either wouldn't come open or didn't end up intriguing me upon closer examination. I knew I wanted to leave Ajax Cape Town this summer after achieving everything I could realistically achieve, but I was having trouble finding a suitable job until suddenly the Ajax job came open. Frank de Boer left the club for the second time to become Inter Milan manager (also for the second time) after a decently successful five-year spell where he won the Eredivisie in 2023 and 2025 and the Johan Cruijff Schaal in 2023 but failed to win the KNVB Beker and only put together average performances in Europe, advancing twice to the Round of 16 in the Champions League and once to the Quarter Final of the Europa League. I knew there was no passing up this opportunity, so I threw my hat in the ring and ended up getting the job without much delay, as the Ajax board must have been suitably impressed with my achievements in Africa at both the club and international level despite never working in Europe before. I don't know if FM takes into account whether managing someone's affiliate club increases your job favorability, but I'd like to think being an Ajax Cape Town legend helped as well. I intend to go all the way with Ajax and win the Champions League and Club World Cup, but there will definitely be work to do first, as the club is coming off consecutive third-placed finishes in the Eredivisie and consecutive group stage eliminations in the Champions League as well. The squad will undergo some changes to fit my needs and style, and I imagine some Ajax Cape Town players will come along for the ride. Speaking of Cape Town, I have been replaced there by longtime SuperSport United manager Shaun Bartlett. While trophy-wise he was limited to just one Telkom Knockout win and never finished above 5th in the league, he is one of the first South African managers I'd trust to take over for me. Hopefully Bartlett can continue the success that Roosevelt created for the club, and we will of course be checking in with the team going forward. Onwards we go! Gaan! Gaan! Gaan!