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2026 World Cup: June 15

Lightning struck twice! The real-life “upset” of the tournament played out just the same way on the tabletop, as little Cape Verde held Spain to a scoreless draw. Cape Verde actually had the best scoring chance of the game. June 15 in real life produced four ties, but there were only two here. Belgium thrashed…
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IL World Cup: Round of 16 #2

The other half of the bracket saw two more extra time contests (one going to penalties), and a pair of 2-0 results in regulation. Two of the three group winners advanced, with England I bowing out via penalties to Brazil II. The UK is still represented by the British Isles, however, after they were a…
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IL World Cup: Group D

Group D was remarkable, with routs aplenty and some surprising scores. British Isles had no problem against both Spain and Germany I. Argentina II hammered Germany, then turned around and got blasted by Spain. Deciding the group winner came down to the final matchup with Argentina II and British Isles. Argentina II needed at least…
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2022 World Cup Group E

Like they did in real life, Japan managed to advance from a group that also contained heavyweights Germany and Spain. This time, however, it was the Germans that advanced (with a perfect record), while the Spaniards were sent home. Spain and Japan met in the group’s final match, with Spain needing a victory to move…
