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The Ultimate Couch Potato World Cup 2006 Spreadsheet

Note: Final Version (2.1) is available from the Download Page.
Downloads will be closed at the the end of the Quarter-Finals!

Why 'Ultimate Couch Potato'? Because the Excel spreadsheet will do as much as it can for you — from helping you figure out how much popcorn or beer to prepare for any match to giving you a one-line quip when your pesky soccerphile nephew calls to inquire about the latest news. If, on the other hand, YOU are the pesky soccerphile then look no further for material to bore your not-so-inclined friends or family.

There are seven user pages to the spreadsheet:

Welcome Page

There, you can check out the composition of the eight groups, the teams' Dec 2005 rankings, then rate your favourites for the program guide. Select your time zone from the pull-down list — the zones shown are already adjusted for daylight saving times for the tournament period. A message at the top of the page informs you where today falls in the competition calendar — similar to the message at the top of this page.

Lowdown Page

Compare the outlook for any two groups and team profiles side-by-side or click the link images on top to get the latest from the web.

GroupStage Page

Group matches here are sorted by date for you to score. Check the interest rating based on how closely paired and highly ranked the teams are, and whether any are your favourites. Each outcome will merit a comment, including whether a team has qualified early or been eliminated. You can hide the match schedules or the Ultimate Couch Potato comments by entering your local TV coverage schedule or your own comments.

GroupResults Page

Check out the scores sorted by groups, as well as the league system scoring table and the results according to three different models (see link at left). If lots are drawn to settle tie breaks, just follow the instructions.

EliminationStages Page

Score the elimination rounds. You can enter TV schedules to the right of the cells marked 'TV ??'. The ball will settle down as we near the end, squat, and finally ... lay a golden egg — definitely worth waiting for if you ain't got a life.

Overview Page

Get a bird's-eye view of the competition, the thinning ranks of teams as the survivors fight on, plus awards or raspberries for performance in the group stages. Note that the first three columns will not reflect a rank until everyone has played the first, second or third Group-Stage match.

Help Page

If something doesn't work the way you expected, chances are you'll get a clue there. Or not.

Still with Me?

If you have javascript enabled, don't miss our Schedule page with its 'live' match clock, calendar and match schedules for any time zone. Missed a match? I'll post the scores there if I'm online, or get it from any of our Links.

Read about the three Ranking Models in the spreadsheet, check out the Screenshots or go and get the latest version of the Ultimate Couch Potato World Cup Guide in our Download page.