Saturday's Scores

Time	Game Number	Groups		Teams	Score	Goal Scorers
10:00am	5	U12 Girls	Home	Canada	1	Frankie Gawryluik
			Away	Japan	2	Natalia McCullough-2
11:00am	6	U12 Boys	Home	Argentina	6	Jerry Wiebe – 3, Chris Schabel, Arinze Abii-Doh, Mitchell Langlois
			Away	Germany	2	Zach Popowich
12:00pm	7	U14 Boys	Home	England	2	Cody Stillwell, Jordan Fiske
			Away	Canada	8	Nicolas Cross – 3, Erik DeRosier, Ryan Gallet – 2, Cody Kroczynski – 2
1:00pm	8	U16 Girls	Home	Brazil	3	Chloe Langen, Megan Ripplinger, Kallie Cowles
			Away	England	1	Sam Burko
2:00pm	9	U16 Boys	Home	Italy	7	Victor Leon – 2, Jonathan Kraft, Michael Malaythong, Oliver Hudson-Plante, Alessamdro Palamara, Ryan Swetlow
			Away	El Salvador	1	Joey Young
3:00pm	10	Women	Home	Ireland	2	Margo Anderson – 2
			Away	Canada	2	Ashleigh Buggera, Tricia Langen
4:00pm	11	Women	Home	Poland	3	Danielle Pellerin – 2, Megan Kasdorf
			Away	Holland	3	Robyn Ason-kiss -2, Lindsay Hazelaar
5:00pm	12	Men	Home	Colombia	5	Leslie Andersen-2, Paco Brown-Laxdal, Greg Elkington, Morris Malowayi
			Away	Djibouti	1	Yamane Emaha
6:00pm	13	Men	Home	Ireland	8	Ryan McGavigan – 3, Alvi Campos-2, Steve Paterson, Nathan Reis, Zach Nenson
			Away	Scotland	2	Kyle Brown, Kevin Riddell
7:00pm	14	Men	Home	Poland	3	Justin Pasternak, Matthew Schmeichel,( own goal)
			Away	Hungary	1	Allan Siwela
8:00pm	15	Men	Home	Northern Ireland	2	Ryan Shillingford, William McGee
			Away	Jamaica	6	David Brown-2, Michael Collins-2, Andrew Banarjee, Kevin Holness
9:00pm	16	Men	Home	Canada	1	Mike Schabel
			Away	Nigeria	2	Precious Okulu, Emmanuel Otitoju
10:00pm	17	Men	Home	Laos	2	Adam Ailsby, Jordian Farahani
			Away	Afghanistan	2	Pavel Rashid, Bobbi Nicholat

Today's Games

U12G Ireland - ES

U12B Argentina - Germany

U14B Canada - England

U16G Brazil - England

U16B Italy - ES

3:00 Womens Ireland - Canada

4:00 Womens Poland - Holland

5:00 Mens Colombia - Djibouti

We all know what my thoughts on Djibouti are. Colombia has a habit of play to the level of their opponent but I think they should easily get through this one. 6-2 Colombia.

6:00 Mens Ireland - Scotland

ROI are missing quite a few guys but this should still be a cake walk for them. I predicted double digits but I am going to back off that a bit. I am thinking 9-1 ROI

7:00 Mens Poland - Hungary

This is my upset special of the day. Hungary apparently is bringing in university players. Poland have no Jay and no Brett. I don't think Poland will lose but look for it to be tighter than it should be. 3-0 Poland.

 8:00 Mens Jamaica - Northern Ireland

I play on Jamaica and I still have no idea what to expect. I could see us pulling it together and trouncing them or I could see us losing. We are all over the map. I will find a medium and say 4-1 Jamaica.

9:00 Mens Canada - Nigeria

I have pegged this as the game of the weekend and once again I think I am spot on as the Sudan - France game disappointed. Canada is not a team that is going to be able to run up a score. They grind out wins and hope Jarvis or Tavis can create something special. Nigeria are better than people give them credit for. It will only take them 4 goals to win this game. This will be a great one. 3-2 Canada.

10:00 Mens Laos - Afghanistan

I don't like Afghan. There I said it. They do however have some quality players in Josip, Mitch, Contenti, Nicholat and the highly coveted, highly paid  Diakiw. Is this enough to hang with Laos? No. 7-2 Laos.

Recap Day One

Ukraine vs Scotland

Right off the kick-off this game looked like it would be a more even match-up than we're used to seeing when Ukraine plays. Scotland scored the first goal less than 10 minutes in and shook the confidence of the defending champions. Shortly after Scotland scored again making it 2-0. The tables turned when the Scotland goalkeeper hit the roof and Teagan Koroluk sniped a goal off the free kick. Ukraine started to put the pressure on and Scotland started to fall flat, almost conceding another goal before half. The second half Ukraine kept the pressure on and both teams had chances that weren't finished. Late in the second half Teagan scored another goal to tie the game. This game ended 2-2 and gave us hope that Ukraine's reign is over.

Sudan vs France

I predicted a France win and I nailed it. As much as I'd like to talk up how well France played, the more interesting part of this game is what Sudan didn't do. In the first half Sudan deployed Tong Tong as a midfielder instead of a striker and tried to actually play soccer. This played right into France's game as Regan bustled one in over the line to make it 1-0 and Brett scored a free kick to take the lead to 2. The second half saw a change of tactics from Sudan as they moved Tong Tong back up front but they failed to replicate their strategy from last year and knocked very few balls into the box. France continued to outplay even as Sudan sprawled to try and win free kicks and Scholan added 2 more and Travis Brady another. 5-0 France.   
 

France vs Sudan

So opening day is upon us and the excitement is palpable. The highlight of opening night is the MASSIVE France vs Sudan game. Here my prediction for it:

I think this is a game that will live up to the hype. Sudan's advantages are their pace and most obviously their height. They are going to to continue their way of launching long balls into the box and hope their 2 giant strikers can get on the end of them. A few questions facing Sudan though: 1) Can they remember to play their style? Last year they lost their 1st game and it took them awhile to perfect their style of play. Can they bring it right away? 2) Who's playing net? Noor is out with pneumonia for this game so they are without a keeper. I am almost certain they don't have a back up so it should be a player. Unless they are allowed to sign someone it should make things interesting.

France will counter Sudan's height with Benno and possibly Brett playing at the back. They should be able to win their fair share of balls in the air. France will rely heavily on Danny and Murphy to keep the ball on the ground and moving in the midfield. If they are going to win those to will be the ones to make it happen. I expect France to hold more possession in order to limit Sudan's long balls.

So who do I got? I have said it before I don't think Sudan will be able to repeat. I believe the stars aligned perfectly for them last year. So with that being said I picking Les Bleus in a 3-1 victory.

10 Predictions For The Weekend

Mike's Predictions

1) Nigeria vs Canada is Game of the Weekend - Yeah I know everyone thinks Sudan vs France is the game of the weekend but I don't think it is. Think about it, the loser of France vs Sudan is still likely going through but the loser of Nigeria vs Canada is pretty much one loss away from being eliminated and they still have to play Poland. That's not a good position to be in.

2) Portugal Women Emerge as a Powerhouse - From what I have seen and heard of the Portugal Women's team roster I believe they will put on quite a show. The Women's side could use another top competitive team and I think they will put on quite a show.

3) Poland Doesn't Get Full Points - I have said this throughout this years posts and I will say it again: Poland will have trouble scoring goals. Without Jay or Brett being there I envision them dropping points. My crystal ball is not clear enough to say whether it is to Hungary or Greece but I think there will be a tie. This is definitely my boldest/riskiest prediction as I am not sure it will happen.

4) Holland Women's Team the 1st to 2 Wins - This one is pretty straight forward. Holland are the 1st to play 2 games and I will be the 1st to win 2 game. Included in this is an upset-ish over England and their lavish garbs.

5) ROI Puts Double Digits past Scotland - ROI is going to concede goals in this tournament because their goalkeeping is weak. The best way to make up for that is to pile in the goals. I see them putting double digits past poor Scotland. I also believe at least one more team will get to 10 goals. Germany over South Korea looks like a prime candidate.

Bonus Prediction! - Someone Gets Sent Off - Doesn't happen too often in this tournament but opening weekend the players are hyped up and it often gets the best of them. I would say there is a 50% chance it is to someone on Djibouti and 50% chance it's to someone on any other team.

David's Predictions

1) Michal and the Polish defense get a shut out - Rare in the WCP to see a shutout but Poland are going to have to be strong defensively since they will not be banging in the goals. Also this wouldn't hurt me in the Fantasy Draft as I did take Michal and Poland's defense. POLSKA!

2) Afghan to upset Laos - Some might say this is the game of the weekend especially with all the saskatoon guys expected to be there for both teams this should be a good game. The best 2 teams in group B going at it on the first weekend. Although I think Laos is an all around better team I am going to predict that Afghanistan might be able to come up with the win. 5-4 Afghanistan.

3) Nate leads scoring - ROI will demolish Scotland and Nate will lead the charge and the golden boot race right from the first weekend.

4) 2012 MVP named - Tong Tong will be named MVP for last years tournament. He lead his underdogs Sudan to the title and scored some clutch goals.

5) Goalie Goal - I feel like we will see a goalie goal this year. Not sure if it will be in the first weekend but with alot of weak keepers I wouldnt be suprised if one of the better goalies fancies there chances.

Top 5 Best Teams All Time

1. ROI 2011 -  By far the best team ever assembled and I should know. I assembled it. Having lost the year before I basically called all the top players I knew of and that was all she wrote. I don't think any team will ever amass that much talent or score that many goals in a tournament again. 

2. ROI 2009 - This was the first year that a team was really stacked or that many Saskatoon players were involved. They really revolutionized the tournament by forcing teams to look outside of the Regina talent pool. Their success was built upon a rock solid back line and a very deep roster.

3. France 2011 - Yes I know France didn't even make the final that year but I think we all remember the hype that surrounded that team. That hype was not unfounded as France stormed into the semis against ROI. They lost that game 2-1 conceding in the final minutes. France are the Dan Marino of WCP Cup. (Greatest team to never win something)

4. Laos 2010 - Laos made some big pickups in Saskatoon that included Steve Irinici, Jaycee Neufeld and most notably Josh Northey. They played a quick style where they attacked the wings and used their speed to infuriate opposing defenses. They ended up beating a very strong ROI team in a shoot out.

5. Sudan 2012 - This was tough for me to decide on. The one question that always bothers me is would Sudan have won the tournament if there were throw ins instead of kick ins? I really, really doubt it but who knows? Either way they definitely used the rules to their benefit and proved to be the best at doing what it is they do. Kick it long and head it.

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23. Norway - Not including the first WCP Cup the worst team to have ever won it. There have surely been 22 better teams since they won so this may actually be a little high for them. Either way I don't see such a big under dog ever winning again.

Top 10 Teams All Time (Matt Leung Edition)

WCP has put on some great tournaments. It was hard for me to think of the best teams ever that played in this tournament but I came up with this list complied from memory and stats.

1. ROI 2011 -  What is there really to say about this team? One of the key acquisitions for ROI that year was Brett Levis (previously on Poland) being acquired via a game of beer pong game v David Brown. He lost and joined up on ROI. ROI wenty undefeated and averaged 5 goals plus per game, granted they were in an easy group that year.However they did play Norway and crushed them by 8 goals and the closest game they played was ES but other than that destroyed everyone in there path and showing no mercy.

2. Sudan 2012 - Although this team isn't as technically skilled as ES, ROI, France, Laos, etc, etc the one thing that made this team great was their athleticism, and direct play. I have never seen a team that literally just won EVERYTHING in the air and make other teams play THEIR game because of their quickness, strength, athleticism, and size. No one could really play the ball on the ground because they would do 2 things. 1) Shut you down and stop attacks or 2) Foul you, which slowed the game down and played into their game. It won them the tournament.

3. Laos 2010 - Laos at the time of this tournament were out for revenge, they lost the previous tournament in quarterfinals to ES in close game which was something which had not been in the cards for Laos. They started the tournament flying, crushing opponents by a 15 goal difference going into a group deciding match against France, they lost 2-1 but after that wake up call they ended up beating Germany 4-3, and then Canada 3-2 and finally ROI in the first ever shootout final in WCP. One wonders if they had face France in the final would have they won?

4. ROI 2008 - After losing the 2007 final to Norway, ROI was out for revenge, this team was unstoppable crushing teams but the most notable thing about this team stat was their defense. They only conceded 6 goals in the whole tournament and eventually won it all.

5. Norway 2007 - Norway was a team that was hungry to win. They were discouraged when they tied ROI and Scotland in group play which didn't allow them to advance into the knockout stages in 2006. Norway felt they had something to prove and sure enough they did. In group play they had a +15 goal difference in the knockout stage games Norway were always behind but found ways to beat Greece, Jamaica, and then ROI in overtime

6. ES 2009 - Coming into the 2009 campaign ES's previous years had ended with disappointment for their fans and players. The 2005 champs made the 2006 semi's but lost in a shootout to ROI, in 2007 they didn't even make it to knockout stages and in 2008 they disbanded. In that year they made some key acquisitions in Chico, Jerson, Dion, Rolfe, the one and only Julio and a Keeper named Mike? In group play they ended up getting 2nd just behind France with a +11 goal differential in the knockout stage they faced 2008 runners up Laos beating them in a shootout then Portugal beforelosing to ROI in a OT.

7. France 2010 - After being embarrassed in the 2009 campaign France was out to prove they were one of the elite teams. Winning Group D with a +13 goal difference in group play, this team could of won the tournament but ended up losing to ROI in one of the best semi finals this tournament has seen. After taking a quick 1-0 lead ROI ended their dream with a heartbreaking 2-1 loss. The winning goal happening with less than 2 minutes left in the game. The funny thing is ROI lost to Laos 2-1, who France beat in group play.

8. Saudi Arabia 2009 - This team actually surprised a lot of people, myself included. They started playing in the top mens division but were really known for being goons and not even a mid table team that year. Entering the tournament they were placed in the same group as Laos,(which were heavy favourites) Chile,(the previous yr made the quarters) and Nigeria (always a force to reckon with).  After group play they ended up finishing 2nd and had quarterfinal match up against one of the tournament favorites France. Saudi Arabia ended up winning the game 4-0 in a very entertaining game.However, the dream ended when they played eventual champions ROI, but put one of the funniest/best bronze medal games I have seen against Portugal which ended up 7-5

9. Poland 2011- In the previous 2 years Poland had always made the knockout stage but were never really considered an elite team. While losing key player Brett Levis, Poland kept there hopes high and stormed through group play with a +15 goal difference vs Germany, Jamaica, Canada, and Ukraine. Poland continued into the Semi finals but ended up losing to Laos.

10. Canada 2006 - Probably the oldest team to ever make the final.I can't get an exact quote of the average age of their team but I am going to say over 30 for sure. After beating heavy opposition by using great tactics from one of Regina's best Managers  Eugene Seckler, Canada had low expectations and no one gave them any chance of winning a game! After getting embarrassed by Germany in group play, Canada ended up playing as a cohesive unit and pulled out some results. They made the knockout stages where they played Germany. It was the kids vs the men and Canada prevailed. They then faced a talented Jamaican squad and ended up advancing but lost by a respectable score of 3-1 to ROI. At that time ROI's average age was probably 20.

Womens Preview

Group A

Ukraine - They have a bit of a different team this year. Losing some players and replacing them with new ones. Will still be a strong team, as majority of them are Cougar alumni. Stephanie Possberg is probably the strongest women’s goalie in the tournament. Tegan Koroluk and Tiffany Gyurek were away last WCP but returned this year and should be strong players for Ukraine.

Scotland - New team to WCP this year. Majority of the players are Cougar or Huskies players so they will be strong, but lack the experience playing together. Tayler Firth and Jayde McFee will probably be their top scorers.

USA - New team to WCP. Their roster has been on the DL but rumor is they have a lot of younger players. Like other new teams, they may struggle having not played as a unit.

El Salvador - Have always been a decent team but struggle to make it to the playoffs. They have some strong players from the Cougars such as Veronica Boesch and Kayla McDonald. Maybe this will be their year to make it out of their pool to the semis?!

Portugal - A new team to WCP. A lot of their players come from last year’s team Chile. Randi Schmeichel, Sara Anthony, and Sam Dustyhorn will provide consistency through the midfield, while Mallory Outerbridge and Mackenzie Bulych are both scoring threats.  

Group A is definitely going to be the tougher pool. It is hard to predict the placing because Scotland, USA, and Portugal are new to the tournament, and Ukraine has a different team than the last 3 years. I predict it will be a tough fight between Ukraine, Scotland, El Salvador and Portugal for the top 2 spots.

Group B

Germany - Will be one of the top teams as always. They have been doing team workouts on top of practices and exhibition games so they are expected to be strong and fit. Meagan Cormier is definitely one of the best female players in the tournament and will be a major scoring threat (she has won the golden boot the last 2 years). They have other strong goal scorers such as Cara Gartner and Jessie Waller, and strong defenders including Lara Guzik and Tarina Mayer.

England - Rumor has it that most of their players are in high school, but should not be taken lightly. England is most often known for their coach, Ben Leung, who is very competitive in the tournament. He will do whatever it takes to win and I’m sure his players will do the same.

Poland - Should be able to score goals but will have to stay disciplined and organized defensively to compete. Not the most technically skilled team but has strong work ethic and the best fans. Look for Chantal Boudreau to be deployed all over the field.

Ireland - Typically not a playoff contender. I think Shelley Krahenbil continues to “anchor” the midfield. There are two young players with them in the RSA tournament – a midfielder with a deadly long range shot and super quick forward who made some good plays along the right side.

Canada - Has typically been a physical team and has added some youth this year. Jenna Schlosser holds the ball well, has good vision, and has a rocket when in space and on free kicks. Young new keeper has big save capabilities.

Netherlands - Played some close games in their first WCP last year and barely missed advancing from their group. Made up largely of Medicine Hat college players. From what I remember they were not overly quick but had strong legs and good possession.

Pool B is not going to be as competitive but it is a new year so anything could happen. My prediction is Germany will be first and England or Netherlands will be second. 

2012 Tournament MVP's

After the 2012 tournament the MVP's were never named. The WCP Cup plans to award the MVP's of the tournament on Friday at the WCP Opening Ceremonies. So I thought we should discuss who is deserving of the title. First we will look back at the previous MVP's.

2011

Men's - David Brown (ROI) - Deserving. Probably the most deserving ever as he was in super form this year. As I have stated before no one will ever score that many goals in a single tournament. Some of the best we will ever see.

Women's - Meghan Cormier (Germany) - Deserving. As stated before Cormier is a stud. Seems to be able to do pretty much whatever she wants just about every year and this year was no exception.

2010

Men's - Scotty Myrah (Laos) - Undeserving - Sorry Scotty but really.... he worked extremely hard and really epitomized what Laos are about but he didn't score many goals or really do anything too spectacular. This one should have gone to Evan or Brown.

Women's - Tegan Koroluk (Ukraine) - Deserving. From what I remember scored a few goals and capped that off with a big game in the final. Pretty obvious choice.

2009

Men's - Josip Coric (Saudi Arabia) - Debatable. The only Men's player to have ever won it without his team winning or making the final. This was the year they upset France to make it to the semis but does that mean a MVP? He also won golden boot but that stat was massively buoyed by scoring a bunch in a high scoring 3rd place game.

Women's - Lara Guzik (Germany) - I can't say. Unfortunately I didn't focus enough on the Women's side to give an educated assessment.

2008

Men's - Jay Tomchuk (ROI) - Deserving. In the years before David Brown played for ROI Jay was their striker. He piled in the goals and scored all of ROI's goals in the final. Easy choice.

Women's - Keisha Riddel (El Salvador) - See 2009.

*Note 2008 was the first year the tournament MVP award was awarded. Before that it was just the Final MVP.

So there is the former MVP's. Time to discuss 2012's candidates.

Mens

Tong Tong (Sudan) - He was pivotal in Sudan winning the tournament. I think it is safe to say that if it was not for Tong Tong's height they would not have been able to play the style they did and therefore Sudan would have no chance of winning. My money's on him.

Noor Mitri (Sudan) - Not a favorite among blog visitors Noor rode a sensational wave of form right through the tournament. Noor played out of his mind in the final making several huge saves. He deserves the credit.

Evan Campbell (Laos) - Evan was as good as he always is last year. Had to play in a series of tough games just to make the final. Evan is the back bone of the Laos team and 2012 was no exception.

Nathan Reis (ROI) - Won the golden boot last year and if history dictates anything he at least merits consideration. ROI's style means they need that big lone striker up front and who better the occupy that role. He's a long shot to win it.

Womens

Meagan Cormier (Germany) - Meagan won the golden boot last year and let's face it she was just on another level from everyone else. Pretty much just runs the show and does whatever she wants. Pretty much a shoe in the win.

Sarah Novak (Ukraine) - An underdog to win the MVP when compared to Cormier maybe. However, Sarah has one good thing going for her, her team won and to the winner generally goes the spoils. Sarah's goalscoring record may not jump off the page but on the other side of the ball she's a star. There is a reason Ukraine concede so few goals and Sarah is a huge part of that.

Well there it is..... the candidates. Weigh in and let us know who you feel is most deserving!

Top 5 Strikers

1) Nathan Reis (ROI) - Last years golden boot winner. Reis is better in the air than you think and will chip in with a few header goals as well as the many rockets he will score from further out. With an extremely weak group look for him to make a run at repeating.

2) David Brown (Jamaica) - No one will ever score as many goals in a tournament as David for ROI the one year. He scored more goals than almost all the team. Some of them the best goals we have ever seen.

3) Tong Tong (Sudan) - I am pretty sure Tong Tong scores just about all his goals on headers or bicycle kicks. Fits perfectly into Sudan's system and also knocks a lot of headers down to teammates.

4) Brett Bachelu (France) - Terrific at holding up the ball even when under pressure. Brett can play either as a lone striker or directly behind the strike as he is able to fire in long shots. His play will be a key for France.

5) Darko Hardi (Serbia) - Of course my boy Darko. Darko is underrated (though not by himself) despite being a name consistently among the top scorers. What really makes Darko's tallies more impressive is that he is able to achieve them while playing for Serbia. Think about it.

* I unfortunately had to omit Jay because I am still not sold on his recovery and Poland plays him as a midfielder. Sort that out already.

1) Tavis (Canada) - One of the most skillful players in the tournament. Tavis love to attack defenders and knows how to find the back of the net.

2) Nathan Reis (ROI) - If anyone loves to score goals more then I do its Nate. Reis is always in the right spot and always takes his chances. Has a rocket of a shot and possible has the best PK's in the tournament!

3) Josip Coric (Afghanistan) - Josip is always a golden boot contender. Skilled, tricky and deadly left foot.

4) Brett Levis (Poland) - I am going to assume that with Jay not being around that Poland will play Levis up high. Brett is without a doubt the best player in the province. His balance is ridiculous and has the ball glued to his feet. He is threat to score every time he receives the ball.

5) Garrett Meier (ROI) - Garrett is underrated. Tough,fast and never gives up. He is a good finisher and with the pool ROI got I wouldn't be surprised to see him and Nate 1&2 in the golden boot race after the group stage.

Top 5 Midfielders

1) Kevin Murphy (France) - Murf has been on fire lately. Scoring goals and setting them up at will. He has a great work rate and is accountable on defense. He has gotten under all our skins before but hey its part of the game.

2) Danny Marchinko (France) - This tournament suits Danny's style. He excels in tight space and I noted before has the ability to create a yard for himself in order to get off a shot. When he does..... watch out.

3) Ryan Mcgavigan (ROI) - A lesser known commodity in this tournament. Ryan had some trouble adapting to the indoor game as he loved to play the side to side long ball. However, he has gotten past that. Has some of the best control and vision in the tournament. Loves to chip the keeper. Watch for it.

4) Kevin Holness (Jamaica) - Yeah he has slowed a bit but not as much as people seem to suggest. He is still faster than me! The ball seems to just stick to him and he really is a joy to play with because when you give him the ball you can be assured you are getting it back. Fun to watch.

5) Brett Levis (Poland) - I heard he may play now so I will include him on the list. Brett is probably the best player in the tournament. Great at one on ones. He can carry the ball in tight at full speed which makes him nearly impossible to cover. Trust me I know.

Davids

1) Jarvis Hughybaert (Canada) - I have Jarvis in midfield since that is where he played last time I played in WCP. Jarvis is dominant in the air and strong defensively. He never stops running and sometimes chips in with the odd goal.

2) Jordian Farahani/Chico (Laos) - Chico is dangerous on the ball, great passer and is not afraid to go at players. He can be dangerous from free kicks and is also solid defensively.

3) Mike Collins (Jamaica) - A great all around midfielder. Wins the ball, gets under peoples skin, sets up goals and also chips in with quite a few. Mike also is one of the best free kick takers in the tournament.

4) Mitch Bauche (Afghanistan) - Mitchy is a tricky little .... when you think you've got him he figures a way to get out of it. Not really experienced at WCP but Afghanistan will be relying heavily on him to control the middle. Not much of a goal scorer but is excellent in creating chances for others.

5) Dwayne Gareau (ROI) - Very strong and reliable holding midfielder. Dwayne wins alot of headers and is not ever shy to get stuck in. Experienced in this tournament he knows what it takes to win!

WCP Fantasy Draft

Another year another quest for The Holiness. (The name we have given the trophy of our fantasy team) Having won last year I will be looking to repeat. Here is our draft. It was done in a snake order if you are looking to see how it went.