Las Vegas and Warwick have a lot in common. Like the letter 'a'.

We at Edge of the Web are embracing the World Cup by doing what any respecting business would do – try and screw some money out of it!

So we’ve got ourselves a little sweepstakes (which is surprisingly difficult to organise when there are 5 people entering, and 32 teams!).

We’ve all put in a little bit of cash, and now have to rest our hopes on the unpredictable world of football to win us some cake money.

Here’s the draw.

Bhups – England, Algeria, USA, Ghana, Slovakia, Germany

Me – Nigeria, Mexico, Japan, South Africa, Ivory Coast, Netherlands, New Zealand

Mark – Uruguay, Greece, Switzerland, Australia, Chile, Honduras, Paraguay

Sam – Brazil, Italy, Slovenia, Spain, North Korea, Denmark, Cameroon

Tom – Argentina, South Korea, Serbia, France, Portugal

There were also 3 ‘blank’ entries to make up the numbers. Bhups drew one, and Tom managed to get the other two!

From these results, I have concluded the following.

I am resting all my hopes on the mighty Netherlands. Although no-one’s paid me to wear one of those orange dresses yet.

Bhups is slightly screwed by having drawn 3 teams from the same group.

Sam has clearly cheated. Spain, Brazil and Italy?! Come on!

Tom drew two blanks. And France. Enough said.

And Mark? Well, if any of Mark’s teams make it through to the semis I’m going to check the office for signs of satanic ritual.

So, let the tears and recriminations begin!

I love football!