World Cup contest has 4-way tie after Group Play

There’s a four-way tie for first place in Santa Barbara’s World Cup Bracket Contest after Group Play.

Co-sponsored by Presidio Sports and Santa Barbara Brewing Company, the game challenged Santa Barbara locals to correctly predict the winners and losers in the World Cup.

Santa Barbara has an educated soccer community and it has shown in the contest results so far. The top four – each with 23 points out of a possible 32 – are sitting in the 98.9 percentile for all ESPN contestants.  Of the top four, Nosotros and gravedigger214 have Brazil becoming champions, while mattatasu has Argentina and araprub has Uruguay.

Find the complete standings below.

Of the 64 that filled out World Cup brackets in the Santa Barbara group, 78 percent chose either Argentina, Brazil or Germany to win it all. Only seven picked top-ranked Spain to win an exceptionally rare back-to-back world championship.

One patriotic bracket went with the United States to escape the Group of Death and advance all the way to a first World Cup title. The other outlier took Uruguay to become champion.

The winner of the contest will receive a pair of tickets to see Jurassic 5 at the Santa Barbara County Bowl. Additional prizes include a $100 gift card, a World Cup jersey and a gift package from Spa del Mar at the Fess Parker Resort.

The Santa Barbara Brewing Company is open for all World Cup games.

STANDINGS AFTER GROUP PLAY

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RANK	BRACKET, OWNER	GRP	SR	QF	SF	F	CHAMPION	TOTAL	PCT
1*	Nosotrosgoldsguy28	23	0	0	0	0	Brazil	23	98.9
1*	mattatasu 1mattatasu	23	0	0	0	0	Argentina	23	98.9
1*	araprub 1araprub	23	0	0	0	0	Uruguay	23	98.9
1*	gravedigger214pollo2145	23	0	0	0	0	Brazil	23	98.9
5*	VCFORTHREE15 5VCFORTHREE15	22	0	0	0	0	Argentina	22	97.1
5*	i <3 yellowKelbraa	22	0	0	0	0	Germany	22	97.1
7*	JZ93117jeffzamora	21	0	0	0	0	Argentina	21	93.9
7*	kevrochucky39 1kevrochucky39	21	0	0	0	0	Brazil	21	93.9
7*	TitusBrennantitus33	21	0	0	0	0	United States	21	93.9
7*	Eeeeeeeeeeeva 1Eeeeeeeeeeeva	21	0	0	0	0	Spain	21	93.9
7*	raquelsoccer333 1raquelsoccer333	21	0	0	0	0	Brazil	21	93.9
12*	mroarty3mroarty3	20	0	0	0	0	Germany	20	87.3
12*	sbwinoTodd52428	20	0	0	0	0	Germany	20	87.3
12*	Ball-erinaAmychalker	20	0	0	0	0	Italy	20	87.3
12*	crazed pigboytexturner01	20	0	0	0	0	Portugal	20	87.3
12*	DTorres805 1DanielTorres805	20	0	0	0	0	Germany	20	87.3
17*	Viva Warpath U!Warner Andersoni	19	0	0	0	0	Argentina	19	78.5
17*	Golden Tornado 85brimo72	19	0	0	0	0	Brazil	19	78.5
17*	Cool Bracket Alert!LilYeager	19	0	0	0	0	Brazil	19	78.5
17*	Blancobasura805sbr8ers	19	0	0	0	0	Brazil	19	78.5
21*	PresidioPunisher 1PresidioPunisher	18	0	0	0	0	Argentina	18	65.6
21*	soccerscribebarry.punzal	18	0	0	0	0	Argentina	18	65.6
21*	eazyceezy 1eazyceezy	18	0	0	0	0	Brazil	18	65.6
21*	Things are getting Messi 1Things are getting Messi	18	0	0	0	0	Brazil	18	65.6
21*	goose_cruz 1goose_cruz	18	0	0	0	0	Brazil	18	65.6
21*	bracketfcinter7	18	0	0	0	0	Argentina	18	65.6
21*	bjroden42 1bjroden42	18	0	0	0	0	Brazil	18	65.6
21*	2FootU 20142FootU	18	0	0	0	0	Argentina	18	65.6
21*	anthony.coccia 1anthony.coccia	18	0	0	0	0	Italy	18	65.6
21*	Beckenbauer 5Charles5121	18	0	0	0	0	Germany	18	65.6
21*	Devamma101hpmoviefan	18	0	0	0	0	Brazil	18	65.6
21*	Liverpool’s yearbgroky	18	0	0	0	0	Brazil	18	65.6
21*	danhern83 1danhern83	18	0	0	0	0	Germany	18	65.6
21*	Viju5000 2Viju5000	18	0	0	0	0	Brazil	18	65.6
35*	WestmontWarriorToviFromSB	17	0	0	0	0	Brazil	17	51.3
35*	Let them eat Landycakeshoopskirt22	17	0	0	0	0	Brazil	17	51.3
35*	Go Soccerdsoto2155	17	0	0	0	0	Brazil	17	51.3
35*	Deutschland Deutschlandabs236	17	0	0	0	0	Germany	17	51.3
39*	every 4 years life stops.Oavdn17	16	0	0	0	0	Brazil	16	35.9
39*	Carpwarrior23DC2355	16	0	0	0	0	Brazil	16	35.9
39*	spencerbuckley1712spencerbuckley1712	16	0	0	0	0	Spain	16	35.9
39*	Norman FCdylantheexplorer	16	0	0	0	0	Argentina	16	35.9
39*	cezarb 2cezarb	16	0	0	0	0	Brazil	16	35.9
39*	Khl88 1Khl88	16	0	0	0	0	Argentina	16	35.9
39*	AG – SB, CAmister_AG_	16	0	0	0	0	Spain	16	35.9
39*	JustKeepKickingMikeTrap805	16	0	0	0	0	Argentina	16	35.9
39*	allezfranceallezlesbleu21	16	0	0	0	0	Brazil	16	35.9
39*	El Chonsedwardsmsb	16	0	0	0	0	Argentina	16	35.9
39*	nickkatzenstein8 2nickkatzenstein8	16	0	0	0	0	Spain	16	35.9
39*	In It To Win Itlabray6	16	0	0	0	0	Spain	16	35.9
51*	Vic-4Vic-4	15	0	0	0	0	Germany	15	22.5
51*	BigperfBigperf0469	15	0	0	0	0	Brazil	15	22.5
51*	Javier3244 ToNoJavier3244	15	0	0	0	0	Portugal	15	22.5
51*	YNWA Laguna Blanca FCpresidiosports	15	0	0	0	0	Brazil	15	22.5
51*	AreThereVuvuzelasinBraziljawsfromsb	15	0	0	0	0	Brazil	15	22.5
56*	ZLATANGasolfor3	14	0	0	0	0	Argentina	14	12.4
56*	Twin TakeoverMelAltobelli	14	0	0	0	0	Germany	14	12.4
56*	AwooooooooAwoooooooo	14	0	0	0	0	Spain	14	12.4
56*	PODpodsportz15	14	0	0	0	0	Brazil	14	12.4
60*	amiracleamirinator	13	0	0	0	0	Germany	13	6.2
60*	Golasoclopezho	13	0	0	0	0	Argentina	13	6.2
60*	bodard14bodard14	13	0	0	0	0	Brazil	13	6.2
63*	NicoleMcSkane	12	0	0	0	0	Spain	12	2.7
63*	Mikehlas 2Mikehlas	12	0	0	0	0	Portugal	12	2.7