HUST World Cup Golden Goals Sweepstake – Update
The first round of games have all been played with each team playing once (with the exception of Brazil & Mexico who have played twice) and the current goal scorers have been as follows;
Goalscorers
- 3 goals
Thomas Müller (Germany)
- 2 goals
Neymar (Brazil)
Karim Benzema (France)
Robin van Persie (Netherlands)- Arjen Robben (Netherlands)
- 1 goal
Sofiane Feghouli (Algeria)
Lionel Messi (Argentina)
Tim Cahill (Australia)
Marouane Fellaini (Belgium)- Dries Mertens (Belgium)
Vedad Ibišević (Bosnia and Herzegovina)- Oscar (Brazil)
Jean Beausejour (Chile)- Alexis Sánchez (Chile)
- Jorge Valdivia (Chile)
Pablo Armero (Colombia)- Teófilo Gutiérrez (Colombia)
- James Rodríguez (Colombia)
Joel Campbell (Costa Rica)- Óscar Duarte (Costa Rica)
- Marco Ureña (Costa Rica)
Enner Valencia (Ecuador)
Daniel Sturridge (England)- Mats Hummels (Germany)
André Ayew (Ghana)
Mario Balotelli (Italy)- Claudio Marchisio (Italy)
Wilfried Bony (Ivory Coast)- Gervinho (Ivory Coast)
Keisuke Honda (Japan)
Oribe Peralta (Mexico)- Stefan de Vrij (Netherlands)
Aleksandr Kerzhakov (Russia)
Lee Keun-Ho (South Korea)
Xabi Alonso (Spain)
Admir Mehmedi (Switzerland)- Haris Seferović (Switzerland)
John Brooks (United States)- Clint Dempsey (United States)
Edinson Cavani (Uruguay)
- Own goals
- Sead Kolašinac (Bosnia and Herzegovina; playing against Argentina)
- Marcelo (Brazil; playing against Croatia)
Noel Valladares (Honduras; playing against France)
A Reminder of the Prize Fund:
Total Entries – 108
Prize Fund – £270
1st – £67.50
2nd – £40.50
3rd – £27.00
Bonus Prizes
Winning Team (x4) – £13.50 each
Hat Trick Bonus – £20.25*
Highest Scorer in Group (x8) – £3.38 each*
Worst Performing Team (x4) – £6.75 each*
* Will be shared on a pro-rata basis if necessary.
A Reminder of the Competitors and their Players:
| Team | Player | Competitors |
| Brazil | Junior Neymar | Gill James |
| Brazil | Guedes Fred | Sam Thomas |
| Brazil | Givaldinho Hulk | Daniel Harris |
| Brazil | Any Other Brazil Player | Martin Watson |
| Croatia | Mario Mandzukic | Tim Derrett |
| Croatia | Eduardo Da Silva | Adam Stansfield Foundation |
| Croatia | Ivica Olic | Paul Knight |
| Croatia | Any Other Croatia Player | Keith Hall |
| Mexico | Oribe Peralta | United in the Community |
| Mexico | Javier Hernandez | Wayne Ruck |
| Mexico | Giovani Dos Santos | Paul Knight |
| Mexico | Any Other Mexico Player | Paul Knight |
| Cameroon | Samuel Eto’o | Tim Creed |
| Cameroon | Eric Choupo-Moting | Mitchell Stansbury |
| Cameroon | Vincent Aboubaker | Dominic Contardi |
| Cameroon | Any Other Cameroon Player | Adam Peters |
| Spain | Diego Costa | Tristan Edwards |
| Spain | Rodrigues Pedro | Mitchell Stansbury |
| Spain | Fernando Torres | Matthew Lindesay |
| Spain | Any Other Spain Player | Jonathan Eckley |
| Netherlands | Robin van Persie | Phil Ashton |
| Netherlands | Arjen Robben | Eileen Ann Hughes |
| Netherlands | Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | United in the Community |
| Netherlands | Any Other Netherlands Player | William Powell |
| Chile | Alexis Sanchez | Julian Bailey |
| Chile | Eduardo Vargas | Daniel Harris |
| Chile | Arturo Vidal | United in the Community |
| Chile | Any Other Chile Player | David Jeffery |
| Australia | Tim Cahill | Spencer Napolitano |
| Australia | Matthew Leckie | Kristina Guntulyte |
| Australia | Mile Jedinak | Kristina Guntulyte |
| Australia | Any Other Australia Player | United in the Community |
| Colombia | Teofilo Gutierrez | Daniel Harris |
| Colombia | Jackson Martinez | United in the Community |
| Colombia | James Rodriguez | Dominic Contardi |
| Colombia | Any Other Colombia Player | Danny King |
| Greece | Konstantinos Mitroglou | Jack James |
| Greece | Dimitris Salpingidis | Gemma Eckley |
| Greece | Theofanis Gekas | Luke Powell |
| Greece | Any Other Greece Player | Bryan James |
| Ivory Coast | Didier Drogba | Martin Watson |
| Ivory Coast | Yaya Toure | Daniel Harris |
| Ivory Coast | Saloman Kalou | Mark Evans |
| Ivory Coast | Any Other Ivory Coast Player | Gareth Combstock |
| Japan | Shinji Okazaki | Mitchell Stansbury |
| Japan | Keisuke Honda | Andrew Harrower |
| Japan | Yuya Osako | Gareth Thompson |
| Japan | Any Other Japan Player | Graeme Lambourne |
| Uruguay | Luis Suarez | Andrew Weaver |
| Uruguay | Edinson Cavani | Steve Chamberlain |
| Uruguay | Diego Forlan | Daniel Harris |
| Uruguay | Any Other Uruguay Player | Gill James |
| Costa Rica | Joel Campbell | Ian Oliver |
| Costa Rica | Bryan Ruiz | Tim Bunting |
| Costa Rica | Celso Borges | Adam Stansfield Foundation |
| Costa Rica | Any Other Costa Rica Player | Graeme Lambourne |
| England | Wayne Rooney | Andrew Harrower |
| England | Daniel Sturridge | Steve Chamberlain |
| England | Danny Welbeck | Eileen Ann Hughes |
| England | Any Other England Player | United in the Community |
| Italy | Mario Balotelli | Daniel Harris |
| Italy | Ciro Immobile | United in the Community |
| Italy | Lorenzo Insigne | Andrew Harrower |
| Italy | Any Other Italy Player | Daniel Harris |
| Switzerland | Josip Drmic | Ben James |
| Switzerland | Haris Seferovic | Andrew Harrower |
| Switzerland | Xherdan Shaqiri | Carl Haffenden |
| Switzerland | Any Other Switzerland Player | Wayne Ruck |
| Ecuador | Felipe Caicedo | David Matthews |
| Ecuador | Enner Valencia | Daniel Harris |
| Ecuador | Jefferson Montero | United in the Community |
| Ecuador | Any Other Ecuador Player | Phil Gummery |
| France | Karim Benzema | Gareth Roberts |
| France | Olivier Giroud | Adam Stansfield Foundation |
| France | Antoine Griezmann | William Mobbs |
| France | Any Other France Player | United in the Community |
| Honduras | Carlo Costly | Martin Watson |
| Honduras | Jerry Bengtson | Will Hale |
| Honduras | Jerry Palacios | Andrew Mills |
| Honduras | Any Other Honduras Player | David Blandamer |
| Argentina | Lionel Messi | Andrew Mills |
| Argentina | Gonzalo Higuain | Adam Stansfield Foundation |
| Argentina | Sergio Aguero | Adam Stansfield Foundation |
| Argentina | Any Other Argentina Player | Daniel Dixon |
| Bosnia-Hercegovina | Edin Dzeko | Adam Stansfield Foundation |
| Bosnia-Hercegovina | Vedad Ibisevic | Bryan James |
| Bosnia-Hercegovina | Zvjezdan Misimovic | Graeme Lambourne |
| Bosnia-Hercegovina | Any Other Bosnia-Hercegovina Player | Mitchell Stansbury |
| Iran | Reza Ghoochannejhad | Steve Chamberlain |
| Iran | Javad Nekounam | Vicki Carter |
| Iran | Ashkan Dejagah | Andrew Mills |
| Iran | Any Other Iran Player | Paul Stevens |
| Nigeria | Emmanuel Emenike | Adam Stansfield Foundation |
| Nigeria | Ahmed Musa | Paul Knight |
| Nigeria | Victor Moses | Graeme Lambourne |
| Nigeria | Any Other Nigeria Player | Lisa Shaw |
| Germany | Thomas Muller | Jack James |
| Germany | Miroslav Klose | Lee Simms |
| Germany | Mario Gotze | Dominic Contardi |
| Germany | Any Other Germany Player | Steve Chamberlain |
| Portugal | Cristiano Ronaldo | Mitchell Stansbury |
| Portugal | Helder Postiga | Adam Peters |
| Portugal | Hugo Miguel Almeida | Adam Stansfield Foundation |
| Portugal | Any Other Portugal Player | Ian Oliver |
| Ghana | Asamoah Gyan | Dominic Contardi |
| Ghana | Jordan Ayew | Andrew Mills |
| Ghana | Kevin-Prince Boateng | Neil Smith |
| Ghana | Any Other Ghana Player | Tim Ward |
| USA | Clint Dempsey | Dominic Contardi |
| USA | Jozy Altidore | Jonathan D Collier |
| USA | Aron Johannsson | Andrew Mills |
| USA | Any Other USA Player | Clare Williams |
| Belgium | Romelu Lukaku | Wayne Ruck |
| Belgium | Eden Hazard | Simon Gaunt |
| Belgium | Kevin De Bruyne | Graham Johnson |
| Belgium | Any Other Belgium Player | Jack James |
| Algeria | Islam Slimani | Adam Stansfield Foundation |
| Algeria | El Arbi Soudani | Adam Stansfield Foundation |
| Algeria | Sofiane Feghouli | James Livesey |
| Algeria | Any Other Algeria Player | Ben James |
| Russia | Alexander Kerzhakov | Daniel Harris |
| Russia | Aleksandr Kokorin | Graeme Lambourne |
| Russia | Alan Dzagoev | United in the Community |
| Russia | Any Other Russia Player | Martin Watson |
| South Korea | Park Cho Young | Richard Laycock |
| South Korea | Kim Shin-Wook | Andrew Harrower |
| South Korea | Son Heung-Min | Daniel Harris |
| South Korea | Any Other South Korea Player | Mark Pullen |
A video of the draw and how it was made can be seen here: https://youtu.be/ZufIYNJ9mcw
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