🤔 Who will win the Icon League? Kroos and Nerlich share their predictions
Today is the final of the Icon League. The top eight teams of the regular season face off in a knockout system, competing for the title. Presidents Toni Kroos and Elias Nerlich have given their predictions for the winner of the Icon League.
The 2014 World Champion expects that the defending champion FC OneFootball will be surprisingly eliminated from the tournament by Bürgeramt in the quarterfinals. According to Kroos, Frankfurt will advance one more round, but will be stopped by Berlin City in the semifinals, as he considers the capital team stronger at that stage.
On the other side of the tournament bracket, Kroos bets on the favorites in the quarterfinals: DNA and the Wontorriors. In the direct duel in the semifinals, the six-time Champions League winner sees the Wontorriors with a slight advantage.
In his prediction, the final will be a showdown between the Wontorriors and Berlin City, with the better outcome for the team of his national teammate Antonio Rüdiger.
Elias Nerlich is also convinced that Berlin City will make it to the final. According to his prediction, the capital team will first prevail against The Pack and then also eliminate OneFootball from the tournament.
Nerlich also expects a semifinal between DNA and the Wontorriors - unlike Kroos, however, he sees DNA ahead. This would lead to a final duel between DNA and Berlin City.
In the final, Nerlich expects a narrow victory for DNA.
Who do you think can secure the title and the €500,000 prize money today?
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