World Cup tiebreaker

[reno cool]

If South Africa beats France by 2 and Uruguay beats Mexico by 3, who advances? SA and Ur would have exact same record.

 

[rito]

I think it's most goals then goal diff head to head.

I dunno why it wouldn't just be head to head to begin with.

 

[MrX]

Country with the longest national anthem advances, I think.

 

[AMBy]

I thought it automatically went to goal differential first...then head to head....either way its stupid

 

[Acid Joe]

They phone the NFL offices find out what they would do and do the opposite...... that's what I've been told.

 

[reno cool]

In the above scenario it's possible (though unlikely) that Mexico and South Africa would have all those # the same. And they tied each other.
With only three games and all the ties it's bound to happen regularly.

 

[MrX]

The final tiebreaker is drawing of lots by FIFA.

 

[rito]

The final tiebreaker is drawing of lots by FIFA.

Lol I read that too.

 

[Immortality]

Here are the FIFA rules for tiebreakers:

The ranking of each team in each group will be determined as follows:

a) greatest number of points obtained in all group matches;

b) goal difference in all group matches;

c) greatest number of goals scored in all group matches.

If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings will be determined as follows:

d) greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;

e) goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;

f) greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned;

g) drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.

 

[rito]

I must be dumb, but how is e any different from f?

 

[rito]

And since there is only one game here, you only get to e if d is a tie and in that case, d, e, and f tie and you get to draw lots.

I hate this fucking sport.

 

[Polaroid]

 

[MrX]

I must be dumb, but how is e any different from f?

A legit question. I am equally dumb.

 

[Polaroid]

I must be dumb, but how is e any different from f?

I presume that is if you have a tie of more than two teams.

 

[MrX]

Ah, that would make sense.

 

[MonkeyF0cker]

It should come down to a wet t-shirt contest of some sort as any legitimate sport does.

 

[AMBy]

my head is spinning

 

[Saulty]

If South Africa beats France by 2 and Uruguay beats Mexico by 3, who advances? SA and Ur would have exact same record.

South Africa goal differential will be 3-4
Mexico goal differential will be 3-4

This assumes South Africa wins 2-0 & Mexico loses 3-0. If South Africa wins 3-1 or 4-2 they will advance if Mexico loses 3-0.

So in a scenario where both teams end up with the exact points and exact goals scored and conceded they will draw from a hat.