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Someone please explain the back-door chess-match methodology that is the WC ...
Posted on 6/26/14 at 2:46 pm
Posted on 6/26/14 at 2:46 pm
How does the World Cup actually work?
How is all the back door advancement possible? How does this so-called chess match tourney structure work? How can a team keep losing or playing to a tie and still advance?
What do they mean when they say, "Division of Death?"
How is all the back door advancement possible? How does this so-called chess match tourney structure work? How can a team keep losing or playing to a tie and still advance?
What do they mean when they say, "Division of Death?"
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Posted on 6/26/14 at 2:51 pm to scrooster
4 teams in each group in the opening round. Round robin format within each group. Wins get 3 points, ties 1 point, and losses no points. Most points after 3 games advances. Goal differential is the primary tie breaker.
Losing will not get you advanced, playing to ties can.
Losing will not get you advanced, playing to ties can.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 2:51 pm to scrooster
I wanna know as well. 
Posted on 6/26/14 at 2:51 pm to scrooster
You are in a group of four. You play the other three teams.
3 pts for a win
1 pt for a tie
0 for a loss
Top two in points advance. If there's a tie, it goes to goal differential. Next is head to head. Next I believe is goals scored. If all else fails, they draw lots. Not even joking.
Americans would have lost it if we got knocked out on essentially a coin flip.
3 pts for a win
1 pt for a tie
0 for a loss
Top two in points advance. If there's a tie, it goes to goal differential. Next is head to head. Next I believe is goals scored. If all else fails, they draw lots. Not even joking.
Americans would have lost it if we got knocked out on essentially a coin flip.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 2:52 pm to scrooster
Scrooster it's based on points and goal differential. In our division, with Ghana, Portugal and Germany, we won 1, lost 1 and tied 1. So did Portigal. But portugal's loss was by more points than our loss. We both lost to Germany, but they lost by more goals. So, when they take the top 2 from each division, we were in based on that goal differential.
I think the division of death thing was that our division was really hard. We weren't expected to advance, and there wouldn't have even much surprise if we lost every game to those 3 teams. We've already exceeded the expectations of a lot of people by managing to advance.
I think the division of death thing was that our division was really hard. We weren't expected to advance, and there wouldn't have even much surprise if we lost every game to those 3 teams. We've already exceeded the expectations of a lot of people by managing to advance.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 2:53 pm to scrooster
not all tournaments are single game elimination
Posted on 6/26/14 at 2:54 pm to Duke
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1 pt for a tie
Posted on 6/26/14 at 2:56 pm to Rebelgator
It's a big part of what makes the group stage so exciting. I don't expect you to understand.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 2:57 pm to Duke
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don't expect you to understand.
I understand. It's just stupid.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 2:59 pm to Rebelgator
Then you don't understand.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 3:01 pm to Duke
I understand how it makes match fixing so much more efficient.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 3:02 pm to Rebelgator
The corruption is part of the charm.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 3:02 pm to scrooster
Once you get out of the group stage, it's a 16 team, single elimination bracket with no ties. The U.S. will play Belgium. In the last World Cup, Ghana eliminated the U.S. in this round.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 3:04 pm to Duke
That's what Stalin said too. We know how that went.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 3:06 pm to Rebelgator
Sepp Blatter isn't that much better to be honest.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 3:08 pm to Duke
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It's a big part of what makes the group stage so exciting. I don't expect you to understand.
Group stage is the most exciting part of the game, honestly, I love the calculus.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 3:51 pm to Rebelgator
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I understand. It's just stupid.
No one cares that I don't like cycling. No one cares that you don't like soccer. Neither sport is stupid because of how we feel about them. Check your ego, the group round is awesome because of it's scoring format.
This post was edited on 6/26/14 at 3:52 pm
Posted on 6/26/14 at 3:56 pm to Stacked
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No one cares that I don't like cycling. No one cares that you don't like soccer. Neither sport is stupid because of how we feel about them. Check your ego, the group round is awesome because of it's scoring format.
90% of the country aren't pretending to give a shite about the Tour de France.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 3:58 pm to Rebelgator
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90% of the country aren't pretending to give a shite about the Tour de France.
How's Wimbledon going? Does anyone take days off just to watch Tennis?
Maybe you and a couple of other dudes who like to watch people jog while grunting?
Liking a sport is subjective you daft bastard, there are plenty of reasons to like Soccer just as there are other sports. Now stop trying so hard.
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