They may just have to Draw Straws!

cricman · #1 June 19, 2006, 08:01 PM

Look at group B for a sec

Group B
	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD	P
England	2	2	0	0	3	0	3	6
Sweden	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	4
Trinidad & Tobago	2	0	1	1	0	2	-2	1
Paraguay	2	0	0	2	0	2	-2	0

Now Tommorow If Trinidad & Tobogo defeat Paraguay 2-0 and England beat Sweeden 2-1, or any other combination of scores that make them have the same # of goals scored and points, T&T and Sweeden will have to draw straws to determine who will advance to the KO stage. thats alot of If's but it's not to farfetched.

Rabz · #2 June 19, 2006, 10:16 PM

good question..if there is absolutely no way to differentiate two teams.. how do you determine who goes to the next round ??

do u toss a coin ??

James90 · #3 June 20, 2006, 03:18 AM

The two teams tied when they played each other last, yeah? Well I'm as bewildered as the rest of you.

abdulw11 · #4 June 20, 2006, 05:35 AM

I hope it comes to this...would love to see what happens then

thebest · #5 June 20, 2006, 07:34 AM

it may not happen in this group but may happen in the group of france. A french 2-1 win, coupled with a goalless tie in Korea - Switzerland match would mean Korea and france are equal in evry aspect

thebest · #6 June 20, 2006, 10:00 AM

I just read it. But I could not understand difference between point 1 and 4.

Quote:

Teams finishing level on points will be ranked on: 1 Goal difference; 2 Total goals scored; 3 Most points won in matches between teams finishing level; 4 Goal difference from games between teams finishing level; 5 Total goals scored in those three games; 6 Draw of lots.

*AsifTheManRahman* · #7 June 20, 2006, 10:05 AM

5 is kinda stupid too, if i understand it properly. so in the end how many goals you concede doesnt matter? it's all about how many you score? so a team with a GF/GA ratio of 5/5 is better off than on with a ratio of 2/2?

Mr-Cricket · #8 June 20, 2006, 10:07 AM

Points 3 & 4 are silly. In this example, if T&T and Sweden both finish equal on points, 3+4 would have same result (1 point, 0 GD). Even if one side had beaten the other, one of those two points are simply unnecessary.

And what on earth is "Draw of lots"?

Mr-Cricket · #9 June 20, 2006, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by AsifTheManRahman
5 is kinda stupid too, if i understand it properly. so in the end how many goals you concede doesnt matter? it's all about how many you score? so a team with a GF/GA ratio of 5/5 is better off than on with a ratio of 2/2?

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