Tie-breakers, best seconds and playoffs
As the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany qualifying competition approaches its climax, football fans around the world are busy working out what results are needed for their teams to make it to Germany next summer.
It does not matter if we are talking about the European, African or South American qualifying zones – if you look at the tables you will see a number of teams equal on points. So how is it decided that one team is ranked above another in the league system? Who makes the rules?
The format was officially established by the Organising Committee in Art. 7.7 of the “Regulations for the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany 2006″, but the short story is as follows.
Read the full story on FIFAworldcup.com.
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Bob said,
June 20, 2006 @ 7:06 pm
Question:
How do they determine a winner if two teams end up tied at the end of the game in regulation time, in the second and subsequent rounds?