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Apparently, with the new World Cup format, FIFA is toying with the idea of eliminating draws in the group stage to avoid last-match shenanigans. -- (edited)

Posted by znufrii Jan 10 '17, 10:12

From an unsourced and unconfirmed commentary in the Guardian, fwiw.

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On the one hand, no one likes a draw. On the other hand, people seem very much opposed to penalty kicks to decide a game. - Mop Jan 10, 10:31 4
- I don't mind pks as much as some. -- nm - znufrii Jan 10, 10:37 3
  - I quick enjoy them, frankly. But we've got some definite haters here. -- nm - Mop Jan 10, 10:40 2
    - do 5 minutes one way, 5 minutes the other, then PK that puppy -- nm - Beaker Jan 10, 10:47 1
      - I do think that extra time should be sudden death. -- nm - znufrii Jan 10, 10:49
Can you describe such shenanigans? -- nm - Mop Jan 10, 10:24 5
- Basically, the last two teams to play could fix a result in certain circumstances so that they advance at the expense of the remaining team. - znufrii Jan 10, 10:29
- 3 teams in a group. First match A beats B. Team C is idle watching this match. - Loyola Jan 10, 10:28 3
  - Actually that's wrong but it's something like that. -- nm - Loyola Jan 10, 10:29 2
    - And then there's the hilarity the would ensue if each match ends 1-0 and each team has a win, leaving the group in a three-way tie. -- nm - znufrii Jan 10, 10:32 1
      - Hadn't thought of that. Madness. -- nm - Loyola Jan 10, 10:54

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