It's the last game where results are crucial and one team knowing the result beforehand could change how the teams play in the next. Therefore they play at the same time
E.G The first result could mean the next two teams just have to play out a draw to qualify
i always thought if tied on points, it went to goal difference, then the result between teams equal on points, but seeing that russia went out with a better GD then i guess the above theory is wrong, or does that only apply when the result between the teams equal on points was a draw
Think that might have been 2002 WC, they got a late goal and went mental on the sidelines. Whole squad bundles etc only to find the score in the other game changed late as well lol
It's the last game where results are crucial and one team knowing the result beforehand could change how the teams play in the next. Therefore they play at the same time
E.G The first result could mean the next two teams just have to play out a draw to qualify
have they always done this, or was there an event where this happened that prompted them to bring in this rule, would be intersting to know if this ever happened, i.e. two teams deliberately played to a draw that ensured they both went through
< Message edited by greenfrog -- 17/6/2012 6:06:32 PM >
It's the last game where results are crucial and one team knowing the result beforehand could change how the teams play in the next. Therefore they play at the same time
E.G The first result could mean the next two teams just have to play out a draw to qualify
have they always done this, or was there an event where this happened that prompted them to bring in this rule, would be intersting to know if this ever happened, i.e. two teams deliberately played to a draw that ensured they both went through
Austria v Germany in the 80s was the changing point
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