I saw a brilliantly nerdy game theory post recently
which pointed out that this system (ranking 2nd place teams on the basis of their results against top 5 teams in their groups) means a team could find themselves being better off drawing their final game than winning it.
Say Yes Please if you want to see it.
Posted By: Tricky Hawes on October 11th 2013 at 15:59:24
Message Thread
- Sorry if this is a stupid question but I'll ask it anyway... (Other Football) - tim berry, Oct 11, 15:46:06
- Any other interesting matches on tonight? (n/m) (Other Football) - Huge Small, Oct 11, 15:54:04
- Ukraine v Poland. (n/m) (Other Football) - tim berry, Oct 11, 15:54:36
- apart from that one (n/m) (Other Football) - Huge Small, Oct 11, 15:57:37
- Belgium v Croatia (n/m) (Other Football) - norway, Oct 11, 15:58:40
- That's a tight one. Croatia v Belgium. Starts at 17:00 (n/m) (Other Football) - Huge Small, Oct 11, 16:13:11
- belgium killing them on the break. 0-2 already (Other Football) - matt in london, Oct 11, 17:45:27
- That's a tight one. Croatia v Belgium. Starts at 17:00 (n/m) (Other Football) - Huge Small, Oct 11, 16:13:11
- Belgium v Croatia (n/m) (Other Football) - norway, Oct 11, 15:58:40
- apart from that one (n/m) (Other Football) - Huge Small, Oct 11, 15:57:37
- Ukraine v Poland. (n/m) (Other Football) - tim berry, Oct 11, 15:54:36
- Second place goes into a play-off (n/m) (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Oct 11, 15:46:40
- ...In eight of the nine groups (Other Football) - norway, Oct 11, 15:52:07
- That makes no sense whatsoever. (n/m) (Other Football) - tim berry, Oct 11, 16:01:58
- just cos not all the groups are the same size (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 11, 16:04:16
- I saw a brilliantly nerdy game theory post recently (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 11, 15:59:24
- Oh go on then (Other Football) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Oct 11, 16:07:45
- ................ (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 11, 16:13:18
- My melon has been well and truley twisted. (n/m) (Other Football) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Oct 11, 16:30:22
- haha. Sorry. (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 11, 16:35:16
- My melon has been well and truley twisted. (n/m) (Other Football) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Oct 11, 16:30:22
- ................ (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 11, 16:13:18
- A bit like this (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Oct 11, 16:01:22
- Oh go on then (Other Football) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Oct 11, 16:07:45
- That makes no sense whatsoever. (n/m) (Other Football) - tim berry, Oct 11, 16:01:58
- ...In eight of the nine groups (Other Football) - norway, Oct 11, 15:52:07
- Any other interesting matches on tonight? (n/m) (Other Football) - Huge Small, Oct 11, 15:54:04
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