Which is a new thing at the World Cup
As someone has pointed out:
Could lead to a bizarre scenario where a team finishes 4th but with a good enough record to be one of the 3rd place qualifiers even if the 3rd team in that group gets eliminated
Posted By: SCC 28 on June 23rd 2026 at 12:09:46
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- Qn I should know the answer to, but it teams are level on points, is it head-to-head first (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 23, 11:52:08
- yep. and here's how the 3rd places qualify... (Other Football) - dr fanta, Jun 23, 12:35:49
- Yup h2h takes precedence (n/m) (Other Football) - Tony Martin, Jun 23, 11:57:06
- Which is a new thing at the World Cup (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 23, 12:09:46
- right, ta both. So win tonight and we can safely rest everyone for game 3. (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 23, 12:08:06
- Well, not everybody, we’d possibly get disqualified for that (n/m) (Other Football) - APB, Jun 23, 12:34:59
- For what reason? (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 23, 12:41:37
- 💨 (Other Football) - APB, Jun 23, 13:31:01
- He means resting all 26 (25?) players (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 23, 12:55:49
- I did, yes. [Smug emoji] (n/m) (Other Football) - APB, Jun 23, 13:30:21
- This is a serious subject (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 23, 13:37:31
- I see (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 23, 13:01:21
- I did, yes. [Smug emoji] (n/m) (Other Football) - APB, Jun 23, 13:30:21
- For what reason? (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 23, 12:41:37
- Well, not everybody, we’d possibly get disqualified for that (n/m) (Other Football) - APB, Jun 23, 12:34:59
- Yes (n/m) (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Jun 23, 11:53:33
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