06-23-2010, 07:35 PM
<!--quoteo(post=102633:date=Jun 23 2010, 03:32 PM:name=phan)-->QUOTE (phan @ Jun 23 2010, 03:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->here's what i don't understand...i keep reading that if we lost this game we would've been out but by winning it we came in first in our grouping. how does that work?<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
We finished with 5 points, tied with England, with the first tie breaker being goal difference. We both had a goal difference of +1, so our winning tie breaker was having scored more goals (4 vs. 2). If we would have tied we would have had 3 points and finished behind England(5 pts) and Slovenia (4 pts). A win is worth 3 points, a draw is worth 1.
It finished like this...
Team/W-T-L/Points/Goal Difference/Goals For
<b>USA 1-2-0.......... 5pts.. GD: +1 GF: 4</b>
England 1-2-0.... 5 pts.. GD: +1 GF: 2
Slovenia 1-1-1... 4 pts.. GD: 0 GF: 3
Algeria 0-1-2......1 pt.... GD: -2 GF: 0
It would finish like this if we tied with Algeria 0-0...
Team/W-T-L/Points/Goal Difference/Goals For
England 1-2-0.... 5 pts.. GD: +1 GF: 2
Slovenia 1-1-1... 4 pts.. GD: 0 GF: 3
<b>USA 0-3-0..........3 pts.. GD: 0 GF: 3</b>
Algeria 0-2-1......2 pt.... GD: -1 GF: 0
It would finish like this if we lost to Algeria 2-0...
Team/W-T-L/Points/Goal Difference/Goals For
England 1-2-0.... 5 pts.. GD: +1 GF: 2
Algeria 1-1-1......4 pt.... GD: +1 GF: 2
Slovenia 1-1-1... 4 pts.. GD: 0 GF: 3
<b>USA 0-2-1.......... 2pts.. GD: -2 GF: 3</b>
We finished with 5 points, tied with England, with the first tie breaker being goal difference. We both had a goal difference of +1, so our winning tie breaker was having scored more goals (4 vs. 2). If we would have tied we would have had 3 points and finished behind England(5 pts) and Slovenia (4 pts). A win is worth 3 points, a draw is worth 1.
It finished like this...
Team/W-T-L/Points/Goal Difference/Goals For
<b>USA 1-2-0.......... 5pts.. GD: +1 GF: 4</b>
England 1-2-0.... 5 pts.. GD: +1 GF: 2
Slovenia 1-1-1... 4 pts.. GD: 0 GF: 3
Algeria 0-1-2......1 pt.... GD: -2 GF: 0
It would finish like this if we tied with Algeria 0-0...
Team/W-T-L/Points/Goal Difference/Goals For
England 1-2-0.... 5 pts.. GD: +1 GF: 2
Slovenia 1-1-1... 4 pts.. GD: 0 GF: 3
<b>USA 0-3-0..........3 pts.. GD: 0 GF: 3</b>
Algeria 0-2-1......2 pt.... GD: -1 GF: 0
It would finish like this if we lost to Algeria 2-0...
Team/W-T-L/Points/Goal Difference/Goals For
England 1-2-0.... 5 pts.. GD: +1 GF: 2
Algeria 1-1-1......4 pt.... GD: +1 GF: 2
Slovenia 1-1-1... 4 pts.. GD: 0 GF: 3
<b>USA 0-2-1.......... 2pts.. GD: -2 GF: 3</b>
I hate my pretentious sounding username too.