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Originally Posted by GirlySports
yeah I fixed that! 
Same situation as in 2004... 2-2 draw gets both Spain and Croatia in no matter what Italy does.
Italy can score 100 goals and it wont matter because the tiebreaker is JUST results of games between the 3 teams. |
It that happens again I will probably cry.
This Italy team has looked good and could be dangerous if they make it through. Problem is I could realistically see a 2-2 draw which would kill us.
I hate the tiebreaker rule for the reason that it puts too much importance on the schedule. Spain and Croatia just get lucky that they play each other last and then know that a 2-2 draw sees both teams through. It really should include Goal Difference from all the games since it prevents teams from fixing that final match to ensure they go through.
It would be much better knowing that a tie would mean nothing for Spain-Croatia, and that Italy would have to go into the game against Ireland with the mindset to win by 3+ to make sure they get through to the next round.
Hopefully Spain will show up with a chip on their shoulder again and they can put a couple past Croatia.