World Cup GDT: June 24th

[SebC]

Tuesday June 24th

10:00 AM Italy (9, 1-0-1) vs. Uruguay (7, 1-0-1) (Group D)
10:00 AM Costa Rica (28, 2-0-0) vs. England (10, 0-0-2) (Group D)
2:00 PM Japan (46, 0-1-1) vs. Colombia (8, 2-0-0) (Group C)
2:00 PM Greece (12, 0-1-1) vs. Ivory Coast (23, 1-0-1) (Group C)

Numbers in brackets are FIFA ranking followed by W-D-L.

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Today has the final matches in Groups C and D.

Group C scenarios:

Spoiler!

Group D scenarios:

Spoiler!

Costa Rica:
- Qualified
- Tops group with win or tie
- Tops group with loss and Italy-Uruguay tie
- May top group with loss and Italy/Uruguay win depending on tiebreakers.

Italy:
- Qualifies with win or tie
- May top group with win and Costa Rica loss depending on tiebreakers

Uruguay:
- Qualifies with win
- May top group with win and Costa Rica loss depending on tiebreakers

England:
- Eliminated

Tiebreakers - Costa Rica vs. Italy:
- Italy wins if [ (Italy margin of victory) + (Costa Rica margin of loss) ] > 3
- Italy wins if [ (Italy margin of victory) + (Costa Rica margin of loss) ] = 3 AND Italy scores at least three more goals than Costa Rica
- Otherwise, Costa Rica wins

Tiebreakers - Costa Rica vs. Uruguay:
- Uruguay wins if [ (Italy margin of victory) + (Costa Rica margin of loss) ] > 4
Uruguay wins if [ (Italy margin of victory) + (Costa Rica margin of loss) ] = 4 AND Uruguay scores at least two more goals than Costa Rica
- Otherwise, Costa Rica wins

[19Yzerman19]

HELLAS

Time to show up, guys... One win. If it's not enough, so be it, I'll still be happy, but get that one win.

[jofillips]

fair play to Hodgson, he's certainly mixed up the team for this game.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by jofillips

fair play to Hodgson, he's certainly mixed up the team for this game.

Translation: Hodgson has phoned it in because hes playing with house money.

[Itse]

I think most teams do the same in a similar position. It's fair for the players taking the time and effort to come to the tournament with very little promise of getting to actually play.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Itse

I think most teams do the same in a similar position. It's fair for the players taking the time and effort to come to the tournament with very little promise of getting to actually play.

I understand that, but at the same time dont try and feed people the BS that hes 'going to learn a lot about this England team.'

This isnt an England team. This team selection was made with a yahtzee cup.

[Locke]

I dont know if its good or bad but Italy have pulled Balotelli.

[Itse]

This has been a really boring pair of games so far.

As good a time as any to do the laundry I guess.

[Mccree]

Italy down to 10 men.

[Mccree]

Originally Posted by Locke

I dont know if its good or bad but Italy have pulled Balotelli.

I suspect he may have gotten his second yellow. He was just not into it today.

[rich76]

Italy down to 10 men... even more nailed on for the 0-0 draw now?

[Itse]

Was that a direct red for Marchisio? Saw the replay, but missed that part.

[Mccree]

Originally Posted by Itse

Was that a direct red for Marchisio? Saw the replay, but missed that part.

Yup straight red.

[Arsenal14]

Originally Posted by Itse

Was that a direct red for Marchisio? Saw the replay, but missed that part.

Yes. Straight red. Seemed deserved to me.

[Senator Clay Davis]

Time for 9 in the box for Italy?

[chemgear]

Looks like it was a straight red, studs to the leg during the challenge.

[Itse]

Tough call, I'm sure Italians are furious. I like it though, obviously deliberate violence.

Also should improve the game

Buffon holding the fort.

[rich76]

Sturridge just missed a sitter for England in the other game.

[GirlySports]

italy have to play for 0-0, no other choice.

[SuperMatt18]

Haven't seen it. Heard it not's deserved from others, but sounds like you guys think it was deserved.

All I know is that an Italian fan I don't like our chances now.