Monday, June 21, 2010

June 22 FIFA World Cup Open Thread

Simplest clinching scenarios for Group A teams*.
Uruguay: Win/Tie
Mexico: Win/Tie
France: Win AND make up goal differential
South Africa: Win AND make up goal differential

Simplest clinching scenarios for Group B teams*.
Argentina: Win/Tie OR South Korea tie/lose
South Korea: Win AND Greece does not win by a greater margin
Greece: Earn more points than South Korea OR beat Argentina by 3+ goals
Nigeria: Win AND Argentina win

No team has mathematically clinched in either group and no team is mathematically eliminated either. Hopefully the soccer will be a bright spot in a day that sees me going to an Indians-Phillies game at Citizens Bank Park tonight. I can't wait to the Phillies Bullpen Of Suck live and in person!

Group A: Mexico vs. Uruguay 10:00 AM (Rustenburg) (ESPN - Martin Tyler and John Harkes)
Group A: France vs. South Africa 10:00 AM (Bloemfontein) (ESPN2 - Ian Darke and Roberto Martinez)
Group B: Nigeria vs. South Korea 2:30 (Durban) (ESPN2 - Derek Rae and Robbie Mustoe)
Group B: Greece vs. Argentina 2:30 (Polokwane) (ESPN - Adrian Healey and Ally McCoist)

* - These are merely the simplest clinching scenarios. I am not going to even try the longshot complex scenarios where you basically need a Sine graph to determine who advances.

2 comments:

  1. Just as a small correction, Roberto Martinez did FRA-RSA, not Efan Ekoku

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  2. @ kt: I am guessing Efan Ekoku was ill as he was definitely the announcer slated for that game per ESPN's press release. I also noticed that Ally McCoist sounded like he had a cold as well during the Argentina-Greece game.

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