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No points for a draw? FIFA's rankings suck.noDid we get points for the Belgium result in terms of FIFA points?
-QG
No points for a draw? FIFA's rankings suck.noDid we get points for the Belgium result in terms of FIFA points?
-QG
Final results only - not 90No points for a draw? FIFA's rankings suck.noDid we get points for the Belgium result in terms of FIFA points?
-QG
Actually it's multiplied by 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. I'm pretty sure that those that end in a draw and go to PKs are calculated as a draw for both teams.Final results only - not 90No points for a draw? FIFA's rankings suck.noDid we get points for the Belgium result in terms of FIFA points?
-QG
Basically a win multiplies the total points by 1, a draw by 0.5, and a loss by 0 (so no points for a loss)
PK winners get a 2 multiple, losers get a 1 multiple.Actually it's multiplied by 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. I'm pretty sure that those that end in a draw and go to PKs are calculated as a draw for both teams.Final results only - not 90Basically a win multiplies the total points by 1, a draw by 0.5, and a loss by 0 (so no points for a loss)No points for a draw? FIFA's rankings suck.noDid we get points for the Belgium result in terms of FIFA points?
-QG
M: Points for match result
Teams gain 3 points for a victory, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a defeat. In a penalty shoot-out, the winning team gains 2 points and the losing team gains 1 point.
This difference bumps up the totals for Netherlands, Argentina, Brazil and Costa Rica.M: Points for match result
Teams gain 3 points for a victory, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a defeat. In a penalty shoot-out, the winning team gains 2 points and the losing team gains 1 point.
This shows the Ranking prior to the tournament, the country, total points earned, in this many matches, average per match
Code:2 Germany 13624.40 7 1946.3415 Netherlands 12311.84 7 1758.83 5 Argentina 11454.16 7 1636.31 3 Brazil 8095.68 7 1156.53 8 Colombia 7987.92 5 1597.5828 Costa Rica 7612.00 5 1522.4011 Belgium 7459.44 5 1491.8917 France 6313.92 5 1262.7814 Chile 4612.16 4 1153.04 7 Uruguay 4572.00 4 1143.0020 Mexico 4458.08 4 1114.52 6 Switzerland 3851.52 4 962.8812 Greece 2961.84 4 740.4644 Nigeria 2688.08 4 672.0226 Ecuador 2495.52 3 831.8413 USA 2466.16 4 616.54 4 Portugal 2340.40 3 780.13 9 Italy 2280.00 3 760.0022 Algeria 2098.40 4 524.6021 Bosnia-H 1620.24 3 540.0823 Ivory Coast 1589.28 3 529.7618 Croatia 1486.08 3 495.36 1 Spain 1424.16 3 474.7219 Russia 1104.24 3 368.0837 Ghana 792.00 3 264.0046 Japan 752.00 3 250.6757 South Korea 724.00 3 241.3310 England 605.44 3 201.8143 Iran 536.64 3 178.8833 Honduras 0.00 3 0.0056 Cameroon 0.00 3 0.0062 Australia 0.00 3 0.00
oh yeah, he excelled with consistent playing time in that super-sub roleBefore this thread dies I just wanted to get my opinion out there about how well I thought Schurrle played during the WC. His goal against Algeria was spectacular yet passed with little notice, it seemed.
Algeria drops two positionsHere are the latest FIFA rankings which include the WC games
http://www.fifa.com/worldranking/rankingtable/
Same as US. They only had 1 wn in 4 games (same as US) and their win only came against an Asian opponent (similar to US only beating an African team).Algeria drops two positionsHere are the latest FIFA rankings which include the WC gameshttp://www.fifa.com/worldranking/rankingtable/
Curling will never make it in the US until they do something about all the hog rolls in the free guard zone.BTW, non-basketball fans show up in during the NCAA tournament and NBA playoffs every year to complain about flopping. It's not something unique to the soccer threads here. Or check out the Olympics threads to see boo-birds ##### about flaws in sports they don't follow year-round.
US at 15 looks about right. Of course, 15-30 are usually interchangable.Here are the latest FIFA rankings which include the WC games
http://www.fifa.com/worldranking/rankingtable/
It does illustrate the problems with a quantitative results-based system. Algeria arguably threatened Germany more than any other opponent in the tournament and looked much better against Belgium than the USA did. But the bottom line numbers say 1-1-2.Same as US. They only had 1 wn in 4 games (same as US) and their win only came against an Asian opponent (similar to US only beating an African team).Algeria drops two positionsHere are the latest FIFA rankings which include the WC gameshttp://www.fifa.com/worldranking/rankingtable/
MOYES OUT!I think you're referring to more teams doing this?
[FULL VERSION] Moyes crossing tactic Manchester U: http://youtu.be/zkiKcazMsTY
I loved the fake corner and was so pissed the ref blew it. We pulled it off in a youth tournament in 92 but our coach told the lineman and ref before hand we might try it. Was awesome.One area I would love to see coaches try and be more creative on is set pieces. I don't mean one out of every 10 try something different, but better than the 1 out of every 100 we probably see now, instead of the "pump it into the box and hope"
There were two creative set pieces in the WC that stand out for me
1) The US's sweet little interplay in the Belgium game that almost tied the game
2) The "fake" corner that the linesman screwed up. For those that missed this, this is how it went down (I think it was Colombia that tried it).
a) player A slowly jogs towards corner and sets up to take it.
b) player B calls him off saying he will take it instead and jogs toward player A
c) player A casually touches the ball forward saying "ok here you go take it" and jogs into box
d) just before player B gets to ball he looks over shoulder and saw no defender
e) player B immediately picks up the live ball and dribbles unimpeded right into the box
Unfortunately the linesman called it back not realizing that Player A had correctly already taken the corner.
HOCKENHEIM, Germany -- Formula 1 drivers' championship leader Nico Rosberg has had to ditch plans to put an image of the World Cup trophy on his helmet for the upcoming German Grand Prix following a complaint from FIFA.
The German driver wanted to celebrate his country's World Cup win with a specially designed helmet that also featured the German colors.
FIFA reportedly complained that featuring the trophy on the helmet would breach its "intellectual property'' rights.
"We appreciate Nico Rosberg's desire to congratulate the German team and have therefore been in discussions with the Rosberg team, who have now found a solution whereby he will still be able to show his support for Germany without using FIFA's intellectual property in a commercial context,'' a FIFA spokesperson told The Associated Press on Thursday
"FIFA brands cannot be allowed to be shown on a commercially branded helmet.''
Rosberg will race instead with a modified helmet featuring four golden stars, one for each of Germany's World Cup wins.
"It's amazing that even a trophy has a trademark,'' Rosberg said on Thursday. "I was surprised but of course I understand. It's a pity because the helmet looked really cool with the trophy on top. It's been replaced by a big star. No one can take that away. The star belongs to us!''
The driver tweeted out his regrets over FIFA's decision, with a picture of the helmet he will wear now instead.
I can't find the historical tables but Costa Rica broke into the top 20 back in 2003. That may have been the only other time.Has to be the first time 3 CONCACAF sides were in the top-20 at the same time, right?
-QG
To the lay person it is dumb - to the Patent/Trademark lawyer, it is the only way to protect the rights in the trademark - I think an argument can be made (I never did patent/trademark stuff), if you do not defend your trademark from other commercial uses, you could lose the right to defend it against any commercial uses. So, it becomes an all or nothing proposition.This is as dumb as the NFL not allowing people to say Super Bowl.
HOCKENHEIM, Germany -- Formula 1 drivers' championship leader Nico Rosberg has had to ditch plans to put an image of the World Cup trophy on his helmet for the upcoming German Grand Prix following a complaint from FIFA.
The German driver wanted to celebrate his country's World Cup win with a specially designed helmet that also featured the German colors.
FIFA reportedly complained that featuring the trophy on the helmet would breach its "intellectual property'' rights.
"We appreciate Nico Rosberg's desire to congratulate the German team and have therefore been in discussions with the Rosberg team, who have now found a solution whereby he will still be able to show his support for Germany without using FIFA's intellectual property in a commercial context,'' a FIFA spokesperson told The Associated Press on Thursday
"FIFA brands cannot be allowed to be shown on a commercially branded helmet.''
Rosberg will race instead with a modified helmet featuring four golden stars, one for each of Germany's World Cup wins.
"It's amazing that even a trophy has a trademark,'' Rosberg said on Thursday. "I was surprised but of course I understand. It's a pity because the helmet looked really cool with the trophy on top. It's been replaced by a big star. No one can take that away. The star belongs to us!''
The driver tweeted out his regrets over FIFA's decision, with a picture of the helmet he will wear now instead.
The girl in the background too....almost a Weebay whhhaaaaaattfThat's cruel man. I'll never forget this kid.
http://a.abcnews.go.com/images/Sports/ESPN_world_cup_bravil_germany_boy_crying_jef_140708.gif
That was closer to 8 minutes
6 minutes 41 seconds between Klose and SammiThat was closer to 8 minutes
Flatters Brazil IMO.If they were still playing, it would now be 43,747 to 5,833 -- http://brasilalemanhaeterno.com/
That just hurts.What the #### is a "Norman Paperman"?