For anybody who cares, it's time for a World Cup Math Lesson. Today's topic: How do I know if my team will qualify for the round of 16
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Teams have been eliminated by a coin toss (well, in the qualifiers anyway). In fact, there's a bit of a history of World Cup coin tosses.
In 1954, Turkey advanced to the World Cup finals by winning a coin toss against Spain.
In 1970, Morocco won by coin toss against Tunisia in the qualifiers on their way to the finals. This was a repeat of 1962, when Morocco advanced in qualifiers over Tunisia by coin toss but went on to lose to Spain.
In 1990 (remember 1990?), Ireland won a coin toss to finish second in their group over The Netherlands. The Dutch still played in the group of 16 though, as one of the top four third-place finishers. If they had had today's setup, The Netherlands would have been SOL. (Well, they were SOL anyway, because they had to play West Germany next.)
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In 1954, Turkey advanced to the World Cup finals by winning a coin toss
against Spain.
In 1970, Morocco won by coin toss against Tunisia in the qualifiers on their way to the finals. This was a repeat of 1962, when Morocco advanced in qualifiers over Tunisia by coin toss but went on to lose to Spain.
In 1990 (remember 1990?), Ireland won a coin toss to finish second in their group over The Netherlands. The Dutch still played in the group of 16 though, as one of the top four third-place finishers. If they had had today's setup, The Netherlands would have been SOL. (Well, they were SOL anyway, because they had to play West Germany next.)
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