Comments on: Angola out of World Cup despite win http://angola.worldcupblog.org/group-b/angola-out-of-world-cup-despite-win.html World Cup 2006 - Germany Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:43:19 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: sscouser http://angola.worldcupblog.org/group-b/angola-out-of-world-cup-despite-win.html/comment-page-1#comment-133544 sscouser Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:59:24 +0000 http://angola.worldcupblog.org/group-b/angola-out-of-world-cup-despite-win.html#comment-133544 In my opinion the formula used by FIFA was unfair to teams in Groups of four: http://malawi.worldcupblog.org/ In my opinion the formula used by FIFA was unfair to teams in Groups of four:

http://malawi.worldcupblog.org/

]]> By: Kiko http://angola.worldcupblog.org/group-b/angola-out-of-world-cup-despite-win.html/comment-page-1#comment-133543 Kiko Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:17:28 +0000 http://angola.worldcupblog.org/group-b/angola-out-of-world-cup-despite-win.html#comment-133543 Shane, Yes, something had to be done for the runners up of the three team groups. But by being fair to those teams, Caf was unintentionally unfair to Uganda. Uganda was the only team to finish with 7 points in the Caf's formula but still didnt go through. Had Uganda been in a group with 3 teams (Uganda, Benin and Angola), Uganda would have qualified. In principle Cafs formula was good. But when you have a team that finished 3rd in the group have a chance of qualifying and the team that finished 2nd not having a chance at all, then something is wrong. Shane,

Yes, something had to be done for the runners up of the three team groups. But by being fair to those teams, Caf was unintentionally unfair to Uganda.

Uganda was the only team to finish with 7 points in the Caf’s formula but still didnt go through. Had Uganda been in a group with 3 teams (Uganda, Benin and Angola), Uganda would have qualified.

In principle Cafs formula was good. But when you have a team that finished 3rd in the group have a chance of qualifying and the team that finished 2nd not having a chance at all, then something is wrong.

]]> By: Joka http://angola.worldcupblog.org/group-b/angola-out-of-world-cup-despite-win.html/comment-page-1#comment-133542 Joka Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:36:36 +0000 http://angola.worldcupblog.org/group-b/angola-out-of-world-cup-despite-win.html#comment-133542 SADC countries should start having more games and final with one another, that the region can progress. SADC countries should start having more games and final with one another, that the region can progress.

]]> By: shane http://angola.worldcupblog.org/group-b/angola-out-of-world-cup-despite-win.html/comment-page-1#comment-133541 shane Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:21:27 +0000 http://angola.worldcupblog.org/group-b/angola-out-of-world-cup-despite-win.html#comment-133541 I don't see what was wrong with the CAF formula. Something had to be done to make it fair for the runners up in the two three team groups. Togo and Rwanda both deserved to make it to the final stage. The problem was essentially that some groups were unbalanced. Mozambique were in a very weak group aside from Cote d'Ivoire and had they been in any other group they probably don't go through. Conversely put Senegal, Angola, Uganda or Gambia in that group and all of those teams probably make it. But I don't see the flaws in CAF's formula unless you just think only one team from the three team groups should have gone through. And that would've been unfair to Rwanda and Togo. Also Sudan since I believe CAF kicked out Chad. I don’t see what was wrong with the CAF formula. Something had to be done to make it fair for the runners up in the two three team groups. Togo and Rwanda both deserved to make it to the final stage. The problem was essentially that some groups were unbalanced. Mozambique were in a very weak group aside from Cote d’Ivoire and had they been in any other group they probably don’t go through. Conversely put Senegal, Angola, Uganda or Gambia in that group and all of those teams probably make it. But I don’t see the flaws in CAF’s formula unless you just think only one team from the three team groups should have gone through. And that would’ve been unfair to Rwanda and Togo. Also Sudan since I believe CAF kicked out Chad.

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