The Cuda

@keda1981 @TSP__4 @Wes_Macc @NoodleHairCR7 Ah! Yes, it was! I remember that - both went through didn't they? So it wasn't a *complete* disaster?

@TSP__4 @cuda37 @Wes_Macc @NoodleHairCR7 It was drawing of lots rather than an actual coin, but yes. This is what led to 🇮🇪 finishing second and 🇳🇱 third in Group F in 1990.

Why are Portugal 3rd when both Congo and Portugal have 1 point????

@witcherh89 @NoodleHairCR7 The team that amasses the most red & yellow cards finish lower

@cuda37 @NoodleHairCR7 Wtf is fair play point?

@Soxy_Moxy @NoodleHairCR7 Not yet, even worse in the past however - used to be decided on a coin toss (only happened twice to my understanding)

@cuda37 @NoodleHairCR7 It would suck to not advance because someone was ranked higher. Wonder if it’s ever happened?

@jaguirret1 @NoodleHairCR7 De nada 👍🏼

@cuda37 @NoodleHairCR7 Tu muy bien, no sabía los criterios!!

@Wes_Macc @NoodleHairCR7 Has to be decided one way 🤷🏻‍♂️ (I'd have preferred corners, but these, in therory could also be a tie... better than the old way however, when it was a coin toss)

@cuda37 @NoodleHairCR7 I'm not a big fan of old #8 there....

@sherpajacob @NoodleHairCR7 criteria exist for a 3/4 way tie. If so, a "mini-table" using matches between the tied teams is used 👍🏼

@cuda37 @NoodleHairCR7 If head to head points is level, then head to head GD and GS will level, cos it means they drew with each other.

@WhatTheForkAVFC Cheese and onion cons aside, wholeheartedly agree

Nothing makes me more patriotic than football, but some on my England tweets don’t seem to like it. Call us colonisers like it’s some sort of win? Don’t care, the only thing anyone alive today has colonised is a vegetable patch, but it’s history we don’t deny.. unlike some. My pride comes from the resilience and ‘stiff upper lip’ attitude that came with the World Wars and was passed down through generations. It comes from the diversity flag bastardisers try and tell us we should be ashamed of because it’s all bad. It comes from watching Harry Kane, Marcus Rashford, Jude Bellingham and Declan Rice etc play for the badge and watching Ollie Watkins score that semi-final goal, the pints unnecessarily thrown in the air when someone scores, and from the sarcasm and wit the rest of the world struggles to understand.. I could go on, but most importantly it comes from thickly cut pub cheese and onion cobs (it’s a cob). Apparently everyone but us can be proud of who they are, but you can fuck right off if you think I’m going to be guilt tripped into being anything but proud to be English x

@Anth1923 @NoodleHairCR7 Agreed, Corners would be fairer since cards can be very much down to referee!

@cuda37 @NoodleHairCR7 Leaving a tiebreaker to the refs who can arbitrarily decide what is a yellow card is not great. I hate it when they start handing out yellows toward the end of the game when a regular foul can be called. How about cornerkicks?

@BlairDMckee @NoodleHairCR7 😂😂😂 nornal service will resume shortly, I’m sure!

@cuda37 @NoodleHairCR7 There is a well-researched, concise answer. What do you think you’re doing here?!

@T_W_A_I_N @DaveTambi @NoodleHairCR7 Or four way!

@DaveTambi @cuda37 @NoodleHairCR7 You can have three-way ties.

@DaveTambi @NoodleHairCR7 It comes into play if 3+ teams are tied… FIFA creates a “mini-table’ using only the matches between these teams, so H2H GD could separate them

@cuda37 @NoodleHairCR7 What is the use of H2H goal difference when two teams play each other only once?

@AVFCMarkM I must admit, I liked that one 😂

“England may be in Texas, but it’s not their first rodeo“ Again, fuck off.

@NoodleHairCR7 Since we're digging deep... changes to this world cup from previous... H2H now comes before GD, and if all square, it's based on World Ranking rather than a coin toss (a rare occurance that has only happened twice but this was before the fair play score was a thing)

Portugal had more yellow cards. Group ranking criteria as follows... 1) Points 2) Head-to-head points between tied teams 3) Head-to-head goal difference 4) Head-to-head goals scored 5) Overall goal difference 6) Overall goals scored 7) Fair-play score* 8) FIFA World Ranking * Fair-play point system: Yellow card: -1 Red Card (2nd yellow): -3 Straight Red: -4 Yellow followed by a straight red: -5

@TweeterCalcio 😂😂😂 Bookmarked for future use

England aren’t very good. But Croatia are soooo bad The more teams I watch, the more I think USA will go deep. Fast. Energetic. Fit. Can play. Passion. Somehow this is Englands worst squads since 2016

@Anna_Soubry It was people like you that labelled our flag ‘hard-right” to begin with and now you want to wheel it out for the football?

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 This flag belongs to every English man, woman & child. I’m sick of it being hijacked by the far right. I’m proud of being English - so let’s take back control of our flag and cheer on our national team this evening! #WorldCup26 #England #ITVSPORT

@LeahRay44 Personal observation : I’ve always found Americans really friendly and welcoming - I’d happily live there

Someone give me a honest answer to why Americans are so friendly Everyone holds open the door for you, stops for you and traffic, asks about your day and makes jokes with you. The rest of the world calls you rude though, why?

@docrussjackson Because most teachers have never ‘done’ anything

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@downbadcomment She "mentioned" how Dirk from dispatch raw-dogged her

They go into a lower league - typically the bottom three in a league go down one with the top three in that league going up To give you a fix, in England we have around 20 leagues, so in theory - a tiny village amateur team could work their way all the way up to winning the Champions League

@AgfAab @usmntonly I mean, where are the bad teams supposed to go. Relegation was never a thing in the American sports culture.

Mauricio Pochettino said that ‘American sports reward losers’ when asked about the style of play in top European nations vs. in the U.S. 😯🇺🇸 QUESTION: “We know how England, France, Spain play… Players from countries with a strong tradition have a recognizable style. What is the style of the US team? What kind of football do the Americans want to play?” ANSWER: “Their culture is playful. They want to play. We told them, “Guys, playing soccer is one thing, competing is another.” They’re two completely different sports. They grow up in a culture of playing. Why? If you start in MLS and you haven’t won a game in three months and you’re at the bottom, what’s the consequence if there’s no promotion or relegation, no international competition? American sports reward losers! But soccer is different: if you reward those who don’t win… If you don’t have goals, you don’t fight. If I lose, what happens? Nothing. They just fire the coach. Also, the American player is disciplined. But with a sense of complacency that isn’t good in soccer. It took us a year and a half to change that mentality.” [EL PAIS]