The US Men's Soccer Team pulled out a last-minute victory in a World Cup qualifying match versus Panama, earning themselves a comeback win.
...and in the process, due to a quirk with the way the ranking system works, also kept Mexico from being eliminated despite Mexico having just lost a match against Costa Rica.
Cue individual members and representatives of the US team taking to Twitter over the matter.
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Posted: 16-Oct-2013 17:48 Post subject: US to Mexico: "You're Welcome"
It's not a quirk. If Panama had won they and Mexico would have had 11 points each, with Panama gaining the slot because of a better goal differential (MEX was -2, a Panama win would have made them at worst -1).
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Posted: 18-Oct-2013 07:58 Post subject: Re: US to Mexico: "You're Welcome"
Nobody knows tie-breaker rules in sports better then a New England Patriots fan!!!
chihawk wrote:
It's not a quirk. If Panama had won they and Mexico would have had 11 points each, with Panama gaining the slot because of a better goal differential (MEX was -2, a Panama win would have made them at worst -1).
Mexico now plays New Zealand in a home-home match with the aggregate goal winner moving on to the World Cup in Brazil.
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