Tie-breaker rules
by KeoughCharles05 (2022-11-29 13:43:03)
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I think it's silly that a head-to-head result is not used earlier in the tie-breaker process.

I'm actually on board, somewhat, with using total goal differential at the first tie-breaker. I think head-to-head would be better, but total goal differential at least makes sense to measure overall quality.

But the next step in the tie-breaker process goes to total goals scored, skipping head to head. Thus, if Wales were to beat England by three goals today, Wales and England would both have total points of 4, and a goal differential of +1. And yet, even though Wales would have definitively beaten England head to head, England would remain ahead of Wales on the basis that they scored more goals than Wales.

Can someone talk me out of taking the position that this is just inexplicably stupid?

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