@Scotty2hottie97 There is no appeal process for the world cup so the federation had zero path to submit an appeal(They surely would've).
Also I doubt the white house did much of anything and is just trying to take credit for it.
@kapkap42 Interesting that the two lowest were the likely spots for South Korea.
Had South Korea advanced 2nd they were in LA or survived as a 3rd they would've been in Seattle.
@Bob_Tanner_SF Stoppage time is not the exact moment the whistle blows. Its a MINIMUM. Doesn't consider things like Injuries or goals already into stoppage which would also need to be added and its typical they let a last attack or two come to a natural conclusion.
@willstrachan23 No they could not have. They were eliminated after 2 games as second team eliminated.
Even if they had tied Paraguay or Australia on 3 had the other game not ended in the draw Turkey was locked into 4th having lost h2h to both Paraguay and Australia.
@erickjzzz Yes with Scotland on 3 and the other groups matchups and current Goal Differential Bosnia is confirmed to be a top 8 3rd place and be moving on.
@DisTurB____ 3rd place is still up for grabs in this group between Iraq and Senegal as both are on 0.
Those eliminated such as Turkey,Tunisia,Jordan,Haiti are the only one in their group with 0 and the teams ahead of them have 3 and have the H2H tiebreakers over them.
@hackerhavingfun Iraq and Senegal are still fighting over 3rd in their group and could advance as a 3rd place team.
Turkey is locked into 4th in their group so would be unable to be considered for the best 3rd place spots and is thus eliminated.
@PamelaNjoku2 Head to head results and the fact both Iraq and Senegal have 0 where in Jordan’s group they are the only one with 0.
Iraq and Senegal play so the winner of that match could end 3rd
Jordan could tie Algeria or Austria but is stuck in 4th by having lost to both.
@PharaohsXI Lightning within 10 miles means a delay. Better safe than sorry when it comes to players and fan safety and it can strike well outside the actual storm radius.
@tennisinaloha High likelihood that a third place team comes from the group as if someone wins the Bosnia/Herz vs Qatar game they end on 4 points.
Then group B has priority to the R32 in Santa Clara likely based on location since they are stationed on west coast.
@tipofico Nope they can not. They can not finish above 4th so wouldn't be in contention for the 8 best 3rd places.
Having lost H2H to both Australia and Paraguay they can not surpass either even if they end up equal on 3 points with one of them.
@The_UnitedFocus H2H is first tiebreak.
They could finish level on points with either Australia or Paraguay but would lose the H2H tiebreaker to either one and be stuck in 4th.
@DphilosopherK They already are mathematically eliminated. They lost H2H on both Paraguay and Australia so even if they finish level on points with one of them they lose the tiebreaker and are stuck in 4th.
@bmlong137@juanignacio_ac Similar time.
The club world cup was June 14th - July 13th
1st picture Flamengo vs Chelsea was on June 20th
2nd picture Ivory Coast vs Ecuador was June 14th.
@EmCanthropus Iran has much less distance to cover so even international is almost certainly faster.
Plus these are charters so a customs situation would be a lot faster and probably even barely a blip on their radar for the course of the entire days schedule.
@ikefort80 They hosted at a time with less teams and lower attendance rules. Without building more stadiums they would be unable to meet the current hosting requirements alone.