From: ken.overton on
On Jun 24, 5:04 pm, anders t <anthu_001(a)no_-_spam_.hotmail.com> wrote:
> I have this feeling that the Europeans in general left their hearts back in
> Europe this WC. Perhaps the European players have become lazy and blasé?

I haven't bothered but seeing as how you seem to be the unofficial RSS
accountant you might be interested, how much worse is this WC than
any other WC //not in europe//?
From: Chagney Hunt on
On Jun 24, 6:29 pm, "ken.over...(a)gmail.com" <ken.over...(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
> On Jun 24, 5:04 pm, anders t <anthu_001(a)no_-_spam_.hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I have this feeling that the Europeans in general left their hearts back in
> > Europe this WC. Perhaps the European players have become lazy and blasé?
>
> I haven't bothered but seeing as how you seem to be the unofficial RSS
> accountant you might be interested,  how much worse is this WC than
> any other WC //not in europe//?

Worst *ever*. The round of 16 look more like the knock-out round of
U-21 than your usual senior level World Cup. Europe will have at most
7, at least 6 teams making the round of 16. Their usual number was
around 10, I don't think they've ever dropped below 9.

Worse, their 6 teams will have to play against one another for 3 QF
spots if Spain and Brazil to win their group as expected.
From: ken.overton on
On Jun 24, 6:38 pm, Chagney Hunt <ess...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Worst *ever*. <snip> Europe will have at most
> 7, at least 6 teams making the round of 16. Their usual number was
> around 10, I don't think they've ever dropped below 9.

I know but I'm asking how much worse, and in particular, how much
worse than other WC's **that were not in Europe**? For example, have
a look at UEFA results in the last WC not in Europe:

4th place: 3
3rd place: 2
2nd place: 4
1st place: 4

Is this pattern longer or are these past 2 non-European WCs atypical?
From: Chagney Hunt on
On Jun 24, 6:59 pm, "ken.over...(a)gmail.com" <ken.over...(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
> On Jun 24, 6:38 pm, Chagney Hunt <ess...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Worst *ever*. <snip>  Europe will have at most
> > 7, at least 6 teams making the round of 16. Their usual number was
> > around 10, I don't think they've ever dropped below 9.
>
> I know but I'm asking how much worse, and in particular, how much
> worse than other WC's **that were not in Europe**?  For example, have
> a look at UEFA results in the last WC not in Europe:
>
> 4th place: 3
> 3rd place: 2
> 2nd place: 4
> 1st place: 4
>
> Is this pattern longer or are these past 2 non-European WCs atypical?

Well, why don't you do your own homework and tell us? There's not that
much data to mull over.
From: ken.overton on
On Jun 24, 7:06 pm, Chagney Hunt <ess...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Well, why don't you do your own homework and tell us? There's not that
> much data to mull over.

Obviously I'm too lazy; I figured Anders might do it seeing all the
boring accounting work he seems to happily perform for the group.
That's why I responded to him in the first place.