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From: Chagney Hunt on 3 Jun 2010 11:40

So North Korea made a clever (mis)interpretation of the rules and took
an extra striker as the 3rd goalie. FIFA went to work on the
impertinence: "The three players listed as goalkeepers can only play
as goalkeepers during the Fifa World Cup and cannot play outfield.
This will be communicated to the teams in the team arrival meetings
and will be enforced on match days."

So it closed a potential loop hole (England take Huddlestone then
invent an injury to fly Barry over as "replacement goal-keeper if he
recovers in time), but what if a team gets so depleted by, say, food
poisoning and has to start a goalie as outfielder?

Anyway, why is the squad size set at 23? Why not 25 (2 full teams plus
an extra goalie)?
From: Dwight Beers on 3 Jun 2010 11:42
On 06/03/2010 08:40 AM, Chagney Hunt wrote:
>
> So North Korea made a clever (mis)interpretation of the rules and took
> an extra striker as the 3rd goalie. FIFA went to work on the
> impertinence: "The three players listed as goalkeepers can only play
> as goalkeepers during the Fifa World Cup and cannot play outfield.
> This will be communicated to the teams in the team arrival meetings
> and will be enforced on match days."
>
> So it closed a potential loop hole (England take Huddlestone then
> invent an injury to fly Barry over as "replacement goal-keeper if he
> recovers in time), but what if a team gets so depleted by, say, food
> poisoning and has to start a goalie as outfielder?
>
> Anyway, why is the squad size set at 23? Why not 25 (2 full teams plus
> an extra goalie)?

Damn good question!!!

From: MH on 3 Jun 2010 12:15
Chagney Hunt wrote:
> So North Korea made a clever (mis)interpretation of the rules and took
> an extra striker as the 3rd goalie. FIFA went to work on the
> impertinence: "The three players listed as goalkeepers can only play
> as goalkeepers during the Fifa World Cup and cannot play outfield.
> This will be communicated to the teams in the team arrival meetings
> and will be enforced on match days."
>
> So it closed a potential loop hole (England take Huddlestone then
> invent an injury to fly Barry over as "replacement goal-keeper if he
> recovers in time), but what if a team gets so depleted by, say, food
> poisoning and has to start a goalie as outfielder?
>
> Anyway, why is the squad size set at 23? Why not 25 (2 full teams plus
> an extra goalie)?

Because 23 IS two full teams plus an extra goalie (two times eleven is ???)
From: Chagney Hunt on 3 Jun 2010 12:29
On Jun 3, 12:15 pm, MH <MHnos...(a)ucalgary.ca> wrote:
> Chagney Hunt wrote:
> > So North Korea made a clever (mis)interpretation of the rules and took
> > an extra striker as the 3rd goalie. FIFA went to work on the
> > impertinence: "The three players listed as goalkeepers can only play
> > as goalkeepers during the Fifa World Cup and cannot play outfield.
> > This will be communicated to the teams in the team arrival meetings
> > and will be enforced on match days."
>
> > So it closed a potential loop hole (England take Huddlestone then
> > invent an injury to fly Barry over as "replacement goal-keeper if he
> > recovers in time), but what if a team gets so depleted by, say, food
> > poisoning and has to start a goalie as outfielder?
>
> > Anyway, why is the squad size set at 23? Why not 25 (2 full teams plus
> > an extra goalie)?
>
> Because 23 IS two full teams plus an extra goalie (two times eleven is ???)

Oh dear, I should enter the competition for Miss South Carolina.
From: Paul C on 3 Jun 2010 13:13

"Chagney Hunt" <essetm(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
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>
"The three players listed as goalkeepers can only play
> as goalkeepers during the Fifa World Cup and cannot play outfield.


Forwards will also be banned from defending.

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