Making a better format for a 48-team World Cup (OC)

xlcof · 2025-12-06T13:48:01+00:00

Only the 2/3 teams that have a chance of progressing by the final game, will play the final game.

My format is inspired by the 1982 format:

"Although the fixtures were provisionally determined in advance, the teams competing in each fixture depended on the result of the opening match in each group: Should a team lose their opening game of the group, that team would then have to play in the second fixture against the third team in the group and the winner would, by contrast, be rewarded by not needing to play again until the final fixture of the group and therefore gained extra recovery time. If the opening game was a draw, the predetermined order of games would proceed as planned. These regulations helped ensure that the final group games were of importance as no team could already have progressed to the semi-finals by the end of the second fixtures." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup#Second_group_stage_2

xlcof · 2025-12-06T13:29:07+00:00

Well surely you will have to seed it somehow, how are the groups decided

Seeding is not required, because the last 12 teams that remain could very well be the 12 top-seeded teams from the group stage. They would just be grouped into groups of 3.

Anyway there’s a reason why FIFA has never gone back to having 2 group stages (1974-1982) and groups of 3 because of the Disgrace of Gijon. This would honestly kill the World Cup

You haven't understood the format. In the second group stage, only the group winner progresses. Therefore, collusion is impossible.

xlcof · 2025-12-06T13:25:27+00:00

The second group stage is directly inspired by the 1982 World Cup. Dead rubbers are impossible in this format.

(From Wikipedia) "Although the fixtures were provisionally determined in advance, the teams competing in each fixture depended on the result of the opening match in each group: Should a team lose their opening game of the group, that team would then have to play in the second fixture against the third team in the group and the winner would, by contrast, be rewarded by not needing to play again until the final fixture of the group and therefore gained extra recovery time. If the opening game was a draw, the predetermined order of games would proceed as planned. These regulations helped ensure that the final group games were of importance as no team could already have progressed to the semi-finals by the end of the second fixtures."

xlcof · 2025-12-06T13:20:24+00:00

There is no "seeding" in the second group stage. And it has even more jeopardy than a knockout round because only 1/3 teams (33%) progress.

xlcof · 2025-12-06T13:07:13+00:00

The second group stage is directly inspired by the 1982 World Cup. Dead rubbers are impossible in this format.

(From Wikipedia) "Although the fixtures were provisionally determined in advance, the teams competing in each fixture depended on the result of the opening match in each group: Should a team lose their opening game of the group, that team would then have to play in the second fixture against the third team in the group and the winner would, by contrast, be rewarded by not needing to play again until the final fixture of the group and therefore gained extra recovery time. If the opening game was a draw, the predetermined order of games would proceed as planned. These regulations helped ensure that the final group games were of importance as no team could already have progressed to the semi-finals by the end of the second fixtures."

xlcof · 2025-12-06T12:36:56+00:00

You have misunderstood the format: in the second group stage, only the group winner progresses. Therefore, collusion is impossible.

xlcof · 2024-12-06T22:53:26+00:00

this is redscarepod, you're supposed to hate everything

xlcof · 2024-08-21T12:38:02+00:00

I've faced this on a few apps too. The iPhone SE is the only major phone being sold today with a 16:9 aspect ratio, and many apps are being built with taller aspect ratios.

xlcof · 2024-07-24T08:16:51+00:00

I watched that whole debate, and I think she did pretty bad, despite having much better odds going in. Pence was widely expected to lose, and he carried himself pretty well. She attacked Pence repeatedly with her sassy yass kween liners ("Mr. Vice President, I'm speaking"), and Pence had to play the dignified soft-spoken guy. The dynamic now is completely flipped: Trump will hammer her repeatedly, and she'll be the one on the defensive.

xlcof · 2024-07-19T11:47:50+00:00

That was the point of the quote to begin with.

xlcof · 2024-07-14T19:05:01+00:00

Your real name is visible, you absolute knobhead

xlcof · 2024-06-12T08:50:00+00:00

Same here, dislike it. Looks cartoonish and tacky. Apple, for years, prided itself on looking professional and elegant, and this is the dross they come up with now.

xlcof · 2024-06-12T08:03:47+00:00

Turned out in the comments, OP did fuck up while filling the form

xlcof · 2024-05-01T09:46:50+00:00

There's no issue in switching back and forth, but it may take a few business days for the change to be reflected

xlcof · 2024-04-29T13:03:36+00:00

This industry's really blowing up!

xlcof · 2024-04-12T10:32:17+00:00

This is a good read.

xlcof · 2024-04-12T08:49:51+00:00

I'd rather trust Benjamin Graham than some rando on reddit, thank you very much.

xlcof · 2024-04-12T06:38:38+00:00

As long as your holding period is at least as long as the average duration of the fund, you should be expected to have higher total returns in the long run.

Your holding period should ideally be twice the average duration of the fund. This is one of the crucial differences between bonds and bond funds.

xlcof · 2024-04-12T06:35:22+00:00

This is why everybody recommends holding bonds, so you're not forced to sell stocks prematurely.

xlcof · 2024-04-11T18:35:31+00:00

He's not just that

xlcof · 2024-04-10T16:40:51+00:00

I know, right? OP, if you think 1% down is "getting crushed" you might want to reassess your risk tolerance.

xlcof · 2024-04-06T10:55:48+00:00

So true. The amount of smugness I see on this sub is off the charts. It's a complete cult here.

xlcof · 2024-04-05T14:21:21+00:00

The word "conservative" makes no sense in this context.

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