My initial complaint is that the tournament has a lousy set of rules...such that the US could win ONE game, but get to the fourth game.
And somebody responded that all sports have convoluted methods of getting into the playoffs of final series, etc.
All I’m doing is pointing out that the World Cup Finals are exactly that - the FINALS. So any comparison to the NFL SEASON are incorrect. Comparisons should be made with NFL playoffs, for example.
And my point is - Americans would not watch an NFL playoffs that sent a winning team home, because of some point differential in the previous game. In short, the FIFA tournament is completely foreign to us in the US.
There’s “qualifying,” then a “group stage,” then a “knockout stage.” That’s the language, and as mentioned above, it’s not rocket surgery.
“And my point is - Americans would not watch an NFL playoffs that sent a winning team home, because of some point differential in the previous game. In short, the FIFA tournament is completely foreign to us in the US.”
NFL teams with a winning 10-6 record that still missed the playoffs are:
2013 Arizona Cardinals
2012 Chicago Bears
2010 New York Giants
2010 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2007 Cleveland Browns
2005 Kansas City Chiefs
2003 Miami Dolphins
1991 Philadelphia Eagles
1991 San Francisco 49ers
1989 Washington Redskins
1989 Green Bay Packers
1988 New York Giants
1988 New Orleans Saints
1986 Cincinnati Bengals
1986 Seattle Seahawks
1985 Washington Redskins
1981 Denver Broncos
1980 New England Patriots
1979 Washington Redskins
http://www.sportingcharts.com/articles/nfl/best-nfl-teams-to-miss-the-playoffs.aspx
” In short, the FIFA tournament is completely foreign to us in the US.”
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I agree,it is,but the way things are going in this country we’d better get used to it.:-)
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