tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post129502993968129195..comments2024-03-27T11:07:13.708+01:00Comments on Football rankings: When losing strategically helps the motherlandEdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06640136267487836463noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-38161038442237610392017-09-29T13:39:43.549+02:002017-09-29T13:39:43.549+02:00They should jut do it as UEFA does - divide by the...They should jut do it as UEFA does - divide by the total number of teams participating. This way losing is never better.Amirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06469650958512209299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-72159583614862415622017-09-29T10:06:56.868+02:002017-09-29T10:06:56.868+02:00There are some inconsistencies in the way AFC are ...There are some inconsistencies in the way AFC are computing the ranking. Wrote to AFC, waiting for an answer.Edgarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03420252819752301980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-3263127287705725732017-09-15T18:31:17.190+02:002017-09-15T18:31:17.190+02:00I think it should divide to number of teams partic...I think it should divide to number of teams participating; you can see Thailand with very high point because 2 teams lost in p/o round.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12973474958748568020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-84109624741146190562017-09-15T09:37:34.496+02:002017-09-15T09:37:34.496+02:00This is also an option, why not? It's up to AF...This is also an option, why not? It's up to AFC to solve the problem.Edgarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03420252819752301980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1631997616728141521.post-721168283574939402017-09-15T09:10:36.536+02:002017-09-15T09:10:36.536+02:00however dividing by 1 gives a huge bonus to the MA...however dividing by 1 gives a huge bonus to the MA which has 2 teams which seems almost overwhelmingly not fair to the remaining MAs so better option will be to divide it by 1.5 so it will neither be unfair like current scenario nor over the top advantage fro MA with 2 teams, let me know what you thinkAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801788711929155311noreply@blogger.com