Not only cream rises to top in skewed system
12 July 2016 - 09:46
The Sharks and the Brumbies have a chance to emulate new European football champions Portugal by winning the title after benefiting from the vagaries of the pool system. Portugal won Euro 2016 despite finishing third in their group after three draws.They only made the knockout stages because the tournament expanded to allow the best third-placed sides to advance from the group stage.
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