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  2. Determining the outcome of a match (association football)

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    Most codes of football from before 1863 provided only one means of scoring (typically called the "goal", although Harrow football used the word "base"). [7] The two major exceptions (the Eton field game and Sheffield rules, which borrowed the concept from Eton) both used the "rouge" (a touchdown, somewhat similar to a try in today's rugby) as a tie-breaker.

  3. Three points for a win - Wikipedia

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    Under W2 these two teams are equal on 3 points and their rank is based on goal difference and other ranking criteria. In Group F of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Slovakia finished 2nd with a -1 goal difference (their win causing 5th-ranked Italy's early World Cup exit), while New Zealand finished 3rd with 0 goal difference having played three draws.

  4. Sports rating system - Wikipedia

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    A sports rating system is a system that analyzes the results of sports competitions to provide ratings for each team or player. Common systems include polls of expert voters, crowdsourcing non-expert voters, betting markets, and computer systems.

  5. Glossary of association football terms - Wikipedia

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    A player doing a keepie-uppie Association football (more commonly known as football or soccer) was first codified in 1863 in England, although games that involved the kicking of a ball were evident considerably earlier. A large number of football-related terms have since emerged to describe various aspects of the sport and its culture. The evolution of the sport has been mirrored by changes in ...

  6. HS football notes: Tis the season of math and speculation - AOL

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    Nov. 8—Among the challenges with charting potential playoff paths in state high school football: the treacherous combination of math and speculation. That's one of the reasons accounts such as ...

  7. What is redshirting? How NCAA college football rule allows ...

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    12.8.3.1.6 Exception: In football, a student-athlete representing a Division I institution may compete in up to four contests in a season without using a season of competition.

  8. Goal difference - Wikipedia

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    Goal difference, goal differential or points difference is a form of tiebreaker used to rank sport teams which finish on equal points in a league competition.Either "goal difference" or "points difference" is used, depending on whether matches are scored by goals (as in ice hockey and association football) or by points (as in rugby union and basketball).

  9. What does a 12-team playoff mean for college football? One ...

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    Just playing nationally meaningful games late in the season will be a boost to teams such as these across the country. Just getting into the playoff would be incredible.