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Why did FIFA not apply the “Away Goals Rule” to break the tie between Egypt and Algeria instead of a play-off?
Algeria and Egypt finished with identical overall and head-to-head records as both had 13 points and +5 goal difference. Algeria defeated Egypt 3-1 in Algeria while Egypt defeated Algeria 2-0 in Egypt. FIFA had decided a tiebreaking play-off match. Shouldn’t Egypt have qualified without the need toplay-off becasue it scored 1 goal away from home while Algeria did not?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_-_CAF_Third_Round
Because the regulations for the World Cup does not include the away goals rules for group or “league” play, merely for “cup” play as in the head-to-head series between Bahrain-Saudi Arabia, Slovenia-Russia.
The basic ranking criteria for league play is:
1) total points
2) goal differential
3) goals scored
4) head-head total points
5) head-head goal differential
6) head-head goals scored (only relevant if three or more teams tied)
7) coin toss or neutral site play-off
Perhaps they should add in head-head away goals ahead of the play-off match, but the current rules do not include it.
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