Who Was The First

mikeym

Who was the first to get knocked out of the world cup was it Spain or Australia?

My friends say its Spain, but Australia played before them and lost.

bullvine

I think it was both at the same time actually, Austrailia could still have gone through even after the defeat to Holland if Spain had beaten Chile.

Nerdlingr

They both got knocked out at the same time. Soon as Spain got knocked out last night so did Oz. They needed Spain to win, they didnt so both go home.

gandalf

mikeym wrote: »

Who was the first to get knocked out of the world cup was it Spain or Australia?

My friends say its Spain, but Australia played before them and lost.

They both got knocked out together when Spain lost. Up until then there was a possibility of three teams have three points at the end of the group if the Dutch won their final game and Spain beat Chile and were beaten by Australia. Then Goal difference would have decided who finished second. Once Spain were beaten then the Dutch and Chile qualified out of the group and Spain and Australia were gone.

Kunkka

I presume there was a market for that on some betting site? How would they pay out on that I wonder.

kfallon

Kunkka wrote: »

I presume there was a market for that on some betting site? How would they pay out on that I wonder.

Dead heat I would presume, the full odds you backed it at but for only half your stake!

Richard Hillman

Spain because with the speed of sound of the refs whistle, the closest Spanish player would have heard it before the TV microphones.

Thats what I'm going with anyway

dfx-

mikeym wrote: »

Who was the first to get knocked out of the world cup was it Spain or Australia?

My friends say its Spain, but Australia played before them and lost.

If I was organising a sweepstake, I'd be claiming it to be Spain based on worse goal difference. Ruining the best chance of people with Honduras and Cameroon..

pickarooney

Spain, who were knocked out on the 18th, Madrid time whereas Australia were knocked out on the 19th, Canberra time.

namloc1980

Australia as it was beyond their control to stay in the competition after they lost.

stesaurus

Australia on alphabetical order

SureYWouldntYa

Spain, on goal difference

dundalkfc10

Well the bookies will be paying out based on a dead heat

major bill

We done a sweepstake in work for the world cup. winners, semi finalists, and last place team in the same group as the winner all get money.

I got Spain...looking at Chile and Holland so far I may have a chance of getting that last place money

CSF

namloc1980 wrote: »

Australia as it was beyond their control to stay in the competition after they lost.

Wat d fuk is dis ****

Skid X

Both teams went out at exactly the same time.

They could both technically qualify until the final whistle of the Chile v Spain game. And then they were both out.

Guy:Incognito

Imo, any team that are out after their first 2 games all go out at the same time. Its luck of the draw when your fixtures are actually played so each matchday for all the teams should be treated as if the matches were on at the same time.

Spains results were no less crap if they were the last team to play their 2nd match.

Its more a "worst team" than first out tbh and Spains goal difference has them in pole.