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UTUSN

(70,691 posts) Sun Jun 22, 2014, 10:30 PM Jun 2014

Could some sports nerd 'splain to me why the game ended in a tie when

the score was a win at the end of the game?!1 Why were there extra minutes?!1

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Could some sports nerd 'splain to me why the game ended in a tie when (Original Post) UTUSN Jun 2014 OP

The extra minutes they played, Suich Jun 2014 #1

Suich

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1. The extra minutes they played,

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Sun Jun 22, 2014, 10:58 PM

Jun 2014

were to make up for the time-outs they took for injuries, penalties, etc.

Check this thread out for what happens when it ends in a tie:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1018629016

Since Portugal lost their 1st game, and got no points, they would have been eliminated if they didn't at least tie us.

World Cup gets more exciting as more teams are eliminated. Hang in there!

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