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Related: About this forumUSA-Germany 'biscotto'?
What? Those hard cookies you dunk in coffee? What on Earth do they have to do with futbol?
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/soccer-dirty-tackle/germany-usa-could-result-in-a-controversial--biscotto--scenario-182749527.html;_ylt=AwrSyCMMvKhT.3AAyp1NbK5_
Jurgen Klinsmann's side can still reach the knockout stages of the World Cup if it loses to the European giants, but both sides are guaranteed to progress if they draw....
This is the Italian word for "biscuit" or "cookie," but it also refers to the slightly less delicious scenario in which two teams in a major tournament deliberately play for a result that is mutually beneficial.
One of the most famous examples of a Biscotto occurred at the 1982 World Cup, when West Germany faced Austria in the final match of the first group stage. Going into the game, the European neighbors were fully aware that a West German victory of one or two goals would ensure safe passage to the next stage for both teams, while knocking Algeria and Chile out of the competition.
Well, guess what happened? Germany went up 1-0 after 10 minutes and neither side made any serious attempts to change that scoreline for the remainder of the game. Hence, they both qualified for the next stage.
This is the Italian word for "biscuit" or "cookie," but it also refers to the slightly less delicious scenario in which two teams in a major tournament deliberately play for a result that is mutually beneficial.
One of the most famous examples of a Biscotto occurred at the 1982 World Cup, when West Germany faced Austria in the final match of the first group stage. Going into the game, the European neighbors were fully aware that a West German victory of one or two goals would ensure safe passage to the next stage for both teams, while knocking Algeria and Chile out of the competition.
Well, guess what happened? Germany went up 1-0 after 10 minutes and neither side made any serious attempts to change that scoreline for the remainder of the game. Hence, they both qualified for the next stage.
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USA-Germany 'biscotto'? (Original Post)
KamaAina
Jun 2014
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joeybee12
(56,177 posts)1. Football...not futbol...why do you hate America?
I bet this is very, very common...why kill yourself if the outcome doesn't matter, and especially since the refs probably have bets on the match anyway.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)2. So as to distinguish it from the sport played by the Washington
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joeybee12
(56,177 posts)3. The Washingont Redacteds!
You still have the red in there and it's almost the same number of letters...it works!!!!
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)5. Think about how easy it would be to print new jerseys with this name...
And the money they'd save!