Talk:2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)

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Grammar[edit]

I hate to be a grammar nazi but the correct usage is "runners-up". The reason is that there are multiple 'runners' but only one 'up' Wilmot1 (talk) 15:10, 28 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Tiebreakers[edit]

The first tiebreaker for this competition is not goal difference!! It is the performance between the tied teams. So after the Scotland v Sweden game which Sweden won but which left Scotland and Seden equal on points, Sweden took top spot because in games between Scotland and Sweden Sweden had more points. I have not idea how to correct the group 4 table to reflect this but the play-off table is correct. Wilmot1 (talk) 09:09, 17 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Background colors in groups[edit]

We don't have a guide explaining what green, dark blue, yellow and red backgrounds in the group mean respectively. This can confuse new readers, and leads to the situation now where it's not obvious if dark blue should indicate 'qualified for playoffs' or 'certain of at least 2nd place in group'. Right now dark blue means 'certain of at least 2nd place in groups' in the group tables, but 'qualified for playoffs' in the runner-up table.

I would prefer one definition across the groups, but I'm good with either definition. What are your views? -- Lejman (talk) 20:23, 14 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I can definately agree with you, we need a key to explain the colors (I actually believe I thought about it for a week ago, but most have forgotten it) and it should be consistent both in group and runners-up table. Not sure exactly how the colors/explanation should be though. QED237 (talk) 22:19, 14 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I know in the past in other tournaments it has been something like:

green – qualified for main tournament
dark blue – qualified for at least next round (playoff)
light blue – assured of at least second place (may qualify directly and may go to playoff)
yellow – Second place or worse (may reach play-off)
red – All others eliminated

maybe something like that (with some change in wording)? QED237 (talk) 22:26, 14 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I like QED237's scheme above but it isn't the way colours have been used up till now. In general green has been the same but blue has been 'will finish no worst than second' and red for 'will finish third or worst'. Since all the matches except the play-offs finish on Thursday maybe it is a little late in the tournament to change it? Wilmot1 (talk) 10:39, 15 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The colors I gave was from 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying, with same scenarios, group winner advance and best runners-up to play off. The colors varies depending on how the regulations are, sometimes all second-placed teams go to playoff, which is why light blue not needed in those cases (maybe it is not always used). QED237 (talk) 14:08, 15 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

What I am saying is that sometimes gruop winners and best second placed teams go through and in those cases the blue can be second place and green qualified (both first and second), but not in this case when we have both qualified, playoff and second place.QED237 (talk) 14:15, 15 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I wouldn't use too much colors. Get's to complicated then. Also it's really tricky to get the best 4 runner-ups scenario right. This is over in 2 days anyway. -Koppapa (talk) 14:23, 15 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]