If England draw with France tonight, lots will be drawn to decide if they or Denmark proceed as the best third-placed team. At the 1990 World Cup in Italy, Ireland and the Netherlands finished with identical records in their group, and lots were drawn to decide who went through in second and third place - the first time this had happened in World Cup history Ireland were placed second and faced Romania, beating them on penalties to progress to the quarter-finals. The Dutch drew old enemies West Germany, and were knocked out by the eventual winners.
Posted on: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 15:54:43 +0000