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Why aren't the semi's played on the same day?
Posted on 7/10/18 at 9:58 am
Posted on 7/10/18 at 9:58 am
Seems kind of unfair to the team that wins tomorrow and gets 1 day less rest for the final.
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Posted on 7/10/18 at 10:00 am to SUB
It's already almost over. Let's stretch it out all we can 
I feel bad for Croatia (not too bad though) if they win tomorrow. At least 2 matches to pens and a shorter rest.
And no, it's not coming home.
I feel bad for Croatia (not too bad though) if they win tomorrow. At least 2 matches to pens and a shorter rest.
And no, it's not coming home.
Posted on 7/10/18 at 10:00 am to SUB
Probably to maximize the TV audience.
Posted on 7/10/18 at 10:15 am to SUB
Yeah, it's pretty dumb.
Posted on 7/10/18 at 10:20 am to SUB
As a fan, I'm glad that I get to watch the games over two days instead of one.
As a player or coach, I'd be a little bothered.
As a player or coach, I'd be a little bothered.
Posted on 7/10/18 at 10:43 am to SUB
Is 3 days of rest insufficient? It would depend on how far they have to travel, if at all.
The third place game is on 2 days of rest for either England or Croatia. That is short rest for sure.
The third place game is on 2 days of rest for either England or Croatia. That is short rest for sure.
Posted on 7/10/18 at 10:45 am to uway
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Is 3 days of rest insufficient?
For the World Cup final when your opponent has 4 days of rest? I think it's insufficient.
Posted on 7/10/18 at 11:02 am to SUB
Wouldnt having less rest in a semi also be unfair?
Posted on 7/10/18 at 11:08 am to LSUMJ
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Wouldnt having less rest in a semi also be unfair?
Not when the two teams playing each other have the same amount of rest. You could also have both games be tomorrow and just give France and Belgium an extra day.
Posted on 7/10/18 at 11:11 am to SUB
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Seems kind of unfair to the team that wins tomorrow and gets 1 day less rest for the final.
Helps balance out the travel. The team that wins tomorrow does not have to travel since they are already in Moscow where the final is played. The team that wins today in St. Petersburg has to spend some time getting to Moscow ~450 miles away.
OTOH, it really is unfair for the 3rd place game (since the travel situation is reversed), but nobody cares about that game anyway...
Posted on 7/10/18 at 11:28 am to InThroughTheOutDore
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elps balance out the travel. The team that wins tomorrow does not have to travel since they are already in Moscow where the final is played. The team that wins today in St. Petersburg has to spend some time getting to Moscow ~450 miles away.
I didn't know this. That's actually a fair point.
Posted on 7/10/18 at 11:30 am to InThroughTheOutDore
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Helps balance out the travel. The team that wins tomorrow does not have to travel since they are already in Moscow where the final is played. The team that wins today in St. Petersburg has to spend some time getting to Moscow ~450 miles away.
If that's the case, how come they played the semis on the same day in 1994? Brazil played both the semis and finals at the Rose Bowl while Italy had to travel to California all the way from New Jersey.
This post was edited on 7/10/18 at 11:32 am
Posted on 7/10/18 at 11:32 am to Bench McElroy
Well, that was 24 years ago. Maybe that's when they decided it needed to be changed?
Posted on 7/10/18 at 11:44 am to DestrehanTiger
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I didn't know this. That's actually a fair point.
To be clear, a fair point is all that it is. I don't know that this was actually their logic, just that it would make sense.
Posted on 7/10/18 at 6:03 pm to SUB
3 days of rest is more than enough, this isn’t football or rugby.
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