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- Title
Néhány gondolat a labdarúgás rangsorolási szabályairól a 2018. évi labdarúgóvilágbajnokság európai selejtezője kapcsán.
- Authors
Csató, László; Petróczy, Dóra Gréta
- Abstract
We discuss the ranking rules applied in association football. It is shown that the European qualifiers to the 2018 FIFA World Cup can be manipulated: it was possible even in October 2017, after four-fifths of all matches have already been played, that a team would be eliminated if it would win in the last matchday of group stage, but it would advance to play-offs by playing a draw, provided that all other results do not change. Eight further incentive incompatible qualifiers to recent UEFA European Championships and FIFA World Cups are identified and a strategy-proof mechanism is suggested for the design of similar qualifications. Another incentive incompatible rule and some controversial matches are also presented. This way we want to persuade sport governing bodies that an axiomatic analysis of ranking rules is essential in order to avoid possible scandals.
- Publication
Economic Review / Kozgazdasagi Szemle, 2018, Vol 65, p632
- ISSN
0023-4346
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.18414/KSZ.2018.6.632