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In the modern format - with 32 teams - scoring has been as follows through the first 16 matches of the Group Stage:
2010 - 25 goals (1.56 goals per match)
2006 - 39 goals (2.44 goals per match)
2002 - 46 goals (2.88 goals per match)
1998 - 37 goals (2.31 goals per match)

JABULANI ...anyone?

Switzerland 1
Spain Nil

Unbelievable!

Messi only credited with 2 points in the fantasy game after today against South Korea. That is messed up (no pun intended). The guy had at least 2 assists!

I have Messi as well and sent an e-mail to ESPN Soccernet. This was the reply from Dale Johnson:

As per the official How to Play game rules:

* The first was an own goal, which there are no assists for.
* The second came off the post, which there are no assists for.
* The third was flicked on by Burdisso.
* The final was an Aguero assist.

The How to Play states: A Key Contribution (assist) is awarded to a player who plays the final successful pass which leads to a goal. Please note that Key Contributions are not awarded to players who are fouled for free-kicks or penalties which lead to goals, for own goals or for goals which result from rebounds off other players or the woodwork.

Well if you Kats would have picked my BOY GONZALO HIGUAIN you wouldnt have this problem!! Ya'll betta bear witness!! The Coldest Striker in La Liga!!!

higuain for president! haha

watch out for van der vaar too, madrid does an amazing job preparing the studs haha

That's still messed up. Messi forced the keeper into a save then his follow up hit the post and went to Higuain's feet. He got the same points as Park Ji-Sung of Korea and their games were totally different.

This is turning out to be a very interesting WC...

How about this for a crazy, but possible, scenario in Group C:

Slovenia 2-2 England
USA 0-0 Algeria

Slovenia would advance as the group's first place team with 5 points

England & USA would be tied on points (3), goal difference (0), goals scored (3), and head-to-head (1-1). A coin would be flipped to determine who would advance as the group's second place team.

Of course, the USA & England can avoid such a mess and insure their advancement by winning their respective games on Wednesday.