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by r3bl
3669 days ago
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Yes, the draws exist, but every other argument you've posted cannot be applied to the first round of group games. Chances are huge that all of the times are going to want to start strong. As the researchers said multiple times, they're going to be updating their algorithms all of the time and take into account the things they've missed in the current version. |
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Except when you're the lowest-ranked team, and starting your group with a match against the favourite. In that case, you're likely to play for damage control (e.g. aim for a draw, don't concede too many goals).