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by huherto 3669 days ago
It is my personal opinion that soccer has a very high luck component. Often four or five plays decide the game. Frequently enough it is even decided by a referee call. It makes the game attractive because even an inferior team has a decent chance against a superior team. It may be just a lucky shot and then you close your defense.
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> It may be just a lucky shot and then you close your defense.

See Greece in WC 2010 as an example of this as a deliberate strategy.