A football (soccer) team didn't score any goals, yet they still won the game. How is this possible?
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asked Jan 2 at 13:08
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2$\begingroup$ I would say tournament rules, but I see Dmitry and suspect some math is involved. $\endgroup$– George MenoutisJan 2 at 14:06
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$\begingroup$ actually no math this time. Just knowledge of how soccer works. $\endgroup$– Dmitry KamenetskyJan 2 at 14:31
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$\begingroup$ @GeorgeMenoutis good assumption, I'd say, haha $\endgroup$– justhalfJan 2 at 17:02
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2$\begingroup$ I can think of quite a few scenarios where this, sometimes regularly, happens - such as the game is the second leg, they win on penalties (doesn't count as a goal), the other team gets disqualified, the correct answer already given - or perhaps the most fun one, a 'Ghost Goal', where the ball goes through the side of the net and is given! However because of this I think this is probably a bit broad $\endgroup$– Beastly GerbilJan 2 at 17:15
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$\begingroup$ You could also just let the referee kick the ball in, but will probably be disallowed by VAR because of FIFA rules. $\endgroup$– StevoJan 3 at 2:54
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Maybe because:
The opposing team scored own goals themselves.
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$\begingroup$ correct! that's the answer I was looking for. Quite recently Liverpool beat Leicester without scoring any goals :) $\endgroup$ Jan 2 at 15:16
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From the FIFA Disciplinary Code (PDF):
Art. 31 Forfeit
1 Teams sanctioned with a forfeit are considered to have lost the match by 0-3.
2 If the goal difference is greater, the higher score is upheld.
