Mexico was eliminated from the semis last night. They can’t win a tie breaker with Japan at this point. So even though both teams and the US can finish at 1-2, Mexico finish ahead of Japan.
Ben Kabak worked out the US tie breakers here.
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ooow. My head hurts from those tie breakers.
Yeah mine too. It was not as easy to figure it out as I thought it would be.
And if Korea beats Japan tonight, Mexico is not eliminated.
Like the movie “The Princess Bride” Mexico is just “Mostly dead.”
I think Mexico may still have a slim chance— if Korea beats Japan, and Mexico beats the US, then three teams are tied at 1-2, so it goes to runs allowed between them. Japan has allowed a total of 5 runs to Mexico and the US. The U.S has allowed 3 runs to Japan. Mexico has allowed 5 runs to Japan. If Mexico shuts out the USA in an extra-inning game, scoring at least 3 runs, then the US will be out and Mexico and Japan will have both allowed 5 runs.
Now at that point, will the tiebreaker be (A) Mexico vs. Japan head-to-head, in which case Japan advances, or (B) runs allowed/9 innings, in which case the extra innings would allow Mexico to beat Japan and advance?