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Increasing competitiveness by imbalanced groups: The example of the 48-team FIFA World Cup
László Csató, András Gyimesi
A match played in a sports tournament can be called stakeless if at least one team is indifferent to its outcome because it already has qualified or has been eliminated. Such a gam…
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Attractiveness and equal treatment in a group draw
László Csató, Dóra Gréta Petróczy
National teams from different continents can play against each other only in afew sports competitions. Therefore, a reasonable aim is maximising the number of intercontinental game…