What kind of a sport allows a tie? Is this the adult version of rec league sports for kids to help build confidence by making everyone a "winner"?
It's not whether you win or loose but rather how you play the game... good luck in life with this philosophy.
Okay Mark, I'll help you out a bit.
A tie is when two teams score the same amount of points. However, if a game is an elimination game, both teams continue into overtime periods. If no winner comes from that time, a shoot-out takes place, until one team scores more penalty kick goals than the other.
In the World Cup (and soccer in general), a tie is worth one point. A win is worth three points. A loss has no point value. Two ties are not worth as much as a win.
So you're sweet little Miley Ray Cyrus comment about "It's not whether you win or loose but rather how you play the game" clearly shows you don't understand this simple mathematical concept.
The funny thing about people like you, Jessica Rabbit, the people who doesn't like soccer or its popularity don't understand that soccer is the only sport that is widely popular on all six continents. No one gives a **** about NFL in Africa, or hockey in Asia, or baseball in Europe.
Let me know how I can help, bro. I got a sixer of Natty and my Xbox, you got the new Jack Johnson CD. We'll make a night of it.