Soccer Stat Question

[TakeIt]

does anyone know how often a soccer game ends in a tie?

how about for the world cup, say last year?

thanks

[spartangreen]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup#Results

[TakeIt]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FI...ld_Cup#Results

ok, thanks.

so in 2006, in the group phase, there were 96 games and 23 ended in a tie, or 24%

that's 3.16 to 1 against a tie.

interesting. thanks.