SOCCER: more legislation

David Crow says: In response to Hank Greely's question about the tie-breaking criteria (an appropriate concern for a professor of law), Article 28, Paragraph 6 of the Regulations for the 2002 FIFA World Cup states:

"Ranking in each group shall be determined as follows:

1. greater number of points obtained in all the group matches;
2. goal difference in all the group matches;
3. greater number of goals scored in all the group matches;
   If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their place shall be determined as follows:
   
4. the greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
5. goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
6. greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
7. drawing lots by the Organising Committee for the FIFA World Cup."