The Possibility of Classifying for the World Cup and Its Mathematical Rationale
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This article presents a method which allows to determine whether a national soccer team which is participating in the qualifying phase for the World Cup has a mathematical chance of achieving the passage to the final phase of said competition. The method is based on axioms developed for these purposes and its operation is illustrated by applying it to a specific case corresponding to the South American Qualifiers. This method is efficient, rigorous, flexible and applicable to a wide range of situations.
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