Colin the Mathmo (colinthemathmo@mathstodon.xyz)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Jun-2024 04:59:55 JST

@jtwcornell91 It would also be making sure that England ... their traditional "friend" ... doesn't make it out of the group stage.

But the benefits of manipulating results like this are marginal, uncertain, and almost certainly the payoff absolutely isn't worth it.

With my experience in security-adjacent fields, I can't help but speculate.