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World Cup Daily Podcast: Discussing Alternatives to FIFA Fair Play Points

Senegal became the first team to be knocked out of the World Cup due to FIFA fair play points on Thursday, begging the question of if that process is actually fair or if FIFA should look into alternative methods. We discuss fair play points and how potentially counting corners or shots on goal could work as a better indicator of who should move on.

Listen to the full episode below, and be sure to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes to hear each and every episode throughout the 2018 World Cup.

Here's a selection of episode 15, which can be listened to in its entirety in the podcast console above:

GRANT WAHL: Every day of the four days of these group finales we've had at least one dramatic finish and, once again, we did today involving Japan, Senegal and Colombia.