Because of the outrageous mistakes in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, the always rigorous UEFA has become the laughing stock of the world. However, similar lottery scandals are not uncommon, and there are precedents for re-conducting the lottery.
Draw for the 1982 FIFA World Cup
In this World Cup, a total of 4 South American teams and 2 Central and North American teams have qualified, and according to the rules, they will not be divided into the same group. FIFA chose the machine draw, but the ball in the rotating box could not be opened, and the draw process became a disaster.
After Scotland was drawn into the wrong group, FIFA had to re-draw the draw. FIFA later publicly apologized, "The draw ceremony in Madrid was a disaster, because of the problem with the draw ball in the rotating iron box, and the chaos that occurred in order to divide the 6 American teams into different groups was unimaginable." ”
A prank by a rock star
At the draw ceremony for the fifth round of the 2016-17 Scottish Cup, the Scottish FA invited rock star Stewart to the draw. Stewart, who came drunk, drew laughter at every draw, and later admitted that he had done something wrong.
"I told them, 'Guys, since I'm asked to come and see the ball, I want to see the opponent I like.'" They said, 'Don't worry.' ”
Numbers games
UEFA was not the first to play the game at the draw ceremony, where Arsenal legend Sammy Nelson was the draw guest at the 2007 FA Cup draw.
Although he drew the No. 25, he quoted the No. 24, which means that aston Villa, which would have been against Middlesbrough, will face the stronger Manchester United, which means that Manchester United will face opponents from the same Premier League in the third round. To the surprise of fans, Nelson later covered the number with his hand when he reported the 25th.
After receiving the complaint, the FA launched an investigation. Later, an FA spokesman said, "The first ball was indeed number 24, but because there was a line under the number, it looked like number 25." There was absolutely no problem with the draw and we could understand how the chaos could happen. ”