'6v0' in the World Cup

[Grim Tuesday]

I imagine there are quite a few people on Chief Delphi watching the United State's performance in the World Cup with great interest. After today's game with Portugal (last second heartbreaker...) the USA will advance to the round of 16 if any of the following cases take place in the last two games of the group (Germany vs USA and Ghana vs Portugal):

1. USA beats Germany
2. USA ties Germany
3. USA loses to Germany and Portugal and Ghana tie
4. USA loses to Germany and Portugal beats Ghana. Both games have to be close enough so as not to erase the 5 point goal difference between the USA and Portugal.
5. USA loses to Germany in close game and Ghana beats Portugal in close game (enough to make up 2 point goal difference between them. If they end up tied, US beat Ghana head-to-head so USA advances)

For the those who don't know, the group stage works via W/L/T seeding with 3 points to a winner, 1 to a tie, and 0 to a loss. The first tiebreaker is goal difference (sum of win margins), the second is total goals scored and the third is head-to-head record.

Germany is almost guaranteed to advance due to its excellent goal difference (primary tiebreaker) which it racked up in the first game with Portugal. However, if they lose to the United States, there is a negligible chance they might not advance to the next stage and they will definitely not get the 1st seeded position. If they tie with the USA, they will get the 1st position and get to play against an easier opponent in the next round.

Where this becomes an interesting question for the FRC community is in the 6v0 gameplay of 2010 (a soccer game...) It would be mutually beneficial for both the United States and Germany to tie. It guarantees United States advancement, and guarantees German advancement and the 1st seed position.

There were many defenders of 6v0 in FRC gameplay as it being part of the rules, and knowing how to play the metagame. I was wondering if in the context of the World Cup they could defend a 0-0 tie where the players sit down and don't play, guaranteeing both advancement to the next stage in the World Cup.