[danielf]

Originally Posted by sherer

in 66 there was a replay scheduled for Upton Park a few days later. there was even a programme already made just in case.. as has been the case for a long time until pens came in.. surely they could just say in the rules if no winner is decided then there will be a replay a few days later

ok it would be difficult for some of the other matches during the second round onwards

Fair enough, but then again, there weren't x billion people across the globe watching the match on telly. Plus all the corporate hospitality etc. I think the stakes are so high (commercially as well as logistically), that a replay may not be feasible anymore.