August 14, 2010 … doing away with ties in the group stages of the World Cup . Blatter suggested that this approach would end defensive-minded teams from playing for draws in the early games of the tournament. Blatter also said FIFA will contemplate whether or not a tie game in the group stage should be decided through penalty kicks or the Golden Goal rule, which was last used in a World Cup in 2002 in South Korea and Japan . Here are more stories from Saturday: …