I think what made the IOC disqualify them was that these coupled played eachother so the matches became a farse. One team not giving a toss and losing happens all the time - hell, Arsenal have done it several times when we've already been through as winners of our CL group. But losing on purpose in order to get a preferred semi final opponent apparently is not kosher.
Is that you modd?
Bit unfair on the later teams imo, as the Chinamen started it..
you're not trying your best, which again means that you're influencing on which other team will go through, in a negative way.