Why put the scores on top of each other? The team on the left should be on the left, and the team on the right on the right. Many channels use this left-right layout, but they fail to swap it around at half-time, when the teams change sides!
I guess the top/bottom (or left/right) diversion comes from home team / away team. In the world cup this doesn't make that much sense, but that's what people are used to.
