The United States will play the Netherlands in the World Cup. It was 1:44. 16 teams are vying for a place in the knockout section of the World Cup in 2022. We looked at what every nation needed to do to get out of their group and keep the dream alive. Brazil, France, Portugal, Netherlands, England, United States, Australia are qualified. Canada, Iran, Wales, and Tunisia were eliminated on July 16. There areTIEBREAKERS. The teams that are level on points will be separated. 1) Overall group goal difference
2) Overall group goals scored
3) Head to head (H2H) result
4) H2H goal difference in all matches between the teams still level
5) H2H goals scored in all matches between the teams still level
6) Fair play points
7) Drawing of lots
The World Cup tiebreakers are explained.
The permutations will be shown after the second round of matches.
The news and features of the World Cup in 2022.
| GP | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
| 2 - Senegal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 - Ecuador | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| 4 - Qatar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 0 |
| Top two countries qualify for round of 16 |
The Netherlands booked their place in the knockout stages of the World Cup with a 2-0 win over the hosts of the tournament. They will play the US on Saturday.
A first-half penalty and a second-half goal by captain Kalidou Koulibaly helped propel Senegal to a place in the knockout stages of the World Cup. They will play England on Sunday.
| GP | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +7 | 7 |
| 2 - USA | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 5 |
| 3 - Iran | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| 4 - Wales | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 1 |
| Top two countries qualify for round of 16 |
Two goals from Marcus Rashford and a further by Phil Foden helped England secure a dominating win over Wales and top spot in the group.
The United States beat Iran by a single goal to finish second in Group B and advance to the knockout stage. Iran is no longer in the picture.
The remaining fixture list.
Wednesday (2 p.m. ET): Poland vs. Argentina, Saudi Arabia vs. Mexico
| GP | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - Poland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 4 |
| 2 - Argentina | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 3 - S. Arabia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 - Mexico | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| Top two countries qualify for round of 16 |
Poland will qualify with a win or draw against Argentina. If Saudi Arabia draws or loses, the group will be decided with a victory or a draw.
If Poland lose and Mexico win: - Argentina win the group with six points, Poland and Mexico both have four points; and -- Second place will be decided on group goal difference and then goals scored, and Mexico would have to overturn a deficit of four goals. -- If records are identical, for instance Poland lose 2-0 and Mexico win 2-0, head to head is level so second is decided on fair play points.
-- If that's level it's a random draw
Current fair play points Poland: -4
Mexico: -6
If Poland lose and Saudi Arabia-Mexico is a draw: - Argentina win the group with six points, Poland and Saudi Arabia both have four points; and -- If Poland lose by one or two goals, Poland will finish second on goal group difference with Saudi Arabia third. -- If Poland lose by three goals it will be decided by group goals scored; if records are identical, e.g. if Poland lose 3-0 and Saudi Arabia-Mexico is 0-0, Poland finish second on head to head.
-- If Poland lose by four or more goals, Saudi Arabia will finish second on goal group difference with Poland third.
Poland will be out if Saudi Arabia wins and Poland loses.
Argentina's victory over Mexico will affect Lionel Messi and his teammates.
If Saudi Arabia draws or loses, Argentina will be guaranteed to qualify with a win.
If both Argentina and Saudi Arabia win: - Top spot will be decided on group goal difference and then goals scored; Argentina currently have the goal-difference advantage by two goals.
- If the scoring record is identical, Saudi Arabia win the group on head to head.
They are guaranteed to qualify if Argentina draws.
Saudi Arabia and Poland will qualify if Argentina draws and Saudi Arabia wins.
If Argentina draw and Mexico win: - Poland win the group with five points, Argentina and Mexico both have four points; and -- If Mexico win by one or two goals, Argentina finish second on group goal difference with Mexico third. -- If Mexico win by three goals it will be decided by group goals scored; if records are identical, Argentina finish second on head to head.
-- If Mexico win by four goals, Mexico are second on group goal difference and Argentina third.
Argentina can't qualify with a loss.
Saudi Arabia is guaranteed to qualify if Poland-Argentina draw. Top spot will be decided if Saudi Arabia and Argentina win.
They are certain of qualification if Argentina lose.
Poland would have to lose by at least three goals to qualify for the playoffs if Saudi Arabia drew and Poland lost.
Saudi Arabia can't qualify if either game is draws or they lose to Mexico.
If Mexico beats Saudi Arabia by four or more goals, it will qualify.
Mexico will finish second if Poland wins.
Mexico would have to overturn a four goal deficit if they won and Poland lost.
Mexico will need to win by at least three goals if Poland-Argentina is a draw.
| GP | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
| 2 - Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 6 |
| 3 - Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 - Denmark | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Top two countries qualify for round of 16 |
Tunisia claimed a famous victory over a France team made up mostly of back-up players but it wasn't enough to advance. France is the group's leader.
Australia reached the World Cup round of 16 for the first time since 2006 after Mathew Leckie scored the only goal of the game.
The remaining fixture list.
Thursday (2 p.m. ET): Costa Rica vs. Germany, Japan vs. Spain
| GP | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - Spain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +7 | 4 |
| 2 - Japan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 - Costa Rica | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 3 |
| 4 - Germany | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Top two countries qualify for round of 16 |
Spain will qualify with a win or draw against Japan. Will win the group if Costa Rica draws or loses.
Spain will be out if Costa Rica wins the game.
If Spain lose and Germany win: - Japan win the group with six points, Spain and Germany both have four points; and -- Second place will be decided between Spain and Germany on group goal difference and goals scored, and Germany would have to overturn a deficit of eight goals.
-- If records are identical, second is decided on fair play points.
-- If that's level it's a random draw.
Current fair play points Spain: -1
Germany: -3
Spain will finish second if they lose by 13 goals or more.
The match between Germany and Spain at the World Cup was a good one.
Japan is guaranteed to qualify with a win against Spain.
If Japan and Costa Rica win: -- Top spot will be decided on group goal difference and goals scored; Japan currently have the goal-difference advantage by six goals.
-- If the scoring record is identical, Costa Rica win the group on head-to-head.
Japan are through if Costa Rica-Germany draws.
If Japan draw and Germany win: - Spain win the group with five points, Spain and Germany both have four points; and -- If Germany win by one goal, it will be decided by group goals scored; if records are identical, e.g. with 1-1 and 1-0 scorelines, Japan finish second on head-to-head.
-- If Germany win by more than one goal, Germany are second on goal difference and Japan third.
Japan will be out if Costa Rica wins.
Japan can't qualify with a loss.
Costa Rica is guaranteed to qualify if Japan-Spain is a draw.
The top spot will be determined if Costa Rica and Japan win.
If Costa Rica draws and Spain loses, Costa Rica will finish third behind Spain and Italy.
Costa Rica will finish second if Japan loses and Costa Rica draws.
If both games are draws, Costa Rica can't qualify.
Costa Rica cannot win a match.
Germany needs to beat Costa Rica to have a chance, and must win by 8 goals.
Germany will finish second if Spain wins.
Germany would have to overturn a goal-difference deficit of eight goals if it wins and Spain loses.
Germany can qualify if Japan-Spain is a draw and Germany wins.
The remaining fixture list.
Thursday (10 a.m. ET): Canada vs. Morocco, Croatia vs. Belgium
| GP | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - Croatia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 4 |
| 2 - Morocco | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 4 |
| 3 - Belgium | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 - Canada | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| Top two countries qualify for round of 16 |
Croatia will qualify if they win or draw against Belgium. If Morocco draws or loses, will top the group.
Croatia will win the group if Canada androcco draw. If Croatia draws and Morocco wins, Croatia finishes second.
If Croatia and Morocco both win: - Top spot will be decided on goal difference and then goals scored between the two teams, which Croatia currently edge by one goal.
- If records finish identical, first place is decided on fair play (yellow and red cards.)
- If that's level, it's a random draw.
Current fair play points Croatia: -2
Morocco: -2
If Croatia and Morocco both lose: - Belgium win the group with six points, Croatia and Mexico both have four points; and -- If both games are lost by the same margin (for instance one goal, 2-1 and 1-0), Croatia will finish second on goal difference with Morocco third. -- If the games are decided by a different margins, second place will be decided between Croatia and Morocco on goal difference and then goals scored. -- If this is identical, it will be decided on fair play (yellow and red cards.)
-- If fair play is level, it's a random draw.
Croatia will be out if there is a win or a draw.
They are guaranteed to qualify with a win or draw. If Croatia draws or loses, will top the group.
The Croatia section states that the top spot is decided if Croatia and Morocco win. If both games are draws, Morocco will win the title. If Croatia wins, the second place will go to Morocco.
As noted in the Croatia section, if Morocco and Croatia lose, Belgium will win the group.
If Croatia wins, the second place will go to Morocco.
If Morocco lose and Croatia-Belgium is a draw: - Croatia win the group with five points, Morocco and Belgium both have four points; and -- If Morocco lose by one or two goals, Morocco finish second and Belgium third -- If Morocco lose by three goals it will come down to group goals scored. If this is level, Morocco finish second ahead of Belgium on head-to-head.
-- If Morocco lose by four or more goals, Belgium finish second.
As noted in the Croatia section, if Morocco and Croatia lose, Belgium will win the group.
If Morocco draws or loses, Belgium will top the group.
Belgium are out if the two countries draw or win.
Croatia will win the group with second place decided between Belgium and Morocco if the two countries draw and one loses.
Canada is no longer alive.
Time is up for many ofBelgium's stars after their loss.
The remaining fixture list.
Friday (2 p.m. ET): Cameroon vs. Brazil, Serbia vs. Switzerland
| GP | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - Brazil | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 6 |
| 2 - Switzerland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 - Cameroon | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 4 - Serbia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| Top two countries qualify for round of 16 |
If Switzerland fail to beat Serbia, Brazil will win the group and top the stage.
If Brazil lose and Switzerland win: - Top spot will be decided on goal difference - If both games are won by one goal, Brazil finish first and Switzerland second - If one game is won by a greater of one goal (so 2-0 and 1-0), goal difference will be level and top spot is decided on goals scored -- If goals scored is level, Brazil win the group on head-to-head
- If one game is won by a greater of two or more goals (so 3-0 and 1-0), Switzerland win the group and Brazil are second
Brazil or France will be the two teams in the World Cup knockouts.
Switzerland is guaranteed to finish in the top two if they beat Serbia and can win the group if Brazil loses.
Will qualify with a draw if the game is close.
If Switzerland draw and Cameroon win: - Brazil win the group with six points, Cameroon and Switzerland have four points; and -- If Cameroon win by one goal, second place will be decided on goals scored; Switzerland have scored three fewer goals than Cameroon (so if Cameroon win 1-0, Switzerland must draw 3-3 to make goals level and finish second on head-to-head.)
-- If Cameroon win by two or more goals, Cameroon are second and Switzerland third.
It's not possible to qualify with a loss.
To have any chance, the country must win.
If both Cameroon and Serbia win: - Brazil win the group with six points, Cameroon and Serbia both have four points; and
-- If both games are won by the same margin (for instance any by one goal, 2-1 and 1-0), Cameroon will finish second on goal difference with Serbia third.
--- Therefore, Serbia must win by a greater margin than Cameroon to finish second: -- If this is by a greater of one goal (so 2-0 and 1-0), goal difference will be level and second place is decided on goals scored (both have scored 3 goals) -- If goals scored are level, it will be decided on fair play.
-- If fair play is level, it's a random draw.
If Serbia win by at least two goals, they will finish second on goal difference.
Current fair play points Cameroon: -3
Serbia: -5
Both Switzerland and Cameroon will be out if they win.
If Serbia-Switzerland is a draw, any Cameroon that wins will be enough, but by two or more goals it will be.
If they are to finish in the top two, they must win.
Serbia are through if they win and lose.
Serbia needs to win by a larger margin if it is to have a chance of winning.
The remaining fixture list.
Friday (10 a.m. ET): Ghana vs. Uruguay, South Korea vs. Portugal
| GP | W | D | L | GD | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - Portugal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 6 |
| 2 - Ghana | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 - South Korea | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 4 - Uruguay | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| Top two countries qualify for round of 16 |
Portugal will top the group if they win or draw against South Korea, or if the other two teams in the group lose.
If Portugal lose and Ghana win - Top spot will be decided on goal difference and goals scored - If both games are won by one goal, Portugal top the group on goal difference. - If games are won by a different margin, the group will be decided on goal difference and then goals scored.
- If goals scored is identical, Portugal win the group on head-to-head.a win the group on goal difference.
If they beat Uruguay, they will finish in the top two and have a good chance of winning the group.
In case of a draw or loss by South Korea, the second place will be determined by the result.
If Ghana draw and South Korea win: - Portugal win the group with six points, Ghana and South Korea both have four points; and -- If South Korea win by one goal, second place will be decided on goals scored. --- If group goals scored are identical (e.g. if 0-0 and 3-2), Ghana finish second on head-to-head.
-- If South Korea win by two or more goals, South Korea finish second on goal difference and Ghana are third.
It is not possible for the country to qualify with a loss.
They discussed how the win over South Korea would boost the confidence of the country in the World Cup.
South Korea will finish second if they draw or lose.
If both Uruguay and South Korea win: - Portugal win the group with six points, Uruguay and South Korea both have four points; -- If both games are won by the same margin, South Korea finish second on goal difference -- If Uruguay win by a greater margin of one goal (so 2-0 and 1-0), second place is decided on goals scored --- If goals scored are level (so 1-0 and 3-1), second place is decided on fair play (yellow and red cards.); If that's level, it's a random draw.
-- If Uruguay win by a greater margin of two or more goals (so 3-0 and 1-0), Uruguay finish second on goal difference
Current fair play points South Korea: -3
Uruguay: -3
Need a win to have a chance.
The scenarios in the Uruguay section apply to both South Korea and Uruguay winning.
South Korea are guaranteed to qualify if they win by two goals or less and if they win by one goal.
South Korea would finish third.
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