The third and final games of the group stage of the World Cup will take place this week as teams desperately try to climb their way into the Round of 16. Several teams are mathematically eliminated from the competition after two disappointing games. However, they can still ruin a team’s chances of advancing. Here is the possible scenarios needed for each team’s qualification to the Round of 16.
Group A
Russia
Round of 16: Qualified
First place: Beat/tie Uruguay
Saudi Arabia: Eliminated
Egypt: Eliminated
Uruguay
Round of 16: Qualified
First place: Beat Russia
Group B
So, here's the situation in Group B…
Which pair do you think is going to qualify? #IRNPOR#ESPMAR
— FIFA World Cup 🏆 (@FIFAWorldCup) June 25, 2018
Portugal
Round of 16:
-Win
-Tie
First place:
-Win and Spain tie/defeat
-Win and Spain win then win tiebreaker
-Tie and Spain defeat
-Tie and Spain tie and win tiebreaker
Spain
Round of 16:
-Win and Portugal tie/defeat
-Win and Portugal win then win the tiebreaker
-Tie and Portugal/Iran tie and beat Portugal in GD
-Tie and Iran or Portugal win
-defeat and Iran win but beat Portugal in goal differential
First place:
-Win and Portugal tie/defeat
-Win and Portugal win but with better GD
Iran
Round of 16:
-Win
-Win and Spain tie
-Tie and Spain defeat by 2+,
First place
-Win and Spain defeat
-Win and spain tie
Morrocco: Eliminated
Group C
Group C standings after match day 2 games. #WorldCup #JoyWorldcup pic.twitter.com/SG8vUrHIrG
— #JoyWorldCup (@JoySportsGH) June 21, 2018
France
Round of 16: Qualified
First place:
-Win
-Tie
Denmark
Round of 16:
-Win
-Tie
-Defeat and Peru win
-Defeat and Australia tie
-Defeat and Australia win but have a better GD
First place: Win
Australia
Round of 16: Win and Denmark defeat and have a better GD than Denmark
First place: Not possible
Peru: Eliminated
Group D
So, Group D…
Final round of fixtures:#NGA vs #ARG #ISL vs #CRO #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/vtf4k3h56S
— FIFA World Cup 🏆 (@FIFAWorldCup) June 22, 2018
Croatia
Round of 16: Qualified
First place:
-Win
-Tie
-Defeat and Argentina win
-Defeat and Argentina/Nigeria tie
-Defeat and Nigeria win but with better GD
Nigeria
Round of 16:
-Win
-Tie and Iceland defeat
-Tie and Iceland tie
-Tie and Iceland Win but with better GD
First place:
-Win and Croatia defeat with better GD
Iceland
Round of 16:
-Win and Argentina/Nigeria tie with better GD
-Win and Argentina win but with better GD
First place: Not possible
Argentina
Round of 16:
-Win and Iceland defeat
-Win and Iceland tie
First place: Not possible
Group E
So, Group E…
1) #BRA
2) #SUI
3) #SRB
4) #CRC #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/C01rVGhsSy— FIFA World Cup 🏆 (@FIFAWorldCup) June 22, 2018
Brazil
Round of 16:
-Win
-Tie
-Defeat and Costa Rica win but with better GD vs Switzerland
First place:
-Win and switzerland defeat
-Win and Switzerland tie
-Win and Switzerland defeat but with better GD
-Tie and Switzerland tie but with better GD
-Tie and Switzerland loss
Switzerland
Round of 16:
-Win
-Tie and a winner between Brazil/Serbia
-Tie and tie between Brazil/Serbia
-Defeat and Brazil win
-Defeat and Serbia win but with better GD
First place:
-Win and Brazil tie/loss
-Win and Brazil win but with better GD
Serbia:
Round of 16:
-Win
-Tie and Switzerland loss but with better GD
First place:
Win and Switzerland tie/loss
Costa Rica: Eliminated
Group F
Group F suddenly looks a bit different after that late winner…
1) #MEX
2) #GER
3) #SWE
4) #KOR #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/wKprPjF2on— FIFA World Cup 🏆 (@FIFAWorldCup) June 23, 2018
Mexico
Round of 16:
-Win
-Tie
-Loss and Germany tie/loss
First place:
-Win
-Tie
-Loss and Germany tie/loss AND better GD than Sweden
Germany
Round of 16:
-Win
-Win and Sweeden tie/defeat
-Win and Sweden win but have a better goal differential
-Tie and Sweden defeat
-Defeat and Sweden defeat but have a better differential than South Korea AND Sweden
First place:
Win and Mexico defeat AND a better GD with Mexico AND Sweden
Sweden
Round of 16:
-Win and have a better goal differential than Mexico and/or German
-Tie and Germany loss
-Defeat and have a better GD than Germany AND South Korea
First place:
-Win and Germany loss/ tie and have better goal differential than Mexico
-Win and Germany win but have better GD than Mexico AND Germany
South Korea
Round of 16:
-A win
-Sweden loss AND have a better GD than Germany AND Sweden
Group G
We know our two qualifiers from Group G, but who will finish top?
1) #ENG
2) #BEL
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3) #TUN
4) #PAN #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/f92GiD8Pkv— FIFA World Cup 🏆 (@FIFAWorldCup) June 24, 2018
Belgium
Round of 16: Qualified
First place:
-Win
-Tie and win tie breaker
England:
Round of 16: Qualified
First place:
-Win
-Tie and win tie breaker
Tunisia: Eliminated
Panama: Eliminated
Group H
So, Group H…
Poland are now eliminated from the #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/0cJRRlI3fb
— FIFA World Cup 🏆 (@FIFAWorldCup) June 24, 2018
Colombia
Round of 16:
-Win
-Tie and japan loss AND a better GD than Japan
First place:
-Win and Japan tie or loss
Japan
Round of 16:
-Win
-Tie
-Defeat and Senegal victory
-Defeat and Colombia victory but better GD than Senegal
First place:
-Win and Colombia victory
-Win and Colombia win but better GD
Senegal
Round of 16:
-Win
-Tie
-Defeat and Japan defeat AND better GD than Japan
First place:
-Win and Japan tie/loss
-Tie and Japan defeat
-Tie and Japan tie AND win tie breaker
Poland: Eliminated