Soccer/Football

Rather than describing the sides, I’ll briefly go through each team in each group and explain basically what they need to do to advance. There’s 3 countries who have definitely advanced with only 2 countries that have been mathematically eliminated, which is actually kinda amazing. With several of these groups, the current 4th place team can advance, but the various scenarios are more than I wish to try and explain. Should you wish to know more, certainly there are websites and/or videos that can give more detailed information.

So this is the minimum of what it would take for these countries to advance.

Group A

Netherlands - Draw or better
Ecuador- Draw or better.
Senegal - Win
Qatar - Out


Group B

England - Draw or better
Iran - Draw or better with Wales draw or loss
USA - Win
Wales - Win with help


Group C

Poland - Draw or better
Argentina - Win
Saudi Arabia - Draw with Argentina loss
Mexico - Win with help


Group D

France - Advances
Australia - Draw with Tunisia draw or loss
Denmark - Win with Tunisia draw or loss
Tunisia - Win with Australia v Denmark draw


Group E

Spain - Draw or better
Japan - Draw with CR v Germany draw
Costa Rica - Draw with Japan loss
Germany - Win with Japan loss


Group F

Croatia - Draw or better
Morocco - Draw with Belgium draw or loss
Belgium - Win with Morocco draw
Canada - Out


Group G

Brazil - Advanced
Switzerland - Draw with Cameroon draw or loss
Cameroon - Win with Swiss loss
Serbia - Win with Cameroon draw or loss


Group H

Portugal - Advanced
Ghana - Draw with South Korea draw or loss
South Korea - Win with help
Uruguay - Win with South Korea draw or loss


Remember the tie breakers are top in points, followed by goal difference, followed by goals scored. If two teams are still tied after those 3, then it goes to number of yellow card and red cards, but we won’t get into that scoring system.

Enjoy!!