If both Iceland and Argentina win, then the team with the better goal difference will qualify. If the Nigeria-Argentina match ends in a draw, then Iceland have to beat Croatia by three goals to leapfrog ahead of Nigeria due to a better goal difference.Īrgentina need to win against Nigeria and they will qualify if Iceland fail to beat Croatia. Iceland have to beat Croatia no matter what to stand a chance of qualifying and need Nigeria to not win. Things get complicated when it comes to Iceland and Argentina. However, if they draw, they would hope that Croatia beat or secure a draw against Iceland. The Super Eagles will qualify for the knockouts if they beat Argentina in their final match.
Nigeria are the best-placed of the trio having won 2-0 against Iceland. However, all the remaining three teams have a chance of joining the Croats in the Round of 16. Image courtesy: Twitter have made it out of the group stage and have all but topped the group.
Nigeria, Iceland and Argentina all have a chance to qualify for the last-16. Update: Spain (five points) topped the group while Portugal finished second (five) after the last group stage matches.
If both teams with an identical margin, then fair play record will decide who tops the group. With regards to who tops the group in case both Spain and Portugal win, the team with the bigger winning margin will finish first. However, if both Spain and Portugal lose, the team with the heavier defeat will crash out with Iran topping the group. Even if they lose, they would still qualify if Portugal beat Iran. For Spain, a draw against Morocco would be enough for them to qualify. The winner of that clash will move on to the knockout stages. Iran are third with three points and play Portugal in their final match. The Spaniards have only one yellow card as opposed to their Iberian rivals' two. However, Spain are first because they have a better fair play record than Portugal. Image courtesy: Twitter Spain and Portugal have four points off two games and have identical goal differences with four goals scored and three conceded. Spain and Portugal look poised to qualify from Group B. Teams that are eliminated: Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Morocco, Peru, Costa Rica, South Korea, Tunisia, Panama, Poland and Iran. Teams that have qualified so far: Russia, Uruguay, France, Croatia, England, Belgium, Spain and Portugal. Teams will lose four points for a direct red card, while yellow card and direct red will see them lose five points, with only one of the deductions applied to a player in a single game.) (Here yellow cards earned will see teams docked a point, indirect red card as a result of a second yellow card will see teams docked three points. Greater number of points obtained regarding fair play conduct. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned Greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings shall be determined as follows:
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