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- If teams have an identical group record for points, goal difference and goals scored, we move on to head-to-head to separate them. This is simple, as you look at the result of that one group game. Did one of two teams win that match? If so, they will be ranked highest. If it was a draw, we move directly on to point 5 to split them.
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Nov 27, 2022 · If countries win an equal number of points and have the same goal difference, the team that has scored the most goals comes out on top. This has eliminated sides from the World Cup on four...
Nov 24, 2022 · If only two teams are still level at the end of this stage, direct head-to-head is applied and these two teams alone move to point 5. The third team is now locked in position. If all three teams...
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If two or more countries finish level on points in the World Cup group stage, overall goal difference is the chief tiebreaker used by FIFA, global football’s governing body, to separate the teams.
Nov 30, 2022 · Indirect red card: -3 points. Direct red card: -4 points. Yellow card and direct red card: – 5 points. This happened in the 2018 FIFA World Cup when Senegal and Japan were equal on all four metrics, and Japan qualified due to better discipline records .
Nov 28, 2022 · Here is a rundown of how it is decided. If two teams finish identical - Whoever came out on top in the group game between the two is given the spot in the Round of 16. If three teams finish identical - Matches between the three contenders can’t be used to decide at this point.
Nov 26, 2022 · FIFA World Cup tiebreakers: What happens if teams finish with same points during group stage of Qatar 2022. The FIFA World Cup has specific tiebreak criteria for the scenarios in which...
Nov 25, 2022 · Each team loses a point for each yellow card, three points for an indirect red card (second yellow card), four points for a direct red card and five points for yellow and direct red cards.
