Here’s a summary of what each team now need in order to qualify at the World Cup:
Group A:
• Mexico top the group regardless of MD3 results
• South Korea need only a draw to finish in the top 2.
• Czech Republic and South Africa both need to win to realistically have any chance of qualification
Group B:
• Canada are essentially guaranteed qualification and simply need to draw their game with Switzerland to finish top
• Switzerland are also effectively through but need to beat Canada to finish first
• Both Bosnia and Qatar will be fighting for the win in their game. A draw is no good to either team
Group C:
• There’s a great chance that Brazil, Morocco and Scotland have all qualified for the knockouts already
• Brazil and Morocco will be looking to win their games by the most goals in an attempt to win the group
• Scotland are likely fine already but a draw would secure qualification
• Haiti are already knocked out
Group D:
• USA are already the confirmed winners of Group D, regardless of their result in MD3 (they have the H2H on both Australia and Paraguay)
• Australia simply need to not lose to guarantee second place
• Paraguay are likely fine regardless of the result but a positive result against Australia is the aim
• Turkey are knocked out already after losing to both teams above them
Group E:
• Germany will be group winners regardless of the result in MD3
• Ivory Coast simply need a draw to secure 2nd spot in the group
• Ecuador need to beat Germany as 2 points doesn’t look like being enough to be a top 3rd place side
• Curacao also need to win their last game to have a chance at qualification
Group F:
• Much like Group C, the top 3 of Netherlands, Japan and Sweden are all likely through regardless
• Netherlands and Japan will both want to win to try and hit top spot
• Sweden will finish top 2 with a win but a draw will also be fine
• Tunisia are knocked out
Group G:
• A point for Egypt will see them win the group unless Belgium win by 3 or more goals
• Both Belgium and Iran will likely be fine with a draw but they’ll be looking to win to make sure
• New Zealand realistically need to beat Belgium to stand a chance
Group H:
• A draw for Spain will basically see them through as group winners
• A draw for both Uruguay and Cape Verde will likely see both go through, with Uruguay finishing 2nd
• A Uruguay win will see them likely win the group unless Cape Verde wins by a greater margin
• Saudi Arabia need to beat Cape Verde to stand a chance of qualifying
Group I:
• Both France and Norway are through regardless
• France only need a draw to win the group, Norway need a win
• Senegal and Iraq will both need to win to stand a chance of qualifying. A draw is no good for either team
Group J:
• Argentina have won the group regardless
• Austria simply need to avoid defeat to finish 2nd
• Algeria likely are through but a positive result is ideal. A win is even better, as it would confirm 2nd place
• Jordan are already knocked out
Group K:
• Colombia are already through but need to avoid defeat to win the group
• Portugal are also effectively through but will be looking for a positive result
• Both DR Congo and Uzbekistan need to win.
• A win for DR Congo will basically guarantee qualification but it may still not be enough for Uzbekistan due to their poor goal difference
Group L:
• England, Ghana and Croatia are all effectively through
• England will look to beat Panama to secure the top spot.
• Ghana need to better England’s result or win by 2 more goals than England
• A draw is fine for Croatia but they’ll be looking to win to finish in the top 2
• Panama are knocked out already
That’s just about everything! If you have read the whole way then I salute you but hopefully this helps!
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