World Cup 2022: How every team can reach the round of 16

World Cup 2022: How every team can reach the round of 16

The group stage at the 2022 World Cup continues, as 16 teams look to win a place in the knockout bracket.

Here we take a look at what every nation needs to do to get out of their group and keep the dream alive in Qatar.

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TIEBREAKERS

If two or more teams are level on points, they will be separated in the following order:

1) Overall group goal difference
2) Overall group goals scored
3) Head to head (H2H) result
4) H2H goal difference in all matches between the teams still level
5) H2H goals scored in all matches between the teams still level
6) Fair play points
7) Drawing of lots

– Explained: How the World Cup tiebreakers work

Full team-by-team permutations will appear after the second round of matches in each group.

GROUP A

Remaining fixtures
Friday (8 a.m. ET):
Qatar vs. Senegal
Friday (11 a.m. ET): Netherlands vs. Ecuador
Tuesday (10 a.m. ET): Ecuador vs. Senegal, Netherlands vs. Qatar

Ecuador: If Qatar win/draw against Senegal, then Ecuador can book their place in the round of 16 with a victory over Netherlands.

Netherlands: If Senegal win/draw against Qatar, then Netherlands can book their place in the round of 16 with a victory over Ecuador.

Qatar: If Qatar lose to Senegal, they will be knocked out if Netherlands win/draw.

Senegal: If Senegal lose to Qatar, they will be knocked out if Ecuador win/draw.

GROUP B

Remaining fixtures
Friday (5 a.m. ET):
Wales vs. Iran
Friday (2 p.m. ET): England vs. United States
Tuesday (2 p.m. ET): Iran vs. United States, Wales vs. England

England: Will qualify for the round of 16 with a win against United States, which will win them the group if Wales-Iran is a draw earlier in the day.

Iran: Will be knocked out if they lose to Wales.

United States and Wales cannot qualify or be eliminated on Friday.