World Cup group permutations: England through, who else needs what to qualify?

Who needs what to make the knockout phase? We take a look at the World Cup group stage permutations…

Uruguay, Russia, Spain and Portugal all confirmed their qualifying positions in Groups A and B on Monday, while France, Denmark, Croatia and Argentina qualified from Groups C and D on Tuesday.

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Qualified: Uruguay, Russia, Spain, Portugal, France, Denmark, Croatia, Argentina, Sweden, Mexico, England, Belgium

Knocked out: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Iran, Australia, Peru, Nigeria, Iceland, South Korea, Germany, Tunisia, Panama

But who needs what in the other pools? Here are the permutations for all the World Cup groups as they currently stand…

Tiebreakers

Goal difference
Goals scored
Head-to-head result
Head-to-head goal difference
Head-to-head goals scored
Fair play points
Drawing lots

Group A

Team	Played	Won	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points
Uruguay	3	3	0	5	0	+5	9
Russia	3	2	1	8	4	+4	6
Saudi Arabia	3	1	2	2	7	-5	3
Egypt	3	0	3	2	6	-4	0

Group B

Group B

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points
Spain	3	1	2	0	6	5	+1	5
Portugal	3	1	2	0	5	4	+1	5
Iran	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
Morocco	3	0	1	2	2	4	-2	1

Group C

Group C

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points
France	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2	7
Denmark	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5
Peru	3	0	0	2	2	2	0	3
Australia	3	1	1	2	2	5	-3	1

Group D

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points
Croatia	3	3	0	0	7	1	+6	9
Argentina	3	1	1	1	3	5	-2	4
Nigeria	3	1	0	2	3	4	-1	3
Iceland	3	0	1	2	2	5	-3	1

Group E

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Poinits
Brazil	2	1	1	0	3	1	2	4
Switzerland	2	1	1	0	3	2	1	4
Serbia	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3
Costa Rica	2	0	0	2	0	3	-3	0

Remaining fixtures:

Serbia v Brazil, 7pm, Wednesday, June 27

Switzerland v Costa Rica, 7pm, Wednesday, June 27

Permutations:

Brazil will qualify for the last 16 with a draw or win against Serbia. A defeat may suffice if Switzerland lose
Serbia will qualify with a win and could qualify with a draw if Switzerland lose to Costa Rica and they have a better goal difference
Switzerland will make the knockout rounds with a win, or with a draw as long as Serbia or Brazil win. A defeat will suffice if Brazil win
Costa Rica are out

Group F

Team	Played	Won	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points
Sweden	3	2	1	5	2	+3	6
Mexico	3	2	1	3	4	-1	6
Korea Rep.	3	1	2	3	3	0	3
Germany	3	1	2	2	4	-2	3

Group G

Group G

Team	Played	Won	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points
England	2	2	0	8	2	+6	6
Belgium	2	2	0	8	2	+6	6
Tunisia	2	0	2	3	7	-4	0
Panama	2	0	2	1	9	-8	0

Remaining fixtures:

England v Belgium, 7pm, Thursday, June 28

Panama v Tunisia, 7pm, Thursday, June 28

Permutations:

England qualified for the last 16 with victory over Panama
England’s result also confirmed Belgium’s progression
The winner of England v Belgium will top the group. In the event of a draw, disciplinary points will decide the group winner. England are currently ahead having picked up two yellow cards to Belgium’s three
Panama and Tunisia have been knocked out

Group H

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Points
Japan	2	1	1	0	4	3	+1	4
Senegal	2	1	1	0	4	3	+1	4
Colombia	2	1	0	1	4	2	+2	3
Poland	2	0	0	2	1	5	-4	0

Remaining fixtures:

Japan v Poland, 3pm, Thursday, June 28

Senegal v Colombia, 3pm, Thursday, June 28

Permutations:

Japan need only to draw with Poland, who have been eliminated, to progress to the next round
A defeat will still see Japan through if Senegal beat Colombia
Senegal and Colombia play off with the winner qualifying, while a draw will be enough for the African side to progress
A draw will see only Colombia through if Japan lose to Poland