World Cup tiebreakers: What happens when teams are level on points

2022 World Cup group tiebreakers: What happens when teams are level on points

Nov 30, 2022 by ESPN

Key Facts

  • The group stage at the 2022 World Cup is in full swing, as 16 teams look to win a place in the knockout bracket.
  • This mini league is ranked by 4a) points 4b) goal difference 4c) goals scored If only two teams are still level at the end of this stage, direct head-to-head is not applied and these two teams alone move to point 5.
  • If all four teams identical It won't be possible to separate them on head to head and the group would be decided on point 5. 5. FAIR PLAY RECORD If any teams still have an identical record after the head-to-head stage, positions are decided by fair play record.
  • Japan and Senegal were level in second with four points - Both had a goal difference of zero - Both had scored four goals - So it came to fair play, with Japan on -4, Senegal on -6. 6. DRAWING OF LOTS If it's still level after fair play points are tallied, the only step left is drawing of lots.

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