Talk:2002 FIFA World Cup

According to my calculations Mexico is not necessarily qualified.

If the last 2 matches in Group G result in:

• Mexico - Italy: 0-1
• Ecuador - Croatia: 0-2

Italy, Ecuador and Mexico all have 6 points. If this happens what counts is the goal difference:

• Italy: +2
• Croatia: +2
• Mexico: +1

In this case, Italy and Croatia qualify and Mexico goes home.

The statement that 6 points qualify a team is not entirely true. The 2 teams with the most points qualify. If more than 2 teams have the same points the goal difference counts. If this is still the same the goals made by the teams are counted. Still the same: the match results of the teams are taken into consideration. And if this is still the same the teams that go through are assigned by lot.

G_from_B

More calculations:

Group A: France needs to beat Denmark by more than 1 goal to qualify.

Group F: Argentina needs to beat Sweden to qualify. In case of a tie, England would have to lose to Nigeria by more than 1 goal for Argentina to qualify.

-- Miguel

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So when two teams are tied on points, does the one with the most goals advance or the one with the highest number of goals for minus goals against? --rmhermen

When team A and team B are tied on points, the following applies:

1. The team with the highest goal difference (goals made minus goals received) goes through;
2. If the goal difference is the same for A and B the team with the highest number of goals made (in all its three matches of the first round) goes through;
3. If team A and team B made the same number of goals the match between A and B is taken into account: the team that won this match goes through;
4. If the match between A and B ended with a draw the team that goes through is assigned by lot.

I hope this makes things a little clearer...

Cheers -- G_from_B