How many teams will qualify for the 2018 World Cup

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

The second round of the 2018 FIFA World Cup has ended. Now it became known how many teams make it out of the group and fight to win the final. So, out of 32 teams that applied for participation in international competitions, only 16 came to 1/8.

This means that decisive tournaments will be decisive in choosing a winner. The successful start of the matches provided Russia, as the host of the World Cup, the right to continue the tournaments.

How the best teams were selected

All teams were divided into 8 groups, each named according to the first letters of the English alphabet. 4 teams played under the corresponding letter. From the entire group, only those teams that scored the most points were admitted to the final competitions.

If the main criterion turned out to be equivalent, the number of goals scored or conceded was considered. When, according to the estimates, the teams are on an equal footing, preference is given to the country whose team hit the opponent's goal the most.

If these calculations give the same result, they begin to calculate the behavior of the players on the field by the number of warnings and penalties:

• yellow card is equal to (-1) point;
• 2 yellow cards and 1 penalty - equal (-3) points;
• the red card takes 4 points from the team;
• yellow combined with red takes 5 points away from the team.

If complex calculations of fair play and misses of opponents on the field led to the same result, FIFA has the right to play for prizes using a banal lottery.

Therefore, even great and productive matches can lead to completely unexpected results. Before the start of the games in the super final, the situation in different groups is as follows.

Group A

Participants:

1. Russia - scored 6 points.
2. Saudi Arabia - was left with nothing - 0.
3. Uruguay tried the most - 9 points.
4. Egypt - scored 3 points in total.

The South Americans surprised their opponents a lot and scored the most prize points, winning 3 matches at once.

Russia slightly disappointed its fans with a deafening loss, but still managed to take second place in the team.

Group B

Participants:

1. Spain - took first place in the group, will continue to play with the Russians.
2. Iran - I could not break through the defense of the South Americans, I did not reach the final.
3. Portugal - barely made it to the playoffs in terms of points.
4. Morocco - flew out with zero points.

In this part of the teams, Iran kept intrigue for a long time. And only in the last match with the Portuguese national team, he missed his place in the final tournaments of the championship.

Group C

Participants:

1. France - immediately came to the first place. According to the results of the final matches in the group, she scored 7 points.
2. Denmark - after a boring draw with the Europeans, they were in second place with 5 points.
3. Australia - earned 1 point and was eliminated from the championship.
4. Peru - earned only 3 points, but impressed with the exemplary behavior of the fans.

The last team was especially liked by all observers and commentators, although they did not succeed in a productive game.

Group D

Participants:

1. Croatia - reached the final with 9 points, will fight with the Danes.
2. Nigeria - lost to South Americans, flew home.
3. Iceland - could not score the required number of points and also left Russia.
4. Argentina - she snatched victory from the representatives of the African continent with her teeth and won the right to participate in further tournaments.

The South Americans amazed everyone with a friendly squad that rebelled against the head coach. As a result, the legendary Messi became the leader of their game.

Either thanks to his popularity and authority, or he was able to really set his wards to win in a short time, but the national team moved up to second from the last place in the group.

This provided her with an output of 1/8. This is a sample of unexpected surprises, until the last moment no one knows how many teams qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Group E

Participants:

1. Brazil - immediately became the leaders in their group, but decided not to trade and added a victory over the Serbs to the points scored.
2. Switzerland - was able to draw the last fight with Costa Rica, keeping the number of points by playing correctly, will participate in the 1/8 finals from second place.
3. Costa Rica - could not beat the Europeans and leave the championship.
4. Serbia - go home with a minimum score.

In this group, only Costa Ricans were doomed to lose. The rest of the teams hoped to reach the playoffs until the last minute and participate in the continuation of the fights on the field.

Only recently it became known how many teams qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Group F

Participants:

1. Mexico - goes to the home stretch from the second place in the group.
2. Germany - unexpectedly for everyone and for herself, she flew out of the competition after a deafening defeat in the match with the Asians. Even the fans in the stands could not hold back their tears, and the head coach made excuses with might and main.
3. South Korea - in spite of the success for the playoffs, I could not break through on points.
4. Sweden - defeated the Mexicans to smithereens, came out in the continuation of the competition from the first place in the group.

Here it is worth paying attention to the defeat of the reigning world champions - the situation turned out to be a stalemate for the Germans.

Group G

Participants:

1. England - broke the Panamanians and went to 1/8.
2. Belgium - On June 28, he will play with the British for the right to qualify for the 1/8 finals. Both teams have scored the same number of points and will now compete for the right to participate in the final competitions.
3. Panama - leaves home from inhospitable Russia.
4. Tunisia - I could not prove my worth with more eminent national teams, and also goes home.

The final match will determine the native of the group at the Kaliningrad stadium.

Group H

Participants:

1. Japan -must score a couple more points to advance to the playoffs.
2. Poland - is unambiguously going home, despite the final match with Japan.
3. Senegal -fights at the next tournament with the South Americans.
4. Colombia - will try to score the missing points with goals in the coming tournament dates.

It is still unknown how many teams qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, as there is still a series of matches ahead.