Côte d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Japan, Sweden, and Australia advance to World Cup playoffs
The group stage has concluded in three more groups at the World Cup. Ecuador defeated Germany.
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In Group E, Côte d'Ivoire defeated Curaçao 2:0, and Ecuador defeated Germany — 2:1.
Germany — 6, Côte d'Ivoire — 6, Ecuador — 4, Curaçao — 1.
Germany advances to the playoffs from first place, Côte d'Ivoire from second, and Ecuador from third.
In Group F, the Netherlands defeated Tunisia 3:1, while Sweden and Japan drew — 1:1.
Netherlands — 7, Japan — 5, Sweden — 4, Tunisia — 0.
Japan finished second in the group, Sweden advances from third.
In Group D, Turkey defeated the USA 3:2, and Australia and Paraguay drew 0:0.
USA — 6, Australia — 4, Paraguay — 4, Turkey — 3.
Australia advanced to the playoffs from second place, Paraguay might advance from third.
Today at the World Cup, the matches France — Norway and Senegal — Iraq will be played. Kick-off at 22:00.
France, Norway — 6, Senegal, Iraq — 0.
France and Norway have guaranteed their spot in the playoffs, while Senegal and Iraq will try to sneak in. To have a small chance, someone needs to win and get three points. A draw and one point will leave both teams out of the Round of 16.
Sweden, Ecuador, Bosnia, and Paraguay — definitely in the playoffs, soccerstand.com
The group stage will conclude on Sunday morning Belarusian time, and the playoffs (Round of 16 matches) will begin on Sunday evening. Some pairings are known.
- Sunday, June 28, 22:00: Canada — South Africa
- Monday, June 29, 20:00: Brazil — Japan
- Tuesday, June 30, 04:00: Netherlands — Morocco
- Thursday, July 2, 03:00: USA — Bosnia
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