Group C: Poland tied on points with Mexico and went through on goal difference

With access to the round of 16 completed, eyes were turned to the dispute in the table between the Europeans and Mexico, who beat Saudi Arabia 2-1. Both national teams finished the group stage with four points.

tiebreaker criteria

The FIFA clarified in recent days the criteria for the tiebreakers in the classifications of the teams to the round of 16 of the Qatar World Cup which include the goals for and against, the clashes between the teams in question, and also the accumulation of yellow cards for each team.

On Friday the 16 selections who will play the first of the defining rounds of the Qatar World Cup And as usual, the first criterion against teams with equal points is the goal difference. In the case of Mexico and Poland, the first ended with a negative difference (two goals for and three against), while the second ended without a difference (two in favor and two against).

In the event that both had equalized in goal difference, the second item that FIFA observes are the goals in favor and then follows the result in the group stage of the confrontation between the teams that arrive on equal points and the first two tiebreakers.

If parity continued, it is determined that the one with the least accumulation of indiscipline points will pass the phase, which adds 1 point per yellow cardwhile the suspension for two yellow cards is worth 3 points.

The direct red card is worth 4 points and the red card for a player who already had a yellow card is worth 5 points, but if a tie cannot be broken, the FIFA will resort to a draw between the two teams.

At the close of the third day of the group stage, France, Portugal, Brazil, Argentina, Poland had already qualified and the organizer was left without a chance. Qatar, Canada, Denmark, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia and Mexico.