Round of 32 qualification
The third-place race
Each group sends its top two teams through. The twelve third-place finishers are then compared with one another, and the best eight also advance.
How the twelve are ranked
- Points
- Overall goal difference
- Overall goals scored
- Team conduct score
- FIFA world ranking
Final third-place table
The group stage is complete. Green rows are the eight third-place teams that advanced.
| # | Team | Group | P | Pts | GD | GF | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Congo DR | K | 3 | 4 | +1 | 4 | In |
| 2 | Sweden | F | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | In |
| 3 | Ecuador | E | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | In |
| 4 | Ghana | L | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | In |
| 5 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | B | 3 | 4 | -1 | 5 | In |
| 6 | Algeria | J | 3 | 4 | -2 | 5 | In |
| 7 | Paraguay | D | 3 | 4 | -2 | 2 | In |
| 8 | Senegal | I | 3 | 3 | +2 | 8 | In |
| 9 | IR Iran | G | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Out |
| 10 | Korea Republic | A | 3 | 3 | -1 | 2 | Out |
| 11 | Scotland | C | 3 | 3 | -3 | 1 | Out |
| 12 | Uruguay | H | 3 | 2 | -1 | 3 | Out |
Best-third qualifiers
These probabilities are resolved from the completed group stage.
Bosnia and HerzegovinaGroup B · 3 played · currently 3rd
100%
ParaguayGroup D · 3 played · currently 3rd
100%
EcuadorGroup E · 3 played · currently 3rd
100%
SwedenGroup F · 3 played · currently 3rd
100%
SenegalGroup I · 3 played · currently 3rd
100%
AlgeriaGroup J · 3 played · currently 3rd
100%
Congo DRGroup K · 3 played · currently 3rd
100%
GhanaGroup L · 3 played · currently 3rd
100%
Qualification is resolved from completed group results. Fair-play totals are not included, so the archive uses the pre-tournament rating as a deterministic final tiebreaker when the available football criteria remain tied.