“Wednesday marks the beginning of the end of group play in the 2026 World Cup, with teams playing their third and final matches. Entering the final group-stage games, seven teams have clinched a knockout-round berth and five have been eliminated. But for most of the field, these games have major implications, determining whether they advance and in what position. And because the games are played concurrently, you’ll need to keep tabs on two sets of scores at all times to stay in the know. The charts on this page can help with that: They visualize all possible outcomes for all 48 teams. Each grid represents where a team would finish if a specific combination of outcomes happens in the final two games in its group — if both matches end in a win, loss or draw (and more specifically, the scores of those wins, losses and draws). …”
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