The eight third-placed groups with one of the best file will undergo to the final 32.
The tiebreakers begin with group factors, after which objective distinction, objectives scored, disciplinary file and eventually the Fifa world rating.
The final 32 fixtures are decided by the exact mixture of the teams which offer the eight qualifiers.
We began out with 495 doable outcomes, which is able to regularly cut back because the teams full.
And, as an illustration, if teams B, D, E, F, G, J, Okay and L present the third-placed groups, that might additionally imply Mexico (1A) would play Ecuador (3E).
All remaining combos for Bosnia-Herzegovina (3B), Sweden (3F) and Paraguay (3D) ship these nations to just one group winner.
Meaning United States v Bosnia, France v Sweden and Germany v Paraguay.
