Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe final round of World Cup group games will begin on Wednesday evening, with each team at the tournament having played two games so far.The top two from each group will qualify for the last-32, while the top eight third-placed sides will also join them.As things stand, Scotland are currently well-placed to qualify as they are one of five teams who are joint-top of the third-placed table on three points alongside Sweden, Croatia, Algeria and Paraguay.The other three nations inside the top eight for now are Cape Verde and Belgium (both two points), and Czech Republic (one point, -1 goal difference), while DR Congo, Ecuador, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Senegal are currently set to miss out.Current third-place table rankings: 1. Sweden (3 points, 0 GD), 2. Scotland (3 points, 0 GD), 3. Croatia (3 points, -1 GD), 4. Algeria (3 points, -2 GD), 5. Paraguay (3 points, -2 GD), 6. Cape Verde (2 points, 0 GD), 7. Belgium (2 points, 0 GD), 8. Czech Republic (1 point, -1 GD), 9. DR Congo (1 point, -1 GD), 10. Ecuador (1 point, -1 GD), 11. Bosnia (1 point, -3 GD), 12. Senegal (0 points, -3 GD)Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
World Cup third place table ahead of final round of fixtures?
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe final round of World Cup group games will begin on Wednesday evening, with each team at the tournament having played two games so far.The top two from each group will qualify for the last-32, while the top eight third-placed sides will also join them.As things stand, Scotland are currently well-placed to qualify as they are one of five teams who are joint-top of the third-placed table on three points alongside Sweden, Croatia, Algeria and Paraguay.The other three nations inside the top eight for now are Cape Verde and Belgium (both two points), and Czech Republic (one point, -1 goal difference), while DR Congo, Ecuador, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Senegal are currently set to miss out.Current third-place table rankings: 1. Sweden (3 points, 0 GD), 2. Scotland (3 points, 0 GD), 3. Croatia (3 points, -1 GD), 4. Algeria (3 points, -2 GD), 5. Paraguay (3 points, -2 GD), 6. Cape Verde (2 points, 0 GD), 7. Belgium (2 points, 0 GD), 8. Czech Republic (1 point, -1 GD), 9. DR Congo (1 point, -1 GD), 10. Ecuador (1 point, -1 GD), 11. Bosnia (1 point, -3 GD), 12. Senegal (0 points, -3 GD)Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
