QUALIFICATION SCENARIOS
Scotland
The last 6 group matches decide the final best-third places. Read top to bottom in kick-off order; every column is one path of results. A cell is green if Scotland can still go through down that path, orange if it comes down to goals / goal difference, red if out. 0 through · 2 too close to call · 4 out.
Iran
South Koreacan still go throughdepends on goals / goal differenceout
 Croatia v Ghanav | CroatiaWIN/DRAWELIMINATEDELIM3last 4 thirds | GhanaWIN Goals scored in     can matter for best third-place ties | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama v Englandv | ||||||
| Colombia v Portugalv | ||||||
 Congo DR v Uzbekistanv | WINELIMINATEDELIM3last 4 thirds | DRAW | WIN | |||
 Algeria v Austriav | NO DRAWUNDECIDEDTBD31 | DRAWELIMINATEDELIM3last 4 thirds | NO DRAWUNDECIDEDTBD32 | DRAWELIMINATEDELIM3last 4 thirds | ||
 Jordan v Argentinav | ||||||
These footnotes only apply to the scenarios whose cells carry their number above.
1
You go through if these groups' thirds finish below you on goal difference (you: GD -3, 1 scored):
• Group J
Austria lost in this case, even a 3-goal defeat leaves them ahead of you on goals scored (3 to 1), so you go through only if they lost by 4 or more.
• Group L
Croatia lost in this case, even a 2-goal defeat leaves them ahead of you on goals scored (3 to 1), so you go through only if they lost by 3 or more.
• Group J
Austria lost in this case, even a 3-goal defeat leaves them ahead of you on goals scored (3 to 1), so you go through only if they lost by 4 or more.• Group L
Croatia lost in this case, even a 2-goal defeat leaves them ahead of you on goals scored (3 to 1), so you go through only if they lost by 3 or more.2
You go through if these groups' thirds finish below you on goal difference (you: GD -3, 1 scored):
• Group J
Austria lost in this case, even a 3-goal defeat leaves them ahead of you on goals scored (3 to 1), so you go through only if they lost by 4 or more.
• Group K
Uzbekistan won in this case, lifting their goal difference (now -7), so you stay ahead unless they won by 4 or more (winning by 4 means scoring at least 4, which also takes them past your 1 goals).
• Group L
Croatia lost in this case, even a 2-goal defeat leaves them ahead of you on goals scored (3 to 1), so you go through only if they lost by 3 or more.
• Group J
Austria lost in this case, even a 3-goal defeat leaves them ahead of you on goals scored (3 to 1), so you go through only if they lost by 4 or more.• Group K
Uzbekistan won in this case, lifting their goal difference (now -7), so you stay ahead unless they won by 4 or more (winning by 4 means scoring at least 4, which also takes them past your 1 goals).• Group L
Croatia lost in this case, even a 2-goal defeat leaves them ahead of you on goals scored (3 to 1), so you go through only if they lost by 3 or more.