World Cup 2022: Permutations in final round group games

The final round of matches begin at the 2022 World Cup this afternoon.

Just three teams have qualified for the Round of 16. France, Brazil and Portugal are sitting pretty. Just Qatar and Canada have been eliminated, meaning 27 teams will have their fate decided over the coming days.

Here we look at the permutations for each group. RTÉ Sport will broadcast one group game live on RTÉ2, as well as the second game live on the RTÉ News channel and RTÉ Player.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

FIFA rules on tiebreakers

If teams are level on points and goal difference, the following tiebreakers apply

If two or more teams in the same group are equal on the basis of the above criteria, their rankings will be determined as follows: