One spot left to be decided in World Cup Group stage
With Germany and the U.S. advancing to the Round-of-16 knockout stage at the World Cup in Brazil on Thursday, June 26, only one spot remains left to be filled as the final two games of the Group stage get under way at 4 p.m.
With Germany and the U.S. advancing to the Round-of-16 knockout stage at the World Cup in Brazil on Thursday, June 26, only one spot remains left to be filled as the final two games of the Group stage get under way at 4 p.m.
Those two matches (in Group H) are Belgium/South Korea; and Algeria/Russia.
Belgium is already through by virtue of its two previous wins (giving it six points). Algeria, with a win and a loss (for three points) can lock up the final berth with another win.
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South Korea and Russia, who each have one loss and one tie (for one point), are also still very much in the running but they each need to win and then also need a favourable outcome in the other match.
Today’s earlier matches (in Group G) produced two winners: Germany 1-0 over the U.S.; Portugal 2-1 over Ghana.
That left the U.S. and Portugal tied for the second berth behind Germany with the U.S. easily advancing on the tiebreaking formula.
So it was a bittersweet afternoon in Toronto’s Little Portugal, anchored by Dundas Street West between Ossington (to the east) and Lansdowne (to the west) avenues. Fans of Portugal were finally rewarded with a victory - just not a big enough of one to advance.
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Friday is the tournament’s first off-day in Brazil with the round-of-16 elimination matches set to kick off Saturday.
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