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How do teams advance to the knockout stage of World Cup?
Teams play one match against the other teams in their group and the top two teams with the most points from each group advance to the knockout stage.
- A victory equals three points.
- A draw equals one point.
- A loss equals no points.
If the top two teams are tied in points, the first place team is the team with a higher goal differential (the difference between how many goals a team conceded and scored in its games) or whichever team won the head-to-head matchup.