World Cup: 10 European nations for Round of 16

World Cup: 10 European nations for Round of 16

World Cup: Africa showing few signs of making World Cup breakthrough

Europe has shown why it is the football capital of the world with 10 of its nations qualifying for the round of 16 at the ongoing World Cup in Russia.

It is followed by South and Central America with five teams while Asia has only one. Africa has no place in the second round. Below is how the final table looks like:

Group A

Team                                    P       W     D      L     GF     GA    GD    Pts

Uruguay                                3        3      –       –       5         0      +5      9

Russia                                   3        2      –       1       8         4      +4      6

Saudi Arabia                          3        1      –       2      2        7      -5       3

Egypt                                      3        –       –       3       2       6      -4      0

Group B

Team                                    P       W     D      L     GF     GA    GD    Pts

Spain                                     3       1       2      –         6       5         +1      5

Portugal                                 3       1      2       –        5       4         +1     5

Islamic Republic of Iran        3      1      1       1       2        2         –       4

Morocco                                 3       –      1      2        2       4        -2       1

Group C

Team                                    P       W     D      L     GF     GA    GD    Pts

France                                  3         2      1        –       3        1       +2      7

Denmark                              3        1      2       –         2        1        +1     5

Peru                                      3        1     –        2        2        2          0      3

Australia                               3       –     1         2         2       5         -3     1

Group D

Team                                    P       W     D      L     GF     GA    GD    Pts

Croatia                                 3        3      –       –        7        1        +6       9

Argentina                             3        1       1      1        3       5        -2        4

Nigeria                                  3       1      –        2       3        4         -1       3

Iceland                                  3        –      1       2        2       5         -3       1

 

Group E

Team                                    P       W     D      L     GF     GA    GD    Pts

Brazil                                    3        2      1        –      5        1         +4        7

Switzerland                            3       1       2      –       5        4         +1        5

Serbia                                     3       1       –       2      2        4          -2       3

Costa Rica                              3        –       1      2       2       5         -3        1

 

Group F

Team                                    P       W     D      L     GF     GA    GD    Pts

Sweden                                 3        2      –       1        5        2       +3      6

Mexico                                  3        2      –       1        3        4       -1      6

South Korea                          3        1      –       2       3         3       0        3

Germany                               3         1      –       2       2         4       -2      3

Group G

Team                                    P       W     D      L     GF     GA    GD    Pts

Belgium                                3         3      –       –       9        2       +7      9

England                                 3        2      –        1       8        3       +5     6

Tunisia                                  3        1       –       2        5        8       -3      3

Panama                                 3         –       –       3        2        11      -9     0

Group H

Team                                    P       W     D      L     GF     GA    GD    Pts

Colombia                             3       2       –        1      5       2        +3       6

Japan                                    3        1      1       1       4       4         0      4

Senegal                                 3       1      1        1      4        4        0      4

Poland                                  3       1       –       2       2        5        -3      3

The top two sides in each group have advanced to the Round of 16 which gets underway on Saturday in Kazan, with 2014 runners-up Argentina taking on 1998 champions France.