World Cup 2010

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    GROUP D

    The simplest scenarios are that Ghana, Germany and Serbia all advance with a win. Australia must win and get help.

    Ghana advances with:
    (a) Win or tie versus Germany
    (b) Loss and Australia-Serbia tie IF Serbia does not make up tiebreakers
    (c) Loss and Australia win IF Australia does not make up tiebreakers (Australia is way behind on goal differential)

    Germany advances with:
    (a) Win versus Ghana
    (b) Tie and Serbia-Australia tie IF Serbia does not make up tiebreakers
    (c) Tie and Australia win IF Australia does not make up tiebreakers

    Serbia advances with:
    (a) Win versus Australia
    (b) Tie and Ghana win
    (c) Tie and Ghana-Germany tie AND make up tiebreakers on Germany

    Australia advances with:
    (a) Win versus Serbia and Ghana win
    (b) Win and Germany win and make up tiebreakers on Ghana
    (c) Win and Ghana-Germany tie and make up tiebreakers on Germany (not likely)

    GROUP E

    Netherlands has advanced. Netherlands wins the group with:
    (a) Win or a tie versus Cameroon
    (b) Loss AND a Denmark-Japan tie
    (c) Loss IF the Denmark-Japan winner does not make up tiebreakers

    Japan advances with:
    (a) Win or tie versus Denmark

    Japan wins group with:
    (a) Win AND a Netherlands loss AND by making up tiebreakers on Netherlands

    Denmark advances with:
    (a) Win versus Japan

    Denmark wins group with:
    (a) Win AND a Netherlands loss AND by making up tiebreakers on Netherlands

    Cameroon has been eliminated.

    GROUP F

    Paraguay advances with:
    (a) Win/tie versus New Zealand
    (b) Loss AND Italy tie verus Slovakia
    (c) Loss and Slovakia win as long as Slovakia doesn't make up tiebreakers

    Italy advances with:
    (a) Win versus Slovakia
    (b) Tie and New Zealand loss
    (c) Tie AND Paraguay-New Zealand tie IF Italy outscores New Zealand

    New Zealand advances with:
    (a) Win versus Paraguay
    (b) Tie AND Italy-Slovakia tie IF New Zealand outscores Italy

    Slovakia advances with:
    (a) Win versus Italy AND Paraguay win/tie versus New Zealand
    (b) Win versus Italy AND Paraguay loss versus New Zealand AND make up tiebreakers versus Paraguay

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    • Thanks Ironmonkey- this is very informative. People keep asking me at the office and I don't remember for every groupSoulFly
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