Nigeria's Super Eagles bow to Croatia at World Cup
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.
