- The final round of World Cup group games will begin on Wednesday evening, with each team at the tournament having played two games so far.
- The top two from each group will qualify for the last-32, while the top eight third-placed sides will also join them.
- As things stand, Scotland are currently well-placed to qualify as they are one of five teams who are joint-top of the third-placed table on three points alongside Sweden, Croatia, Algeria and Paraguay.
- The other three nations inside the top eight for now are Cape Verde and Belgium (both two points), and Czech Republic (one point, -1 goal difference), while DR Congo, Ecuador, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Senegal are currently set to miss out.
- Current third-place table rankings: 1. Sweden (3 points, 0 GD), 2. Scotland (3 points, 0 GD), 3. Croatia (3 points, -1 GD), 4. Algeria (3 points, -2 GD), 5. Paraguay (3 points, -2 GD), 6. Cape Verde (2 points, 0 GD), 7. Belgium (2 points, 0 GD), 8. Czech Republic (1 point, -1 GD), 9. DR Congo (1 point, -1 GD), 10. Ecuador (1 point, -1 GD), 11. Bosnia (1 point, -3 GD), 12. Senegal (0 points, -3 GD)
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