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World Cup bracket: Who advances from Group B to Round of 16 knockout stage

The World Cup has reached the final round of group stage matches. We offer live updates on the standings for Group B on Tuesday.

By DKNetworkStaff Updated
Fans of Iran and USA together with flags during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group B match between IR Iran and USA at Al Thumama Stadium on November 29, 2022 in Doha, Qatar. Photo by Matthew Ashton - AMA/Getty Images

The 2022 World Cup has reached elimination time in the group stage. The knockout rounds do not start until Saturday, but Tuesday brings the start of the third round of group stage play. The United States is facing its biggest match in recent memory, needing a win over Iran to advance to the Round of 16.

Heading into Tuesday, the Group B standings feature England in first place, Iran in second place, the USA in third place, and Wales in fourth place. One point separates each team from the team around them, so any of the four teams can still advance with the right combination of results.

On this final day for the group, the USA will face Iran and England will face Wales. Both matches kick off at 2 p.m. ET. The USA and Wales can only advance with wins, Iran can advance with a draw, and England can advance with any result depending on their score and the result of USA-Iran.

We’ll update the standings as scores happen and the clinching scenarios resolve themselves. The bolded teams are the teams who will advance to the round of 16.

Final standings

The scores held up and England and the USA are headed to the Round of 16.

  1. England, 2-1-0, 7 points, +7 GD, 9 GF, 2 GA
  2. USA, 1-2-0, 5 points, +1 GD, 2 GF, 1 GA
  3. Iran, 1-0-2, 3 points, -3 GD, 4 GF, 7 GA
  4. Wales, 0-2-1, 2 point, -5 GD, 1 GF, 6 GA

70th minute projected standings

England added a third goal with Marcus Rashford scoring his second to give England a 3-0 lead. Iran has pressured the USA, but heading into the final 20 minutes, it remains 1-0 USA.

  1. England, 2-1-0, 7 points, +7 GD, 9 GF, 2 GA
  2. USA, 1-2-0, 5 points, +1 GD, 2 GF, 1 GA
  3. Iran, 1-0-2, 3 points, -3 GD, 4 GF, 7 GA
  4. Wales, 0-2-1, 2 point, -5 GD, 1 GF, 6 GA

51st minute projected standings

Marcus Rashford punched in a goal in the 50th minute and Phil Foden added another in the 51st minute to give England a 2-0 lead over Wales. If the USA wins, England wins the group with a win or draw.

  1. England, 2-1-0, 7 points, +6 GD, 8 GF, 2 GA
  2. USA, 1-2-0, 5 points, +1 GD, 2 GF, 1 GA
  3. Iran, 1-0-2, 3 points, -3 GD, 4 GF, 7 GA
  4. Wales, 0-2-1, 2 point, -4 GD, 1 GF, 5 GA

Halftime projected standings

The USA almost added a second goal at the end of the first half, but it was waved off as Tim Weah was ruled offsides.

  1. England, 1-2-0, 5 points, +4 GD, 6 GF, 2 GA
  2. USA, 1-2-0, 5 points, +1 GD, 2 GF, 1 GA
  3. Iran, 1-0-2, 3 points, -3 GD, 4 GF, 7 GA
  4. Wales, 0-2-1, 2 point, -2 GD, 1 GF, 3 GA

38th minute projected standings

Christian Pulisic scored in the 38th minute to give the USA a 1-0 lead. They move into second place with England holding the tiebreaker on goal differential.

  1. England, 1-2-0, 5 points, +4 GD, 6 GF, 2 GA
  2. USA, 1-2-0, 5 points, +1 GD, 2 GF, 1 GA
  3. Iran, 1-0-2, 3 points, -3 GD, 4 GF, 7 GA
  4. Wales, 0-2-1, 2 point, -2 GD, 1 GF, 3 GA

23rd minute projected standings

The two matches are scoreless a quarter of the way into the action.

  1. England, 1-2-0, 5 points, +4 GD, 6 GF, 2 GA
  2. Iran, 1-1-1, 4 points, -2 GD, 4 GF, 6 GA
  3. USA, 0-3-0, 3 points, 0 GD, 1 GF, 1 GA
  4. Wales, 0-2-1, 2 point, -2 GD, 1 GF, 3 GA

Pre-match standings

  1. England, 1-1-0, 4 points, +4 GD, 6 GF, 2 GA
  2. Iran, 1-0-1, 3 points, -2 GD, 4 GF, 6 GA
  3. USA, 0-2-0, 2 points, 0 GD, 1 GF, 1 GA
  4. Wales, 0-1-1, 1 point, -2 GD, 1 GF, 3 GA

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