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WC Table
| Group A | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 9 |
| Russia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 3 |
| Egypt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
| Group B | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Spain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 5 |
| Portugal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 5 |
| Iran | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Morocco | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Group C | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 7 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 5 |
| Peru | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Australia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Group D | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Croatia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Iceland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Group E | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 5 |
| Serbia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Group F | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
| Mexico | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 6 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Group G | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Belgium | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 9 |
| England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +5 | 6 |
| Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Panama | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -9 | 0 |
| Group H | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Colombia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
| Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Poland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |