
World Cup 2026: How does qualification for the knockout stage work?
Goal difference, which since 1970 has been Fifa’s tiebreaker of choice, is now superseded by head-to-head results, the method long favoured by Uefa. Traditionalists may be aghast, but those in favour say head-to-head is a fairer comparison of even teams than goal difference, which is often skewed by thrashings handed out to weaker sides. If […]