Group G
BelgiumP 3 · W 1 D 2 L 0 · 5 pts
Qualifies
Two draws had everyone writing them off, then a patched-up Red Devils side cut loose when it mattered and pinched top spot on goal difference. The scenic route, but they got there.
EgyptP 3 · W 1 D 2 L 0 · 5 pts
Qualifies
Salah's lot went unbeaten and bullied New Zealand, only to be edged to top on the finest of margins. Second is no disgrace and the knockouts beckon.
IranP 3 · W 0 D 3 L 0 · 3 pts
Out
Three draws and a backline nobody fancied breaking down, and for a day it had them in the best thirds. Then DR Congo's late surge pinched the last ticket and the wall comes down agonisingly short.
New ZealandP 3 · W 0 D 1 L 2 · 1 pts
Out
A gutsy point off Iran to frame and not much else. All heart, but the quality told in the end.
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