{"id":26297,"date":"2022-11-30T12:55:59","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T11:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1747995"},"modified":"2022-11-30T13:58:40","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T12:58:40","slug":"world-cup-2022-group-c-permutations-what-do-argentina-need-to-qualify","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/world-cup-2022-group-c-permutations-what-do-argentina-need-to-qualify\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup 2022 Group C permutations: What do Argentina need to qualify?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Michael Potts\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 30 November 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>The World Cup is boiling down to the end of the group stages with teams looking ahead to the knockout rounds dreaming of a fairytale run to the final.<\/p>\n<p>Saudi Arabia looked like they were on course to be the surprise package of this tournament with a masterclass display and victory against Argentina.<\/p>\n<p>However, their defeat to Poland has blown Group C wide open with all four teams still in the hunt for progression.<\/p>\n<p>Argentina are firmly in the hunt after a much-needed victory over Mexico in their second match, but they still have work to do.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\">RadioTimes.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"&quot;font-weight:\"> brings you all the World Cup 2022 Group C permutations ahead of a huge night in Qatar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>For more World Cup features check out: <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sport\/football\/world-cup-2022-tv-schedule\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">World Cup 2022 TV schedule<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sport\/football\/world-cup-2022-kits-ranked-comment\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">World Cup 2022 kits ranked<\/a> | <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sport\/football\/qatar-world-cup-stadiums-2022\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">World Cup 2022 stadiums<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sport\/football\/best-football-players-world\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Best players at the World Cup<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>World Cup Group C permutations<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Argentina will qualify if\u2026<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul><li>They beat Poland, regardless of the Saudi Arabia v Mexico result.<\/li>\n<li>They draw with Poland, if Saudi Arabia v Mexico is a draw or Mexico win by two goals or fewer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Argentina will be eliminated if<\/strong> they lose to Poland.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Argentina will win the group if<\/strong> they beat Poland.<\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"6316310357112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/> <h3><strong>Poland will qualify if\u2026<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul><li>They beat or draw with Argentina, regardless of the Saudi Arabia v Mexico result.<\/li>\n<li>They lose to Argentina and Saudi Arabia fail to beat Mexico, while maintaining a better goal difference than Mexico.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Poland will be eliminated if <\/strong>they lose to Argentina and Saudi Arabia beat Mexico, or Mexico beat Saudi Arabia with a better GD than Poland.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Poland will win the group if <\/strong>they beat Argentina, or everyone draws.<\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"6315618789112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/> <h3><strong>Mexico will qualify if\u2026<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul><li>They beat Saudi Arabia and Argentina lose to Poland, or if they beat Saudi Arabia by two or more goals and Argentina draw with Poland.<\/li>\n<li>They beat Saudi Arabia, Argentina beat Poland, and there is a four-goal swing in favour of Mexico between the two games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Mexico will be eliminated if<\/strong> they fail to beat Saudi Arabia. Even if they win, they need a favour from Argentina or Poland and a goal swing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mexico will win the group if<\/strong> they re-write the FIFA rule book. They cannot win Group C.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Saudi Arabia will qualify if\u2026<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul><li>They beat Mexico.<\/li>\n<li>They draw with Mexico, and Poland beat Argentina.<\/li>\n<li>They draw with Mexico, and Argentina beat Poland by three goals or more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Saudi Arabia will be eliminated if<\/strong> they lose to Mexico, or draw and Argentina beat Poland by two goals or fewer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saudi Arabia will win the group if<\/strong> they beat Mexico and Argentina draw with Poland.<\/p> <p><strong>Check out our <a href=\"&quot;http:\/\/radiotimes.com\/tv\/sport\/world-cup-2022&quot;\">World Cup<\/a> hub for all the latest from Qatar 2022, including match previews, predictions and analysis.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p11&quot;\"><b>If you\u2019re looking for something else to watch, check out our\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><b>TV Guide<\/b><\/a> <b>or visit our <\/b><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sport\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><b>Sport<\/b><\/a><b> hub.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is released on sale now \u2013 <a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>. 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