Brain burning! Group E situation: Inter Milan s final round of match against River Plate & has unlimited possibilities, Monterrey can still compete for 1

Football     10:32pm, 26 June 2025

Football World Cup Group E, Inter Milan 2-1 Urawa Red Diamonds, Riverbed 0-0 Monterrey. Currently, River Plate and Inter Milan are in the top two with 4 points, Monterrey is third, and Urawa Red Diamonds are out.

In the last round, Riverbed and Inter Milan will face each other head-on. If Monterrey defeats Urawa Red Diamonds in the last round, the situation in Group E will be extremely complicated.

1. Monterrey cannot beat Urawa Red Diamonds

This situation is clearest. Monterrey will be eliminated with Urawa Red Diamonds. At that time, Inter Milan won the riverbed, and Inter Milan ranked second in the first riverbed; Inter Milan cannot beat the riverbed, and Inter Milan ranked second in the riverbed.

2. Monterrey wins Urawa Red Diamonds

Monterrey has 5 points at this time, and the results of Inter Milan and Riverbed will affect all rankings.

1. Inter Milan wins the riverbed: Inter Milan advances in the first place in the group, Monterrey advances in the second place, Riverbed eliminates

2. Riverbed wins the riverbed against Inter Milan: Inter Milan advances in the first place in the group, Monterrey advances in the second place, Inter Milan eliminates

3. Inter Milan draws the riverbed: The three teams have 5 points together, and the three teams will compare the results of each other. At this time, the results of the three teams and Urawa Red Diamonds will not be calculated. And because all three teams are tied, the number of goals scored by the three teams is directly compared.

3.1. Inter Milan 0-0 Riverbed: Riverbed was eliminated by 0 goals, Inter Milan Monterrey advanced by 1 goal, and the specific rankings of the top two will be added to the Urawa Red Diamond for additional calculations.

3.2. Inter Milan 1-1 Riverbed: Inter Milan becomes the first in the group with 2 goals, and Monterrey is one goal at the same time. Whoever advances in the second will be added to Urawa Red Diamonds for another calculation.

3.3, Inter Milan 2-2/3-3... Riverbed: Inter Milan Riverbed is more than 2 goals, Inter Milan 1st and second place advance together, and Monterrey is eliminated regardless of the results.

Attachment: Ranking rules for Club World Cup

After all competitions in the group stage of Club World Cup, those with more points will be in the top, and the top two in the group will enter the knockout stage. If the points of two or more teams are equal, they will be arranged in the following order:

1. Those who get higher points in the group stage between relevant teams rank higher;

2. Those who have better goal difference in the group stage between relevant teams rank higher;

3. Those who have more goals in the group stage between relevant teams rank higher.

If the above 1. to 3. criteria are still ranked the same, only the 1. to 3. criteria are reapplied between these tied teams to determine the final ranking. If the score is still not possible, the following 4. to 6. Standards are applied to the teams with the same points:

4. Those with better goal difference in all games in the group stage rank higher;

5. Those with more total goals in all games in the group stage rank higher;

6. Those with higher discipline scores (players and officials) ranked higher, and the score is calculated based on the number of yellow cards and red cards:

Yellow card: 1 point deducted

Indirect red card (sent due to two yellow cards): 3 points deducted

Direct red card: 4 points deducted

Yellow card plus direct red card: 5 points deducted