Stat of the day: Since Fifa increased the World Cup teams to 32 teams in 1998, it's been a fairly safe bet that you will qualify for the last 16 if you win your first game - this has happened 86% of the time - and go out if you lost your first - 92%.

Ghana
4 points from 2 matches, +1 goal differential

Wins the group with:
* A win over Germany
* A draw with Germany, combined with an Australia-Serbia draw
Qualifies with above scenarios plus:
* A draw with Germany (regardless of other result)
* A loss to Germany, combined with an Australia-Serbia draw that leaves Ghana ahead of Serbia on goal difference / tie-breakers.
* A loss to Germany, combined with an Australia win that leaves Ghana ahead of Australia o goal difference / tie-breakers.

Germany
3 points from 2 matches, +3 goal differential

Wins the group with:
* A win over Ghana, as long as Serbia doesn’t win by enough to beat Germany on goal difference.
Qualifies with above scenario plus:
* A win over Ghana (regardless of other result)
* A draw with Ghana combined with an Australia-Serbia draw (Germany win on goal difference).
* A draw with Ghana combined with an Australia win that leaves Germany ahead of Australia on goal difference / tie-breakers.

Serbia
3 points from 2 matches, 0 goal differential

Wins the group with:
* A win over Australia combined with a Germany-Ghana draw.
* A win over Australia combined with a Germany win that leaves Serbia ahead of Germany on goal difference / tie-breakers.
Qualifies with above scenario plus:
* A win over Australia (regardless of other result)
* A draw with Australia, combined with a Germany win that leaves Serbia ahead of Ghana on goal difference / tie-breakers.
* Serbia can qualify by drawing Australia if Ghana beats Germany.

Australia
1 point from 2 matches, -4 goal differential

Australia cannot win the group.

Qualify with the following scenario:
* A win over Serbia, combined with a Germany win over Ghana that leaves Australia ahead of Ghana on goal difference / tie-breakers.
* A win over Serbia by 8 goals, combined with a Germany-Ghana draw (Australia beats Germany on goal difference)
* A win over Serbia and Ghana beats Germany.

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