First Round Statistics

— First Round Facts & Numbers

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First Round Facts & Numbers

Eleven of the thirty-two teams emerged from the First Round yet undefeated, among which, only four won all their matches, whereas four had only one win.

On the other hand, eleven teams had no win at all in their First Round matches, among which, three teams lost all their matches.

Five teams faced a defeat, and yet managed to make it through to the Round of Sixteen.

Korea Republic (Group G) was the only squad to total four points and yet, not to move on to the Round of Sixteen. Korea Republic's First Round campaign was, in fact, the very best among the 16 teams going home at the close of the preliminary phase of the World Cup: one win, one draw, and one defeat.

Australia (Group F),

Mexico (Group C), and

Korea Republic (Group G) had similar First Round campaigns (one win, one draw, and one defeat), except for their goal difference, respectively 0, +1, and -1. Whereas the first two qualified for the Round of Sixteen, the Asian team went home.

Five teams, among the sixteen that were out after the First Round, managed to have one victory, though four of them lost the other two matches–the exception being the

Korea Republic, as above mentioned.

won all three matches				Brazil, Germany, Portugal, Spain

undefeated in the First Round				Australia, Argentina, Brazil,
				Ecuador, England, France,
				Germany, Italy, Mexico,
				the Netherlands, Portugal,
				Spain, Sweden, Switzerland

only one win				France, Sweden — plus two draws
				Australia, Mexico — plus one draw and one defeat
				Korea Republic — plus one draw and one defeat — out, after the 1st Round

one win, out, after the 1st Round				Côte d'Ivoire, Czech Republic,
				Korea Republic, Paraguay, Poland

One defeat, but through to Rd.of 16				Australia, Ecuador, Ghana, Mexico, Ukraine

no victory				Angola, Costa Rica, Croatia,
				Iran, Japan, Saudi Arabia,
				Serbia and Montenegro, Togo,
				Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, United States

lost all three matches				Togo, Costa Rica, Serbia and Montenegro

The only 1st Round Group in which there were no draws was Group A (thus the largest number of victories, i.e., 6, occurred in this group); whereas

in Group B, Group D, Group F, and Group G, there were four draws.

The only Group in which the first and second placed team had equal number of points was Group C; whereas

in groups Group D and Group F, first and second were five points apart (the largest points gap).

The largest number of goals (18 goals) were scored in Group A, Group C and Group H;

whereas in Group B, only 10 goals were scored, and in Group G 11.

See, too,

Goals, Scorers+Keepers,

Attacks & Defenses,

First Round Round-up

Teams'

performances & possibilities:

Following the Round of Sixteen matches: see the Round of Sixteen Points and Standings page.

Following the Quarter-Final matches: see the Quarter-Finals Points and Standings page.

Before the second Semi-Final match: see the Semi-Finals Points and Standings page.

Following each of the Semi-Final matches: see the Semi-Finals Points and Standings page.

Before the 3rd.Place Match and the Final Match: see the From Champion to 4th Points and Standings page.

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#	Group	Group	Group	Group	#

1	GER: Germany	ENG: England	ARG: Argentina	MEX: Mexico	1
2	CRC: Costa Rica	PAR: Paraguay	CIV: Côte d'Ivoire	IRN: Iran	2
3	POL: Poland	TRI: Trinidad and Tobago	SCG: Serbia and Montenegro	ANG: Angola	3
4	ECU: Ecuador	SWE: Sweden	NED: Netherlands	POR: Portugal	4

#	Group	Group	Group	Group	#

1	ITA: Italy	BRA: Brazil	FRA: France	ESP: Spain	1
2	GHA: Ghana	CRO: Croatia	SUI: Switzerland	UKR: Ukraine	2
3	USA: United States	AUS: Australia	KOR: Korea Republic	TUN: Tunisia	3
4	CZE: Czech Republic	JPN: Japan	TOG: Togo	KSA: Saudi Arabia	4

Abbreviations, above: used by FIFA, as well as in this eBook.
Numbers 1-4, above, correspond to the numbering used for the Groups drawing,
in Leipzig (2005), number one being the seed.squad, in each Group.

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