FIFA World Cup Points Table: Why Cricket India Can't Look Away

48 teams, 12 groups of four: top two plus the eight best third-placed sides reach the Round of 32.

Football uses 3 points for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a loss — no bonus points like some cricket leagues.

Goal difference is football's net run rate: it splits teams level on points.

India aren't playing, so cricket fans are reading the table through an IPL/ICC habit.

The 'best third-placed' math is the new wrinkle even seasoned viewers get wrong.

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