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Group A | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 |
Norway | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 4 |
New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Philippines | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -7 | 3 |
Group B | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 5 |
Canada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 4 |
Republic of Ireland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
Group C | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 9 |
Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
Zambia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -8 | 3 |
Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -7 | 0 |
Group D | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 9 |
Denmark | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
China | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 3 |
Haiti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
Group E | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +8 | 7 |
United States | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +3 | 5 |
Portugal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
Vietnam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -12 | 0 |
Group F | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
Jamaica | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 5 |
Brazil | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 4 |
Panama | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -8 | 0 |
Group G | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Sweden | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 9 |
South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 3 |
Argentina | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
Group H | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Colombia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
Morocco | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 6 |
Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 4 |
South Korea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |