Ok, so after the 1st quarter of the final group stage gameweek, many managers are still very hopeful of reaching the quarter finals in the Friendly World Cup. Here, I will take a look at the current scores and what the differentials will be in each tie. Only Brazil and Chile have guaranteed top spot and South Korea and Ivory Coast eliminated there are 12 teams currently awaiting their fate. I think you will agree that things couldnt be tighter!

As we head into the crunch period of the tourney, let's take a look at what each team needs to do to qualify into the QFs. 

But first, here's what the rule book says: 
1) The top two teams in each group will qualify for the knockout phase
2) If 2 teams are level on points after the final group match then the h2h record (win/loss) between them will determine
who qualifies for the knockout phase. 
3) If 3 or more teams are tied on the same points after the final group match, the Points Difference (GD) will come into play, as it effectively takes into account all the matches. If the GD is equal, then the team with "higher points scored over the 3 games" goes through.

Another Impressive performance by Forca Inter, including the inspired decision to switch the armband from Dzagoev to Gomez saw him finish on 69 points. Coupled with another impressive showing from Epic Fail (59) saw Brazil overcome rivals Mexico 126 to 110. This week a JK and Forca inspired Snowy scored an impressive 62, but he was let down badly by team-mate Sleep Talk (48) and this meant defeat for my picks (well I have to get something wrong). In the other Group game it was a victory for Ghana (aka Long Cox Up the Duff) over South Korea. Eoin’s decision to follow the lead of JK and Forca and plump for Gomez (c) over Ronaldo saw him claim the 10 points that separated the 2 sides with Evs and Porkie both on 53 and BonZ on 51 the captaincy of Gomez saw Eoin finish on 61 and it was those 10 points that proved decisive.

Chile:

Menly and Catmac have made a strong start with a 124-98 victory vs the USA following up a 102-88 victory vs Australia, this leaves them with 6 points and after a 116-116 draw between Australia and Turkey, a definite place in the next round. They will also finish definitely finish as group winners thanks to their superior H2H record vs the USA.

USA:

Goldstonemr and Gargamel sadly slumped to a 26 point loss vs Chile this Matchday after an encouraging win vs Turkey to start with, leaving them with 3 points so far.
A win vs Australia in their last match will definitely see them through alongside Chile, whilst any other result will see them go out, with Australia or the USA getting ahead of them.

Written by Archie (Argentina)
For Argentina it is simple – a win or a draw gets them through as group winners, a loss to Serbia leaves them relying on goal difference or a result for the Ivory Coast vs Japan. Should they lose and avoid a 31 point swing in goal difference they will be through.

For Japan a win, and a win for Argentina will definitely send them through in second place, though if Serbia win vs Argentina then the top 2 will be decided on goal difference from 3 tied teams, with -6 goal difference vs Serbia’s +11 they are still in a good position, but this means they need at least a 18 point win from their fixture vs Ivory Coast, should Serbia beat Argentina, or to match Serbia’s GD +17. A draw would also be enough, should Serbia lose.

Written by JKISTHE1 (Ozil's Ceching In - Switzerland)

In the 2nd round of Group matches Switzerland (137), led by one of the greatest GWs ever seen in FFS history from JKisthe1 cruised to a 41 point victory over Egypt (96) to all but book their place in the knockout-stages. James_Fitz weighed in with a fairly hefty 56 points, but JK’s mammoth score of 81 was only 15 short of Egypt’s combined total. The 6 points, coupled with a hefty goal difference and a great H2H record leaves them sitting pretty. Meanwhile Top seeds Uruguay scored a narrow, but extremely important 107-100 win over Slovenia to keep their chances of qualification alive. The difference maker in this one ultimately proving to be Emperikal’s captain choice of David Silva, which made up for the sale of Pilar to Fortounis to obtain Maggio instead of Bonucci (sorry about that one). Uruguay will now a victory in their final group game could be key.

1st – Switzerland 6pts (Captain Shirokov and JK/Karaisthe1). Their victory over Egypt puts them in pole position, whilst only a defeat by Slovenia of 59 points of more could deny this team a place in the knock-outs. That being said any form of defeat to Slovenia could relegate Switzerland to 2nd place and a match with the FWC favourites Brazil, something Switzerland co-manager JK and Brazil co-manager Forca Inter are keen to avoid. A Uruguay win on the final day would mean that even defeat would see Switzerland top the group by virtue of their better GD.

With gameweek 2 of the FF Uefa competition drawing to a close, the atmosphere in Group A (Poland/Russia/Greece/Czech Rep) is incredibly tense.

Both Russia (Daniel/Monte Hristo) and Poland (Chrissy Waddle/Fuzzy) won the first round of games, leaving it all to do for Greece (Doos/Ginkapo) and the Czechs (Jafalad/D.Flamingo) to qualify for the QF’s. GW2 draws to a close with all four teams in with a chance of winning this round, making Group A a veritable cauldron of tense, sweaty banter.

Argentina (Canadian Football and Archie) romped to a 106-91 beating of the Ivory Coast (The Giggs Boson and Mull) in Matchday 1, mainly thanks to CF’s super midfield double of Dzagoev and Mandzukic, and look like following this up with a win over Japan (Wazza and Djerbil), thanks to Archie’s Silva (C) and their double ownership of Czech goalscorer Pilar. Japan need to overturn a 26 point deficit in the final day to win.
They look to be favourites to qualify come the end of Matchday 3 with a likely 6 points and high goal difference.

So with nearly gw2 fixtures finished, managers in the Friendly World Cup are awaiting the results of today's matches with great anticipation. With fantasy managers having saved plenty of ammo for group D, group standings are still up in the air. Here, I will take a look at what the standings currently stand and what players each country have left.

Unlike Archimedes who leaped from his brimful bath, elated at his flash of insight into a puzzling problem, and then having bustled past people in the street naked, dripping and shouting “Eureka!” (I have found it!),I am fortunate enough to say that mine had few parallels with him. It began with the browser coming to a complete halt after having opened up 10 different fpl teams in a frightful hurry. Of course, I had my justifications to do so as I wanted to view the live scores of my friend’s teams after RVP's massive 23pt haul against Blackburn. This was what instigated the sudden realization of the problem. My professors at college often said that realization of a problem is a part of the solution. I must point out here, that they were wrong as usual. I was as clueless as it gets when it came to the solution.