Spain is gambling its destiny in the World Cup in Qatar. It seems a fact that those of Luis Enrique, by condition, will be classified, but right now their place is in question and Sweden aspires to snatch it away. Of course, whatever happens, the National Team is guaranteed its place in the play-off for having been one of the two teams with the best position in the Nations League. For the moment, it depends on itself.
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Sweden leads Group B with 15 points after beating Greece by two goals to nil. Spain follows with 13 points and Greece is practically ruled out with 9, although it maintains repechage options. Only the leader qualifies and the second one goes to the repechage. But Luis Enrique’s men are already guaranteed a second chance, whatever happens.
Spain depends on itself, but everything indicates that it will play everything for everything with Sweden on the last day. In this penultimate date, the National Team travels to Greece and the Swedes face Georgia, the group’s Cinderella. It is difficult for our main rival to fall to the Georgian team, who only have four points, although they already stood up to them in the first game (1-0).
It is possible that Luis Enrique will have to win yes or yes to Sweden in La Cartuja to get as first. If the Swedes beat Georgia, they will arrive in Spain with a minimum advantage of two points, as long as the National Team does its homework against the leathery Greece, which arrives with losses. Isak and company, joined by Ibrahimovic, have been characterized by being a solid team, which has only conceded three goals so far in the qualifying phase and have already won our home team.
So what does Spain have to do to qualify?
If Spain beats Greece …
-If Sweden wins, you have to beat Sweden on the last day.
-If Sweden draws, it would be worth Spain to beat the Swedes. It could also be worth the tie, as long as the goal average was favorable to Luis Enrique’s. For this, it depends on the margin of goals of the next day. For now, Sweden has +9 and Spain, +8.
-If Sweden loses, it would be worth for Spain to win or draw Sweden.
In other words, Spain depends on itself.
If Spain ties with Greece …
-If Sweden wins, Spain would be mathematically in the play-off.
-If Sweden ties, everything would remain the same and Spain would have to beat the Swedes in La Cartuja. It would not be worth the tie.
-If Sweden loses, everything would continue the same: Spain would have to win on the last day. It would not be worth the tie.
Whatever happens the repechage would be insured.
If Spain loses to Greece …
-If Sweden wins, Spain would be mathematically in the play-off.
-If Sweden draws, Spain could be worth winning on the last day, although we would have to look at the goal average. It would not be worth the tie.
-If Sweden loses everything, it would remain the same: Spain would have to win on the last day and the draw would not be worth it either.
Whatever happens and even if Spain lost second place, it would be in the playoffs due to its role in the Nations League.
The calendar
Penultimate day:
-Georgia-Sweden (11/11 at 18:00).
-Greece-Spain (1/11 at 8:45 pm).
Last day:
-Spain-Sweden (11/14 at 8:45 p.m.).
The tiebreaker criterion
In the event of a tie on points, the first criterion for ranking one team with respect to another is the goal difference in all matches and, then, the total goals scored.. At the moment, Sweden has a +9 scale, with 12 goals in favor and only three against. Spain adds one more target, but has conceded five, for a total of +8. It can be a matter of details, although it is unlikely that it will end up in that circumstance.
The criteria:
-Major goal difference in all group matches: Sweden 12-3 (+9) and Spain 13-5 (+8).
-More number of goals scored in all matches: Sweden 12 and Spain 13.
-More number of points obtained between the tied teams: for now, Sweden has 3 and Spain, 0.
-Greater goal difference in the matches between those tied: for now, Sweden +1 and Spain -1.
-More number of goals scored in matches between those tied: Sweden 2- Spain 1.
-More number of goals scored as a visitor in the matches between those tied: Spain 1 and Sweden, to be known on the last day.
Why does Spain already have a play-off place and what is it like?
Spain is still at risk of finishing third and, under normal conditions, not qualifying for the playoffs. However, the fact of having reached the final of the Nations League guarantees Luis Enrique’s place in the second opportunity. Anyway, settling for Nations League square is poisoned candy. It gives certainties, but takes away the privilege of being seeded.
The ten second in group and the two best classified of the Nations League that do not achieve the place by traditional classification dispute the repechage, in three semi-final and final mini tournaments. The winner of each of these tournaments gets into the World Cup in Qatar. The matches will be played in March 2022. In them, The six best seconds in the group will be seeded. That is to say, the semifinals, which are a single match, will play as locals. Therefore, it is better to be second with a good score and not depend on the classification by the Nations.