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Standings

Group A

P

W

D

L

GD

Pts

MEXMexico

2

2

0

0

+3

6

KORKorea Republic

2

1

0

1

0

3

CZECzechia

2

0

1

1

-1

1

RSASouth Africa

2

0

1

1

-2

1

Group B

P

W

D

L

GD

Pts

CANCanada

2

1

1

0

+6

4

SUISwitzerland

2

1

1

0

+3

4

BIHBosnia and Herzegovina

2

0

1

1

-3

1

QATQatar

2

0

1

1

-6

1

Group C

P

W

D

L

GD

Pts

BRABrazil

2

1

1

0

+3

4

MARMorocco

2

1

1

0

+1

4

SCOScotland

2

1

0

1

0

3

HTIHaiti

2

0

0

2

-4

0

Group D

P

W

D

L

GD

Pts

USAUSA

2

2

0

0

+5

6

AUSAustralia

2

1

0

1

0

3

PARParaguay

2

1

0

1

-2

3

TURTurkiye

2

0

0

2

-3

0

Group E

P

W

D

L

GD

Pts

GERGermany

2

2

0

0

+7

6

CIVIvory Coast

2

1

0

1

0

3

ECUEcuador

2

0

1

1

-1

1

CUWCuracao

2

0

1

1

-6

1

Group F

P

W

D

L

GD

Pts

NEDNetherlands

2

1

1

0

+4

4

JPNJapan

2

1

1

0

+4

4

SWESweden

2

1

0

1

0

3

TUNTunisia

2

0

0

2

-8

0

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