text: Okay, can people that have absolutely no idea stop answering questions on this thing?  It's making a lot of people confused...\n\nHere is the full and accurate answer:\n\na) greatest number of points obtained in all group matches;\nb) goal difference in all group matches;\nc) greatest number of goals scored in all group matches.\n\nIf two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings will be determined as follows (this portion has more importance when more than two teams are tied):\na) greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;\nb) goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;\nc) greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned;\n\nFinal tiebreaker:\n-Drawing of lots by the Organising Committee for the FIFA World Cup.