{"id":26133,"date":"2018-11-17T12:00:03","date_gmt":"2018-11-17T12:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=26133"},"modified":"2018-11-17T12:00:03","modified_gmt":"2018-11-17T12:00:03","slug":"england-vs-croatia-what-are-the-permutation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/england-vs-croatia-what-are-the-permutation\/","title":{"rendered":"England vs Croatia- What are the permutation?"},"content":{"rendered":"

After Croatia\u2019s\u00a0dramatic\u00a0last-minute winner against Spain, England’s hopes of winning the group have been kept alive.<\/strong><\/p>\n

But the result also means that even a draw could see Gareth Southgate\u2019s men relegated\u00a0in a winner takes all match at Wembley on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n

A win for England will see them continue their good form after their summer exploits, and will progress them into the semi-finals of the Nations League next summer.<\/p>\n

Losing though will see them relegated to League B, where Wales and the Republic of Ireland currently play, and Croatia, who knocked England out in Russia, will progress.<\/p>\n

Although this will not be a disaster it will certainly be a slight dent to the feel good factor around a youthful squad.<\/p>\n

The other permutations come if the game ends in a draw. If it remains goalless then England will finish second on goal difference, whilst a score draw will see Croatia finish second by having a better away goals record over England – Spain in both cases will finish top.<\/p>\n

If you’re still confused below you can see how each result affects the final standings:\"\"<\/p>\n

Words: Lee Pearson I Subbing: Sam Carter\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After Croatia\u2019s\u00a0dramatic\u00a0last-minute winner against Spain, England’s hopes of winning the group have been kept alive. But the result also means that even a draw could see Gareth Southgate\u2019s men relegated\u00a0in a winner takes all match…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":476,"featured_media":26196,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[116,135],"tags":[1628,2119,2242,2585,4381,5236,5381,6790,6855,6926,6984],"class_list":["post-26133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport","category-uncategorized","tag-croatia","tag-england","tag-fa","tag-gareth-southgate","tag-nations-league","tag-republic-of-ireland","tag-russia","tag-wales","tag-wembly","tag-win","tag-world-cup"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t