World Cup third-place rankings explained: Is one win enough to qualify?

One of the big unknowns of the first 48-team World Cup is going to be the chaos of the dreaded third-place table. This World Cup has 12 groups of four teams. The top two teams in each group will advance, along with the eight-best third-place teams. It’s a format we’ve seen at the last three editions of the European Championship, albeit in a 24-team tournament. Remember Portugal in 2016? They ended up as champions after finishing third in their group, with three draws from three.Could