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Originally Posted by Trojan97

Does head to head not matter? For example, if Spain-Chile tie and the Swiss tie would Switzerland not finish ahead of Spain?

Head to head does not matter until the 3rd tie-breaker.

Tie-breaking criteria For the World Cup tournament, FIFA uses the following criteria to rank teams in the Group Stage.[61]

1. greatest number of points in all group matches;
2. goal difference in all group matches;
3. greatest number of goals scored in all group matches;
4. greatest number of points in matches between tied teams;
5. goal difference in matches between tied teams;
6. greatest number of goals scored in matches between tied teams;
7. drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee.