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Writing MOSCÚ
EFE
Fair Play defined for the first time the ranking of a team after the group stage of a World Cup and in this case the recipient was Japan , who finished in second place in group H by accumulating four yellow cards for six Senegal
The Senegalese team, which suffered the first loss of its history in a group stage losing against Colombia (1 -0), finished with Japan on all criteria, with what had to resort to fair play.
The two concluded with four points, with four goals in favor and four against and tied in the match between the two to two goals, the last day 24 in Yekaterinburg.
] Before this last day, the African group had five yellow and three Asian. In matches of this third date, they added one more, which was eventually awarded to Japan for having fewer admonitions.
In October 2016, FIFA decided to include fair play among the tiebrake criteria in the World Cup. Maintain the difference in goals as the first criterion before the total goals scored in the group stage and the results of the direct duels.
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