2018 FIFA World Cup Group E facts for kids
The 2018 FIFA World Cup was a big international football tournament. It happened in Russia. Many countries from all over the world played in it. The tournament started with a "group stage." This is where teams are put into small groups to play against each other.
Group E was one of these groups. It had four teams: Brazil, Switzerland, Costa Rica, and Serbia. Each team played against every other team in their group once. The goal was to earn points. Teams got 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw (a tie), and 0 points for a loss.
After all the games in Group E were played, the top two teams moved on to the next part of the tournament. This next part is called the "knockout stage." In the knockout stage, if a team loses a game, they are out of the tournament. Only the winners keep playing until a champion is found.
Here is how the teams in Group E finished:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Switzerland |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Serbia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Costa Rica (E) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated.
As you can see from the table, Brazil and Switzerland were the two teams that earned enough points to move forward. They continued their journey in the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Costa Rica and Serbia did not get enough points and were eliminated from the tournament.
Images for kids
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2018 postage stamp from Russia depicting Group E of the 2018 FIFA World Cup group stage.
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Grupo E de la Copa Mundial de Fútbol de 2018 para niños
