World Cup to expand to 48 teams: World Cup's weirdest format changes
BBC Sport looks back at some of Fifa's more unusual format changes following Fifa's decision to expand the tournament to 48 teams.
BBC Sport » 51mBBC Sport looks back at some of Fifa's more unusual format changes following Fifa's decision to expand the tournament to 48 teams.
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![]() | Home | Away | |||||
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P | GD | Pt | Res | Res | |||
1 | Manchester United | 42 | +42 | 92 | D1-1 | D1-1 | |
2 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | +27 | 84 | D1-1 | L0-1 | |
3 | Newcastle United | 42 | +41 | 77 | |||
4 | Arsenal | 42 | +25 | 71 | W2-0 | L1-2 | |
5 | Leeds United | 42 | +26 | 70 | D1-1 | D1-1 | |
6 | Wimbledon | 42 | +3 | 65 | W4-0 | L2-4 | |
7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | +22 | 64 | W4-2 | W1-0 | |
8 | Liverpool | 42 | +4 | 60 | W3-0 | W2-0 | |
9 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | +1 | 60 | L1-2 | W2-1 | |
10 | Aston Villa | 42 | -4 | 57 | W5-1 | W2-0 | |
11 | Coventry City | 42 | -2 | 56 | W4-0 | L1-2 | |
12 | Norwich City | 42 | +4 | 53 | W3-0 | W2-1 | |
13 | West Ham United | 42 | -11 | 52 | W2-0 | W4-2 | |
14 | Chelsea | 42 | -4 | 51 | D0-0 | L0-1 | |
15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | -5 | 45 | L0-1 | W2-1 | |
16 | Manchester City | 42 | -11 | 45 | W2-0 | L1-2 | |
17 | Everton | 42 | -21 | 44 | W1-0 | W2-0 | |
18 | Southampton | 42 | -17 | 43 | L1-2 | L1-2 | |
19 | Ipswich Town | 42 | -23 | 43 | W2-0 | D1-1 | |
20 | Sheffield United | 42 | -18 | 42 | W4-0 | L0-2 | |
21 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | -26 | 40 | W3-2 | W3-1 | |
22 | Swindon Town | 42 | -53 | 30 | W7-1 | D2-2 |
Newcastle United | |||
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Full | Home | Away | |
League Record | |||
Rank | 3rd | 3rd | 5th |
Played | 42 | 21 | 21 |
Won | 23 | 14 | 9 |
Drawn | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Lost | 11 | 3 | 8 |
Form (6 games) | |||
Rank | 3rd | 1st | 3rd |
Record (W-D-L) | 4-0-2 | 5-1-0 | 3-1-2 |
Goals (F-A) | 13-7 | 15-3 | 9-7 |
Attack | |||
Rank | 1st | 1st | 4th |
Goals scored | 82 | 51 | 31 |
Failed to score | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Since failing to score | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Defence | |||
Rank | 5th | 3rd | 7th |
Goals conceded | 41 | 14 | 27 |
Clean sheets | 15 | 11 | 4 |
Current clean sheets | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Goal Difference | |||
Rank | 2nd | 1st | 6th |
Goal difference | +41 | +37 | +4 |
Goal Total | |||
Rank | 4th | 3rd | 5th |
Goal total | 123 | 65 | 58 |
Over 2.5 goals | 22 | 11 | 11 |
Under 2.5 goals | 20 | 10 | 10 |
Sequence Summary | |||
Full | won last game | ||
Home | won last 3, unbeaten in last 8 |
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Away | lost last game | ||
Season Longest Sequences | |||
W-D-L | 6-2-3 | 4-2-1 | 2-3-2 |
w/o Loss-w/o Win | 8-3 | 8-2 | 4-4 |
Score Distribution | |||
Most common |
W2-0 |
W2-0 |
L1-2 |
Occurence | 7 | 4 | 4 |
Newcastle United |
Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
English Premier League | 3rd | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 82 | 41 | +41 | .636 |
English FA Cup | Fourth Round | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 |
English League Cup | Third Round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | .600 |
TOTAL | 48 | 26 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 97 | 48 | +49 | .630 |