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.
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League Table & Stats
 England Premier League
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GD | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Manchester United | 42 | +42 | 92 | L2-5 | L2-3 | |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | +27 | 84 | L1-2 | L0-1 | |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 42 | +41 | 77 | L1-3 | L2-3 | |
| 4 | Arsenal | 42 | +25 | 71 | D0-0 | D1-1 | |
| 5 | Leeds United | 42 | +26 | 70 | D1-1 | L0-1 | |
| 6 | Wimbledon | 42 | +3 | 65 | D1-1 | L0-3 | |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | +22 | 64 | D0-0 | L0-3 | |
| 8 | Liverpool | 42 | +4 | 60 | L0-3 | L1-2 | |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | +1 | 60 | W4-1 | L0-2 | |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 42 | -4 | 57 | D1-1 | W2-1 | |
| 11 | Coventry City | 42 | -2 | 56 | D3-3 | D1-1 | |
| 12 | Norwich City | 42 | +4 | 53 | W2-1 | D1-1 | |
| 13 | West Ham United | 42 | -11 | 52 | L1-2 | L0-2 | |
| 14 | Chelsea | 42 | -4 | 51 | W2-1 | W1-0 | |
| 15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | -5 | 45 | L0-2 | L0-5 | |
| 16 | Manchester City | 42 | -11 | 45 | D0-0 | D1-1 | |
| 17 | Everton | 42 | -21 | 44 | L0-1 | L1-2 | |
| 18 | Southampton | 42 | -17 | 43 | W2-1 | W3-1 | |
| 19 | Ipswich Town | 42 | -23 | 43 | L0-3 | D0-0 | |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 42 | -18 | 42 | D1-1 | L1-2 | |
| 21 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | -26 | 40 | |||
| 22 | Swindon Town | 42 | -53 | 30 | W2-1 | W1-0 | |
| Oldham Athletic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 21st | 18th | 17th |
| Played | 42 | 21 | 21 |
| Won | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Drawn | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| Lost | 20 | 8 | 12 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 21st | 15th | 13th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 0-3-3 | 1-3-2 | 2-1-3 |
| Goals (F-A) | 4-10 | 6-6 | 10-12 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 18th | 17th | 17th |
| Goals scored | 42 | 24 | 18 |
| Failed to score | 15 | 7 | 8 |
| Since failing to score | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 21st | 20th | 19th |
| Goals conceded | 68 | 33 | 35 |
| Clean sheets | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Current clean sheets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 21st | 20th | 19th |
| Goal difference | -26 | -9 | -17 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 10th | 7th | 12th |
| Goal total | 110 | 57 | 53 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 22 | 12 | 10 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 20 | 9 | 11 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | drew last game, w/o win in last 8 |
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| Home | w/o win in last 4 | ||
| Away | drew last game, w/o win in last 4 |
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| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 2-2-4 | 2-2-3 | 2-2-3 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 4-10 | 5-7 | 2-8 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
D1-1 |
W2-1 D1-1 |
D1-1 |
| Occurence | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Oldham Athletic | |||
Season Summary
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Premier League | 21st | 42 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 15 | 42 | 68 | -26 | .375 |
| English FA Cup | Semi-Final | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | .667 |
| English League Cup | Fourth Round | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 |
| TOTAL | 53 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 12 | 17 | 54 | 79 | -25 | .427 | |