As the group stage of the World Cup approaches, the picture becomes clearer for the teams traveling to Torontoโs only playoff match.
Toronto Stadium hosted five group stage matches and will host another Round of 16 match between the runners-up in Group K and Group L on July 2.
Ahead of the final round of group stage matches, Ghana and Portugal are currently on track to meet at Toronto Stadium on July 2. But since thereโs still a lot to play for, hereโs how the six teams still in the game could end up here.
Toronto Stadium will host one FIFA World Cup playoff match between the runners-up in Groups K and L. (Marley Dickinson/Offside)
England
England go into Saturdayโs final with an 84 per cent chance of winning Group L and travel to Atlanta to play their round of 16 tie on July 1, but they still have a chance to travel to Toronto.
However, the Three Lions still have about a 15 percent chance of finishing second. This scenario can only happen if England draw and Ghana beat Croatia enough to go above England on goal difference. Ghana are currently one goal behind.
Ghana
With four points and yet to concede a goal, Ghana are in a great position heading into their final group stage match against Croatia.
Ghana beat Panama 1-0 at Toronto Stadium on June 17. (Fareen Karim)
If Ghana beat or draw Croatia, they will finish second in Group L and return to Toronto for the round of 16 (unless they score more goals than England).
If they lose, Ghana will instead become one of the top teams in the tournament, finishing third.
Croatia
Here Croatia controls its own destiny.
A win or draw over Ghana will take Croatia into the knockout stages. If Croatia wins, the best they can finish in the group is second place, which would send the team back to Toronto on July 2.
Croatiaโs chances of playing in Toronto currently stand at 47 percent, according to FIFA playoff predictions.
Portugal
Portugalโs final group stage match is of great importance to Portuguese-Canadian fans.
If Portugal beats Colombia, they will win Group K and head to Vancouver for the round of 16. If Portugal draw or lose, the team will finish second and head to Toronto.
The only scenario in which Portugal could drop to third place is if DR Congo beats Uzbekistan by at least five goals.
DR Congo
Although unlikely, DR Congo still has a slim chance of finishing second in Group K and playing in Toronto in the round of 16.
Hypothetically, DR Congo would need to beat Uzbekistan by at least five goals while other results fall short โ Colombia beating Portugal 1-0, for example.
This is possible given that Uzbekistan conceded eight goals in their previous two matches, but not much as DR Congo scored only once.
A win over Uzbekistan would still see DR Congo become one of the third-placed teams.
Colombia
The South American side were one of the surprise teams of the tournament, but their toughest test awaits them in the final group stage match against Portugal.
This will be for all balls in group K.
A win or draw over Portugal would send Colombia to Vancouver as Group K winners. A defeat would drop Colombia to second place and send the team to Toronto.
Current playoff projections give Columbia about a 55 percent chance of playing at Toronto Stadium on July 2.
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