Qualification

Here's a quick summary of how the 16 teams qualified and how teams #17 to #24 ranked.

  Qualification (x-Advance, a-Group Winner, b-Group Runner Up, c-3rd place, z-Elim):  

x-FRA (16-CHN W), x-GER (16-CHN W)... 

x-ITA (18-W), x-ENG (19-W)... 

x-NED (22-W), x-CAN (21-W)...  

x-SWE (24-W), x-USA (23-W), x-JPN (23-SWE W & 24-USA W)... 

a-GER (25-W), b-ESP (26-D), c-CHN (26-D), z-RSA (25-L)... 

a-FRA (23-W), b-NOR (24-W), z-KOR (24-L)... 

a-ITA (GD), b-AUS (29-W & GD), c-BRA (30-W), z-JAM (29-L)... 

a-ENG (31-W), b-JPN (32-ARG D), z-SCO (32-D)... 

a-NED (33-W), b-CAN (33-L), c-CMR (34-W), z-NZL (34-L), z-ARG (34-CMR W)... 

a-USA (35-W), b-SWE (35-L), c-NGA (36-CHI GD), z-CHI (GD), z-THA (36-L) ...

   Standings (17-24) W-L-D PTS (GD GF) [Fair Play]: 

17 CHI 1-2-0  3 ( -3  2) [ -5]
18 ARG 0-1-2  2 ( -1  3) [ -3]
19 SCO 0-2-1  1 ( -2  5) [ -6]
20 NZL 0-3-0  0 ( -4  1) [ -1]
21 KOR 0-3-0  0 ( -7  1) [ -7]
22 RSA 0-3-0  0 ( -7  1) [ -9]
23 JAM 0-3-0  0 (-11  1) [ -4]
24 THA 0-3-0  0 (-19  1) [ -5]