​  This 48-team extravaganza is the biggest World Cup there has ever been, and it might just be the most complex too. Twelve groups of four teams might be enough to follow in the first place, but those fans of brackets who have a familiarity of past tournaments might have a sense of what the issue is here. A dozen groups do not a round robin path to the final easily make.As such, eight of the 12 groups will send their third-placed team to the first knockout rounds, meaning 72 games will be required to trim a third off this field. Those third-placed teams will be ranked first by the points they accrue and then by goal difference, goals scored, their team conduct score (yellow and red cards), and then their FIFA ranking.In short, this could get complicated. There’s going to be a lot to follow, an awful lot of permutations that might, for example, decide whether Scotland get through and Sweden don’t. Catch up with all the standings below.Group ATeamMPWDLGFGAGDPTS1Mexico110020+232South Korea110021+133Czechia100112-104South Africa100102-20Thursday, June 11Mexico 2, South Africa 0South Korea 2, Czechia 1Thursday, June 18Czechia vs. South Africa, 12 p.m.Mexico vs. South Korea, 9 p.m.Wednesday, June 24Czechia vs. Mexico, 9 p.m.South Africa vs. South Korea, 9 p.m.Group BTeamMPWDLGFGAGDPTS1Canada000000002Switzerland000000003Qatar000000004Bosnia & Herz.00000000Friday, June 12Canada vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 3 p.m.Saturday, June 13Qatar vs. Switzerland, 3 p.m.Thursday, June 18Switzerland vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 3 p.m.Canada vs. Qatar, 6 p.m.Wednesday, June 24Switzerland vs. Canada, 3 p.m.Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Qatar, 3 p.m.Group CTeamMPWDLGFGAGDPTS1Brazil000000002Morocco000000003Scotland000000004Haiti00000000Saturday, June 13Brazil vs. Morocco, 6 p.m.Haiti vs. Scotland, 9 p.m.Friday, June 19Scotland vs. Morocco, 6 p.m.Brazil vs. Haiti, 9 p.m.Wednesday, June 24Scotland vs. Brazil, 6 p.m.Morocco vs. Haiti, 6 p.m.Group DTeamMPWDLGFGAGDPTS1USA000000002Australia000000003Paraguay000000004Turkiye00000000Friday, June 12USA vs. Paraguay, 9 p.m.Saturday, June 13Australia vs. Turkiye, 12 a.m.Friday, June 19USA vs. Australia, 3 p.m.Turkiye vs. Paraguay, 12 a.m.Thursday, June 25Turkiye vs. USA, 10 p.m.Paraguay vs. Australia, 10 p.m.Group ETeamMPWDLGFGAGDPTS1Germany000000002Ecuador000000003Ivory Coast000000004Curacao00000000Sunday, June 14Germany vs. Curacao, 1 p.m.Ivory Coast vs. Ecuador, 7 p.m.Saturday, June 20Germany vs. Ivory Coast, 4 p.m.Ecuador vs. Curacao, 8 p.m.Thursday, June 25Ecuador vs. Germany, 4 p.m.Curacao vs. Ivory Coast, 4 p.m.Group FTeamMPWDLGFGAGDPTS1Netherlands000000002Japan000000003Sweden000000004Tunisia00000000Sunday, June 14Netherlands vs. Japan, 4 p.m.Sweden vs. Tunisia, 10 p.m.Saturday, June 20Netherlands vs. Sweden, 1 p.m.Tunisia vs. Japan, 12 a.m.Thursday, June 25Japan vs. Sweden, 7 p.m.Tunisia vs. Netherlands, 7 p.m.Group GTeamMPWDLGFGAGDPTS1Belgium000000002Iran000000003Egypt000000004New Zealand00000000Monday, June 15Belgium vs. Egypt  CBS Sports Headlines