Algeria and England drawing threw up some confusion in the Group C scenarios. Hopefully this will help illustrate what the US needs to do.
Here's the current Table:
Team P W L D GD GS
SLV 4 1 0 1 +1 3
USA 2 0 0 2 0 3
ENG 2 0 0 2 0 1
ALG 1 0 1 1 -1 0
If the US loses, they are out. Slovenia have four already, and beating the US would give Algeria 3.
US DRAW:
If the US draws, and England wins:
Team P W L D
ENG 5 1 0 2
SLV 4 1 1 1
USA 3 0 1 2
ALG 2 0 1 2
If the US draws, and Slovenia wins:
Team P W L D
SLV 7 2 0 1
USA 3 0 0 3
ENG 2 0 1 2
ALG 2 0 1 2
If the US draws, and Slovenia and England draw:
Team P W L D
SLV 5 1 0 2
USA 3 0 0 3
ENG 3 0 0 3
ALG 2 0 1 2
In this case, with points and goal difference being equal, the tiebreaker would be goals scored. The US has scored 3 so far, and England has scored 1. If England ends up scoring 3 more than the US, they would go through. If they cut the deficit by 1 or go score equal or fewer than the US, the US would go through. Were they to end up even with the US on goals scored, FIFA would draw lots.
US WIN:
If the US wins, we are through. We would have 5 points. A Slovenia win would give them 7, and England 2. An England win would give them 5, and Slovenia 4. A draw would give Slovenia 5 and England 3.
