With one game to play in the group stage, just two teams — Brazil and Japan — have clinched berths in the second round and no team has been mathematically eliminated. Despite its 0-0 tie withSweden, the USA is all but assured of reaching the second round and well placed to win its group. Of the eight newcomers, Switzerland and Cameroon, which face each other on Tuesday, appear to have thebest chances of advancing.

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