World Cup Game Rules Summary
Goals per Match	3.9	4.1	4.7	4.0	5.4	3.6	2.8	2.8	3.0	2.6	2.7	2.8	2.5	2.2	2.7	2.7	2.5	2.3
Teams in Tournament	13	16	15	13	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	24	24	24	24	32	32	32	16	32	32
Host	Uruguay	Italy	France	Brazil	Switzerland	Sweden	Chile	England	Mexico	Germany	Argentina	Spain	Mexico	Italy	USA	France	Korea/Japan	Germany	Euro	South Africa	Brazil
Year	1930	1934	1938	1950	1954	1958	1962	1966	1970	1974	1978	1982	1986	1990	1994	1998	2002	2006	2008	2010	2014
World Cup Game Edition	Original	Expansion Set 2	Expansion Set 2	Expansion Set 3		Expansion Set 1	Expansion Set 1	Expansion Set 1					Expansion Set 3	Expansion Set 3			Original	Expansion Set 2	Expansion Set 3
Deck Adjustments
Remove 1+1+1 Goal Cards	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		-	-	-					-	-			-	-	-
Remove 1+1 Goal Cards	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		-	-	-					-	-			-	-	-
Remove 2+1 Goal Cards	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		-	-	-					Yes	Yes			-	-	-
Remove 3 Goal Cards After 1 play	-	-	-	-		-	-	-					Yes	Yes			-	-	-
Boards
Group Stage	Uru '30	It '34/Fra '38	It '34/Fra '38	Brz '50		Swe '58	Chile '62	Eng '66					Mex '86 x2	Italy '90 x2			K/J '02	Ger '06 x2	Euro '08
Final Stage	Uru '30	It '34/Fra '38	It '34/Fra '38	Brz '50		58-'70 KO	58-'70 KO	58-'70 KO					Mex/It KO	Mex/It KO			K/J '02 KO	Ger '06 KO	58-'70 KO
Group Stage
Style	Pool	KO	KO	Pool		Pool	Pool	Pool					Pool	Pool			Pool	Pool	Pool
Number of Groups	4	1	1	4		4	4	4					6	6			8	8	4
Decks Used for Stage	1	0.5	0.5	1		1	1	1					1.5	1.5			2	2	1
Points per win	2	-	-	2		2	2	2					2	2			3	3	3
Points per tie	1	-	-	1		1	1	1					1	1			1	1	1
Group Winners Advance to Finals	4	8	8	4		4	4	4					6	6			8	8	4
Group Runner-up Advance to Finals	-	-	-	-		4	4	4					6	6			8	8	4
Group 3rd Place Advance to Finals	-	-	-	-		-	-	-					4	4			-	-	-
Equal Points Tie-breaker 1	Replay	Replay	Replay	Replay		1st-2nd Place: GF/GA 2nd-3rd Place: 1 Replay, then Coin	GF/GA	GF/GA					GF-GA	GF-GA			HTH	GF-GA	GF-GA
Equal Points Tie-breaker 2	-	-	-	-		1st-2nd Place: GF	GF	GF					GF	GF			GF-GA	GF	GF-GA
Equal Points Tie-breaker 3	-	-	-	-		1st-2nd Place: Coin	Coin	Coin					Coin	Coin			GF	HTH	HTH
Equal Points Tie-breaker 4	-	-	-	-		-	-	-					-	-			Coin	Coin	Coin
Round of 16
Style	-	-	-	-		-	-	-					KO	KO			KO	KO	-
Decks Used for Stage	-	-	-	-		-	-	-					0.5	0.5			0.5	0.5	-
Draw Resolution	-	-	-	-		-	-	-					PSO	PSO			PSO	PSO	-
Quarterfinals
Style	-	KO	KO	-		KO	KO	KO					KO	KO			KO	KO	KO
Decks Used for Stage	-	0.25	0.25	-		0.25	0.25	0.25					0.25	0.25			0.25	0.25	0.25
Draw Resolution	-	Replay	Replay	-		Replay (2 Max)  then Coin	Coin	Coin					PSO	PSO			PSO	PSO	PSO
Semifinals
Style	KO	KO	KO	-		KO	KO	KO					KO	KO			KO	KO	KO*
Cards Used for Stage	12	12	12	-		12	12	12					12	12			12	12	12
Draw Resolution	Replay	Replay	Replay	-		Replay (2 Max)  then Coin	Coin	Coin					PSO	PSO			PSO	PSO	PSO
Final
Style	KO	KO	KO	Pool		KO	KO	KO					KO	KO			KO	KO	KO
Cards Used for Stage	8	12	12	.5 Deck		12	12	12					12	12			12	12	8
Points per win	-	-	-	2		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Points per tie	-	-	-	1		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Equal Points	-	-	-	Replay		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Final Draw Resolution	Replay	Replay	Replay	-		Replay	Replay	Replay					PSO	PSO			PSO	PSO	PSO
3rd-place Match	No	Yes	Yes	No		Yes	Yes	Yes					Yes	Yes			Yes	Yes	No
3rd-place Draw Resolution	-	Replay	Replay	-		Replay (2 Max)  then Coin	Coin	Coin					PSO	PSO			PSO	PSO	-
Key:
Style	Pool = Each team plays the other teams in its group.
	KO = Knock-out--Winner of each match advances to next round.
Equal Points Tie-Breakers	Replay = replay the match(es) of tied teams.
	GF/GA = Goals For divided by Goals Against
	GF = Goals For
	Coin = Coin flip or other random method.
Draw Resolution	Replay = replay the drawn match(es).
	PSO = Penalty-kick Shoot-Out (Rule XI in original game)
Note	*Winner W v. Winner X & Winner Y v. Winner Z (instead of how it's printed on the board)