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World Cup teams who only draw in the group stage have only ever been second or third in the group. In the history of the FIFA World Cup, a team drawing all of their matches in the group stage (if there was one) has happened nine times: 1958, Group 3: Wales drew 1-1 to both Hungary and Mexico, before 0-0 to Sweden. They won a playoff game against Hungary to be second in group. 1958, Group 4: England drew 2-2 to Soviet Union, 0-0 to Brazil, and 2-2 to Austria. They lost a playoff game against Soviet Union to be third in group. 1982, Group 1: Italy drew 0-0 to Poland, then 1-1 to both Peru and Cameroon. They had better goals-for to be second in group. 1982, Group 1: Cameroon drew 0-0 to both...
Full answer by Nij: https://sports.stackexchange.com/a/30070 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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