Two teams in the Group Stage,
Japan and Senegal,
Identical in wins, ties, losses,
Identical in every game
In points scored
And points scored against.
Japan advances because the fair play rule:
Senegal had six yellow cards,
And Japan only had three.
That feels unkind, except, had they been equal,
The next step would have been
A random draw—
Even more unkind.
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