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World Cup run home: How each team can qualify for the semi-finals

The race for a place in the knockout stages has gone down to the wire with one side still to be confirmed to join India, South Africa and Australia in locking in a top-four finish.

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New Zealand sit in the critical fourth place with five victories after crushing Sri Lanka to move two points and a significantly higher net run rate ahead of Pakistan which has one group stage match still to play.

Here is what each team needs to do – and the other results that have to go their way – to finish in the top four and qualify for the knockout stage:

Wins: 8
Losses: 0
Net run rate: +2.456
**Still to play:**Netherlands (12 November)

Path to qualification:

* Qualified

Wins: 6
Losses: 2
Net run rate: +0.861
Still to play: Bangladesh (11 November)

Path to qualification:

* Qualified

Wins: 5
Losses: 4
Net run rate: +0.743****

Path to qualification:

* Pakistan fail to win their last match of the group stage

* Or, Pakistan win their last match of the group stage to also finish on 10 points, but their victory is not with a margin of 287 runs or more that would give them with a higher net run rate than New Zealand

Wins: 4
Losses: 4
Net run rate: +0.036
**Still to play:**England (11 November)

Path to qualification:

* Win their remaining match to finish equal with New Zealand on 10 points, and win with a margin of 287 runs or more to finish with a higher net run rate than New Zealand

Wins: 4
Losses: 5
Net run rate: -0.336

Path to qualification:

* Can not qualify for knockout stage

Wins: 2
Losses: 6
Net run rate: -0.885
**Still to play:**Pakistan (11 November)

Path to qualification:

* Can not qualify for knockout stage

Wins: 2
Losses: 6
Net run rate: -1.142
Still to play: Australia (11 November)

Path to qualification:

* Can not qualify for knockout stage

Wins: 2
Losses: 7
Net run rate: -1.419

Path to qualification:

* Can not qualify for knockout stage

Wins: 2
Losses: 6
Net run rate: -1.635
Still to play: India (12 November)

Path to qualification:

* Can not qualify for knockout stage

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