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Guinea will play the second placed nation in Group C in the Round of 16 (Burundi / Albania).

So that's Group A decided. Congratulations Belarus who advance to the repechage round. Hard luck to Jamaica, you gave us an epic finish and a dramatic start to the day. A total of 8 matches judges have been assigned the task of adjudicating this match. The judges are each allocated a specialised hut which are located at various vantage points surrounding the arena where the artists will perform. These judging huts can be seen in the diagram below with their locations denoted by letters (K, E, H, C, M, B, F and A). K E H Jamaica vs Belarus Japan vs Gibraltar A C F B M Now it's time to see how the judges scored the contests Judge K voted for.... Judge E voted for.... Judge H voted for.... Judge C voted for.... Judge M voted for.... Judge B voted for.... Judge F voted for.... Judge A voted for.... Final Result and Scorecard Updated Group A Standings after match

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So, it's time to find out the fate of Group A. Judge A voted as follows......

So it's going down to the final Judge (Judge A) to decide who prevails between and for a place in the repechage. A vote for Belarus and they are through to the repechage and Jamaica are out. A vote for Jamaica and it is they who advance to the repechage at the expense of Belarus. Elsewhere, congratulations to Puerto Rico and Sri Lanka as they are now guaranteed to qualify to the Round of 16!

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stay alive! They still need to win the votes of the final 2 judges. are now assured to qualify directly to the Round of 16 as (A2).

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are putting in their best performance so far against the group winners! must score votes from all the remaining judges in order to stay in the competition.

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So, at the halfway point, Guinea are holding the second qualification spot (A2). Another vote against Belarus will ensure Guinea take the (A2) spot. Also, Belarus are currently in a repechage spot and if their match ends in a draw then both Puerto Rico and Sri Lanka in Group B will be guaranteed qualification to the Round of 16 as a best 3rd placed team at the very least.

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Group A Thursday, July 30th 2020, 14:00 (GMT +1) Jamaica 0 vs 0 Belarus Thursday, July 30th 2020, 14:00 (GMT +1) Japan 0 vs 0 Gibraltar Group A comes to a climax this afternoon with all eyes focused on one match: Jamaica v Belarus. Japan v Gibraltar is somewhat a dead rubber since Gibraltar have already secured top spot in the Group while Japan, even with a victory, cannot uproot themselves from the foot of the table. However, the Group is still packed with drama as so much lies on the result of the match between Jamaica and Belarus. The permutations: Jamaica must win the match to stay in the tournament. A victory for Jamaica will qualify them for the repechages. A victory for Belarus by a margin of 5-3 will ensure they qualify for the Round of 16 as best 3rd-placed nation, while Guinea will qualify directly to the Round of 16. A victory for Belarus by a margin of 6-2 will mean they are tied with Guinea on all tie-break criteria and a special panel of back-up judges will be drafted in to resolve the tie in order to determine which of the 2 nations qualify directly to the Round of 16 and which nation qualifies to the Round of 16 as a best 3rd-placed nation. A victory for Belarus by a margin of 7-1 or 8-0 and they qualify automatically to the Round of 16 and Guinea will qualify to the Round of 16 as a best 3rd-placed nation. A draw for Belarus will mean they advance to the Repechage Round and Guinea will take the direct qualification for the Round of 16. A draw for Belarus will also ensure that Puerto Rico and Sri Lanka are guaranteed to qualify to the Round of 16 as a best 3rd placed team at the very least. A total of 8 matches judges have been assigned the task of adjudicating this match. The judges are each allocated a specialised hut which are located at various vantage points surrounding the arena where the artists will perform. These judging huts can be seen in the diagram below with their locations denoted by letters (K, E, H, C, M, B, F and A). K E H Jamaica vs Belarus Japan vs Gibraltar A C F B M Now it's time to see how the judges scored the contests

So we are about to kick-off the final day of action in the group stage. One thing I should point out is that due to Guinea's vote difference, they are guaranteed to finish at the very least as a best 3rd placed nation so they have also booked their spot in the Round of 16. Furthermore, if Belarus win by any margin today, they will also qualify to the Round of 16, even if they finish 3rd.

Day 6 (Sun 30 July) Fixtures / Results Group A Thursday, July 30th 2020, 14:00 (GMT +1) Jamaica 0 vs 0 Belarus Thursday, July 30th 2020, 14:00 (GMT +1) Japan 0 vs 0 Gibraltar Nation P W D L VF VA VD Pts Gibraltar 3 3 0 0 16 8 +8 9 Guinea 4 2 1 1 20 12 +8 7 Belarus 3 1 1 1 14 10 +4 4 Jamaica 3 1 0 2 11 13 -2 3 Japan 3 0 0 3 3 21 -18 0 Group B Thursday, July 30th 2020, 15:00 (GMT +1) Kosovo 0 vs 0 Somalia Thursday, July 30th 2020, 15:00 (GMT +1) Puerto Rico 0 vs 0 Kiribati Nation P W D L VF VA VD Pts Puerto Rico 3 2 1 0 15 9 +6 7 Sri Lanka 4 2 1 1 18 14 +4 7 Somalia 3 2 0 1 15 9 +6 6 Kiribati 3 1 0 2 8 16 -8 3 Kosovo 3 0 0 3 8 16 -8 0 Group C Thursday, July 30th 2020, 18:00 (GMT +1) South Korea 0 vs 0 Guatemala Thursday, July 30th 2020, 18:00 (GMT +1) Burundi 0 vs 0 Albania Nation P W D L VF VA VD Pts Burundi 3 3 0 0 18 6 +12 9 Albania 3 2 1 0 16 8 +8 7 Guatemala 3 1 0 2 11 13 -2 3 South Korea 3 1 0 2 8 16 -8 3 Zambia 4 0 1 3 11 21 -10 1 Group D Thursday, July 31st 2020, 19:00 (GMT +1) South Africa 0 vs 0 Costa Rica Thursday, July 31st 2020, 19:00 (GMT +1) Iraq 0 vs 0 Côte d'Ivoire Nation P W D L VF VA VD Pts South Africa 3 3 0 0 15 9 +6 9 Costa Rica 3 2 0 1 15 9 +6 6 Côte d'Ivoire 3 2 0 1 13 11 +2 6 Iraq 3 0 1 2 10 14 -4 1 Monaco 4 0 1 3 11 21 -10 1 Group E Thursday, July 31st 2020, 20:00 (GMT +1) Mali 0 vs 0 Iceland Thursday, July 31st 2020, 20:00 (GMT +1) Cuba 0 vs 0 Chinese Taipei Nation P W D L VF VA VD Pts Cape Verde 4 3 1 0 23 9 +14 10 Cuba 3 1 2 0 13 11 +2 5 Mali 3 1 0 2 9 15 -6 3 Iceland 3 0 2 1 11 13 -2 2 Chinese Taipei 3 0 1 2 8 16 -8 1 Group F Thursday, July 31st 2020, 21:00 (GMT +1) North Macedonia 0 vs 0 Belize Thursday, July 31st 2020, 21:00 (GMT +1) Angola 0 vs 0 Hong Kong Nation P W D L VF VA VD Pts Barbados 4 3 1 0 22 10 +12 10 Angola 3 1 1 1 12 12 0 4 Hong Kong 3 1 1 1 12 12 0 4 North Macedonia 3 0 3 0 12 12 0 3 Belize 3 0 0 3 6 18 -12 0

Here is a recap of today's results and the current standings in Groups D, E and F. Day 5 (Wed 29 July) Fixtures / Results Group D Wednesday, July 29th 2020, 13:00 (GMT +1) Côte d'Ivoire 5 vs 3 Monaco Wednesday, July 29th 2020, 13:30 (GMT +1) Costa Rica 5 vs 3 Iraq Nation P W D L VF VA VD Pts South Africa 3 3 0 0 15 9 +6 9 Costa Rica 3 2 0 1 15 9 +6 6 Côte d'Ivoire 3 2 0 1 13 11 +2 6 Iraq 3 0 1 2 10 14 -4 1 Monaco 4 0 1 3 11 21 -10 1 Group E Wednesday, July 29th 2020, 17:00 (GMT +1) Chinese Taipei 1 vs 7 Cape Verde Wednesday, July 29th 2020, 17:30 (GMT +1) Iceland 4 vs 4 Cuba Nation P W D L VF VA VD Pts Cape Verde 4 3 1 0 23 9 +14 10 Cuba 3 1 2 0 13 11 +2 5 Mali 3 1 0 2 9 15 -6 3 Iceland 3 0 2 1 11 13 -2 2 Chinese Taipei 3 0 1 2 8 16 -8 1 Group F Wednesday, July 29th 2020, 17:30 (GMT +1) Hong Kong 2 vs 6 Barbados Wednesday, July 29th 2020, 17:30 (GMT +1) Belize 2 vs 6 Angola Nation P W D L VF VA VD Pts Barbados 4 3 1 0 22 10 +12 10 Angola 3 1 1 1 12 12 0 4 Hong Kong 3 1 1 1 12 12 0 4 North Macedonia 3 0 3 0 12 12 0 3 Belize 3 0 0 3 6 18 -12 0 2 more nations, Barbados and Cape Verde, have booked their place in the Round of 16 as a result of today's action. Let's take a look at the current situation with regards to who is through, who is out and who is assured at least a repechage slot: Nations Qualified for Round of 16: Albania Barbados Burundi Cape Verde Gibraltar South Africa Nations Guaranteed at least a Repechage Place: Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Cuba Guinea Puerto Rico Sri Lanka Eliminated Nations who will enter the Challenge Trophy: Belize Iraq Japan Kosovo Monaco Zambia Here is a reminder of the crucial final round of ties where12 matches across all groups will decide the qualifiers for the Round of 16 and the Repechage Round. Day 6 Thursday 29th July Group A Match 49 14:00: Jamaica v Belarus Match 50 14:00: Japan v Gibraltar Group B Match 51 15:00: Kosovo v Somalia Match 52 15:00: Puerto Rico v Kiribati Group C Match 53 18:00: South Korea v Guatemala Match 54 18:00: Burundi v Albania Group D Match 55 19:00: South Africa v Costa Rica Match 56 19:00: Iraq v Côte d'Ivoire Group E Match 57 20:00: Mali v Iceland Match 58 20:00: Cuba v Chinese Taipei Group F Match 59 21:00: North Macedonia v Belize Match 60 21:00: Angola v Hong Kong See you tomorrow

Group F Wednesday, July 29th 2020, 17:30 (GMT +1) Belize 0 vs 0 Angola The final match of the day is a must win one for Belize in Group F. Belize are still pointless after their first 2 rounds of matches and only a victory over Angola will give them any chance of making it into the top 3 places in this group. Angola are also in a very precarious position in this group having gained only 1 point in their opening games. It means they will need 2 wins from their final 2 matches to guarantee a qualification position. A total of 8 match judges have been assigned the task of adjudicating this match. The judges are each allocated a specialised hut which are located at various vantage points surrounding the arena where the artists will perform. These judging huts can be seen in the diagram below with their locations denoted by letters (K, E, H, C, M, B, F and A). K E H Belize vs Angola A C F B M Now it's time to see how the judges scored this contest Judge K voted for.... Judge E voted for.... Judge H voted for.... Judge C voted for.... Judge M voted for.... Judge B voted for.... Judge F voted for.... Judge A voted for.... Final Result and Scorecard Updated Group F Standings after match

Barbados qualify to the Round of 16 as Group F winners and will face the second placed nation in Group E in the next round.

Group F Wednesday, July 29th 2020, 17:30 (GMT +1) Hong Kong 0 vs 0 Barbados The concluding action of Day 5 includes a pair of matches from Group F. The first of those features the current top 2 from Group F, Hong Kong and Barbados. Both nations remain unbeaten with Hong Kong securing 4 points from their 2 matches and Barbados already guaranteeing themselves at least a repechage place after picking up 2 wins and a draw from their opening 3 games. Another point today will guarantee an automatic qualification spot in the Round of 16 for Barbados, while a win for Hong Kong will move them to the top of the group and secure at repechage spot at the very least. A total of 8 match judges have been assigned the task of adjudicating this match. The judges are each allocated a specialised hut which are located at various vantage points surrounding the arena where the artists will perform. These judging huts can be seen in the diagram below with their locations denoted by letters (K, E, H, C, M, B, F and A). K E H Hong Kong vs Barbados A C F B M Now it's time to see how the judges scored this contest Judge K voted for.... Judge E voted for.... Judge H voted for.... Judge C voted for.... Judge M voted for.... Judge B voted for.... Judge F voted for.... Judge A voted for.... Final Result and Scorecard Updated Group F Standings after match

Group E Wednesday, July 29th 2020, 17:30 (GMT +1) Iceland 0 vs 0 Cuba Another critical Group E match coming up now as Iceland take on Cuba. Victory for Cuba will secure their automatic qualification to the Round of 16. A draw will also be enough to ensure Cuba finishes in at least a repechage spot. Iceland will move into an automatic qualification spot with any margin of victory today. What is clear however is that Iceland must win one of their final 2 games if they are to make it through the group. A total of 8 match judges have been assigned the task of adjudicating this match. The judges are each allocated a specialised hut which are located at various vantage points surrounding the arena where the artists will perform. These judging huts can be seen in the diagram below with their locations denoted by letters (K, E, H, C, M, B, F and A). K E H Iceland vs Cuba A C F B M Now it's time to see how the judges scored this contest Judge K voted for.... Judge E voted for.... Judge H voted for.... Judge C voted for.... Judge M voted for.... Judge B voted for.... Judge F voted for.... Judge A voted for.... Final Result and Scorecard Updated Group E Standings after match

Group E Wednesday, July 29th 2020, 17:00 (GMT +1) Chinese Taipei 0 vs 0 Cape Verde The first match in Group E today features the clash of Chinese Taipei v Cape Verde. A point will be enough to ensure Cape Verde finish in the top 2 in Group E and qualify for the Round of 16. Chinese Taipei could do with a win here as they only have 1 point to show for their opening 2 encounters. However, even if they lose today they will retain some hope of progressing to the knock-out phase, though their destiny would be out of their control. A total of 8 match judges have been assigned the task of adjudicating this match. The judges are each allocated a specialised hut which are located at various vantage points surrounding the arena where the artists will perform. These judging huts can be seen in the diagram below with their locations denoted by letters (K, E, H, C, M, B, F and A). K E H Chinese Taipei vs Cape Verde A C F B M Now it's time to see how the judges scored this contest Judge K voted for.... Judge E voted for.... Judge H voted for.... Judge C voted for.... Judge M voted for.... Judge B voted for.... Judge F voted for.... Judge A voted for.... Final Result and Scorecard Updated Group E Standings after match