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Mexico and South Korea are looking at a massive opportunity on Thursday night.
When the two World Cup competitors clash in Group A, they'll have a chance to win their group already.
They'll still each have a game to play, but because of the other results with Czechia and South Africa, if there's a winner on Friday night, the top of the group will already be decided.
It's not a common scenario, but it's how things have played out here.
A draw makes things different, but one win or the other decides the first-place spot in the group -- which is a massive advantage heading into the knockout round.
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What's at stake in Mexico-South Korea?
If one of the sides wins the game, they win Group A.
The Group A winner plays a third-place team from Groups E, H, I, J or K in the Round of 32.
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Why do they win the group already?
If Mexico or South Korea win on Thursday night, they'll have six points. The loser will have three points.
The first tiebreaker in the group stage is head-to-head record, so even if the final matchday resulted in a three-point swing the other way, the winner of Thursday's match would still hold the tiebreaker to keep the lead on six points.
They've been helped by the other results in the group.
On the first matchday, Mexico beat South Africa and South Korea beat Czechia.
Then earlier on Thursday, those teams drew. So through two games, those squads each have one point.
That means that a team on six points cannot be caught by either of those teams.
So in a lot of ways, there's everything to play for between Mexico and South Korea.
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