How much does where we finish in the Hex matter in terms of World Cup stuff as long as we're in the top-3? I know that to finish third vs. first we'd have to lose and draw a few games which would hurt our world ranking, but I really have no idea how that affects placement in the World Cup (or if it even does at all). It doesn't, as long as we finish in the top 3. I mean, it might affect our FIFA ranking a bit, but we weren't ever going to be high enough in the FIFA ranking system to get a seeded position in the World Cup anyway,