The ranking of each team in each group will be determined as follows:
a) greatest number of points obtained in all group matches;
b) goal difference in all group matches;
c) greatest number of goals scored in all group matches.
If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria,
their rankings will be determined as follows:
d) greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between
the teams concerned;
e) goal difference resulting from the group matches between the
teams concerned;
f) greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the
teams concerned;
g) drawing of lots by the FIFA Organising Committee

Se ci fosse stata l'Australia al posto della Nuova Zelanda, come la logica imporrebbe, probabilmente il girone sarebbe stato un po' più combattutto ed equilibrato.

Il problema è che vedremo sempre i kiwi anche nelle prossime confedaration cup, a meno di clamorose sorprese o stravolgimenti geologici.