The principle of qualifying with the same points in the World Cup group stage

FIFA issued the rules of the World Cup twice in May 2003 and February 2005 respectively. According to the latest version of the rules in June 2005, the ranking rules of the group stage are as follows:

32 teams are divided into eight groups, with four teams in each group. Each team can only play one game with the other three teams. The winner gets three points, the loser gets no points, and the draw gets one point each.