From 74b6b7b77feb5ee9987555765d9f4b8e9503b518 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nils Briggen <nilsbriggen@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2026 08:24:49 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Best-thirds race: the cross-group table nobody can track by
 eye
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All twelve third-placed teams ranked by points/GD/goals under the
group grid — top 8 highlighted (they reach the Round of 32), the rest
dimmed. Appears once group play has started.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 src/features/groups/GroupsPage.tsx | 35 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/lib/i18n/de.ts                 |  2 ++
 src/lib/i18n/en.ts                 |  2 ++
 3 files changed, 39 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/features/groups/GroupsPage.tsx b/src/features/groups/GroupsPage.tsx
index 72ea4c5..96b2ec8 100644
--- a/src/features/groups/GroupsPage.tsx
+++ b/src/features/groups/GroupsPage.tsx
@@ -41,6 +41,39 @@ function Scenarios({ scenarios }: { scenarios: TeamScenario[] }) {
   );
 }
 
+/** The cross-group race nobody can track by eye: every 3rd-placed team ranked
+ *  by points/GD/goals — the top 8 advance to the Round of 32. */
+function BestThirdsRace({ tables }: { tables: Record<string, import('@/lib/types').StandingRow[]> }) {
+  const t = useT();
+  const thirds = Object.entries(tables)
+    .map(([g, rows]) => ({ g, r: rows.find((r) => r.rank === 3) }))
+    .filter((x): x is { g: string; r: import('@/lib/types').StandingRow } => Boolean(x.r))
+    .sort((a, b) => b.r.points - a.r.points || b.r.gd - a.r.gd || b.r.gf - a.r.gf || a.r.team.localeCompare(b.r.team));
+  if (thirds.length < 12 || thirds.every((x) => x.r.played === 0)) return null;
+  return (
+    <div className="mt-6 rounded-xl border border-line bg-panel">
+      <div className="border-b border-line px-4 py-2.5 font-display font-bold text-ink">{t.groups.thirdsRace}</div>
+      <ul className="px-4 py-2">
+        {thirds.map(({ g, r }, i) => (
+          <li
+            key={r.team}
+            className={`flex items-center gap-2.5 border-b border-line/40 py-1.5 text-sm last:border-0 ${i < 8 ? '' : 'opacity-55'}`}
+          >
+            <span className={`w-5 shrink-0 text-right text-xs font-bold tabular-nums ${i < 8 ? 'text-gold' : 'text-faint'}`}>{i + 1}</span>
+            <span aria-hidden className="shrink-0">{teamFlag(r.team)}</span>
+            <Link to="/team/$name" params={{ name: r.team }} className="truncate font-medium text-ink hover:text-accent">{r.team}</Link>
+            <span className="shrink-0 text-[11px] text-faint">{fmt(t.common.group, { group: g })}</span>
+            <span className="tnum ml-auto shrink-0 text-xs text-muted">
+              {r.played} · {r.gd > 0 ? `+${r.gd}` : r.gd} · <span className="font-bold text-ink">{r.points}</span>
+            </span>
+          </li>
+        ))}
+      </ul>
+      <p className="border-t border-line px-4 py-2 text-[11px] text-faint">{t.groups.thirdsRaceNote}</p>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
 export function GroupsPage() {
   const t = useT();
   const snapshot = useTournamentStore((s) => s.snapshot);
@@ -91,6 +124,8 @@ export function GroupsPage() {
         </div>
       )}
 
+      <BestThirdsRace tables={tables} />
+
       <div className="mt-5 space-y-1.5 text-xs text-faint">
         <div className="flex items-center gap-4">
           <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5">
diff --git a/src/lib/i18n/de.ts b/src/lib/i18n/de.ts
index 8b46ff4..4b5f09e 100644
--- a/src/lib/i18n/de.ts
+++ b/src/lib/i18n/de.ts
@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@ export const de: Dict = {
     scAlive: "Noch möglich ({n}/{total} Ausgänge)",
     scOut: "Top 2 nicht mehr erreichbar",
     scNote: "Die Szenarien zählen Sieg/Unentschieden/Niederlage der verbleibenden Gruppenspiele; knappe Fälle können trotzdem an der Tordifferenz hängen. Platz 3 läuft über den gruppenübergreifenden Vergleich der besten Dritten.",
+    thirdsRace: "Rennen der besten Dritten",
+    thirdsRaceNote: "Alle Gruppendritten, sortiert nach Punkten, Tordifferenz und Toren — die besten 8 erreichen das Sechzehntelfinale. Spiele · TD · Punkte.",
     tableHeaderPldPts: "Sp. · Pkt.",
     colTeam: "Team",
     colPlayed: "Sp",
diff --git a/src/lib/i18n/en.ts b/src/lib/i18n/en.ts
index c5e0557..18e0fab 100644
--- a/src/lib/i18n/en.ts
+++ b/src/lib/i18n/en.ts
@@ -173,6 +173,8 @@ export const en = {
     scAlive: "Still possible ({n}/{total} outcomes)",
     scOut: "Can't reach the top 2",
     scNote: "Scenarios count win/draw/loss outcomes of the remaining group matches; tight cases can still hinge on goal difference. Third place runs through the best-thirds race across all groups.",
+    thirdsRace: "Best-thirds race",
+    thirdsRaceNote: "All third-placed teams ranked by points, goal difference and goals — the top 8 advance to the Round of 32. Played · GD · Points.",
     tableHeaderPldPts: "Pld · Pts",
     colTeam: "Team",
     colPlayed: "P",