India lost to China with a point difference of 1-3.
The champions will be decided on points difference for the first time.
Should there be no points difference, then the contenders both start at the same time.
I have seen some surveys that suggest it might make a couple of points difference, yes.
Other sources list the German team as second, because of the points difference, but no such determination was made in 1900.
The Eagles hit the front late in the final term after facing a 19 point difference at 3-quarter time.
However it was France that went through to the final, despite each team winning one match, because of their better points difference.
Since then, ties have been broken by considering the points difference of the teams.
Ties for first and third are broken by the points difference of the tied teams.
In 2006, however they improved just missing out on the finals play off by points difference.
