Task: World Cup group stage

C: #include <stdbool.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>


int compare(const void *a, const void *b) {
    int int_a = *((int *)a);
    int int_b = *((int *)b);
    return (int_a > int_b) - (int_a < int_b);
}

char results[7];
bool next_result() {
    char *ptr = results + 5;
    int num = 0;
    size_t i;

    
    if (strcmp(results, "222222") == 0) {
        return false;
    }

    
    for (i = 0; results[i] != 0; i++) {
        int d = results[i] - '0';
        num = 3 * num + d;
    }

    
    num++;

    
    while (num > 0) {
        int rem = num % 3;
        num /= 3;
        *ptr-- = rem + '0';
    }
    
    while (ptr > results) {
        *ptr-- = '0';
    }

    return true;
}

char *games[6] = { "12", "13", "14", "23", "24", "34" };
char *places[4] = { "1st", "2nd", "3rd", "4th" };
int main() {
    int points[4][10];
    size_t i, j;

    strcpy(results, "000000");
    for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
        for (j = 0; j < 10; j++) {
            points[i][j] = 0;
        }
    }

    do {
        int records[] = { 0, 0, 0, 0 };

        for (i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
            switch (results[i]) {
            case '2':
                records[games[i][0] - '1'] += 3;
                break;
            case '1':
                records[games[i][0] - '1']++;
                records[games[i][1] - '1']++;
                break;
            case '0':
                records[games[i][1] - '1'] += 3;
                break;
            default:
                break;
            }
        }

        qsort(records, 4, sizeof(int), compare);
        for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
            points[i][records[i]]++;
        }
    } while (next_result());

    printf("POINTS       0    1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9\n");
    printf("-----------------------------------------------------------\n");
    for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
        printf("%s place", places[i]);
        for (j = 0; j < 10; j++) {
            printf("%5d", points[3 - i][j]);
        }
        printf("\n");
    }

    return 0;
}



C#: using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using static System.Console;
using static System.Linq.Enumerable;

namespace WorldCupGroupStage
{
    public static class WorldCupGroupStage
    {
        static int[][] _histogram;

        static WorldCupGroupStage()
        {
            int[] scoring = new[] { 0, 1, 3 };

            _histogram = Repeat<Func<int[]>>(()=>new int[10], 4).Select(f=>f()).ToArray();

            var teamCombos = Range(0, 4).Combinations(2).Select(t2=>t2.ToArray()).ToList();

            foreach (var results in Range(0, 3).CartesianProduct(6))
            {
                var points = new int[4]; 

                foreach (var (result, teams) in results.Zip(teamCombos, (r, t) => (r, t)))
                {
                    points[teams[0]] += scoring[result];
                    points[teams[1]] += scoring[2 - result];
                }

                foreach(var (p,i) in points.OrderByDescending(a => a).Select((p,i)=>(p,i)))
                    _histogram[i][p]++;
            }
        }
      
       
       
       static IEnumerable<IEnumerable<T>> CartesianProduct<T>(this IEnumerable<IEnumerable<T>> seqs) => 
            seqs.Aggregate(Empty<T>().ToSingleton(), (acc, sq) => acc.SelectMany(a => sq.Select(s => a.Append(s))));
        
       static IEnumerable<IEnumerable<T>> CartesianProduct<T>(this IEnumerable<T> seq, int repeat = 1) => 
            Repeat(seq, repeat).CartesianProduct();

       static IEnumerable<IEnumerable<T>> Combinations<T>(this IEnumerable<T> seq) => 
            seq.Aggregate(Empty<T>().ToSingleton(), (a, b) => a.Concat(a.Select(x => x.Append(b))));

       static IEnumerable<IEnumerable<T>> Combinations<T>(this IEnumerable<T> seq, int numItems) => 
            seq.Combinations().Where(s => s.Count() == numItems);

        private static IEnumerable<T> ToSingleton<T>(this T item) { yield return item; }

        static new string ToString()
        {
            var sb = new StringBuilder();

            var range = String.Concat(Range(0, 10).Select(i => $"{i,-3} "));
            sb.AppendLine($"Points      : {range}");

            var u = String.Concat(Repeat("─", 40+13));
            sb.AppendLine($"{u}");

            var places = new[] { "First", "Second", "Third", "Fourth" };
            foreach (var row in _histogram.Select((r, i) => (r, i)))
            {
                sb.Append($"{places[row.i],-6} place: ");
                foreach (var standing in row.r)
                    sb.Append($"{standing,-3} ");
                sb.Append("\n");
            }

            return sb.ToString();
        }

        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            Write(ToString());
            Read();
        }
    }
}