2022 FIFA World Cup knockout stage

second and final stage of the competition

The knockout stage of the 2022 FIFA World Cup is the second and last stage of the tournament, which is after the group stage. It will start on 3 December with the round of 16 and will end on 18 December 2022 with the final match, in Lusail Iconic Stadium in Lusail.[1] The top two teams from each group (sixteen in total) will advance to the knockout stage to play in a single-elimination tournament. A third place play-off will be played between the two losing teams of the semi-finals.[2]

All times listed are local, AST (UTC+3).[1]

Format

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In the knockout stage, if a match is tied at the end of 90 minutes of normal playing time, extra time will be played (two halves that are 15 minutes each). If it is still tied after extra time, the match will be decided by a penalty shoot-out.[2]

Qualified teams

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The top two placed teams from each of the eight groups will qualify for the knockout stage.[2]

Group Winners Runners-up
A   Netherlands   Senegal
B   England   United States
C   Argentina   Poland
D   France   Australia
E   Japan   Spain
F   Morocco   Croatia
G   Brazil   Switzerland
H   Portugal   South Korea

Bracket

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Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
3 December – Al Rayyan (Khalifa)
 
 
  Netherlands3
 
9 December – Lusail
 
  United States1
 
  Netherlands2 (3)
 
3 December – Al Rayyan (Ahmad bin Ali)
 
  Argentina2 (4)
 
  Argentina2
 
13 December – Lusail
 
  Australia1
 
  Argentina3
 
5 December – Al Wakrah
 
  Croatia0
 
  Japan1 (1)
 
9 December – Al Rayyan (Education)
 
  Croatia1 (3)
 
  Croatia1 (4)
 
5 December – Doha (974)
 
  Brazil1 (2)
 
  Brazil4
 
18 December – Lusail
 
  South Korea1
 
  Argentina3 (4)
 
4 December – Al Khor
 
  France3 (2)
 
  England3
 
10 December – Al Khor
 
  Senegal0
 
  England1
 
4 December – Doha (Al Thumama)
 
  France2
 
  France3
 
14 December – Al Khor
 
  Poland1
 
  France2
 
6 December – Al Rayyan (Education)
 
  Morocco0 Third place play-off
 
  Morocco0 (3)
 
10 December – Doha (Al Thumama)17 December – Al Rayyan (Khalifa)
 
  Spain0 (0)
 
  Morocco1  Croatia2
 
6 December – Lusail
 
  Portugal0   Morocco1
 
  Portugal6
 
 
  Switzerland1
 

Round of 16

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Netherlands vs United States

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Netherlands  3–1  United States
Report

Argentina vs Australia

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Argentina  2–1  Australia
Report

France vs Poland

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France  3–1  Poland
Report
Attendance: 40,989

England vs Senegal

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England  3–0  Senegal
Report
Attendance: 65,985

Japan vs Croatia

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Japan  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Croatia
Report
Penalties
1–3

Brazil vs South Korea

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Brazil  4–1  South Korea
Report
Attendance: 43,847

Morocco vs Spain

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Morocco  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Spain
Report pdf
Penalties
3–0

Portugal vs Switzerland

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Portugal  6–1  Switzerland
Report pdf

Quarter-finals

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Croatia vs Brazil

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Croatia  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Brazil
Report
Penalties
4–2

Netherlands vs Argentina

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Netherlands  2–2 (a.e.t.)  Argentina
Report
Penalties
3–4
Attendance: 88,235

Morocco vs Portugal

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Morocco  1–0  Portugal
Report
Attendance: 44,198


England vs France

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England  1–2  France
Report
Attendance: 68,895

Semi-finals

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Argentina vs Croatia

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Argentina  3–0  Croatia
Report
Attendance: 88,966

France vs Morocco

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France  2–0  Morocco
Report
Attendance: 68,294

Third place play-off

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Croatia  2–1  Morocco
Report
Argentina  3–3 (a.e.t.)  France
Report
Penalties
4–2
Attendance: 88,966


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Argentina
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
France
GK 23 Emiliano Martínez   120+5'
RB 26 Nahuel Molina   91'
CB 13 Cristian Romero
CB 19 Nicolás Otamendi
LB 3 Nicolás Tagliafico   120+1'
DM 24 Enzo Fernández   45+7'
CM 7 Rodrigo De Paul   102'
CM 20 Alexis Mac Allister   116'
RF 10 Lionel Messi (c)
CF 9 Julián Álvarez   102'
LF 11 Ángel Di María   64'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Marcos Acuña   90+8'   64'
DF 4 Gonzalo Montiel   116'   91'
MF 5 Leandro Paredes   114'   102'
FW 22 Lautaro Martínez   102'
DF 6 Germán Pezzella   116'
FW 21 Paulo Dybala   120+1'
Manager:
Lionel Scaloni
 
GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c)
RB 5 Jules Koundé   120+1'
CB 4 Raphaël Varane   113'
CB 18 Dayot Upamecano
LB 22 Théo Hernandez   71'
CM 8 Aurélien Tchouaméni
CM 14 Adrien Rabiot   55'   96'
RW 11 Ousmane Dembélé   41'
AM 7 Antoine Griezmann   71'
LW 10 Kylian Mbappé
CF 9 Olivier Giroud   90+5'   41'
Substitutions:
FW 12 Randal Kolo Muani   41'
FW 26 Marcus Thuram   87'   41'
FW 20 Kingsley Coman   71'
MF 25 Eduardo Camavinga   71'
MF 13 Youssouf Fofana   96'
DF 24 Ibrahima Konaté   113'
DF 3 Axel Disasi   120+1'
Manager:
Didier Deschamps

Man of the Match:
Lionel Messi (Argentina)[3]

Assistant referees:
Paweł Sokolnicki (Poland)
Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland)
Fourth official:
Ismail Elfath (United States)
Reserve assistant referee:
Kathryn Nesbitt (United States)
Video assistant referee:
Tomasz Kwiatkowski (Poland)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Juan Soto (Venezuela)
Kyle Atkins (United States)
Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
Stand-by video assistant referee:
Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Corey Parker (United States)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Match Schedule" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Regulations – FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  3. "Argentina and Messi spot on for World Cup glory". FIFA. 18 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.

Other websites

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