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The World cup 2022 fixture draw let us with some incredible matches like Spain-Germany; Argentina-Mexico or Uruguay-Portugal. But how does a World Cup work?
In a World cup the first thing we have to do is the fixture draw to decide which four teams are going to play in each group.

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In the group stage, every team plays againts the other 3 rivals of its group. The team who wins a match get s3 points, the team who loses the match gets 0 point but if the tie, both teams will get 1 point. After each team has played 3 matches, the 2 teams with more points qualify to the round of sixteen. If you qualify first, you will play against other team of other group who qualified second and viceversa.

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World Cup 2022 group stage: Standings, teams, schedule, stadiums

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Your complete guide to the 2022 World Cup group stage

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In round of sixteen, the teams who qualified will play a match but, the cannot tie, After 90 minute if the match is tied they play the extra time. 30 aditional minutes in which if they are still tied, they will define the match by penalties. Each team will shoot five penalties. The team with more scored penalties will qualify to the next round.

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All 32 teams started the 2022 FIFA World Cup with one goal: get to the knockout rounds.

Any player and coach will tell you that in the single-elimination knockout stage anything can happen. That's why teams don't care how they get there. They just want to get there.

Some paths will prove easier than others in the knockouts depending on the teams that qualify and on which side of the bracket each team winds up. The Round of 16 matchups are all predetermined with teams slotting in based on their finish in their respective groups (group winner or group runner-up).

Those nations that win their group are paired with a runner-up from a different group in the Round of 16 and a favorable first match can really set a team on its way to a deep run.

The Sporting News lays out all you need to know about the Round of 16.
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World Cup Round of 16 fixtures

The matchups in the Round of 16 were predetermined and the bracket was filled out as each team clinched first or second place in their respective groups.

World Cup Round of 16
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World Cup bracket Round of 16

The bracket above comes in two halves. And each will produce a World Cup finalist.

One half of the bracket features the following teams, from which one lucky finalist will emerge:

The other half of the bracket will produce the other World Cup finalist from the following list:
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Teams in Round of 16

France became the first side to reach the Round of 16 on November 26. Like France, Brazil and Portugal also mathematically qualified after just two group matchdays.

The other 13 qualifiers to the Round of 16 joined the French after Groups A-H wrapped up play by Friday, December 2.

Here are the 16 nations that reached the 2022 World Cup knockout rounds, nearly half of whom have already been eliminated.
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How does Round of 16 work in World Cup?

The Round of 16 is the start of what is commonly referred to as the knockout rounds because every match is single elimination from here on out.

There are no points earned. There are no standings. There's simply a winner and a loser.

What happens if knockout matches finish tied?

There has to be a winner on the day for each Round of 16 match and for subsequent knockout-round matches (quarterfinals, semifinals, third-place match, final). So if teams are tied after 90 minutes of regulation, the match goes into a 30-minute period of extra time.

If the deadlock persists after those 30 minutes of extra time, then a penalty shootout will determine the team that moves on to the quarterfinals.

The Round of 16 pairings are set in advance. Teams that finish in first place in the group stage match up against teams that are runners-up in their respective groups.

How teams advance in World Cup

There are 32 teams that reach the World Cup after emerging from qualifying matches in their respective regions.

Group Stage

Once they get to the World Cup, the first obstacle awaiting them is the group stage. In 2022, the 32 teams were split up into eight groups of four teams each.

The group stage consists of typical round-robin group play with each team playing the other three once. Three points are awarded for every win in the group stage, one for a draw, and none for a loss. If teams are tied on points, goal difference and then goals represent the first tiebreakers.

The top two finishers in each group advance to the knockout stage with each group winner and runner-up slotted into a predetermined bracket that starts with the Round of 16.

Knockout Rounds

Beginning with the Round of 16 through to the final, every match is single elimination. Teams advance from the Round of 16 to the quarterfinals, then to the semifinals, and lastly to the final.

As explained above, if teams are tied at the end of the 90 minutes of regulation, the teams play 30 minutes of extra time followed by a penalty shootout, if necessary.

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Round of 16 World Cup 2022: Teams qualified, bracket, match schedule, fixtures and how it works

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The Round of 16 at the 2022 FIFA World Cup is set to wrap up on Tuesday, December 6. All eight of the matches are being played over four days as the teams to advance to the quarterfinals are determined.

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In the quarter finals, the rules if the match is tied are the same as in the round of sixteen. At the moment the quarter finals are Argentina - Netherlands, Brasil - Croatia, France - England and Portugal - Morocco.

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In the first quarter -final game, Brasil and Croatia played a fantastic game. In the first 90 minutes any team could score, but, in the extra time, Neymar scored a beatiful goal for Brasil. Everyone thought that Brasil was going to pass to the semi-final but, when there were 3 minutes left to finish the game, Petkoviç scored a goal and the match had to be decided by penalties. In penalties, Croatia scored every penalti and passed to the semi-final after this exciting game.

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In this game. Argentina and Netherlands played one of the best matches of the world cup. Argentina started the game leading the match with a goal of Molina in the first half. In the second half. Messi scored a penalty. Everyone thought that Argentina was going to pass but Netherlands scored a goal in the 83rd minute and in the 101st minute, Netherlands tied the game in the last second. In extra time noneone could score so in penalties, Netherlands missed the first two penalties, Argentina used the oportunity to pass to the semi-final after one of the best matches of a world cup.

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This was one of the most surprising games of the World Cup. In this game everyone thought that Portugal would win. But Morocco surprised Portugal with a goal in the first half. In the second half, Portugal dominated the match but Morocco defended extremely well and Morroco passed to the semi-finals. Passing to the semi- finals Morocco beated a record being the first african selection who has passed to the semi-final. Also, Ronaldo lost his last chance to win a World Cup.

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In this game, two of the best teams had to battle to pass to the semi-final. This match started with a french goal at the beginning of the game,but England didn't give up, In the first half, France made a penalty for England and Harry Kane used the opportunity to tie the game. In the second half, France scored the second goal but, when the match was about to finish, France made another penalty for England but this time Harry Kane missed it and France passed to the semi-finals.

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In the semi-finals, the rules if the match finishes tied are the same as in the round of sixteen or in quarter -finals. The matchs are Argentina - Croatia and Morroco - France. The teams who had won the previous match will fight to win the World Cup and pass to history.

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In this semi-final, Argentina smashed Croatia and passed to the final. Messi scored the first goal shooting a penalty made by Julian Alvarez, who also scored two more goals and Croatia lost the opportunity to be in its second World Cup final. Also Messi arrived to his second World Cup final. Argentina will play its sixth World Cup final of its history. In the last five finals, Argentina won two of them and lost three.

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In this semi-final, the drem of Morroco to win a World Cup ended. At the beginnin of the game, France scored the first goal at the 4th minute, Morocco tried to tie the game but France scored the second one and Morocoo could not tie the game. Now, if france wins this final against Argentina, it would become the third selection to win the world cup twice.