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. 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.
Format
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.
Qualified teams
The top two placed teams from each of the eight groups will qualify for the knockout stage.
| 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
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 3 December – Al Rayyan (Khalifa) | ||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 9 December – Lusail | ||||||||||||||
| United States | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 2 (3) | |||||||||||||
| 3 December – Al Rayyan (Ahmad bin Ali) | ||||||||||||||
| Argentina | 2 (4) | |||||||||||||
| Argentina | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 13 December – Lusail | ||||||||||||||
| Australia | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Argentina | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 5 December – Al Wakrah | ||||||||||||||
| Croatia | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Japan | 1 (1) | |||||||||||||
| 9 December – Al Rayyan (Education) | ||||||||||||||
| Croatia | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||
| Croatia | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||
| 5 December – Doha (974) | ||||||||||||||
| Brazil | 1 (2) | |||||||||||||
| Brazil | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 18 December – Lusail | ||||||||||||||
| South Korea | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Argentina | 3 (4) | |||||||||||||
| 4 December – Al Khor | ||||||||||||||
| France | 3 (2) | |||||||||||||
| England | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 10 December – Al Khor | ||||||||||||||
| Senegal | 0 | |||||||||||||
| England | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 4 December – Doha (Al Thumama) | ||||||||||||||
| France | 2 | |||||||||||||
| France | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 14 December – Al Khor | ||||||||||||||
| Poland | 1 | |||||||||||||
| France | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 6 December – Al Rayyan (Education) | ||||||||||||||
| Morocco | 0 | Third place play-off | ||||||||||||
| Morocco | 0 (3) | |||||||||||||
| 10 December – Doha (Al Thumama) | 17 December – Al Rayyan (Khalifa) | |||||||||||||
| Spain | 0 (0) | |||||||||||||
| Morocco | 1 | Croatia | 2 | |||||||||||
| 6 December – Lusail | ||||||||||||||
| Portugal | 0 | Morocco | 1 | |||||||||||
| Portugal | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Switzerland | 1 | |||||||||||||
Round of 16
Netherlands vs United States
| Netherlands | 3–1 | United States |
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| Report |
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Argentina vs Australia
| Argentina | 2–1 | Australia |
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| Report |
France vs Poland
England vs Senegal
Japan vs Croatia
| Japan | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Croatia |
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| Report |
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| Penalties | ||
| 1–3 |
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Brazil vs South Korea
| Brazil | 4–1 | South Korea |
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| Report |
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Morocco vs Spain
| Morocco | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Spain |
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| Report pdf | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 3–0 | |
Portugal vs Switzerland
Quarter-finals
Croatia vs Brazil
| Croatia | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Brazil |
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| Report |
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| Penalties | ||
| 4–2 |
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Netherlands vs Argentina
| Netherlands | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Argentina |
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| Report | |
| Penalties | ||
| 3–4 |
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Morocco vs Portugal
England vs France
| England | 1–2 | France |
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| Report |
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Semi-finals
Argentina vs Croatia
France vs Morocco
Third place play-off
Final
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References
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