On December 1, at the World Cup in Qatar, matches of the 3rd round of the group stage of groups E and F were held. The teams of Japan and Morocco came out of the first places in the playoffs, from the second – Spain and Croatia. Thus, six of the eight pairs from the round of 16 were finally formed. Two more will be announced after the final matches in Groups G and H, which take place on December 2nd.
World Cup Playoffs Round 1/8 Finals:
Holland – USA (match no. 49);
Argentina – Australia (match #50);
Japan – Croatia (Match No. 53);
Brazil/Switzerland – Portugal/Ganana/South Korea/Uruguay (Match No. 54);
England — Senegal (game #51);
France – Poland (match No. 52);
Morocco – Spain (match No. 55);
Portugal / Ghana – Brazil / Switzerland / Cameroon / Serbia (Match #56).
World Cup quarter-final group:
Winner of bout #53 – Winner of bout #54 (bout #58);
Winner of game #49 – Winner of game #50 (game #57);
Winner of bout no. 55 – Winner of match n. 56 (meeting n. 60);
Winner of bout no. 51 – Winner of match n. 52 (game No. 59).
Round 1/2 of the World Cup playoffs:
Winner of game #57 – Winner of game #58 (game #61);
Winner of bout no. 59 – Winner of match n. 60 (meeting n. 62).
Third place match:
Loser of match #61 – Loser of match #62.
The final:
Winner of bout #61 – Winner of bout #62.
The Spaniards, who took second place in their group after losing to the Japanese, will have to beat Morocco in the round of 16. In this case, Luis Enrique’s team will face the winners of Group H (Portugal or Ghana) or the runners-up team of Group G (any of the four) in the quarter-finals.
