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