2022 FIFA World Cup knockout stage

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.

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

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	Korea Republic

Bracket

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Netherlands vs United States

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3 December 2022 (2022-12-03) 18:00	Netherlands	3–1	United States	Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)
	Depay  10' Blind  45+2' Dumfries  81'	https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/255711/285073/400128136	Wright  76'

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Argentina vs Australia

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3 December 2022 (2022-12-03) 22:00	Argentina	2–1	Australia	Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan Attendance: 45,032 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
	Messi  35' Álvarez  57'	https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/255711/285073/400128131	Fernández  77' (o.g.)

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France vs Poland

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4 December 2022 (2022-12-04) 18:00	France	3–1	Poland	Al Thumama Stadium, Doha Attendance: 40,989 Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)
	Giroud  44' Mbappé  74', 90+1'	https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/255711/285073/400128135	Lewandowski  90+9' (pen.)

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England vs Senegal

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4 December 2022 (2022-12-04) 22:00	England	3–0	Senegal	Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor Attendance: 65,985 Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)
	Henderson  38' Kane  45+3' Saka  57'	https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/255711/285073/400128134

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Japan vs Croatia

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5 December 2022 (2022-12-05) 18:00	Japan	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Croatia	Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah Attendance: 42,523 Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
	Maeda  43'	https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/255711/285073/400128132	Perišić  55'
		Penalties
	*Minamino Mitoma Asano Yoshida	1–3	* Vlašić Brozović Livaja Pašalić

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Brazil vs South Korea

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5 December 2022 (2022-12-05) 22:00	Brazil	4–1	Korea Republic	Stadium 974, Doha Attendance: 43,847 Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
	Vinícius  7' Neymar  13' (pen.) Richarlison  29' Paquetá  36'	https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/255711/285073/400128133	Paik Seung-ho  76'

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Morocco vs Spain

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6 December 2022 (2022-12-06) 18:00	Morocco	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Spain	Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan Attendance: 44,667 Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)
		Report pdf
		Penalties
	*Sabiri Ziyech Benoun Hakimi	3–0	* Sarabia Soler Busquets

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Portugal vs Switzerland

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6 December 2022 (2022-12-06) 22:00	Portugal	6–1	Switzerland	Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail Attendance: 83,720 Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)
	Ramos  17', 51', 67' Pepe  33' Guerreiro  55' Leão  90+2'	Report pdf	Akanji  58'

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Croatia vs Brazil

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9 December 2022 (2022-12-09) 18:00	Croatia	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Brazil	Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan Attendance: 43,893 Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
	Petković  117'	https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/255711/285074/400128141	Neymar  105+1'
		Penalties
	*Vlašić Majer Modrić Oršić	4–2	* Rodrygo Casemiro Pedro Marquinhos

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Netherlands vs Argentina

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9 December 2022 (2022-12-09) 22:00	Netherlands	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Argentina	Lusail Stadium, Lusail Attendance: 88,235 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
	Weghorst  83', 90+11'	https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/255711/285074/400128139	Molina  35' Messi  73' (pen.)
		Penalties
	*Van Dijk Berghuis Koopmeiners Weghorst L. de Jong	3–4	* Messi Paredes Montiel Fernández La. Martínez

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Morocco vs Portugal

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10 December 2022 (2022-12-10) 18:00	Morocco	1–0	Portugal	Al Thumama Stadium, Doha Attendance: 44,198 Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)
	En-Nesyri  42'	https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/255711/285074/400128140

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England vs France

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10 December 2022 (2022-12-10) 22:00	England	1–2	France	Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor Attendance: 68,895 Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)
	Kane  54' (pen.)	https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/255711/285074/400128138	Tchouaméni  17' Giroud  78'

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Argentina vs Croatia

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13 December 2022 (2022-12-13) 22:00	Argentina	3–0	Croatia	Lusail Stadium, Lusail Attendance: 88,966 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
	Messi  34' (pen.) Álvarez  39', 69'	https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/255711/285075/400128143

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France vs Morocco

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14 December 2022 (2022-12-14) 22:00	France	2–0	Morocco	Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor Attendance: 68,294 Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)
	T. Hernandez  5' Kolo Muani  79'	https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/255711/285075/400128142

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Third place play-off

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17 December 2022 (2022-12-17) 18:00	Croatia	2–1	Morocco	Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan Attendance: 44,137 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
	Gvardiol  7' Oršić  42'	https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/17/255711/285076/400128144	Dari  9'

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Final

Main page: 2022 FIFA World Cup Final

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2022 FIFA World Cup Knockout Stage Media

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  Netherlands vs United States, 2022 FIFA World Cup round of 16

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  Argentina vs Australia, 2022 FIFA World Cup round of 16

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  France vs Poland, 2022 FIFA World Cup round of 16

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  England vs Senegal, 2022 FIFA World Cup round of 16

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  Japan vs Croatia, 2022 FIFA World Cup round of 16

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  Brazil vs South Korea, 2022 FIFA World Cup round of 16

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  Morocco vs Spain, 2022 FIFA World Cup round of 16

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  Portugal vs Switzerland, 2022 FIFA World Cup round of 16

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  Croatia vs Brazil, 2022 FIFA World Cup quarter-finals

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  Netherlands vs Argentina, 2022 FIFA World Cup quarter-finals

Other websites

• Official website