Last night, the series of matches ended Group H and G World Cup 2022 has ended. The last two tickets to the 1/8 round have been determined to be South Korea (Group G) and Switzerland. Switzerland (Group H). Meanwhile, despite losing in the final match, Portugal and Brazil still maintain the top spot in the group.
At this time, FIFA has identified 16 teams participating in the 1/8 round. In which Europe dominates, contributing half of the spots (8 teams), including the Netherlands, France, Poland, England, Croatia, Spain, Portugal and Switzerland. Next is Asia with 3 spots: Australia, Japan, and Korea. South America and Africa contribute two spots: Brazil Argentina (South America) and Senegal Morocco (Africa). CONCACAF has only one team participating, the United States.
8 pairs of matches in the 1/8 round have been determined. There is no great battle in this round as the confrontations all have a certain difference in level. In which, two South American representatives, Brazil and Argentina, faced off against two Asian representatives, South Korea and Australia, respectively. The remaining Asian team, Japan, clashes with Croatia.
Meanwhile, France clashes with Poland, England faces Senegal, Portugal faces Switzerland, Spain faces Morocco.
It is worth mentioning that the teams do not have any days off after the group stage. Right today (December 3), the Netherlands and the United States will “fire the opening shot” in the 1/8 round. This match will take place at 10:00 p.m.
Maybe there will be more drama in the quarterfinals when strong teams will share the same branch. In branch 1, there is the appearance of Argentina Netherlands Brazil Croatia. The second branch includes England, France, Spain, Portugal.
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