The 2022 FIFA World Cup is well underway with 64 matches, 32 nations, eight groups, up to four matches a day, and multiple rankings and tiebreakers for the group stage qualifiers and subsequent knockout stage pairings.
We are here to help you keep it all straight for the full 29 days of the world’s biggest tournament.
World Cup Bracket 2022: Knockout Stage
We are in the bracket part of the tournament with the conclusion of the group stage and the start of the Round of 16 (December 3-6).
A total of 16 teams advanced from the group stage — only the top two teams from each group — and where they would be placed in the knockout bracket was predetermined.
Starting with the round of 16, the knockout bracket looks like this:
Round of 16
| Match | Stadium | Time (ET / GMT) | Date |
| Netherlands 3 vs. USA 1 | Khalifa Int’l | Highlights | Sat, Dec. 3 |
| Argentina 2 vs. Australia 1 | Ahmad Bin Ali | Highlights | Sat, Dec. 3 |
| France 3 vs. Poland 1 | Al Thumama | Highlights | Sun, Dec. 4 |
| England 3 vs. Senegal 0 | Al Bayt | Highlights | Sun, Dec. 4 |
| Japan 1 vs. Croatia 1 | Al Janoub | Highlights | Mon, Dec. 5 |
| Brazil 4 vs. South Korea 1 | Stadium 974 | Highlights | Mon, Dec. 5 |
| Morocco 0 vs. Spain 0 | Education City | Highlights | Tue, Dec. 6 |
| Portugal 6 vs. Switzerland 1 | Lusail | Highlights | Tue, Dec. 6 |