Group stage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup is in the books. There have been several surprise in what is considered the biggest sporting competition in the worldup. But now, the final 16 teams have been scheduled into brackets for the knockout stage.
The World Cup knockout stage begins Saturday with the Round of 16. Two matches will be played each day in the single-elimination phrase. The month-long tournament concludes on July 15.
The FIFA World Cup is played in two stages – the group stage and the knockout stage. The knockout stage is the single-elimination portion of the tournament with the remaining 16 teams. Eight teams are seeded on each side of the bracket. Winners advance until only two remain, similar to the NCAA Final Four and other bracket tournaments.
In the group stage, each team in a group played one match against the other three teams in their group. Three points were awarded for a win, one for a tie. After all three matches were played, the two teams with the highest point total in each group advanced to the knockout stage, creating the bracket schedule for the World Cup's Round of 16.