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Wild day of action. We now know 28 of the 32 teams in the knockout stage and 5 of the 3rd place teams. Cabo Verde become the smallest nation to reach the knockout stage after finishing 2nd with three draws and their reward is Argentina. Senegal with their big 5-0 win erase a disappointing tournament to secure their spot in the next round.
47 teams have scored at least once. Only Panama remains without a goal scored but they still have one more game against England. Mexico, Spain, Argentina, and Ghana are the only teams yet to concede a goal. Ghana and Argentina both have games today.


For the final 3rd place advancers
Iran (3 pts, 0 GD) needs 1 result
South Korea (3 pts, -1 GD) needs 2 results
Scotland (3 pts, -3 GD) needs all 3 results.

a) Group J: Austria (3 pts, 0 GD) vs Algeria (3pts, -2 GD)
If they draw they both advance, if someone loses then you look at goal differential.

b) Group K: DR Congo (1 pt, -1 GD) vs Uzbekistan (0 pt, -7 GD)
If DRC win, the group gets 3rd place through. If Uzbekistan wins, they'd need to overcome their massive GD deficit. If they draw both are out.

c) Group L: Croatia (3 pts, -1 GD) vs Ghana (4 pts, +1 GD)
If Croatia gets a result the group gets 3rd place through. If Croatia loses it's down to GD.


We already knew the US will face B&H next but now we now know Belgium is a potential 2nd round opponent. The 3rd place team Belgium will play is still unknown. If South Korea advance it will be them, otherwise it could be Senegal or group J.

Germany (E1) will face Paraguay (D3)
France (I1) will face Sweden (F3)
Mexico (A1) will most likely face Ecuador (E3) unless Scotland (A3) squeaks through then it'll be the Scots.
Switzerland (B1) will most likely face Iran (G3) unless they don't qualify which means they'll face J3

Of the 28 teams we know will advance, UEFA 11/16, CAF 7/10, AFC 2/9. CONCACAF 3/6, CONMEBOL 5/6, OFC 0/1
We could still get a USA vs Canada and Mexico vs Cabo Verde semifinals