How the 2022 World Cup round of 16 works, who advances to the quarterfinals: criteria and regulations

After the group stage, we move on to the stage 2022 World Cup Round of 16 in Qatar🇧🇷 Sixteen selections that highlighted the passage to the round of 16 of this world magazine and that, therefore, can still cherish the dream of raising the World Cup to the skies. Scoreboard for the round of 16 which will take place from Saturday, December 3 to Tuesday, December 6 will pit the eight teams that won their group (Netherlands, England, Argentina, France, Japan, Morocco, Brazil and Portugal) against one of the national teams that finished second in the group (Senegal, United States, Poland, Australia, Spain, Croatia , Switzerland and South Korea) according to the pairings already defined in the draw phase. Winners advance to quarterfinals while losing teams go home.

How many teams advance to the quarterfinals at the World Cup in Qatar 2022

The knockout phase of the Qatar 2022 World Cup therefore starts with the Round of 16. Sixteen teams still in contention will meet in the Round of 16 eight matches that will determine the composition of the draw for the quarterfinals🇧🇷 After these eight matches, therefore, it will be eight teams will advance to the next stage and they will be able to continue their race towards the final and the conquest of the prestigious trophy.

World Cup round of 16 regulation: round trip or direct?

With the group stage over, the sixteen teams still in contention for the World Cup in Qatar will therefore compete in a knockout table tennis🇧🇷 The first round of this second phase are the round of 16 that, as provided by the FIFA regulations for the 2022 World Cup in Qatarwill be held in dry run and not home and away matches as is the case in European club competitions (eg Champions League). Whoever wins the match will therefore go straight to the quarterfinals🇧🇷

What Happens in the Event of a Tie: Who Qualifies for the Quarter Finals

As this is a unique race, it is inevitable to ask What happens if the Qatar 2022 World Cup Round of 16 match ends in a draw after regulation time? This question is answered by FIFA regulations which, for all World Cup qualifying matches, and therefore also for the Round of 16, provide that if the score is still tied when the referee blows three times the two teams will play two extra periods of 15 minutes each to declare the winner of the match and consequently the national team qualified for the quarterfinals. If there is still a tie after extra time, Victory and classification for the next stage will be played on penalties (best of five penalties and then go to bitter end if there is a tie after the fifth series of penalties scored).