The group stage is over Qatar World Cup. Thirteen days have passed since the opening match that pitted the host against Ecuador. Both teams are already eliminated, but their absence from the round of 16 draw has not been the biggest surprise of this first part of the competition. Great teams have been left out of the playoffs: Germany, Uruguay, Mexico, Denmark or Belgium have already packed their bags.
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It is one of the tightest tournaments in memory: no team has completed the groups with full victories. Those who have achieved the maximum number of points (7) have been the Netherlands, England and Morocco.
Thus, the round of 16 table is as follows: Netherlands – United States; Argentina-Australia; France – Poland; England – Senegal; Japan – Croatia; Brazil – South Korea; Morocco – Spain; and Portugal-Switzerland.