On December 3, Beijing time, with the end of the last round of Group G and Group H, all the top 16 seats in the Qatar World Cup were released. It is worth mentioning that European teams still performed strongly in this World Cup, winning eight top 16 seats. The performance of Asian teams was surprising and they won three top 16 seats. South America and Africa each have two seats, while North America only has the US team in the top 16.
Among the eight groups in the World Cup, European teams advanced to the knockout round. Among them, the Netherlands, England, France and Portugal won the first place in their respective groups, while Poland , Spain, Croatia , and Switzerland. It ranks second in the group. In the 1/8 final, two sets of European civil wars will be staged: France vs Poland, Portugal vs Switzerland.
The biggest surprise brought by this World Cup is the Asian team, with a total of 3 teams entering the knockout round. Among them, , the Japanese team beat Spain and won the first place in Group E, and will face Croatia in the 1/8 final. Australia and South Korea rank second in the group, with their opponents being Argentina and Brazil respectively. It is worth mentioning that all three Asian teams are located in the same half of the area, and Japan and South Korea have the chance to meet in the quarter-finals.
Compared with the overall strong performance of Asian teams, South American teams mainly rely on two major players, Argentina and Brazil to support the game. Uruguay was defeated by scoring 1 goal less and eventually missed the top 16. Ecuador opened high and closed low, and also missed the opportunity to advance. The North American team is even worse. Only the United States team entered the quarterfinals, and the opponent in the quarterfinals is the Netherlands.
The mysterious African continent also brought a lot of surprises at this year's World Cup. A total of 2 teams entered the top 16. North Africa team Morocco beats Croatia to win the first place in the group, and they will face Spain in the 1/8 final. African champion Senegal will face the favorite England.
1 quarterfinals matches as follows:
December 3 23:00 Netherlands vs. United States
December 4 3:00 Argentina vs. Australia
December 4 23:00 France vs. Poland
December 5 3:00 England vs. Senegal
December 5 23:00 Japan vs. Croatia
December 6 3:00 Brazil vs. South Korea
December 6 23:00 Morocco vs. Spain
December 7 3:00 Portugal vs Switzerland
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