On Friday, December 2, all the matches of the group stage

of the 2022 World Cup ended, as a result of which

all pairs of opponents in the 1/8 finals

became known

.

In the course of the group round, a unique achievement was established - none of the teams could achieve three victories in three rounds.

That is, the maximum number of points scored by national teams at the World Championship was less than nine points.

The last time this happened was 28 years ago, at the 1994 World Cup. 

It should be noted that the Netherlands, England and Morocco scored 7 points each in the groups.

Most of the teams that reached the playoffs have six points each.

The USA and Croatia advanced to the 1/8 finals with five points, South Korea, Spain and Poland with four.

  • The first stage of the 2022 World Cup playoffs in Qatar will take place from December 3 to 6. 

  • In the starting match of the 1/8 finals, the teams of the Netherlands and the USA will meet.

    Online broadcast of

    the match

    will be available on our website .

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