2022 FIFA World Cup knockout stage

The knockout stage of the 2022 FIFA World Cup is the second and last stage of the tournament, which is after the group stage. It will start on 3 December with the round of 16 and will end on 18 December 2022 with the final match, in Lusail Iconic Stadium in Lusail. The top two teams from each group (sixteen in total) will advance to the knockout stage to play in a single-elimination tournament. A third place play-off will be played between the two losing teams of the semi-finals.

All times listed are local, AST (UTC+3).

Format
In the knockout stage, if a match is tied at the end of 90 minutes of normal playing time, extra time will be played (two halves that are 15 minutes each). If it is still tied after extra time, the match will be decided by a penalty shoot-out.

Qualified teams
The top two placed teams from each of the eight groups will qualify for the knockout stage.
 Group Winners Runners-up A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H  

Bracket

Round of 16

Netherlands vs United States

 GK 23Andries NoppertCB 2 Jurriën TimberCB 4 Virgil van Dijk (c)CB 5 Nathan Aké   RM 22Denzel DumfriesCM 15Marten de Roon   CM 21Frenkie de Jong  LM 17Daley BlindAM 14Davy Klaassen   CF 8 Cody Gakpo   CF 10Memphis Depay   Substitutions:MF 20Teun Koopmeiners    FW 7 Steven Bergwijn   MF 25Xavi Simons   DF 3 Matthijs de Ligt   FW 19Wout Weghorst   Manager:Louis van Gaal300px GK 1 Matt TurnerRB 2 Sergiño Dest   CB 3 Walker ZimmermanCB 13Tim ReamLB 5 Antonee Robinson   DM 4 Tyler Adams (c)CM 6 Yunus MusahCM 8 Weston McKennie   RF 21Timothy Weah   CF 9 Jesús Ferreira   LF 10Christian PulisicSubstitutions:FW 7 Giovanni Reyna   FW 11Brenden Aaronson   FW 19Haji Wright   DF 22DeAndre Yedlin   FW 16Jordan Morris   Manager:Gregg Berhalter

Man of the Match:
Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands)

Assistant referees:
Bruno Boschilia (Brazil)
Bruno Pires (Brazil)
Fourth official:
Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)
Reserve assistant referee:
Nicolás Taran (Uruguay)
Video assistant referee:
Nicolás Gallo (Colombia)
Assistant video assistant referees:
 Juan Soto (Venezuela)
Ashley Beecham (Australia)
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Jerson dos Santos (Angola)

Argentina vs Australia

 GK 23Emiliano MartínezRB 26Nahuel Molina   CB 13Cristian RomeroCB 19Nicolás OtamendiLB 8 Marcos Acuña   DM 24Enzo FernándezCM 7 Rodrigo De PaulCM 20Alexis Mac Allister   RF 9 Julián Alvarez  CF 10Lionel Messi (c)LF 17Papu Gómez   Substitutions:DF 25Lisandro Martínez   FW 22Lautaro Martínez   DF 3 Nicolás Tagliafico   MF 14Exequiel Palacios   DF 4 Gonzalo Montiel   Manager:Lionel Scaloni300px GK 1 Mathew Ryan (c)RB 2 Miloš Degenek    CB 19Harry SouttarCB 4 Kye RowlesLB 16Aziz BehichRM 7 Mathew Leckie   CM 26Keanu Baccus   CM 13Aaron MooyLM 14Riley McGree   CF 15Mitchell Duke   CF 22Jackson Irvine  Substitutions:MF 10Ajdin Hrustic   FW 23Craig Goodwin   FW 21Garang Kuol   FW 9 Jamie Maclaren   DF 5 Fran Karačić   Manager:Graham Arnold

Man of the Match:
Lionel Messi (Argentina)

Assistant referees:
Paweł Sokolnicki (Poland)
Tomasz Listkiewicz (Poland)
Fourth official:
Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
Reserve assistant referee:
Karen Díaz Medina (Mexico)
Video assistant referee:
Tomasz Kwiatkowski (Poland)
Assistant video assistant referees:
 Marco Fritz (Germany)
Alessandro Giallatini (Italy)
 Benoît Millot (France)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Ciro Carbone (Italy)

France vs Poland

 GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c)RB 5 Jules Koundé   CB 4 Raphaël VaraneCB 18Dayot UpamecanoLB 22Théo HernandezCM 8 Aurélien Tchouaméni    CM 14Adrien RabiotRW 11Ousmane Dembélé   AM 7 Antoine GriezmannLW 10Kylian MbappéCF 9 Olivier Giroud   Substitutions:MF 13Youssouf Fofana   FW 20Kingsley Coman   FW 26Marcus Thuram   DF 3 Axel Disasi   Manager:Didier Deschamps300px GK 1 Wojciech SzczęsnyRB 2 Matty Cash  CB 15Kamil GlikCB 14Jakub Kiwior   LB 18Bartosz Bereszyński  DM 10Grzegorz Krychowiak   CM 20Piotr ZielińskiCM 19Sebastian Szymański   RW 13Jakub Kamiński   LW 24Przemysław Frankowski   CF 9 Robert Lewandowski (c)Substitutions:FW 7 Arkadiusz Milik   MF 21Nicola Zalewski   MF 6 Krystian Bielik   DF 5 Jan Bednarek   MF 11Kamil Grosicki   Manager:Czesław Michniewicz

Man of the Match:
Kylian Mbappé (France)

Assistant referees:
Jorge Urrego (Venezuela)
Tulio Moreno (Venezuela)
Fourth official:
Kevin Ortega (Peru)
Reserve assistant referee:
Michael Orué (Peru)
Video assistant referee:
Juan Soto (Venezuela)
Assistant video assistant referees:
 Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)
Neuza Back (Brazil)
 Julio Bascuñán (Chile)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Martín Soppi (Uruguay)

England vs Senegal

 GK 1 Jordan PickfordRB 2 Kyle WalkerCB 5 John Stones   CB 6 Harry MaguireLB 3 Luke ShawDM 4 Declan RiceCM 8 Jordan Henderson   CM 22Jude Bellingham   RF 17Bukayo Saka   CF 9 Harry Kane (c)LF 20Phil Foden   Substitutions:FW 11Marcus Rashford   FW 7 Jack Grealish   MF 19Mason Mount   DF 15Eric Dier   MF 14Kalvin Phillips   Manager:Gareth Southgate300px GK 16Édouard MendyRB 21Youssouf SabalyCB 3 Kalidou Koulibaly (c)  CB 22Abdou DialloLB 14Ismail Jakobs   CM 11Pathé Ciss   CM 6 Nampalys MendyRW 15Krépin Diatta   AM 13Iliman Ndiaye   LW 18Ismaïla SarrCF 9 Boulaye Dia   Substitutions:MF 17Pape Matar Sarr   FW 20Bamba Dieng   MF 26Pape Gueye   FW 19Famara Diédhiou   DF 12Fodé Ballo-Touré   Manager:Aliou Cissé

Man of the Match:
Harry Kane (England)

Assistant referees:
David Morán (El Salvador)
Kathryn Nesbitt (United States)
Fourth official:
Saíd Martínez (Honduras)
Reserve assistant referee:
Helpys Raymundo Feliz (Dominican Republic)
Video assistant referee:
Drew Fischer (Canada)
Assistant video assistant referees:
 Armando Villarreal (United States)
Corey Parker (United States)
Nicolás Gallo (Colombia)
Stand-by assistant video assistant referee:
Kyle Atkins (United States)

Japan vs Croatia

 GK 12Shūichi GondaCB 16Takehiro TomiyasuCB 22Maya Yoshida (c)CB 3 Shogo TaniguchiRM 14Junya ItōCM 6 Wataru EndoCM 13Hidemasa Morita   LM 5 Yuto Nagatomo   RF 8 Ritsu Dōan   CF 25Daizen Maeda   LF 15Daichi Kamada   Substitutions:MF 9 Kaoru Mitoma   FW 18Takuma Asano   DF 19Hiroki Sakai   MF 10Takumi Minamino   MF 17Ao Tanaka   Manager:Hajime Moriyasu300px GK 1 Dominik LivakovićRB 22Josip JuranovićCB 6 Dejan LovrenCB 20Joško GvardiolLB 3 Borna Barišić  DM 11Marcelo BrozovićCM 10Luka Modrić (c)   CM 8 Mateo Kovačić    RF 9 Andrej Kramarić   CF 16Bruno Petković   LF 4 Ivan Perišić   Substitutions:FW 17Ante Budimir     MF 15Mario Pašalić   MF 13Nikola Vlašić   MF 7 Lovro Majer   FW 14Marko Livaja    FW 18Mislav Oršić   Manager:Zlatko Dalić

Man of the Match:
Dominik Livaković (Croatia)

Assistant referees:
Corey Parker (United States)
Kyle Atkins (United States)
Fourth official:
Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
Reserve assistant referee:
Mokrane Gourari (Algeria)
Video assistant referee:
Nicolás Gallo (Colombia)

Brazil vs South Korea

 GK 1 Alisson   RB 14Éder Militão   CB 4 MarquinhosCB 3 Thiago Silva (c)LB 2 Danilo   CM 5 CasemiroCM 7 Lucas PaquetáRW 11RaphinhaAM 10Neymar   LW 20Vinícius Júnior   CF 9 RicharlisonSubstitutions:DF 13Dani Alves   FW 26Gabriel Martinelli   DF 24Bremer   GK 12Weverton   FW 21Rodrygo   Manager:Tite300px GK 1 Kim Seung-gyuRB 15Kim Moon-hwanCB 4 Kim Min-jaeCB 19Kim Young-gwonLB 3 Kim Jin-su   RM 10Lee Jae-sung   CM 5 Jung Woo-young    CM 6 Hwang In-beom   LM 11Hwang Hee-chanCF 9 Cho Gue-sung   CF 7 Son Heung-min (c)Substitutions:DF 14Hong Chul   MF 13Son Jun-ho   MF 8 Paik Seung-ho   MF 18Lee Kang-in   FW 16Hwang Ui-jo   Manager: Paulo Bento

Man of the Match:
Neymar (Brazil)

Assistant referees:
Nicolas Danos (France)
Cyril Gringore (France)
Fourth official:
Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
Reserve assistant referee:
Tomaž Klančnik (Slovenia)
Video assistant referee:
Jérôme Brisard (France)

Morocco vs Spain

 GK 1 Yassine BounouRB 2 Achraf HakimiCB 5 Nayef Aguerd   CB 6 Romain Saïss (c)  LB 3 Noussair Mazraoui   DM 4 Sofyan AmrabatCM 8 Azzedine Ounahi   CM 15Selim Amallah   RF 7 Hakim ZiyechCF 19Youssef En-Nesyri   LF 17Sofiane Boufal   Substitutions:FW 16Abde Ezzalzouli   FW 11Abdelhamid Sabiri   FW 21Walid Cheddira   DF 25Yahia Attiyat Allah   DF 18Jawad El Yamiq   DF 24Badr Benoun   Manager:Walid Regragui300px GK 23Unai SimónRB 6 Marcos LlorenteCB 16RodriCB 24Aymeric Laporte  LB 18Jordi Alba   DM 5 Sergio Busquets (c)CM 9 Gavi   CM 26PedriRF 11Ferran Torres   CF 10Marco Asensio   LF 21Dani Olmo   Substitutions:FW 7 Álvaro Morata   MF 19Carlos Soler   FW 12Nico Williams     DF 14Alejandro Balde   FW 25Ansu Fati   FW 22Pablo Sarabia   Manager:Luis Enrique

Man of the Match:
Yassine Bounou (Morocco)

Assistant referees:
Juan Pablo Belatti (Argentina)
Diego Bonfá (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Raphael Claus (Brazil)
Reserve assistant referee:
Bruno Pires (Brazil)
Video assistant referee:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)

Portugal vs Switzerland

 GK 22Diogo CostaRB 2 Diogo DalotCB 3 Pepe (c)CB 4 Rúben DiasLB 5 Raphaël GuerreiroDM 14William CarvalhoCM 25Otávio   CM 10Bernardo Silva   RF 8 Bruno Fernandes   CF 26Gonçalo Ramos   LF 11João Félix   Substitutions:FW 21Ricardo Horta   MF 16Vitinha   FW 7 Cristiano Ronaldo   MF 18Rúben Neves   FW 15Rafael Leão   Manager:Fernando Santos300px GK 1 Yann SommerCB 5 Manuel AkanjiCB 22Fabian Schär    CB 13Ricardo RodriguezDM 10Granit Xhaka (c)RM 2 Edimilson FernandesCM 15Djibril Sow   CM 8 Remo Freuler   LM 17Ruben Vargas   CF 7 Breel Embolo   CF 23Xherdan ShaqiriSubstitutions:DF 18Eray Cömert    MF 6 Denis Zakaria   FW 9 Haris Seferovic   FW 19Noah Okafor   MF 26Ardon Jashari   Manager:Murat Yakin

Man of the Match:
Gonçalo Ramos (Portugal)

Assistant referees:
Alberto Morín (Mexico)
Miguel Hernández (Mexico)
Fourth official:
István Kovács (Romania)
Reserve assistant referee:
Ovidiu Artene (Romania)
Video assistant referee:
Drew Fischer (Canada)

Quarter-finals

Croatia vs Brazil

 GK 1 Dominik LivakovićRB 22Josip JuranovićCB 6 Dejan LovrenCB 20Joško GvardiolLB 19Borna Sosa   DM 11Marcelo Brozović    CM 10Luka Modrić (c)CM 8 Mateo Kovačić   RF 15Mario Pašalić   CF 9 Andrej Kramarić   LF 4 Ivan PerišićSubstitutions:FW 16Bruno Petković    MF 13Nikola Vlašić   MF 7 Lovro Majer   FW 17Ante Budimir   FW 18Mislav Oršić   Manager:Zlatko Dalić300px GK 1 AlissonRB 14Éder Militão   CB 4 Marquinhos  CB 3 Thiago Silva (c)LB 2 Danilo  CM 7 Lucas Paquetá   CM 5 Casemiro  RW 11Raphinha   AM 10NeymarLW 20Vinícius Júnior   CF 9 Richarlison   Substitutions:FW 19Antony   FW 21Rodrygo   FW 25Pedro   DF 6 Alex Sandro   MF 8 Fred   Manager:Tite

Man of the Match:
Dominik Livaković (Croatia)

Assistant referees:
Stuart Burt (England)
Gary Beswick (England)
Fourth official:
Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
Reserve assistant referee:
Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)
Video assistant referee:
Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)

Netherlands vs Argentina

 GK 23Andries NoppertCB 2 Jurriën Timber  CB 4 Virgil van Dijk (c)CB 5 Nathan AkéRM 22Denzel Dumfries  CM 15Marten de Roon   CM 21Frenkie de JongLM 17Daley Blind   AM 8 Cody Gakpo   CF 10Memphis Depay    CF 7 Steven Bergwijn    Substitutions:MF 11Steven Berghuis    MF 20Teun Koopmeiners   FW 9 Luuk de Jong   FW 19Wout Weghorst    FW 12Noa Lang    Manager:Louis van Gaal300px GK 23Emiliano MartínezCB 13Cristian Romero    CB 19Nicolás Otamendi  CB 25Lisandro Martínez    RWB26Nahuel Molina   LWB8 Marcos Acuña    CM 7 Rodrigo De Paul   CM 24Enzo FernándezCM 20Alexis Mac AllisterCF 9 Julián Alvarez  CF 10Lionel Messi (c)  Substitutions:MF 5 Leandro Paredes    DF 3 Nicolás Tagliafico   DF 6 Germán Pezzella    FW 22Lautaro Martínez   DF 4 Gonzalo Montiel    FW 11Ángel Di María   Other disciplinary actions: — Walter Samuel  Manager:Lionel Scaloni  

Man of the Match:
Lionel Messi (Argentina)

Assistant referees:
Pau Cebrián Devís (Spain)
Roberto Díaz Pérez del Palomar (Spain)
Fourth official:
Victor Gomes (South Africa)
Reserve assistant referee:
Kyle Atkins (United States)
Video assistant referee:
Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)

Morocco vs Portugal

 GK 1 Yassine BounouRB 2 Achraf HakimiCB 18Jawad El YamiqCB 6 Romain Saïss (c)   LB 25Yahia Attiyat AllahDM 4 Sofyan AmrabatCM 8 Azzedine OunahiCM 15Selim Amallah   RF 7 Hakim Ziyech   CF 19Youssef En-Nesyri   LF 17Sofiane Boufal   Substitutions:DF 20Achraf Dari    FW 21Walid Cheddira    DF 24Badr Benoun   MF 14Zakaria Aboukhlal   MF 26Yahya Jabrane   Manager:Walid Regragui300px GK 22Diogo CostaRB 2 Diogo Dalot   CB 3 Pepe (c)CB 4 Rúben DiasLB 5 Raphaël Guerreiro   DM 18Rúben Neves   CM 10Bernardo SilvaCM 25Otávio   RF 8 Bruno FernandesCF 26Gonçalo Ramos   LF 11João FélixSubstitutions:DF 20João Cancelo   FW 7 Cristiano Ronaldo   FW 15Rafael Leão   MF 16Vitinha    FW 21Ricardo Horta   Manager:Fernando Santos

Man of the Match:
Yassine Bounou (Morocco)

Assistant referees:
Ezequiel Brailovsky (Argentina)
Gabriel Chade (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Iván Barton (El Salvador)
Reserve assistant referee:
David Morán (El Salvador)
Video assistant referee:
Mauro Vigliano (Argentina)

England vs France

 GK 1 Jordan PickfordRB 2 Kyle WalkerCB 5 John Stones   CB 6 Harry Maguire  LB 3 Luke ShawDM 4 Declan RiceCM 8 Jordan Henderson   CM 22Jude BellinghamRF 17Bukayo Saka   CF 9 Harry Kane (c)LF 20Phil Foden   Substitutions:MF 19Mason Mount   FW 10Raheem Sterling   FW 11Marcus Rashford   FW 7 Jack Grealish   Manager:Gareth Southgate300px GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c)RB 5 Jules KoundéCB 4 Raphaël VaraneCB 18Dayot UpamecanoLB 22Théo Hernandez  CM 8 Aurélien TchouaméniCM 14Adrien RabiotRW 11Ousmane Dembélé    AM 7 Antoine Griezmann  LW 10Kylian MbappéCF 9 Olivier GiroudSubstitutions:FW 20Kingsley Coman   Manager:Didier Deschamps

Man of the Match:
Olivier Giroud (France)

Assistant referees:
Bruno Boschilia (Brazil)
Bruno Pires (Brazil)
Fourth official:
Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
Reserve assistant referee:
Mohamed Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Video assistant referee:
Nicolás Gallo (Colombia)

Semi-finals

Argentina vs Croatia

 GK 23Emiliano MartínezRB 26Nahuel Molina   CB 13Cristian Romero  CB 19Nicolás Otamendi  LB 3 Nicolás TagliaficoRM 7 Rodrigo De Paul   CM 5 Leandro Paredes   CM 24Enzo FernándezLM 20Alexis Mac Allister   CF 10Lionel Messi (c)CF 9 Julián Alvarez  Substitutions:DF 25Lisandro Martínez   MF 14Exequiel Palacios   FW 21Paulo Dybala   FW 15Ángel Correa   DF 2 Juan Foyth   Manager:Lionel Scaloni300px GK 1 Dominik Livaković  RB 22Josip JuranovićCB 6 Dejan LovrenCB 20Joško GvardiolLB 19Borna Sosa   DM 11Marcelo Brozović   CM 10Luka Modrić (c)   CM 8 Mateo Kovačić  RF 15Mario Pašalić   CF 9 Andrej Kramarić   LF 4 Ivan PerišićSubstitutions:FW 18Mislav Oršić   MF 13Nikola Vlašić   FW 16Bruno Petković   FW 14Marko Livaja   MF 7 Lovro Majer   Other disciplinary actions: — Mario Mandžukić  Manager:Zlatko Dalić

Man of the Match:
Lionel Messi (Argentina)

Assistant referees:
Ciro Carbone (Italy)
Alessandro Giallatini (Italy)
Fourth official:
Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
Reserve assistant referee:
Mohamed Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
Video assistant referee:
Massimiliano Irrati (Italy)

France vs Morocco

 GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c)RB 5 Jules KoundéCB 4 Raphaël VaraneCB 24Ibrahima KonatéLB 22Théo HernandezCM 8 Aurélien TchouaméniCM 13Youssouf FofanaRW 11Ousmane Dembélé   AM 7 Antoine GriezmannLW 10Kylian MbappéCF 9 Olivier Giroud   Substitutions:FW 26Marcus Thuram   FW 12Randal Kolo Muani   Manager:Didier Deschamps300px GK 1 Yassine BounouCB 20Achraf DariCB 6 Romain Saïss (c)   CB 18Jawad El YamiqRWB2 Achraf HakimiLWB3 Noussair Mazraoui   RM 7 Hakim ZiyechCM 8 Azzedine OunahiCM 4 Sofyan AmrabatLM 17Sofiane Boufal    CF 19Youssef En-Nesyri   Substitutions:MF 15Selim Amallah     DF 25Yahia Attiyat Allah   FW 9 Abderrazak Hamdallah   MF 14Zakaria Aboukhlal   FW 16Abde Ezzalzouli    Manager:Walid Regragui

Man of the Match:
Antoine Griezmann (France)

Assistant referees:
Alberto Morín (Mexico)
Miguel Hernández (Mexico)
Fourth official:
Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)
Reserve assistant referee:
Jorge Urrego (Venezuela)
Video assistant referee:
Drew Fischer (Canada)

Third place play-off

 GK 1 Dominik LivakovićRB 2 Josip StanišićCB 24Josip ŠutaloCB 20Joško GvardiolLB 4 Ivan PerišićCM 10Luka Modrić (c)CM 8 Mateo KovačićRW 7 Lovro Majer   AM 9 Andrej Kramarić   LW 18Mislav Oršić   CF 14Marko Livaja   Substitutions:MF 13Nikola Vlašić   FW 16Bruno Petković   MF 15Mario Pašalić   MF 26Kristijan Jakić   Manager:Zlatko Dalić300px GK 1 Yassine BounouRB 2 Achraf HakimiCB 18Jawad El Yamiq   CB 20Achraf Dari   LB 25Yahia Attiyat AllahDM 4 Sofyan AmrabatCM 23Bilal El Khannous   CM 11Abdelhamid Sabiri   RF 7 Hakim Ziyech (c)CF 19Youssef En-NesyriLF 17Sofiane Boufal   Substitutions:MF 13Ilias Chair   MF 8 Azzedine Ounahi    MF 10Anass Zaroury   DF 24Badr Benoun   MF 15Selim Amallah    Manager:Walid Regragui

Man of the Match:
Joško Gvardiol (Croatia)

Assistant referees:
Taleb Al-Marri (Qatar)
Saud Al-Maqaleh (Qatar)
Fourth official:
Raphael Claus (Brazil)
Reserve assistant referee:
Neuza Back (Brazil)
Video assistant referee:
Julio Bascuñán (Chile)

Final

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