World Cup all you need to know: who's in, who's out, round of 32 schedule

The round of 32 gets underway on Sunday night when South Africa face co-hosts Canada

After finishing second in Group H, Pico Lopes' Cape Verde will face Argentina in the World Cup Round of 32 on Friday. Pic: Richard Callis/Sportsfile

GROUP A: Qualified: Mexico, South Africa; Eliminated: Czechia, South Korea.

Mexico finished atop Group A with a perfect nine points and will face Ecuador in the Round of 32 on Tuesday at Mexico City Stadium. South Africa claimed second place with four points and advances to face Canada on Sunday in Los Angeles.

South Korea finished third but did not earn one of the tournament's eight best third-place berths. Czechia finished bottom of the group and was eliminated.

Group B: Qualified: Switzerland, Canada, Bosnia & Herzegovina; Eliminated: Qatar.

Switzerland won Group B and will face Algeria in the Round of 32. Canada finished second and advances to face South Africa on Sunday in Los Angeles. Bosnia and Herzegovina also moved on as one of the tournament's best third-place teams after finishing with four points. It will face the United States on Wednesday in Santa Clara, California.

Group C: Qualified: Brazil, Morocco; Eliminated: Haiti, Scotland.

Brazil won Group C and will face Japan in the Round of 32 on Monday in Houston. Morocco finished second and advances to face the Netherlands on Monday in Monterrey, Mexico.

Scotland finished third but did not earn one of the tournament's eight best third-place berths. Haiti was eliminated after going winless in the group.

Group D: Qualified: USA, Australia, Paraguay; Eliminated: Türkiye.

The United States finished atop Group D and will face Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Round of 32 on Wednesday in Santa Clara, California. Australia claimed the group's second automatic berth after playing Paraguay to a scoreless draw and will face Egypt on July 3 in Dallas.

Paraguay finished third with four points and is moving on as one of the tournament's eight best third-place teams. They will face Germany on Monday in Boston.

Group E: Qualified: Germany, Ivory Coast, Ecuador; Eliminated: Curaçao.

Germany will face Paraguay on Monday in Boston. Ivory Coast's 2-0 win over Curaçao secured second place and a spot in the knockout stage against Norway. Ecuador's 2-1 upset of Germany wasn't enough to move into the top two, but Ecuador finished third and will advance as one of the tourney's best third-place teams. It plays Mexico on Tuesday in Mexico City.

Group F: Qualified: Netherlands, Japan, Sweden; Eliminated: Tunisia.

Netherlands clinched first place in Group F with a 3-1 win over Tunisia and advance to the Round of 32 as the group winner. The Dutch next face Morocco on Monday in Monterrey, Mexico.

Japan secured second place after a 1-1 draw with Sweden, doing enough to stay ahead of Sweden in the race for the automatic knockout berth. The Samarai Blue will face Brazil in the Round of 32. Sweden finished third and qualified as one of the tournament's eight best third-place teams. Its reward? A matchup vs. France on Tuesday in New Jersey.

Group G: Qualified: Belgium, Egypt; Eliminated: New Zealand, Iran.

Belgium claimed first place in Group G with a 5-1 win over New Zealand on Friday and will face Senegal in the Round of 32 on Wednesday in Seattle. Egypt advanced as the group runner-up after a 1-1 draw with Iran and will face Australia on Friday in Dallas.

Iran finished third but was eliminated after Algeria's draw with Austria pushed it down to ninth among the tournament's third-place teams. New Zealand finished bottom of the group and was eliminated.

Group H: Qualified: Spain, Cape Verde; Eliminated: Uruguay, Saudi Arabia.

Spain clinched first place in the group with a 1-0 win over Uruguay. The Spaniards will take on Austria on Thursday in Los Angeles. Cape Verde locked up second place with a 0-0 draw — its third of the tournament. Next up is reigning champion Argentina on Friday in Miami. Uruguay and Saudi Arabia are both out of the tournament after finishing with two points each.

Group I: Qualified: France, Norway, Senegal; Eliminated: Iraq.

France won Group I and will face Sweden in the Round of 32 on Tuesday in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Norway finished second and advances to face Ivory Coast on Tuesday in Dallas. Senegal finished third and also advanced as one of the tournament's best third-place teams, setting up a Round of 32 matchup with Belgium on Wednesday in Seattle.

Group J: Qualified: Argentina, Austria, Algeria; Eliminated: Jordan.

Argentina finished atop Group J with nine points and will face Cape Verde in the Round of 32 on Friday in Miami.

Austria and Algeria also advanced after their group-stage finale ended in a draw. Austria will face Spain on Thursday, while Algeria will face Switzerland on Thursday in Vancouver. Jordan finished bottom of the group and was eliminated.

Group K: Qualified: Colombia, Portugal, DR Congo; Eliminated: Uzbekistan.

Colombia played Portugal to a scoreless draw to finish atop Group K with seven points. Its reward is a Round of 32 matchup with Ghana on Friday in Kansas City. Portugal finished second and will face Croatia on Thursday in Toronto.

DR Congo also advanced as one of the tournament's best third-place teams and will face England on Wednesday in Atlanta. Uzbekistan finished bottom of the group and was eliminated.

Group L: Qualified: England, Croatia, Ghana; Eliminated: Panama.

England finished atop Group L and will face DR Congo in the Round of 32 Wednesday in Atlanta. Croatia finished second and advances to face Portugal on Thursday in Toronto. Ghana also moved on as one of the tournament's best third-place teams and will face Colombia on Friday in Kansas City. Panama finished bottom of the group and was eliminated.

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THE ROUND OF 32.

SUNDAY: South Africa v Canada, Los Angeles, 8pm.

MONDAY: Brazil v Japan, Houston, 6pm;  Germany v Paraguay, Boston, 9.30pm; Netherlands v Morocco, Monterrey, 2am Tues.

TUESDAY: Ivory Coast v Norway, Dallas, 6pm; France v Sweden, New Jersey, 10pm;  Mexico v Ecuador, Mexico City, 2am Wed.

WEDNESDAY: England v DR Congo, Atlanta, 5pm; Belgium v Senegal, Seattle 9pm; USA v Bosnia Herzegovina, San Francisco, 1am Thurs.

THURSDAY:  Spain v Austria, Los Angeles, 8pm; Portugal v Croatia, Toronto, 12am Fri; Switzerland v Algeria, Vancouver, 4am Fri.

FRIDAY: Australia v Egypt, Dallas, 7pm; Argentina v Cape Verde, Miami, 11pm; Colombia v Ghana, Kansas City, 2.30am Sat.

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THE ROUND OF 16

Saturday, July 4: South Africa/Canada v Netherlands/Morocco, Houston 6pm; Germany/Paraguay v France/Sweden, Philadelphia, 10pm.

Sunday July 5: Brazil/Japan v Ivory Coast/Norway, New Jersey, 9pm; Mexico/Ecuador v England/Congo, Mexico City, 1am Mon.

Monday, July 6: Spain/Austria v Croatia/Portugal, Dallas, 8pm; Belgium/Senegal v USA/Bosnia & Herzegovina, Seattle, 1am Tues.

Tuesday, July 7: Australia/Egypt v Argentina/Cape Verde, Atlanta, 5pm; Switzerland/Algeria v Colombia/Ghana, Vancouver, 9pm.

Thursday, July 9: Quarter final 1, Foxborough, 9pm.

Friday, July 10: Quarter final 2, California 8pm.

Saturday, July 11: Quarter final 3, Miami 10pm.

Sunday July 12: Quarter final 4 Kansas City, 2am Mon.

Tuesday, July 14: Semi final, Dallas, 8pm 

Wednesday, July 15: Semi final, Atlanta, 8pm.

Saturday, July 18: Third-place match, Miami, 10pm.

Sunday July 19: World Cup final, Met Life Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, 8pm