From here on every match will see one team being knocked out in the race for the holy grail of world football and the matches will get more and more competitive and hard fought.
The top 2 teams in each of the 8 groups have gone through to the Round of 16 or the pre-quarterfinals and the group stage is now officially over.
TimesofIndia.com here takes a look at how all 8 groups finished, the teams that have qualified and what the final Round of 16 line-up looks like:
Group A (Decided)
Winner: Netherlands (7 points)
Runner-Up: Senegal (6 points)
Group B (Decided)
Winner: England (7 points)
Runner-Up: USA (5 points)
Group C (Decided)
Winner: Argentina (6 points)
Runner-Up: Poland (4 points – beat Mexico on GD)
Group D (Decided)
Winner: France (6 points – beat Australia on GD)
Runner-Up: Australia (6 points)
Group E (Decided)
Winner: Japan (6 points)
Runner-Up:Spain (4 points – Beat Germany on GD)
Group F (Decided)
Winner: Morocco (7 points)
Runner-Up: Croatia (5 points)
Group G (Decided)
Winner: Brazil (6 points – Beat Switzerland on GD)
Runner-Up: Switzerland (6 points)
Group H (Decided)
Winner: Portugal (6 points)
Runner-Up: South Korea (4 points – Beat Uruguay on goals scored)
What the final Round of 16 line-up looks like:
December 3: Netherlands (A1) vs USA (B2)
December 4: Argentina (C1) vs Australia (D2)
December 4: France (D1) vs Poland (C2)
December 5: England (B1) vs Senegal (A2)
December 5: Japan (E1) vs Croatia (F2)
December 6: Brazil (G1) vs South Korea (H2)
December 6: Morocco (F1) vs Spain (E2)
December 7: Portugal (H1) vs Switzerland (G2)
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