16 matchups, seeded from your group stage. Click a team to send them to the Round of 16 — or simulate the whole round.
This is the first 48-team World Cup — 12 groups of 4. The top two from every group advance automatically (24 teams). Then the 8 best third-place teamsfill the last 8 spots in the Round of 32. Which third-place team plays which group winner isn't free choice — FIFA fixes it with an official allocation table that depends on which 8 groups produce an advancing third. So pick your 8 best thirds below, and the table locks each one into its matchup.
Third-place matchups are set by FIFA's official allocation table.