(CNN Spanish) --
After five days in the World Cup in Qatar, the first date for all groups having expired, the possibilities for qualifying for the round of 16 begin to appear.
Although there are two dates left, the fans raise all the chances for their teams to advance to predict the matches in the next phase.
How are the round of 16 defined in the World Cup?
After the group stage, the first two of each group, those with the most points, qualify.
The best 16 teams in the tournament play this phase.
The round of the best 16 will be played between December 3 and 6.
In this period, there are two daily matches: one at 06:00 pm local time (10:00 am ET) and another at 10:00 pm (2:00 pm ET).
In total, there are eight games.
The first of Group A with the second of Group B
With the positions as they are at the moment, the round of 16 match would be
the Netherlands vs.
Welsh
The first of Group C with the second of Group D
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With the standings going right now, it would be
Saudi Arabia vs.
Tunisia
The first of Group E with the second of Group F
With the positions as they are at the moment, it would be
Spain vs.
Croatia
The first of Group G with the second of Group H
With the standings as they are at the moment, it would be
Brazil vs.
Uruguay
The first of Group B with the second of Group A
With the standings going at the moment, it would be
England vs.
Ecuador
The first of Group D with the second of Group C
With the standings as they are at the moment, it would be
France vs.
Poland
The first of Group F with the second of Group E
With the standings going right now, it would be
Belgium vs.
Japan
The first of Group H with the second of Group G
With the positions as they are at the moment, it would be
Portugal vs.
Swiss
Complete calendar of the World Cup in Qatar 2022: matches, times and dates
The tiebreaker factor to go to the round of 16
If two teams are tied on points, the tiebreaker is drawn in the first instance by goal difference: the subtraction between the goals scored and those received.
Whoever has the best number among the tied teams is in the best position.
Thus, the wins by Spain, England and France are very beneficial if they need a tiebreaker (and very disadvantageous for Costa Rica, Iran and Australia for that very reason).
If the remote scenario of a tie in goal difference occurs, the next criterion to define the position is the highest number of goals scored in the group stage matches, according to FIFA.
This is how the positions go in the group stage
World round of 16
