Countries classified to the eighth of the World Cup in Qatar. This is how the crosses between groups remain

Argentina dispels doubts, plays well and advances to the round of 16 1:24

(CNN Spanish) --

The group stage is over and it is already clearer how the clashes will be in the round of 16 in Qatar.

There were several upsets and although several of the initial title contenders advanced, there is no dominant team.

None had a perfect performance and, especially with the number of goals that have been scored in added minutes, it is an open World Cup.

This Friday

(already classified) 2-1 at the end

and, with that goal, they went to the round of 16 and eliminated Uruguay.

With the same points and the same goal difference (0), the South Koreans advance by having scored more goals during the group stage.

An epic ending for the Asians, and a very painful one for the South Americans.

Cameroon, for its part, surprised

, which was already classified.

They defeated it 1-0 towards the end, but it did not help the Africans, because

defeated Serbia 3-2 and ended up with 6 points, the same as Brazil.

The canarinha was first for the best goal difference.

(Credit: Alex Grimm/Getty Images)

On Thursday

left doubts but qualified thanks to Germany: La Roja lost 2-1 with

, which was first in Group E. Spain, with 4 points, was with the same as Germany, which beat Costa Rica 4-2.

But Spain had a substantial saving: the seven goals they scored against Costa Rica in the first game.

By goal difference Spain was second and goes to the round of 16.

On Wednesday

qualified in the first position of Group C, while

advanced in second place.

Mexico, despite its triumph in the match against Saudi Arabia, was left out.

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On the side of Group D,

's pass to the round of 16 was defined , which joins

, which had already managed to secure in the next phase of the World Cup.

On Tuesday, the teams from

qualified as first and second place, respectively, in Group A, from which Ecuador was left out after losing to the Africans.

On the Group B side, England and the United States advanced after their victories in the matches against Wales and Iran respectively.

The Brazilian players celebrate the triumph that allowed them to be one of the first classified to the round of 16 in a match without the presence of Neymar.

How were the round of 16 defined in the World Cup?

After the group stage, the first two of each group, those with the most points, qualified.

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

This match will be played by

, first in Group A, against the

, second in Group B.

The first of Group C with the second of Group D

In this match

will face each other for Group C and

for Group D.

The first of Group E with the second of Group F

This clash will be played by

for Group E and

for Group F.

The first of Group G with the second of Group H

For Group G,

will play against

.

The first of Group B with the second of Group A

Senegal,

who qualified second in Group A, will play this match against

, first in Group B.

The first of Group D with the second of Group C

France,

first in Group

will play the match against

second in Group C.

The first of Group F with the second of Group E

In this match

will face each other  for Group F and

for Group E.

The first of Group H with the second of Group G

Portugal

will play against

.

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This is how the positions remained in the group stage

The tiebreaker factor to go to the round of 16

If two teams were tied on points, the tiebreaker was defined in the first instance by goal difference: the subtraction between the goals scored and those received.

Whoever had the best number in that section among the tied teams was in the best position.

Thus, the wins by Spain, England and France were very beneficial if they needed a tiebreaker (and very disadvantageous for Costa Rica, Iran and Australia for that very reason).

It worked for Spain.

If the remote scenario of a tie in goal difference occurred, the next criterion to define the position is the highest number of goals scored in the group stage matches, according to FIFA.

Thereafter.

The fair play, the one with the fewest cards.

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