Countries classified to the semifinals of the World Cup in Qatar: results of the quarterfinals

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The round of 16 of the World Cup in Qatar came to an end after the confrontation between Portugal and Switzerland, which ended with a 6-1 win for the Portuguese. Here, the review of the games to come.

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Those classified to the semifinals

Croatia

proved that their 2018 runner-up was not a passing affair.

Luka Modric's team triumphed again on penalties, this time against the absolute favorite of the tournament: Brazil.

A goal from Neymar for Brazil and another from Petkovic for Croatia in extra time left the game tied.

In penalties, goalkeeper Livakovic (crucial in penalties against Japan) blocked Rodrygo's charge and Marquinhos missed his shot.

The Croats did not fail and are in the semifinals.

AL RAYYAN, QATAR - DECEMBER 09: Bruno Petkovic of Croatia celebrates after scoring the team's first goal during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 quarter final match between Croatia and Brazil at Education City Stadium on December 09, 2022 in Al Rayyan, Qatar.

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Those who went to the quarterfinals

Croatia,

current runner-up in the world, beat Japan in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw.

This was the first World Cup definition by penalties.

The Croats will face

, who thrashed South Korea 4-1 in the round of 16 match, after a brilliant first half.

The Netherlands

defeated the

3-1 and was the first to qualify for the quarterfinals of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. After missing the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the Dutch are now looking for their long-awaited first world title.

In the quarterfinals they will face

winner in the match against Australia this Saturday.

France

defeated

3-1 with a great performance from Kylian Mbappé and will face

, who thrashed

3-0 in the second game on Sunday.

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Morocco

knocked Spain out in a penalty shootout and advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time, where they will face Portugal after their thrashing victory over Switzerland.

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Classified to eighth

South Korea achieved an impressive feat: they beat

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.

Spain

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

, which was first in Group E. Spain, with 4 points, was 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.

Argentina

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.

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.

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.

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

The Netherlands

beat the

3-1, eliminating the Americans from the World Cup

The first of Group C with the second of Group D

In this match

faced off for Group C and

for Group D, with a 2-1 victory for the Albiceleste.

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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Netherlands defender #22 Denzel Dumfries celebrates scoring his team's third goal during the Qatar 2022 World Cup. (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)

This is how the positions remained in the group stage

World round of 16