The World Cup group stage ends with 32 teams advancing to the Round of 16 under the expanded 48-team format, and the knockout matchups are scheduled across US stadiums leading to a final in New Jersey.The bracket will open with fixtures such as Canada vs. South Africa, Brazil vs. Japan, Mexico vs. Ecuador and the US vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina; England sits in the lower half and could meet Mexico and later Brazil or Argentina.Cape Verde reaches the last 32 in its World Cup debut, several pre-tournament favorites including Turkey are eliminated, and eight best third-place teams will be chosen by points, goal difference, goals scored, conduct and
FIFA rankings.