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The 2014 World Cup has completed group play, with the top two teams from each of the eight groups advancing into the knocout stage of the tournament. Starting tomorrow through to the final on July 13, the competition becomes a single elimination bracket, starting with the final 16 games and working down to a champion.
As in the group stage, every match will air on either ESPN, ESPN2 or ABC. Every game will also be streamed online using the WatchESPN site and/or app.
Final Group Standings:
After nearly two weeks of matches, with each of the 64 teams playing three times, the group phase completed yesterday, with Groups G and H holding their final two contests. The final standings looked like:
| Group A | Group B | Group C | |||||
| Brazil | 7 (+5) | Netherlands | 9 (+7) | Columbia | 9 (+7) | ||
| Mexico | 7 (+3) | Chile | 6 (+2) | Greece | 4 (-2) | ||
| 3 (0) | 3 (-3) | 3 (-1) | |||||
| 0 (-8) | 0 (-6) | 1 (-4) | |||||
| Group D | Group E | Group F | |||||
| Costa Rica | 7 (+3) | France | 7 (+6) | Argentina | 9 (+3) | ||
| Uruguay | 6 (0) | Switzerland | 6 (+1) | Nigeria | 4 (0) | ||
| 3 (-1) | 4 (0) | 3 (0) | |||||
| 1 (-2) | 0 (-7) | 1 (-3) | |||||
| Group G | Group H | ||||||
| Germany | 7 (+5) | Belgium | 9 (+3) | ||||
| United States | 4 (+0) | Algeria | 4 (+1) | ||||
| 4 (-3) | 3 (-1) | ||||||
| 1 (-2) | 1 (-3) |
Knockout Stage Match Schedule
With the group stage complete, we now have a full schedule of games for the knockout stage. Below are the match ups, with their respective positions in the groups also annotated. For example, Brazil finished first in Group A (1A) and will face Chile, who was second in Group B (2B).
Saturday, June 28
11:30 a.m. - Round of 16, 1A (Brazil) vs. 2B (Chile), ABC
3:30 p.m. - Round of 16, 1C (Columbia) vs. 2D (Uruguay), ABC
Sunday, June 29
11:30 a.m. - Round of 16, 1B (Netherlands) vs. 2A (Mexico), ESPN
3:30 p.m. - Round of 16, 1D (Costa Rica) vs. 2C (Greece), ESPN
Monday, June 30
11:30 a.m. - Round of 16, 1E (France) vs. 2F (Nigeria), ESPN
3:30 p.m. - Round of 16, 1G (Germany) vs. 2H (Algeria), ESPN
Tuesday, July 1
11:30 a.m. - Round of 16, 1F (Argentina) vs. 2E (Switzerland), ESPN
3:30 p.m. - Round of 16, 1H (Belgium) vs. 2G (USA), ESPN
Friday, July 4
11:30 a.m. - Quarterfinals, ESPN2
3:30 p.m. - Quarterfinals, ESPN
Saturday, July 5
11:30 a.m. - Quarterfinals, ESPN2
3:30 p.m. - Quarterfinals, ESPN
Tuesday, July 8
3:30 p.m. - Semifinals, ESPN
Wednesday, July 9
3:30 p.m. - Semifinals, ESPN
Saturday, July 12
3:30 p.m. - Third-place match, ESPN
Sunday, July 13
2:30 p.m. - Final, ABC