No crew is secure at this World Cup, and the data simply carry on falling.
With the 16 groups now finalised for the knockout levels, some massive soccer giants are gone, and data have been damaged.
“This is loopy, I’ve by no means seen something prefer it,” Craig Foster stated within the SBS studio on Friday morning. “Going right down to actually the final kick of so many video games, that is simply extraordinary drama.
“This World Cup, it’s simply been completely mad.”
Here’s simply among the historical past created in an unbelievable begin to the event.
Not a single crew stays excellent
Brazil was the final crew with an ideal document coming into the ultimate day of the group stage however even the mighty South Americans couldn’t get by unscathed.
After barely being troubled by Cameroon all recreation, Brazil conceded late to lose 1-0. It was the primary time Brazil had misplaced to a crew from Africa.
It additionally meant not a single crew received all three group matches — the primary time that’s occurred since 1994.
The Netherlands, England and Morocco ended up with the largest factors haul (seven) after profitable twice and drawing their different recreation.
The massive groups knocked out
Seven of the highest 20 ranked groups on this planet have did not make the second spherical, 9 once you embody sixth ranked Italy and seventeenth ranked Colombia who did not make it to Qatar.
Belgium was the largest scalp, with the world quantity two knocked out after a 0-0 draw towards Croatia within the last group recreation.
Germany (ranked eleventh) can be going residence, regardless of a 4-2 win towards Costa Rica. The 2014 winners missed out on objective distinction and now have did not make it out of the group stage on the previous two World Cups.
The different high 20 groups to fail within the group stage are Denmark (ranked tenth), Mexico (thirteenth), Uruguay (14th), Wales (nineteenth) and Iran (twentieth).
A brand new document for Asia
Australia helped Asia create historical past. (Photo by NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA / AFP)Source: AFP
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Three Asian groups have made the ultimate 16 for the primary time ever, with Japan, Korea Republic and naturally Australia qualifying.
And all of them did it the exhausting approach.
Japan topped its group by beating Germany and Spain, Korea Republic beat Portugal and Australia had back-to-back wins towards Tunisia and Denmark.
The earlier finest was two, achieved in 2010 and 2002 (each occasions with Japan and Korea Republic).
A brand new world soccer order
European and South American groups have dominated the World Cup, with no nations from some other confederation ever profitable.
But the ultimate 16 contains the bottom variety of groups from Europe and South America for the reason that last 16 began in 1986.
Only two South American groups have certified – Brazil and Argentina – which is the equal lowest since 1994 2002.
With noting each these occasions Brazil ended up profitable the World Cup.
Only seven European groups certified, however six is the bottom in 2010 and 2014.
Record low for host nation
Qatar achieved a brand new low for a bunch nation, shedding all three video games.
They grew to become solely the second host nation to fail to make the second spherical, after South Africa in 2010. But at the least Bafana Bafana received 4 factors as hosts, with a win and a draw.
Mexico’s unbelievable run involves an finish
If there may be one factor you may depend on at a World Cup, it was Mexico making the second spherical after which shedding.
The previous seven World Cups, the Central American nation has made it out of the group stage solely to lose within the spherical of 16.
Until this yr.
Mexico completed on 4 factors in Group C, equal with Poland, however was eradicated on objective distinction.
The spherical of 16 schedule
Sunday, December 4
2am — Netherlands v USA; 6am — Argentina v Australia
Monday, December 5
2am — France v Poland; 6am — England v Senegal
Tuesday, December 6
2am — Japan v Croatia; 6am — Brazil v South Korea
Wednesday, December 7
2am — Morocco v Spain; 6am — Portugal v Switzerland
