Who is the last 16 and who could join them?

England reached the last 16 of the World Cup with their 3-0 win over Wales, with Rob Page’s side on the next plane home.

France’s 2-1 win over Denmark saw them become the first team to book their place in the last 16, before Brazil joined them by beating Switzerland 1-0.

Australia finished runners-up behind the French in Group D after beating Denmark 1-0 on Wednesday to reach the last 16 for only the second time.

Argentina sealed a second-round meeting with the Socceroos thanks to victory over Poland, who go through to face France despite defeat, pipping Mexico to the Group C runners-up spot on goal difference.

Portugal also secured their qualification after beating Uruguay 2-0 on Monday.

And on a thrilling Thursday Belgium, ranked second in the world, and four-time winners Germany failed to make it out of the group stages.

Morocco advanced as Group F winners on Thursday ahead of Croatia in second, while Japan beat Spain with both sides qualifying out of Group E.

Hosts Qatar, Canada and Ecuador have also been knocked out as have Iran, Denmark, Tunisia, Mexico, Saudi Arabia and Costa Rica.

As we run through the business end of the group stage, we take a look at how it all stands.

Group A

Three-time finalists the Netherlands advanced to the last 16 as Group A winners with a comfortable 2-0 win over hosts Qatar, who had already been eliminated from the tournament before kick-off.

Meanwhile, Senegal claimed a 2-1 victory over Ecuador as they progressed to the knockout stage for just the second time, having reached the quarter-finals on their debut in 2002.

• Koulibaly sends Senegal into World Cup last 16
• Gakpo scores again as Dutch beat Qatar to top group

Group B

England cruised into the last 16 with a 3-0 victory over Wales, who finished bottom of the group and were eliminated.

The USA went through in second spot behind England with a 1-0 victory over Iran, who had only needed a point to go through.

• Rashford double sends England through as group winners
• Pulisic sends USA into last 16 at Iran expense

Group C

Argentina claimed a 2-0 win over Poland on Wednesday to go through as group winners after they recovered from a stunning upset against Saudi Arabia in their opening game.

The Poles also progressed, narrowly on goal difference, after a dramatic final round of fixtures, with Mexico falling short despite beating the Saudis 2-1.

• Argentina top group after dramatic night
• Mexico out despite victory over Saudi Arabia

Group D

Defending champions France had already clinched progression to the knockout stage after winning their opening two games and they finished top despite a shock 1-0 defeat by Tunisia on Wednesday.

That win was not enough to send the north African side through, however, as Australia beat disappointing Denmark 1-0 with Mathew Leckie’s goal securing the runners-up spot for the Socceroos.

• Tunisia upset France but fail to qualify
• Australia stun Denmark to reach last 16

Group E

All four teams in Group E were at one point progressing to the round of 16 in a thrilling final round of fixtures, but in the end it was Japan who topped the table, with Spain going through as runners-up.

Japan came from behind to beat Spain on Friday and dump out four-time winners Germany despite their 4-2 win over Costa Rica.

For three second-half minutes Costa Rica were leading Germany 2-1, a result that would have seen them advance at Spain’s expense.

But Germany bounced back to help Spain progress.

Group F

Morocco, ranked 22 in the world, advanced as surprise Group F winners, beating Belgium and Canada either side of a goalless draw with Croatia.

Last tournament’s runners-up Croatia rode their luck in a 0-0 draw with Belgium on Thursday to advance and send the Red Devils – semi-finalists in 2018 – home. Next edition’s co-hosts Canada were already eliminated after two rounds of fixtures and failed to pick up a point in Qatar.

Group G

Five-time winners Brazil secured their place in the World Cup knockout stages after Casemiro struck seven minutes from time to seal a 1-0 win over Switzerland on Monday.

Tite’s side require one point from their final game against Cameroon to clinch top spot when the final two Group G matches take place at 19:00 on Friday, 2 December.

Any of the other three teams could join Brazil in the last 16.

Second-placed Switzerland must beat Serbia to guarantee their progress, while a point would be enough if Cameroon fail to beat Brazil.

Serbia and Cameroon both need to win their respective games to keep alive their qualification hopes.

Should both sides manage to get the win they need, Cameroon have a slight advantage with a marginally better goal difference.

Group H

Portugal have joined France and Brazil in booking their place in the knockout stages with a game to spare thanks to a 2-0 victory over Uruguay on Monday.

They need just a point when they take on South Korea on Friday at 15:00 GMT to guarantee top spot in the group.

Second-placed Ghana will progress to the last 16 by beating Uruguay. A draw will also suffice as long as South Korea do not beat Portugal by two goals or more.

In the event that Portugal lose and Ghana win, top spot will be decided on goal difference and goals scored.

South Korea’s have two routes to making it to the next round in Qatar, which both rely on them beating Portugal.

If Ghana and Uruguay draw, South Korea will need to beat Portugal by two clear goals to advance.

If Uruguay and South Korea both win then it come down to goal difference – and possibly goals scored – with the Asian side holding a one-goal advantage.

Uruguay‘s simplest path to the last 16 is to defeat Ghana in their final match and hope that South Korea fail to beat Portugal.

How is qualification decided?

If teams are level on points after the three group games, progress is decided by goal difference. The full tie-breaker criteria is:

1. Points accrued
2. Goal difference
3. Goals scored
4. Head-to-head results
5. Fair play: the team that has accumulated the fewest indiscipline points wins (a yellow card equals one point, a red card shown for two yellows equals three points, a direct red card equals four points and a direct red card shown to a player who was already on a yellow equals five points)
6. Lots drawn

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