The 12 group winners and 12 runners-up—joined by the eight best third-place finishers—have officially qualified for the knockout round of 32.

The first match of this round will take place between South Africa and Canada today, Sunday, June 28, at Los Angeles Stadium.

Who Qualified

• Group A: Mexico (Winner), South Africa (Runner-up)
• Group B: Switzerland (Winner), Canada (Runner-up), Bosnia & Herzegovina (3rd place)
• Group C: Brazil (Winner), Morocco (Runner-up)
• Group D: USA (Winner), Australia (Runner-up), Paraguay (3rd place)
• Group E: Germany (Winner), Ivory Coast (Runner-up), Ecuador (3rd place)
• Group F: Netherlands (Winner), Japan (Runner-up), Sweden (3rd place)
• Group G: Belgium (Winner), Egypt (Runner-up)
• Group H: Spain (Winner), Cape Verde (Runner-up)
• Group I: France (Winner), Norway (Runner-up), Senegal (3rd place)
• Group J: Argentina (Winner), Austria (Runner-up), Algeria (3rd place)
• Group K: Colombia (Winner), Portugal (Runner-up), DR Congo (3rd place)
• Group L: England (Winner), Croatia (Runner-up), Ghana (3rd place)