Brackets and knock-outs

This next phase of the tournament, the Round of 16, is the first knock-out round. We are done with ties. In the event of a draw, two 15 minutes additional periods are played. If the teams remain tied, the match is decided by a shoot-out of penalty kicks.

Group winners will play against runners-up from another group, for example Winner Group C versus Runner-up Group D (USA v. Ghana). The winners will advance to play teams on their side of the ‘bracket.’ The defeated team is out of the World Cup.

There are two sides in the bracket; eight teams each. The biggest issue is how to get past Brazil on one side of the bracket, and Germany and Argentina on the other.

On the ‘Left’ side (at least as my pdf prints) is:

Uruguay
South Korea (now eliminated)
USA
Ghana
The Netherlands
Slovakia
Brazil
Chile

Eight teams on the 'Right' side:

Argentina
Mexico
Germany
England
Paraguay
Japan
Spain
Portugal




or print out your own copy:

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/bracket?cc=5901&ver=us

Remember:

Sunday, June 27th
10AM, Germany v. England
2:30PM, Argentina v. Mexico

The schedule for your working week:

Monday, June 28th:

10AM Netherlands v. Slovakia
2:30 PM Brazil v. Chile

Tuesday, June 29th:

10AM Paraguay v. Japan
2:30 PM Spain v. Portugal