WORLD CUP GROUP SCENARIOS: WHAT DOES EACH TEAM NEED TO ADVANCE

GROUP A · The Netherlands won Group A with a win over Qatar. The team will face the United States (Group B runner-up) in the Round of 16 at 10 a.m. ET Saturday on FOX. · Senegal finished as the runner-up in Group A with a win over Ecuador. The team will face England (Group B winner) in the Round of 16 at 2 p.m. ET Sunday on FS1. · Ecuador was eliminated with a loss on Tuesday. · Qatar was eliminated in its second group stage match.

Group B

– England won Group B with its win against Wales. The team will face Senegal (Group A runner-up) in the Round of 16 at 2 p.m. ET Sunday on FS1. – The United States finished as the runner-up in Group B with a win over Iran. The team will face the Netherlands (Group A winner) in the Round of 16 at 10 a.m. ET Saturday on FOX. – Iran finished in third place in Group B and was eliminated from the FIFA World Cup. – Wales finished in fourth place in Group B and was eliminated from the FIFA World Cup.

Group C

– Argentina bounced back to win Group C with its win against Poland. The team will face Australia (Group D runner-up) in the Round of 16 at 2 p.m. ET Saturday on FOX. – Poland finished second in Group C by winning the goal-differential tiebreaker over Mexico and advanced to the knockout round for the first time since 1986. The team will face France (Group D winner) in the Round of 16 at 10 a.m. ET Sunday on FS1. – Mexico, despite its win against Saudi Arabia, finished third in Group C and failed to advance out of the Group Stage for the first time since 1978. – Saudi Arabia finished fourth in Group C and was eliminated from the FIFA World Cup.

Group D

– France finished atop Group D by winning the goal-differential tiebreaker over Australia despite a loss to Tunisia. The team will face Poland (Group C runner-up) in the Round of 16 at 10 a.m. ET Sunday on FS1.

– Australia finished second in Group D with its win against Denmark, and advanced to the knockout round for the first time since 2006. The team will take on Argentina (Group C winner) in the Round of 16 at 2 p.m. ET Saturday on FOX. – Tunisia finished in third place in Group D and was eliminated from the FIFA World Cup. – Denmark finished in fourth place in Group D and was eliminated from the FIFA World Cup.

Group E

– Japan won Group E with a victory over Spain, and advanced to the Round of 16. The team will face Croatia (Group F runner-up) in the Round of 16 at 10 a.m. ET Monday on FOX. – Spain finished second in Group E despite its loss against Japan, and advanced to the knockout round via the goal-differential tiebreaker. The team will face Morocco (Group F winner) in the Round of 16 at 10 a.m. ET Tuesday on FOX. – Germany finished third in Group E despite its win against Costa Rica. This marks the first time in national team history that Germany has been eliminated from consecutive men's World Cups in the group stage. – Costa Rica finished fourth in Group E and was eliminated from the FIFA World Cup.

Group F

– Morocco won Group F with its victory over Canada and advanced to the knockout round for the first time since 1986. The team will face Spain (Group E runner-up) in the Round of 16 at 10 a.m. ET Tuesday on FOX. – Croatia finished second in Group F with its draw against Belgium and advanced to the knockout round. The team will face Japan (Group E winner) in the Round of 16 at 10 a.m. ET Monday on FOX. – Belgium finished third in Group F and was eliminated from the FIFA World Cup. – Canada was eliminated in its second Group Stage match. With its loss against Morocco, the team is still winless all-time at the FIFA Men's World Cup (six losses in six men's World Cup matches in its history).

Group G

– Brazil has qualified and would be guaranteed to top the group with a win or tie against Cameroon, or if Switzerland does not beat Serbia. If Brazil loses and Switzerland wins, the group winner will be decided by goal difference and subsequent tiebreakers if necessary.

– Switzerland would qualify with a win against Serbia. It would also qualify with a tie, unless Cameroon beats Brazil and wins a second-place tiebreaker. If the Swiss drew and Cameroon won, then the two countries would each have four points and ensuing tiebreakers would be implemented. Switzerland cannot qualify with a loss.

Group H

– Portugal has qualified and would be guaranteed to top the group with a win or tie against South Korea, or if Ghana does not beat Uruguay. If Portugal loses and Ghana wins, the group winner would be decided on goal difference and subsequent tiebreakers.

– Uruguay qualifies with a win against Ghana, and takes the runner-up spot if South Korea loses or draws. If both Uruguay and South Korea win, then both teams would be tied with four points behind Portugal. At that point, tiebreakers would be implemented. – South Korea is eliminated if Ghana beats Uruguay. It can qualify with a win against Portugal if Ghana/Uruguay is a tie or if Uruguay wins, but only if it wins a tiebreaker.