2014 FIFA World Cup knockout stage

The knockout stage of the 2014 FIFA World Cup was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. It began on 28 June with the round of 16 and ended on 13 July with the final match of the tournament, held at Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro. The top two teams from each group (16 in total) advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination tournament. A third-place match was played between the two losing teams of the semi-finals.[1]

In all matches in the knockout stage, if the score was level at the end of 90 minutes, two 15-minute periods of extra time were played. If the score was still level after extra time, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out.[2]

All times listed below are in Brasília official time (UTC−3).

  1. ^ "Groups & Schedule". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  2. ^ Regulations 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil FIFA, 2014.

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