World Cup knockout stage bracket: Matchups, schedule and path to the final

If the World Cup were the NCAA basketball tournament, then teams like Morocco and the Netherlands would have some serious anger toward the selection and seeding committee right now.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — If the World Cup were the NCAA basketball tournament, then teams like Morocco and the Netherlands would have some serious anger toward the selection and seeding committee right now. England, Mexico, Portugal and Spain might not be all that happy, either.

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Lionel Messi and Argentina, on the other hand, probably wouldn’t complain much about their potential path to the World Cup final four.