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Knockout bracket

The path to the Final is fixed before a single team qualifies. Each tie below is set by group position — group winners, runners-up and the eight best third-placed teams — so you can trace exactly who a group winner could meet, all the way to New York on 19 July.

1AGroup winner2ARunner-up3·…Best third-placed (one of the listed groups)W73Winner of an earlier match

Round of 32

Match 74
1EGermanyGermany
3·A/B/C/D/FBest 3rd · A/B/C/D/F
Match 77
1INorwayNorway
3·C/D/F/G/HBest 3rd · C/D/F/G/H
Match 73
2ASouth KoreaSouth Korea
2BCanadaCanada
Match 75
1FSwedenSweden
2CBrazilBrazil
Match 83
2KCongo DRCongo DR
2LEnglandEngland
Match 84
1HSaudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
2JAustriaAustria
Match 81
1DUnited StatesUnited States
3·B/E/F/I/JBest 3rd · B/E/F/I/J
Match 82
1GIranIran
3·A/E/H/I/JBest 3rd · A/E/H/I/J

Round of 16

Match 89
W74Winner of M74
W77Winner of M77
Match 90
W73Winner of M73
W75Winner of M75
Match 93
W83Winner of M83
W84Winner of M84
Match 94
W81Winner of M81
W82Winner of M82

Quarter-finals

Match 97
W89Winner of M89
W90Winner of M90
Match 98
W93Winner of M93
W94Winner of M94

Semi-finals

Match 101
W97Winner of M97
W98Winner of M98

Final

Match 104
W101Winner of M101
W102Winner of M102

Third place

Match 103
L101Loser of M101
L102Loser of M102

Semi-finals

Match 102
W99Winner of M99
W100Winner of M100

Quarter-finals

Match 99
W91Winner of M91
W92Winner of M92
Match 100
W95Winner of M95
W96Winner of M96

Round of 16

Match 91
W76Winner of M76
W78Winner of M78
Match 92
W79Winner of M79
W80Winner of M80
Match 95
W86Winner of M86
W88Winner of M88
Match 96
W85Winner of M85
W87Winner of M87

Round of 32

Match 76
1CScotlandScotland
2FJapanJapan
Match 78
2EIvory CoastIvory Coast
2IFranceFrance
Match 79
1AMexicoMexico
3·C/E/F/H/IBest 3rd · C/E/F/H/I
Match 80
1LCroatiaCroatia
3·E/H/I/J/KBest 3rd · E/H/I/J/K
Match 86
1JArgentinaArgentina
2HUruguayUruguay
Match 88
2DAustraliaAustralia
2GNew ZealandNew Zealand
Match 85
1BBosnia-HerzegovinaBosnia-Herzegovina
3·E/F/G/I/JBest 3rd · E/F/G/I/J
Match 87
1KColombiaColombia
3·D/E/I/J/LBest 3rd · D/E/I/J/L

Real teams fill in automatically here as the Round of 32 is decided and each tie is played.