FIFA World Cup 2022: Teams That Have Already Qualified for The Knockout Stage

World cup Qatar enters match day three. All the teams played two matches. Any team that wins two games qualifies for the next level automatically.

On the same note, teams that lose their first games are automatically out of the competition. As we enter match day three, several groups have won the first two matches:

France

Teams That Have Already Qualified for The Knockout Stage

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The defending champions were the first team to qualify for the competition’s knockout stage. They qualified after beating Australia and Denmark in the first two matches of the round. if you want to know about The Best Young Talent In FIFA World Cup 2020, click here

Currently, France is top of Group D with six points, followed by Australia, which has three points. Denmark and Tunisia have one point each.

With only one match remaining, there is no way Tunisia or Denmark can get to six points. Despite losing their top players like Karim Benzema and Paul Pogba due to injuries, France performed better in the tournament beating Denmark and Australia 2-1 and 4-1, respectively.

They have an excellent team, and many pundits think they may go to the World Cup finals.

Brazil

The brazil National team has had an impressive start at the world cup. Brazil won their two first matches against Switzerland and Serbia, earning them an automatic qualification to the competition’s knockout stage.

Brazil won 2-0 against Serbia’s National team and 1-0 against the Serbian National team. Richalison scored a brace to give Brazil a win against Serbia, and Casemiro scored the only goal against Switzerland. Brazil scored all three goals in the world cup in the second half.

Brazil played against Switzerland without their Talisman Neymar Jr, who was out due to an ankle injury he received during the match against Switzerland. His absence did not affect brazil so much as Brazil has massive Talents like Vinicius Jr, Raphina, and Rodrigo, who can step up and fill his shoes.

Portugal

Portugal’s national team is one of the teams seen as favorites to reach the World Cup finals in Qatar.

They have a great squad comprising top players in the world. The presence of Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the best players to ever play football, motivates the team further.

 Players like Bruno Fernandez, Bernado Silva, Joao Cancelo, Joao Felix, and Rafael Leao make Portugal a hazardous team.

 Portugal won their first two matches against Ghana and Uruguay to complete their qualification to the next level. Goals from Ronaldo, Leao, and Felix were enough to allow Portugal beat Ghana 3-2. Bruno Fernandez scored both goals against Uruguay to complete the qualification.

We will wait to see how far this team can reach in the tournament.

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