For the first time in World Cup history, there will be an round of 32 knockout stage where there'll be sixteen matches. which gets underway on Sunday between South Africa and Canada who have both reached the knockout stage round of the World Cup for the first time in their respective World Cups:

Round of 32 Draw as it stands:

Germany v 3rd Group A/B/C/D/F

Winner Group I v 3rd Group C.D/F/G/H

South Africa v Canada

Netherlands v Morocco

Runner-Up Group K v Runner-Up Group L

Winner Group H v Runner-Up Group J

USA v Bosnia and Herzegovina

Winner Group G v 3rd Group A/H/I/J

Brazil v Japan

Ivory Coast v Runner-Up Group I

Mexico v 3rd Group C/E/F/H/I

Winner Group L v 3rd Group E/H/I/J/K

Argentina v Runner-Up Group H

Australia v Runner-Up Group G

Switzerland v 3rd Group E/F/G/I/J

Winner Group K v 3rd Group D/E/I/J/L

No news on which matches BBC or ITV will be showing.

This is the thread for the Round of 32 matches, the England match will be separate.

Great to have Australia reach this stage of the tournament! 🦘

Only Meeting between South Africa and Canada:

20/11/2007- South Africa 2-0 Canada (Friendly)

Paraguay are now guaranteed their place in the Round of 32.

As are England, Ghana and Portugal. Still need to confirm exact placements though.

Argentina vs Cape Verde in the next round in Miami 😍

Scotland wishlist for tonight for maximum hope and then heartbreak:

Croatia unexpectedly lose to Ghana by 3 goals, keeping Scotland just about in the running as we move into midnight UK time.

Uzbekistan gain a point or win narrowly, meaning that the third place from Group K doesn't advance.

Austria pay their debt to Algeria by resummoning the spirit of Gijón and play an even worse game than Australia vs Paraguay to put both through into the knockouts, leaving Scotland in 9th in the list of 3rd-placers. As destiny demands.

It all comes down to the Algeria v Austria game to see who progresses between Algeria and Iran.

No more divided attention from here on in. All games will have their own unique kick-off times.

Gonna need some upsets in this round (and with the amount of defensive sides that got through, could well have a few) to set us up nicely for a few unfancied nations to make some deep runs.