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World Cup round of 32 confirmed fixtures and projected bracket

The World Cup round of 32 is starting to take shape as the group stage approaches its conclusion and eight of the 16 fixtures now set in stone.

Take a look at the confirmed and projected fixtures for the round of 32 below.

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Confirmed round of 32 fixtures

South Africa v Canada - Sunday 28th June, 20:00 (BST)

After their stunning win over South Korea, South Africa booked their place in the World Cup knockout stage for the first time in their history. They will meet Canada, who fell to second place in Group B after losing to Switzerland in their final group game.

Brazil v Japan - Monday 29th June, 18:00 (BST)

After their 3-0 win against Scotland secured top spot in Group C, Brazil will play the second World Cup knockout game. Japan were confirmed as runners-up of Group F with their 1-1 draw over Sweden and will meet Brazil in Houston on Monday.

Germany v Paraguay - Monday 29th June, 21:30 (BST)

As Group E winners, Germany's place in the first knockout game was confirmed. relatively early on and they will play Paraguay in Boston for a place in the last 16.

Netherlands v Morocco - Tuesday 30th June, 02:00 (BST)

While the Netherlands were underwhelming in their World Cup opener against Japan, they responded impressively with 5-1 and 3-1 wins over Sweden and Tunisia respectively to Group F. They will play Morocco, runners-up of Group C in the early hours of Tuesday morning in Monterrey.

Ivory Coast v Norway - Tuesday 30th June, 18:00 (BST)

Ivory Coast finished as Group I runners-up without much fuss, and they'll play Norway in Dallas after they finished runners-up to France in Group I.

France v Sweden - Tuesday 30th June, 22:00 (BST)

France topped their group after making it three wins out of three with a comfortable victory over Norway and will now played a Sweden side that took four points from a possible nine in Group F.

Mexico v Ecuador - Wednesday 1st July, 02:00 (BST)

As Group A winners, Mexico assured themselves of another fixture at the Azteca, which is now set to be Ecuador after their win against Germany.

England v DR Congo - Wednesday 1st July, 17:00 (BST)

England secured their position as Group L winners with victory over Panama and now face DR Congo in the round of 32. Léopards finished third in Group K courtesy of their comeback success over Uzbekistan and have already got a point against Portugal in this tournament.

Belgium v Senegal - Wednesday 1st July, 21:00 (BST)

Belgium topped Group G with a five-star performance against New Zealand but face a really tough assignment when they take on Senegal in the last 32.

USA v Bosnia and Herzegovina - Tuesday 2nd July, 01:00 (BST)

Bosnia and Herzegovina secured their place in the round of 32 with a win over Qatar in their final group game, setting up a clash with co-hosts USA in San Francisco.

Spain v Austria - Thursday 2nd July, 20:00 (BST)

Spain beat Uruguay to top Group H and will face Austria. Sasa Kalajdzic's dramatic stoppage time equaliser saw his nation through to the knockout rounds but they will be up against it here.

Portugal v Croatia - Friday 3rd July, 00:00 (BST)

Portugal's failure to defeat Colombia has placed them on the tricky side of the draw and they'll do well to beat a Croatia side that have such a positive World Cup record in recent editions.

Switzerland v Algeria - Friday 3rd July, 04:00 (BST)

As Group B winners, Switzerland look to have a nice route through to the quarter-finals if things fall their way. Algeria are first up for them after a 3-3 draw with Austria saw them safely navigate their group.

Australia v Egypt - Friday 3rd July, 19:00 (BST)

Australia and Egypt will both be hoping to break new ground at the World Cup as they battle it out for a place in the last 16 on Friday.

Argentina v Cape Verde - Friday 3rd July, 23:00 (BST)

Argentina topped their group with a game to spare and they will play a Cape Verde side that will be aiming to make more history after incredible making it through to the knockout stages.

Colombia v Ghana - Saturday 4th July, 02:30 (BST)

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