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Here we bring to you details of all matches in the Round of 16 and predict who might have an upper hand in the knockout stages. FIFA World Cup 2018 : World Cup 2018 has reached the knockout stages. After several closely-fought matches and quite a few shock results in Russia, it’s do-or-die time for the teams that have entered the Group of 16. The first match in this stage will be played on 30 June between France and Argentina, the two star-studded teams that have so far failed to impress. The last match in this phase will be played between Colombia and England on July 3. Just eight teams will advance to the next round (quarterfinals). The teams who have qualified: GROUP A: Uruguay & Russia GROUP B: Spain & Portugal GROUP C: France & Denmark GROUP D: Croatia & Argentina GROUP E: Brazil & Switzerland GROUP F: Sweden & Mexico GROUP G: Belgium & England GROUP H: Colombia & Japan MATCH SCHEDULE June 30 (Saturday)

Russia has recorded the second largest victory by a host nation in their opening match in the World Cup history after Italy won 7-1 against USA in 1934 FIFA World Cup 2018 : Russia   is a cold and unforgiving place, especially for those not used to it. The Saudi Arabians got to know that first-hand at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow with the Russians pumping in five goals, mercilessly. The high-scoring match certainly lived up to its billing, which, despite being the inaugural match of FIFA World Cup 2018, was between two teams who are least expected to go above the group stage. Trivia:   Russia   have scored 3+ goals in a World Cup game for the first time since beating Cameroon 6-1 in 1994 The 81,000-strong Luzhniki Stadium was lit up to welcome the tournament to Russia, and after half-hour long ceremony, followed by a speech by President Vladimir Putin, the ball was rolled and the match began. Watching from the stands, Russian President Vladimir   Putin shook hands with

2018 FIFA World Cup, the 21st edition of the tournament, is taking place in Russia, which was awarded the hosting rights in December 2010 Sports News : The 2018 FIFA World Cup will be the 21st version of the mega tournament, a quadrennial international football contest played by the men's national teams of the member nations of FIFA. It is scheduled to take place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018, after the country was awarded the hosting rights on 2 December 2010. This will be the first World Cup held in Europe since the 2006 tournament in Germany and the first ever to be held in Eastern Europe. A total of 64 matches will be played in 12 venues located in 11 cities and the final will take place on 15 July at the   Luzhniki Stadium   in Moscow. Here is a list of the 12 stadiums that are going to host the mega event. Central stadium   is located in Yekaterinburg, Russia. The stadium has a capacity of accommodating 35,000 people. Out of the 12 stadiums of Russia in