Road to the final

Knockout bracket

Every matchup from the groups to the final, in one connected view. Slots flip from "Winner Group A" to the country as results land, and winners advance toward the centre live.

Auto-updating Qualifies (top 2) Best third

South Africa 2010 — completed. Spain beat the Netherlands 1–0 after extra time for their first World Cup.

Tap a round to see its matches. A slot reads "Winner Group A" until that group finishes, then flips to the country. Group standings are at the bottom.

Groups feed in from the sides (A–F left, G–L right); winners advance toward the Final in the centre. A slot stays "Winner Group A" until that group finishes, then flips to the country (with the path in brackets). Use −/+ to zoom.

Rounds: R32 = Round of 32 · R16 = Round of 16 · QF = Quarter-finals · SF = Semi-finals · Final

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⚽ Suárez 8' · Suárez 80'

⚽ Lee Chung-yong 68'

⚽ Donovan 62' (pen)

⚽ Boateng 5' · Gyan 93'

Netherlands▶2

⚽ Robben 18' · Sneijder 84'

⚽ Vittek 90+4' (pen)

⚽ Juan 35' · Luís Fabiano 38' · Robinho 59'

(Winner Match 1)

⚽ Forlán 55'

(Winner Match 2)

⚽ Muntari 45+2'

Netherlands▶2

(Winner Match 3)

⚽ Sneijder 53' · Sneijder 68'

(Winner Match 4)

⚽ Robinho 10'

(Winner Match 9)

⚽ Forlán 41' · Maxi Pereira 90+2'

Netherlands▶3

(Winner Match 10)

⚽ Van Bronckhorst 18' · Sneijder 70' · Robben 73'

🏆 Final

(Winner Match 13)

(Winner Match 14)

⚽ Iniesta 116'

Third place

(Loser Match 13)

⚽ Cavani 28' · Forlán 51'

(Loser Match 14)

⚽ Müller 19' · Jansen 56' · Khedira 82'

(Winner Match 11)

(Winner Match 12)

⚽ Puyol 73'

(Winner Match 5)

(Winner Match 6)

⚽ Müller 3' · Klose 68' · Friedrich 74' · Klose 89'

(Winner Match 7)

(Winner Match 8)

⚽ Villa 83'

⚽ Tevez 26' · Higuaín 33' · Tevez 52'

⚽ Hernández 71'

⚽ Klose 20' · Podolski 32' · Müller 67' · Müller 70'

⚽ Upson 37'

Paraguay▶0(5)

⚽ Villa 63'

(Winner Match 13)

(Winner Match 14)

⚽ Iniesta 116'

Third place

(Loser Match 13)

⚽ Cavani 28' · Forlán 51'

(Loser Match 14)

⚽ Müller 19' · Jansen 56' · Khedira 82'