Project for the Qualification and Final Tournament of the 2030 FIFA World Cup
World Cup 2030
The tournament will be held exactly one hundred years after the first World Cup in history.
It will be hosted by three countries: Spain, Portugal, and Morocco, from June 13 to July 21.
Uruguay, Argentina, and Paraguay will host one opening match each.
These six teams will automatically qualify for the final tournament.
The remaining 42 places in the World Cup will be contested by the remaining 205 FIFA teams.
I propose two options for the qualification of the World Cup 2030.
The first option for qualification
Scheme of the 17 qualification tournaments of the World Cup 2030
The positions of the teams (from 1st to 205th place, out of the 205 participants) are determined by the FIFA ranking (at the time of the qualification draw).
These 17 qualification tournaments will be held on the fields of the 1-17 teams in this ranking.
(For example, according to the FIFA ranking release on November 19, 2025:
France, England, Brazil, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Croatia, Morocco, Italy, Colombia,USA,
Mexico, Uruguay, Switzerland, Japan, Senegal and Iran).
The 17 countries hosting these qualification tournaments must provide 6 fields (2 for each group).
Let's name the tournaments by number (1st World Championship qualification tournament, 2nd, 3rd, 4th..... and so on up to the 17th.
All matches of the tournament in one country are held at the same time (group rounds and 3 playoff rounds, i.e. 6 matches in the group rounds and 2-4 games in the playoff stages).
We divide 17 tournaments into 5 and get that 3 or 4 tournaments will be played in 1 day.
We divide 3 tournaments per day into 3 time slots.
The first time slot is at 15:00 GMT.
2nd--------------------------------17.30 GMT.
3rd--------------------------------20.00 GMT.
4 tournaments per day divided into 4 time slots.
1st time slot------14.00 GMT.
2nd--------------------------------16.15 GMT.
3rd--------------------------------18.30 GMT.
4th--------------------------------20.45 GMT.
It is possible to play games in the 4th time slot only on Saturdays and Sundays.
When teams are drawn for tournaments, their affiliation with the Confederations will not be taken into account.
For example, it will not matter how many teams from UEFA participate in a given tournament, whether it is 12 or none at all.
Preliminary Round: (2 teams, 1 match)
204th place in the ranking--------------205th place.
The match is played on the fields of the tournament where the 204th team was drawn.
To save time, it is recommended that the 204th team be assigned to groups 13-17 by жребий, as this allows them to play the preliminary round 5 days before the start of these groups in the tournament.
(on the 1st day, groups 1-3 play; on the 2nd day, groups 4-6 play; on the 3rd day, groups 7-9 play; on the 4th day, groups 10-13 play; and on the 5th day, groups 14-17 play).
The draw
Distribution of 204 teams among 17 qualification tournaments
General group scheme
Group commands for positions 1 to 4**
*******(1st)* * (2nd)**(3rd)**(4th)*****
Group***1*****6*****7*****12******
Group***2*****5*****8*****11******
Group***3*****4*****9*****10******
Lot
1st command Apostille tournament---------1-17.------------
2nd team ----------------------------------------------18-34.-----------
3rd-------------------------------------------------------35-51.-----------
4th-------------------------------------------------------52-68.-----------
5th-------------------------------------------------------69-85.-----------
6th-------------------------------------------------------86-102.----------
7th-------------------------------------------------------103-119.--------
8th-------------------------------------------------------120-136.--------
9th-------------------------------------------------------137-153.--------
10th------------------------------------------------------154-170.--------
11th------------------------------------------------------171-187.--------
The 12th team Apostille tournament-------188-204.-------
Calendar of games in groups A,B,C
********* Group A*****Group B*****Group C****
1st round: (1-2),(3-4)***(2-5),(8-11)****(3-4),(9-10)**
2nd round: (1-3),(2-4)***(2-8),(5-11)****(3-9),(4-10)**
3rd round: (4-1),(2-3)***(2-11),(5-8)****(3-10),(4-9)**.
The 8 best teams advance to the quarterfinals.
These include 6 teams with 1st and 2nd place in the groups and the two best teams with 3rd place.
Classification criteria for teams in the groups
1.)Number of points scored.
2.)The best goal difference in all group matches.
3.)The highest number of goals scored in all group matches.
4.)The number of points scored in head-to-head matches between teams.
5.)The best goal difference in head-to-head matches between teams.
6.)The highest number of goals scored in head-to-head matches between teams.
7.)The lowest number of disciplinary fair play points (one point for a yellow card, three points for a red card, and three points for being sent off for two yellow cards).
8.)In the 3rd round, a series of post-match penalties is possible, in cases where two teams in this group played to a draw, while they have the same indicators in other parameters. But if the third team in the group has the same number of points, penalties are not held).
9.) Drawing lots.
Criteria for comparing teams with 3 places in the groups
1.)Number of points scored.
2.)The best difference between goals scored and goals conceded in all group matches.
3.)The highest number of goals scored in all group matches.
4.)The lowest number of disciplinary fair play points (one point for a yellow card, three points for a red card, and three points for a two-yellow-card suspension).
5.)Draw.
General playoff scheme:
1st pair---1-8.
2nd pair--4-5.
3rd pair---2-7.
4th pair---3-6.
1---1st place in group A.
2---1st place in group B.
3---1st place in group C.
4---2nd place in group C.
5---2nd place in group B.
6---2nd place in group A.
7---3rd place in groups B or C.
8---3rd place in group C or B.
The play-off stage scheme in all 17 qualifying tournaments:
Quarterfinals:
1st pair****First place in Group A-----Third place in Groups B or C****(1A-3B/C).
2nd pair****Second place in Group C------Second place in Group B**********(2C-2B).
3rd pair****First place in Group B------Third place in Groups C or B****(1B-3C/B).
4th pair****First place in Group C------Second place in Group A**********(1C-2A).
Semifinals:
5th pair****Winners of the 1st and 2nd pairs of the quarterfinals (1A-3B/C)-(2C-2B).
6th pair****Winners of the 3rd and 4th pairs of the quarterfinals (1B-3C/B)-(1C-2A).
Third place matches:
7th pair****The losers in the 5th and 6th pairs of the semi-finals.
Finals:
8th pair****The winners of the 5th and 6th pairs of the semi-finals.
There can be no draw in the playoff matches.
If there is no winner in regular time, the teams play overtime, and if there is still a draw, they take penalty shots.
The overtime lasts for half an hour (two 15-minute halves).
The top two teams from each of these 17 qualifying tournaments will qualify for the 2030 World Cup.
The 16 third-place teams will be divided into 8 playoff pairs to compete for the remaining 8 spots in the 2030 World Cup.
Additional playoff format
The 17 teams that finished in third place in the FIFA-rated tournaments (as of the draw) will be ranked from 1 to 17.
The team ranked 17 will be eliminated from the tournament.
8 pairs of additional playoffs
1------16.
2------15.
3------14.
4------13.
5------12.
6------11.
7------10.
8------9.
All 42 teams that qualified for the 2030 World Cup will receive positions for the tournament's draw (from 1 to 42).
Dependence of the 2030 World Cup draw on the results of the 17 qualifying tournaments
Criterion for determining the positions of teams for the 2030 World Cup draw
The winners of the 17 qualifying tournaments will receive positions 1-17 (depending on the FIFA ranking at the time of the draw).
The finalists of the 17 tournaments will have positions 18-34 (according to the FIFA ranking at the time of the draw).
The 8 winners of the additional playoffs will take the 35th to 42nd positions (according to the FIFA ranking at the time of the draw).
Calendar of games by date in the 17 qualifying tournaments
08 June 2029, Friday-------------1 preliminary round match in one of the 17 tournaments (from 14th to 17th).
09 June 2029, Saturday---------1st rounds in 1-3 tournaments.
10 June 2029, Sunday-----------1st rounds in 4-6 tournaments.
June 11, 2029, Monday----------1st rounds in 7-9 tournaments.
June 12, 2029, Tuesday----------1st rounds in 10-13 tournaments.
June 13, 2029, Wednesday-----1st rounds in 14-17 tournaments.
June 14, 2029, Thursday----------2nd rounds in 1-3 tournaments.
15 June 2029, Friday----------------2nd rounds in 4-6 tournaments.
16 June 2029, Saturday------------2nd rounds in 7-9 tournaments.
17 June 2029, Sunday---------------2nd rounds in 10-13 tournaments.
18 June 2029, Monday--------------2nd rounds in 14-17 tournaments.
June 19, 2029, Tuesday-------------3rd rounds in 1-3 tournaments.
June 20, 2029, Wednesday-------3rd rounds in 4-6 tournaments.
21 June 2029, Thursday-------------3rd rounds in 7-9 tournaments.
22 June 2029, Friday-----------------3rd rounds in 10-13 tournaments.
23 June 2029, Saturday------------3rd rounds in 14-17 tournaments.
24 June 2029, Sunday---------------Quarterfinals in 1-3 tournaments.
June 25, 2029, Monday-------------Quarterfinals in 4-6 tournaments.
June 26, 2029, Tuesday-------------Quarterfinals in 7-9 tournaments.
June 27, 2029, Wednesday--------Quarterfinals in 10-13 tournaments.
June 28, 2029, Thursday------------Quarterfinals in 14-17 tournaments.
29 June 2029, Friday-------------------Semifinals in 1-3 tournaments.
30 June 2029, Saturday--------------Semifinals in 4-6 tournaments.
01 July 2029, Sunday------------------Semifinals in 7-9 tournaments.
02 July 2029, Monday-----------------Semifinals in 10-13 tournaments.
03 July 2029, Tuesday----------------Semifinals in 14-17 tournaments.
04 July 2029, Wednesday-----------3rd place matches and finals in 1-3 tournaments.
05 July 2029, Thursday-----------------3rd place matches and finals.
06 July 2029, Friday---------------------3rd place matches and finals in 7-9 tournaments.
07 July 2029, Saturday-----------------3rd place matches and finals in 10-13 tournaments.
08 July 2029, Sunday-------------------3rd place matches and finals in 14-17 tournaments.
13 July 2029 Friday----------------------Two pairs of 16-team playoffs with 3rd places.
14 July 2029, Saturday---------------- Three pairs of 16-team playoffs with 3rd places.
15 July 2029, Sunday-------------------Three pairs of 16-team playoffs with 3rd places.
If FIFA decides to increase the number of teams in the 2030 World Cup to 64, the top three teams from each of the 17 qualifying tournaments will qualify for the 2030 World Cup.
The 14 fourth-place teams will be divided into 7 playoff pairs to compete for the remaining 7 spots in the 2030 World Cup.
7 additional playoff pairs
1------14.
2------13.
3------12.
4------11.
5------10.
6------9.
7------8.
The World Cup 2030 draw will also depend on the results of the 17 qualifying tournaments.
The winners of the 17 qualifying tournaments will receive positions 1-17 (depending on the FIFA ranking at the time of the draw).
The finalists of the 17 tournaments will have 18-34 positions (according to the FIFA rating at the time of the draw).
The third teams of the tournaments will take 35-51 positions.
The 7 winners of the additional playoffs will take 52-58 positions (according to the FIFA rating at the time of the draw).
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The second option for Qualification
It is similar to the first option in terms of structure.
Therefore, we will only note the differences from the first option.
The scheme of the 14 qualifying tournaments for the 2030 World Cup
The positions of the teams (from 1st to 205th place, out of a total of 205 participants) are determined by the FIFA ranking (at the time of the Qualification draw).
Preliminary Round (74 teams, 37 pairs)
Draw
1st pot --------(132-168).
2nd pot ------ (169-205).
74 teams in 37 pairs will determine 37 teams for their further participation in 14 qualification tournaments.
The 37 winners of the pairs will receive positions 132-168.
(For example, in a match between 147 and 200 teams, the winner of the pair will definitely receive the 147th position, and they will play this preliminary match 5 days before the start of the tournament where the 147th team was drawn).
Draw of the group rounds of the 14 tournaments
1st command Apostille tournament----------------1-14.------------
2nd------------------------------------------------------------15-28.-----------
3rd------------------------------------------------------------29-42.-----------
4th------------------------------------------------------------43-56.-----------
5th------------------------------------------------------------57-70.-----------
6th------------------------------------------------------------71-84.----------
7th------------------------------------------------------------85-98.--------
8th-----------------------------------------------------------99-112--------
9th-----------------------------------------------------------113-126.--------
10th---------------------------------------------------------127-140.--------
11th---------------------------------------------------------141-154.--------
The 12th team Apostille tournament-------------155-168.-------
The top three teams (1st-3rd places) from each of the 14 tournaments will qualify for the 2030 World Cup.
The winners of the 14 qualifying tournaments will receive positions 1-14 (based on the FIFA ranking at the time of the draw).
The finalists of the 14 tournaments will have positions 15-28 (based on the FIFA ranking at the time of the draw).
14 teams with third places will take 29-42 positions (according to the FIFA rating at the time of the draw).
Calendar of games by date in the 14 qualifying tournaments
04 June 2029, Monday------------------preliminary round in 12-14 tournaments.
05 June 2029, Tuesday------------------preliminary round in 12-14 tournaments.
06 June 2029, Wednesday-------------preliminary round in 12-14 tournaments.
07 June 2029, Thursday-----------------preliminary round in 12-14 tournaments.
08 June 2029, Friday----------------------preliminary round in 12-14 tournaments.
09 June 2029, Saturday------------------1st rounds in 1-2 tournaments.
June 10, 2029, Sunday-------------------1st rounds in 3-5 tournaments.
June 11, 2029, Monday------------------1st rounds in 6-8 tournaments.
June 12, 2029, Tuesday------------------1st rounds in 9-11 tournaments.
June 13, 2029, Wednesday-------------1st rounds in 12-14 tournaments.
June 14, 2029, Thursday-----------------2nd rounds in 1-2 tournaments.
15 June 2029, Friday-----------------------2nd rounds in 3-5 tournaments.
16 June 2029, Saturday------------------2nd rounds in 6-8 tournaments.
17 June 2029, Sunday--------------------2nd rounds in 9-11 tournaments.
18 June 2029, Monday-------------------2nd rounds in 12-14 tournaments.
June 19, 2029, Tuesday------------------3rd rounds in 1-2 tournaments.
June 20, 2029, Wednesday-------------3rd rounds in 3-5 tournaments.
June 21, 2029, Thursday------------------3rd rounds in 6-8 tournaments.
June 22, 2029, Friday-----------------------3rd rounds in 9-11 tournaments.
23 June 2029, Saturday-------------------3rd rounds in 12-14 tournaments.
24 June 2029, Sunday---------------------Quarterfinals in 1-2 tournaments.
25 June 2029, Monday-------------------Quarterfinals in 3-5 tournaments.
June 26, 2029, Tuesday-------------------Quarterfinals in 6-8 tournaments.
June 27, 2029, Wednesday-------------Quarterfinals in 9-11 tournaments.
June 28, 2029, Thursday------------------Quarterfinals in 12-14 tournaments.
June 29, 2029, Friday-----------------------Semifinals in 1-2 tournaments.
30 June 2029, Saturday--------------------Semifinals in 3-5 tournaments.
01 July 2029, Sunday------------------------Semifinals in 6-8 tournaments.
02 July 2029, Monday-----------------------Semifinals in 9-11 tournaments.
03 July 2029, Tuesday-----------------------Semifinals in 12-14 tournaments.
04 July 2029, Wednesday-----------------3rd place matches and finals in 1-2 tournaments.
05 July 2029, Thursday---------------------3rd place matches and finals in 3-5 tournaments.
06 July 2029, Friday-------------------------3rd place matches and finals in 6-8 tournaments.
07 July 2029, Saturday---------------------3rd place matches and finals in 9-11 tournaments.
08 July 2029, Sunday------------------------3rd place matches and finals in 12-14 tournaments.
It is possible to postpone the dates of these tournaments by one week (to 11 June).
Then the tournaments will be played from 11 June to 15 July 2030.
In the event that FIFA decides to increase the number of teams in the 2030 World Cup to 64, the top four teams (1-4 places) from each of these 14 qualifying tournaments will qualify for the 2030 World Cup.
The remaining two places in the 2030 World Cup will be contested by the top 8 teams (according to the FIFA ranking at the time of the draw) that lost in the Quarterfinals.
These teams will be ranked according to their FIFA ranking and will be divided into two countries (with 4 teams in each), where they will compete in the Semifinals and Finals to determine the two strongest teams.
1st Additional Tournament
Semifinals
1-------8
4-------5
Final
2 winners of the Semifinals play.
2nd Extra Tournament
Semifinals
2-------7
3-------6
Final
2 winners of the Semifinals play.
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World Cup 2030
First option
When the teams are drawn into groups, their affiliation with the Confederations will not be taken into account.
For example, it will not matter how many teams from UEFA are participating in a given group, whether it is four or none.
The six teams that will host the 2030 World Cup do not have any special or significant advantages in the draw.
Their FIFA rankings were also fixed at the time of the qualification tournament draw.
We know the final rankings of the qualification tournaments (from 1st to 42nd place).
The six host teams of the World Cup are first compared in terms of their ranking positions with the teams that took the 1st final places in the qualifying tournaments.
If these six teams are ahead of any of these teams, they will move up to their positions, naturally changing the overall table.
Next, comparisons can be made with the 2nd teams (2nd places in the tournaments) and the 3rd teams.
Based on these comparisons, a new table of positions (1-48th places) is created.
48 teams are divided into 4 Conferences (12 teams in each).
Each Conference has three groups (4 teams in each).
Distribution of 48 teams among 4 Conferences and 12 groups
General scheme of 3 groups of each of 4 Conferences
Teams of groups by positions from 1 to 4
*********(1st)**(2nd)**(3rd)**(4th)*****
Group A***1*****6*****7*****12******
Group B***2*****5*****8*****11******
Group C***3*****4*****9*****10******
Calendar of games in groups A,B,C of each of the 4 Conferences
***********Group A*****Group B*****Group C******
1st round: (1-6),(7-12)***(2-5),(8-11)****(3-4),(9-10)**
2nd round: (1-7),(6-12)***(2-8),(5-11)****(3-9),(4-10)**
3rd round: (4-12),(6-7)***(2-11),(5-8)****(3-10),(4-9)**.
The draw
1st pot - (1-4 places in the position table)----------will determine the 1st teams of the 4 Conferences.
2nd pot - (5-8 places)---------------------------------------2nd teams of the 4 Conferences.
3rd pot - (9-12 places)--------------------------------------3rd teams of the 4 Conferences.
4th pot - (13-16 places)------------------------------------4th teams of the 4 Conferences.
5th basket - (17-20 places)-------------------------------5th teams of the 4 conferences.
6th basket - (21-24 places)-------------------------------6th teams of the 4 conferences.
7th basket - (25-28 places)-------------------------------7th teams of the 4 conferences.
8th basket - (29-32 places)-------------------------------8th teams of the 4 conferences.
9th basket - (33-36 places)-------------------------------9th teams of the 4 Conferences.
10th basket - (37-40 places)-----------------------------10th teams of the 4 Conferences.
11th basket - (41-44 places)-----------------------------11th teams of the 4 Conferences.
12th basket - (45-48 places)-----------------------------12th teams of the 4 Conferences.
The only condition for the 6 host teams of the World Cup is that they will be divided into four different conferences (two host teams will play in two conferences and one in each of the other two).
Criteria for classifying teams by their positions in the groups
1.)Number of points scored.
2.)Best goal difference in all group matches.
3.)Most goals scored in all group matches.
4.)Number of points scored in head-to-head matches between teams.
5.)Best goal difference in head-to-head matches between teams.
6.)Most goals scored in head-to-head matches between teams.
7.)The lowest number of fair play disciplinary points (one point for a yellow card, three points for a red card and for being sent off for two yellow cards).
8.) In the 3rd round, a series of post-match penalties is possible, in cases where two teams in this group have played each other to a draw, while they have the same indicators in other parameters. But if the third team in the group has the same number of points, penalties are not held).
9.) Drawing lots.
Criteria for comparing teams with 3 places in the groups
1.)Number of points scored.
2.)The best difference between goals scored and goals conceded in all group matches.
3.)The highest number of goals scored in all group matches.
4.)The lowest number of disciplinary fair play points (one point for a yellow card, three points for a red card, and three points for a two-yellow-card suspension).
5.)Draw.
2030 World Cup Playoff Draw
Conference Quarter-Final Draw (1/16 Finals)
1-8.
4-5.
2-7.
3-6.
1---Group A 1st place.
2---Group B 1st place.
3---Group C 1st place.
4---Group C 2nd place.
5---Group B 2nd place.
6---Group A 2nd place.
7---3rd place in groups B or C.
8---3rd place in group C or B.
1st pair****First place in group A------------Third place in groups B or C****(1A-3B/C).
2nd pair****Second place in group C------Second place in group B**********(2C-2B).
3rd pair****First place in group B-----------Third place in groups C or B****(1B-3C/B).
4th pair****First place in group C-----------Second place in group A**********(1C-2A).
After the 1/16 finals, the remaining four teams in each Conference are rearranged according to their positions in the standings (from 1st to 4th).
Criteria for classifying the 4 strongest teams of each Conference.
1. Number of points scored in 4 matches (3 games in groups and 1 in the 1/16 finals).
2. Best goal difference in 4 matches.
3. Most goals scored in 4 matches.
4. Fewest fair play points in 4 matches.
4. The best result in the 1/16 finals in the order of the listed criteria 1,2 and 3.
Note:
(In the playoff matches, only the results of the regular time matches are taken into account in the future.
Let's say that the Orange and Yellow teams played 3-1, but the score was 0-0 in the regular time of the match.
The result of 0-0 will be taken into account.
The winning team will only receive one point and a goal difference of 0-0).
5. Places in the group round
6. The best results in the 3 group round matches in the order of criteria 1,2,3, and 4.
7. The draw.
1/8 Final Draw
The 16 winners of the Quarter-Finals in the Conferences (1/16 Finals) play.
1st Pair---First Place in the First Conference Table------------------Fourth Place in the Second Conference.
2nd Pair---First Place in the Second Conference Table------------Fourth Place in the First Conference.
3rd Pair--Second Place in the First Conference------------------------Third Place in the Second Conference.
4th pair---Second place in the Second Conference------------------Third place in the First Conference.
5th pair---First place in the Third Conference--------------------------Fourth place in the Fourth Conference.
6th pair---First place in the Fourth Conference-----------------------Fourth place in the Third Conference.
7th pair---Second place in the Third Conference---------------------Third place in the Fourth Conference.
8th pair---Second place in the Fourth Conference table----------Third place in the Third Conference.
The Quarterfinals Scheme:
8 winners of the 1/8 finals pairs play.
After the matches of the 1/8 finals, the teams of the First and Second Conferences (1-4 pairs in the 1/8 finals) are combined into one general results table, and the teams of the Third and Fourth Conferences are combined into another).
Thus, based on the results of the 5 matches, the teams will be ranked 1-4 in Path 1 (1st and 2nd Conferences) and Path 2 (3rd and 4th Conferences).
1st pair---First place in Path 1------------Fourth place in Path 2.
2nd pair---First place in Path 2-----------Fourth place in Path 1.
3rd pair---Second place in Path 1-------Third place in Path 2.
4th pair---Second place in Path 2--------Third place in Path 1.
Semi-finals scheme:
4 quarter-finals winners play.
After the quarter-finals, based on the results of 6 matches of teams in the World Championship, a table of semi-finals (1-4 places) is created.
1st pair--- First place in the table of Semi-finals-----------Fourth place.
2nd pair--- Second place----------------------------------------------Third place.
Match for 3rd place
2 teams that lost in the semi-finals play.
Finals
The 2 teams that won the semi-finals play.
In the 3rd place match and the final, the teams with the best records in the seven World Cup matches are considered the nominal hosts.
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I offer you another scheme for the 2038 World Championship.
The draw scheme does not change.
The teams are divided into 8 groups, with 6 teams in each (groups A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H).
The 6 teams in each group are automatically divided into three subgroups (positions 1-2, 3-4, and 5-6 in the groups).
The teams of each subgroup will play one match against each other and one match against the opponents of the 2 other conditional subgroups.
The game calendar is made by the computer.
In the last 3rd round, all 6 teams of the group will play at the same time.
The criteria for assigning teams to positions in the Conferences
1.)Positions in the group.
2.)Number of points gained.
3.)The best difference of goals scored and conceded in all group matches.
4.)The highest number of goals scored in all group matches.
5.)The lowest number of fair play disciplinary points (one point for a yellow card, three points for a red card, and three points for a two-yellow-card suspension).
6.)The draw.
The top 4 teams (1st-4th place) advance to the 1/16 finals.
1/16 finals
1st pair----------1st place in Group A--------------4th place in Group B.
2nd pair----------1st place in Group B--------------4th place in Group A.
3rd pair----------2nd place in Group A--------------3rd place in Group B.
4th pair----------2nd place in group B--------------3rd place in group A.
5th pair----------1st place in group C--------------4th place in group D.
6th pair----------1st place in group D--------------4th place in group C.
7th pair----------2nd place in group C--------------3rd place in group D.
8th pair----------2nd place in group D--------------3rd place in group C.
9th pair------------1st place in group E--------------4th place in group F.
10th pair---------1st place in group F--------------4th place in group E.
11th pair---------2nd place in group E--------------3rd place in group F.
12th pair----------2nd place in group F-------------3rd place in group E.
13th pair----------1st place in Group G-------------4th place in Group H.
14th pair----------1st place in Group H-------------4th place in Group G.
15th pair----------2nd place in Group G-------------3rd place in Group H.
16th pair----------2nd place in Group H-------------3rd place in Group G.
1/8 finals
16 teams form 4 Conferences.
1st Conference - from groups A,B.
2st Conference - C,D.
3rd Conference - E,F.
4th Conference - G,H.
After the matches of the 1/16 finals, the four remaining teams in each Conference are re-allocated according to the results of the 4 Championship matches in the results table (from 1st to 4th).
1st pair---First place in the table of the First Conference----------- -------Fourth place in the Second Conference.
2nd pair---First place in the table of the Second Conference------------ Fourth place in the First Conference.
3rd pair--Second place in the First Conference---------------------------------Third place in the Second Conference.
4th pair---Second place in the Second Conference--------------------------Third place in the First Conference.
5th pair---First place in the Third Conference----------------------------------Fourth place in the Fourth Conference.
6th pair---First place in the Fourth Conference--------------------------------Fourth place in the Third Conference.
7th pair---Second place in the Third Conference------------------------------Third place in the Fourth Conference.
8th pair---Second place in the Fourth Conference table------------------Third place in the Third Conference.
Quarterfinals
8 winners of the 1/8 finals pairs are playing.
After the matches of the 1/8 finals, the teams of the First and Second Conferences (1-4 pairs in the 1/8 finals) are combined into one general results table, and the teams of the Third and Fourth Conferences are combined into another).
Thus, based on the results of the 5 matches, the teams will be ranked 1-4 in Path 1 (1st and 2nd Conferences) and Path 2 (3rd and 4th Conferences).
1st pair---First place in Path 1---------------Fourth place in Path 2.
2nd pair---First place in Path 2-------------Fourth place in Path 1.
3rd pair---Second place in Path 1---------Third place in Path 2.
4th pair---Second place in Path 2---------Third place in Path 1.
Semifinals:
The 4 winners of the quarterfinals play.
After the quarterfinals, a semifinals table (1-4 places) is created based on the results of the 6 team matches in the World Cup.
1st pair--- First place in the semifinals table-----------------Fourth place.
2nd pair--- Second place----------------------------------------------Third place.
Third place match
The 2 teams that lost in the semifinals play.
Final
The 2 teams that won the semi-finals play.
In the 3rd place match and the final, the teams with the best records in the seven World Cup matches are considered the nominal hosts.