Thursday: Groups G and H

Thursday’s early matches had plenty of drama, with every team in Group G potentially able to advance. Most eyes in the United States were on the Americans' 1-0 loss to Germany. But the loss, combined with Portugal's win over Ghana, was enough to get the U.S. to advance on goal differential.

In the later matches, Algeria tied Russia to advance, and Belgium beat South Korea for its third victory.

The Round of 16 is now set. For complete coverage of the knockout stages, see World Cup section.