Following the completion late last night of the Preliminary Group round of Brazil 2015, teams progressing through to the Eighth-Finals and President’s Cup have had their opposition confirmed.
13:30 - Spain vs. Russia
15:45 - Qatar vs. Belarus
18:00 - Brazil vs. Denmark
20:30 - Germany vs. Argentina
Uberaba - Centro Olimpico13:30 - Korea vs. Egypt
15:45 - Sweden vs. Portugal
18:00 - Tunisia vs. Romania
20:30 - France vs. Norway
President’s Cup
Uberlandia - Sabiazinho09:00 - Algeria vs. Japan
11:15 - Netherlands vs. Serbia
Uberaba - Centro Olimpico09:00 - Chile vs. Uruguay
11:15 - Paraguay vs. Angola
Brazil, Germany, Denmark, Argentina, Japan and Algeria move from Uberaba to Uberlandia, whilst Tunisia, Romania, Sweden, Portugal, Paraguay and Angola come from Uberlandia to Uberaba - all teams left around 10:00am this morning, with some taking the opportunity to have an early-morning training session.
Competition Information
Eighth-Finals (and Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals and Finals)
These will be played in a knock-out system, with the usual overtime period of 2x5 minutes if the game is a draw at the end of the 60 minutes. In case of a draw after the first overtime period there will be a second period of 2x5 minutes and then, if still a draw, 7m penalty throws.
Placement 17-24 (and later 5-8 and 9-16)
No overtime will be played in these matches in case of a draw after the regular playing time of 60 minutes - the games will go straight to 7m penalty throws.
Placement 9-16These places will use a separate form of ranking including points gained in the Preliminary Round against teams placed 1st-4th in their group, then goal difference in those games, then plus goals and if teams are still equal, then lots will be drawn.
Placement matches (9-16)
15/16: 7th best ranked loser of EF– 8th best ranked loser of EF
13/14: 5th best ranked loser of EF – 6th best ranked loser of EF
11/12: 3rd best ranked loser of EF – 4th best ranked loser of EF