As the second round of the group stage match of the Qatar World Cup 2022 is over, five-time champion Brazil, two-time champion France and Portugal have made a flying start paving their way for the Round of 16.
Out of 32 teams participating in the World Cup 2022 matches, these three teams have advanced to the round of 16 from two matches. The other 13 teams will be finalized only through the third round of group-stage matches.
France (from Group D) clinched wins in both the matches played so far. France defeated Australia 4-1 in the first match and Denmark 2-1 in the second match, paving their way for the Round of 16 (knockout stage).
France won the World Cup title in 1998 and 2018. They will play the last match of the Group Stage with Tunisia.
Similarly, five-time champion Brazil (Group G) beat Serbia 2-0 in the first match and Switzerland 1-0 in the second match. Neymar which suffered an ankle injury in the first match did not participate in the second match. His lack of presence was felt in the second match against Switzerland. Brazil clinched wins in 74 matches out of 110 world cup games and faced defeats only in 18 matches.
Portugal representing Group H have already booked a berth in the Round of 16, by winning two matches. They defeated Ghana in the first match and Uruguay in the second match. They are atop the points tally with six points from two wins.
Similarly Ghana have three points and are in the second position followed by South Korea and Uruguay with one point each. Uruguay will take on Ghana and Portugal and South Korea will lock horns in the final matches.
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