The World Cup is among the biggest events on the sporting calendar, and once every 4 years, casual fans and soccer enthusiasts alike root for their countries to advance through the tournament. Only one team can go the distance, which's where our World Cup bracket comes in.

Printable World Cup bracket

Make picks for the remaining 8 teams at the 2022 World Cup with our downloadable and printable bracket for the semifinals.

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Staff Pick Knockout Stage bracket

While his wish for Canada making it to this phase were dashed, Covers-own soccer specialist Alistair Corp is back to the bracket with his professional chooses for the knockout stage. Brazil are still world-beaters in his eyes, however it's France moving into the third-place slot over Argentina. Download today and let it help you make your World Cup selects with your pals or at a World Cup betting website of your option. Ensure to use our World Cup odds page to see the best chances for the tournament winner and every match left in the 2022 World Cup.

Pre-tournament Printable World Cup bracket

Plot a course for all 32 World Cup teams with our downloadable and bracket. From the group stage to the World Cup Final, our bracket is a comprehensive guide to every match in 2022.

How to complete our World Cup bracket

You can submit our bracket digitally or by printing it out. Follow these steps to make your picks and share them with your pals.

Enter your forecasted last score for each group stage match. Matches during the group stage can end in a draw; 0-0 outcomes are always possible.

Rank the teams in each group by the number of points they made during the group phase. Teams make points based on the following:

- Win: 3 points
- Draw 1 point
- Loss: 0 points

The top two groups in each group advance to the knockout phase.

If you anticipate two teams in the very same group will have an equivalent variety of points during the group phase, make your forecasts based upon the following requirements:

a. team with the best goal differential in all group matches

b. most goals scored in all group matches

If you still need more criteria to rank, follow actions d-g to determine your leading two teams for each group.

d. most points acquired in matches in between the groups in question

e. best objective differential from matches in between the teams in question

f. most objectives scored from matches between the teams in concern

g. biggest group conduct rating relating to the number of yellow and red cards made.

• Yellow card: -1 point
• Indirect red card (2 yellows): -3 points
• Direct red card: -4 points
• Yellow card and direct red card: -5 points

The complete guidelines for certifying for the knockout phase can be found in Section 12 of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Regulations.

Once you have your group teams ranked, plot them into their suitable slots in the knockout round. For instance, the top group in Group A goes into the A1 slot, the No. 2 team in Group B goes into the B2 slot, and so on.

Make your World Cup chooses through to the end of the competition. Points and goals don't matter here; every match will have a winner, and the losers are gotten rid of.

Expert World Cup bracket chooses

Two of Covers' leading soccer experts have filled out the bracket with strong forecasts and savvy choices. See who they have below and download them for your own recommendation and selects!

Alistair Corp calls for Canada to come out

Covers' releasing editor Alistair Corp is bullish on Canada in to come out of Group F, sustained by a 3-1 win over Morocco. Over in Group B, he doesn't see the USA getting enough points to surpass Wales and England.

His anticipated final in between Brazil and Spain anticipates the pre-tournament preferred Brazil besting Spain for another World Cup champion. Argentina will take the bronze with a third-place win over Denmark.

Jason Ence backs Brazil all the method

Covers soccer expert Jason Ence has also taken Brazil as his gold winner, but rather of Spain, he anticipates they'll fight Uruguay in the last. Ence takes a dimmer view of Canada's Group F hopes and see Croatia disturbing the whole group with 7 points!

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How to make World Cup bracket picks

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World Cup odds

Covers' World Cup odds and analysis page has the current futures chances for who will win the tournament and which groups will advance out of their group. You can also view how the lines have moved because 2021 for all 32 teams.

Covers will likewise supply in-depth analysis of the U.S. World Cup chances and Canada's World Cup chances in the lead-up to the tournament and beyond.

Free World Cup picks

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