The World Cup knockout bracket is officially set — and the 'side of death' should provide some of the best football of the tournament

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• The knockout stage of the 2018 World Cup is officially set.
• One side of the bracket appears to be stacked, featuring four of the top five teams in the world.
• Regardless of what path they take, one of these 16 teams is now just four wins away from World Cup glory.

The bracket for the knockout stage of the 2018 World Cup is officially set.

With 16 teams remaining, the tournament now moves to an elimination bracket, pitting teams against one another in decisive matches — the dramatic draws of the group stage will now give way to exhilarating extra time and the overwhelming anxiety of penalty shootouts.Jenny Cheng/Business InsiderSee the rest of the story at Business Insider

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