It is quite surprising that the German team was eliminated in the group stage, but this actually continued the curse of the defending champion. All the past three champions were eliminated in the group stage of the next World Cup. , 4 of the past 5 champions were eliminated in the group stage during their title defense. Expand knowledge: Overview of the matches of the 2022 Qatar World Cup 1. The 32 teams that won the World Cup in the group stage are divided into 8 groups. Each group contains 4 teams. The competition rules are a single round-robin. The group will play six games, and a total of 48 games will be played in the group stage. 2. In the second stage of the 1/8 finals, the 16 teams that advance to the 1/8 finals through the group stage will start a more challenging knockout round. During the 1/8 finals, 16 teams will compete in pairs. During this period, there will be a total of 8 games. The 8 winning teams will meet in the quarter finals. 3. There are a total of four games to be played during the quarter-finals and quarter-finals. ***8 teams will fight to advance to the next round in this round, with two teams competing against each other. Divided into 4 groups, the winning teams will meet in the semi-finals. 4. The four teams that advance from the quarter-finals in the semi-finals will compete in two groups in the semi-finals. The two winning teams will compete in the finals, and the two losing teams will compete in the finals. In the battle for third place, a total of two games will be played during this period. 5. Battle for third place. The two losing teams in the semi-finals will have a battle for third place and fourth place in this round. The winning team will be awarded the third place in this World Cup. 6. The winners of the two semi-finals will compete in the key finals, and the winning team will win the Hercules Cup.