Brazil, Germany and the Netherlands will all be aiming to book places in the FIFA World Cup Round of 16 when they take to the pitch in three Round of 32 ties on Monday.
Five time champions Brazil open the day’s action against Japan at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. Kick off is at 10:00 local time (17:00 GMT). If Brazil progress, they will face the winners of the Round of 32 clash between Ivory Coast and Norway in the last 16.
Germany will then meet Paraguay at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The match kicks off at 1:30 local time (20:30 GMT). Victory would set up a Round of 16 meeting with either France or Sweden, who play in their own Round of 32 fixture on Tuesday.
The final match of the day sees the Netherlands take on Morocco at Estadio BBVA in Guadalupe, Monterrey, with kick off scheduled for 6:00 local time (00:00 GMT on Tuesday). The winner will face Canada in the Round of 16 after the Canadians defeated South Africa 1-0 in the opening knockout match on Sunday.
The expanded 48 team World Cup has introduced a Round of 32 for the first time, with every knockout match now played on a win or go home basis as teams battle for a place in the final on 19 July.
