World Cup what to know: Multiple teams playing for spots in knockout stage as schedule ramps up

The World Cup opened with two games per day over during its first two days and expanded to four games a day over the next 10.Now the schedule gets even more condensed.Starting Wednesday, there are six games a day until the end of group play on Saturday.Reigning World Cup champion Argentina, the United States, France, Germany, Mexico and Norway have already secured spots in the knockout stage.There’s still plenty up in the air as teams get ready to play their third and final group-stage games.Canada faces Switzerland in Vancouver, British Columbia, with the winner likely earning the top spot out of Group B. Bosnia-Herzegovina and Qatar both need to win in Seattle to have any hope of reaching the knockout stage.Scotland needs a draw or maybe even a narrow loss to Brazil to get through to the knockout stage for the first time in nine attempts. South Korea and South Africa play for a chance to finish second in Group A behind Mexico.

Morocco can clinch second in Group C with a win over Haiti.Got all that? Yeah, things are about to get interesting.

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