After 72 games were played to eliminate just 16 of the 48 teams at thelargest-ever World Cup, the knockout phase is finally set to begin.All of the pre-tournament favourites (France, Spain, England, Argentina) made it through, and a few surprise sides are through, too. Australia is set to face Egypt, but supporters face an early start – kickoff is at 4am Saturday AEST.ReutersSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles