With the group stage of the World Cup now at an end, let’s take a look at which teams every Arsenal player at the tournament will face in the knockout stages.
All of Arsenal’s 15 players at the World Cup have qualified for the knockout stages, and the final round of group games on Saturday night has now confirmed which opponents they’ll face.
There’s just one Arsenal vs Arsenal matchup, with France (William Saliba) to face Sweden (Viktor Gyokeres). So with nine national teams with an Arsenal international, Arsenal players will be involved in exactly half of upcoming last-32 games.
Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Magalhaes will take on Japan with Brazil, before Kai Havertz and Germany face Paraguay. Martin Odegaard and Norway will play the Ivory Coast, before that France-Sweden game later in the day.
Piero Hincapie and Ecuador’s last-gasp progression has earned them a match against Mexico, whilst Arsenal’s four England internationals (Eberechi Eze, Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice, and Noni Madueke) will face D.R. Congo.
Leandro Trossard and Belgium will take on Senegal, before Spain face Austria in the final last-32 match with potential Arsenal involvement, with David Raya, Mikel Merino, and Martin Zubimendi all available.
World Cup last-32 fixtures involving Arsenal players
Times in BST
Monday, June 29th
- 18:00 – Brazil vs Japan
- 21:30 – Germany vs Paraguay
Tuesday, June 30th
- 18:00 – Ivory Coast vs Norway
- 22:00 – France vs Sweden
Wednesday, July 1st
- 02:00 – Mexico vs Ecuador
- 17:00 – England vs D.R. Congo
- 21:00 – Belgium vs Senegal
Thursday, July 2nd
- 20:00 – Spain vs Austria
World Cup last-32 fixtures in full
- Germany vs Paraguay
- France vs Sweden
- South Africa vs Canada
- Netherlands vs Morocco
- Portugal vs Croatia
- Spain vs Austria
- United States vs Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Belgium vs Senegal
- Brazil vs Japan
- Ivory Coast vs Norway
- Mexico vs Ecuador
- England vs D.R. Congo
- Argentina vs Cape Verde
- Australia vs Egypt
- Switzerland vs Algeria
- Colombia vs Ghana
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