The Dutch will qualify for the knockout stages before their final group game if Cameroon fail to beat Denmark later on Saturday, and are still likely to go through regardless.
Victories over North Korea and Ivory Coast in their first two Group G matches meant Brazil had already qualified for the knockout stages, though the draw confirmed them as group winners while Portugal secured the point they needed for progression.
Result: Both have thrived in the group stage and reached the knockout round.
As with every World Cup since 1998, teams must finish in the top two in their group to qualify for the knockout phase.
Easy wins over Jamaica and Japan in the group phase meant a meeting with Romania, winners of England's group, in the first knockout round.
For all its tortuous history, that's nothing compared to the competition's head-wrecking format, which welcomes teams at various points from June to February and features four qualifying rounds, a group stage, four more knockout rounds, then a final played in neutral territory.
United are now sitting pretty at the top of Group E and on course to qualify for the knockout stages, but Villarreal's win against Aalborg leaves Celtic with an uphill task to emerge from the group phase.
They also mistakenly called for Belarus to qualify for the knockout round via a second place finish in Group C.
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Togo helped the Ivorians to go through to the knockout phase ahead of the final round of group games by beating Tunisia's north African rivals Algeria.
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All 12 teams will play in the knockout stages where they are seeded according to their group-round record.
The Gunners have also qualified for the knockout stages of the Champions League, with two group games to spare.
England must beat Slovenia in their final group match on Wednesday to reach the knockout stage of the tournament.
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With Roma's victory over Cluj, the Italians moved a point clear of Chelsea, who must now beat Cluj in their final group match to be sure of reaching the knockout stages.
England will be eliminated from the World Cup if they are beaten but they could still qualify for the knockout stages with a high-scoring draw in their final Group C game.
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The victory means Bilak's Czech side now have three points from two Group A games, but leaves Greece knowing that only a win against Russia in their final group game will give them any chance of reaching the knockout stages.
Portugal's 7-0 thrashing of North Korea in their previous match ensured that despite this defeat, and the Ivory Coast's 3-0 victory over the North Koreans in the group's other game, they progressed to the knockout stages in South Africa as runners-up.
Liverpool needed a 4-1 win over Marseille in their final group game on 11 December to book their place in the knockout stages.
The eight group winners plus the runners-up go through to the knockout stages of the competition, while the teams finishing third go into the Europa League.
Despite the defeat, Standard Liege can still reach the knockout stages after AZ Alkmaar and Olympiakos drew 0-0 in the other group match.
All matches are played on a best-of-five frames basis, with the top two in each group going through to the last 16 when the event reverts to a knockout format.
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The draw leaves Liverpool and Atletico tied on eight points at the top of Champions League Group G, but both sides missed the chance to seal their progress to the knockout stages.
Chelsea went into the game with hopes of securing their place in the knockout stages, but instead they will go to Bordeaux in three weeks' time with the group wide open after this defeat.
Klopp has led Dortmund to back-to-back German titles and guided the 1997 Champions League winners to the top of a group which contained Real Madrid, Manchester City and Ajax after failing to reach the knockout stages last season.
Ribery's four assists in the knockout stage is tops in the tournament, while Robben has four goals in five games since the group phase.
Arsenal will still qualify for the knockout stages if they beat Partizan Belgrade, who have lost all five games so far, in their final group game at The Emirates on Wednesday, 8 December.
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Despite the threat of sanctions looming over the club, Malaga have performed superbly this season under coach Manuel Pellegrini, winning Group C of the Champions League with a game to spare and earning a tie against Porto in the knockout stage.
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