1.   As the tournament enters the knockout phase, there is little margin for error.

2.   Japan also received its first promotion to the knockout phase of the tournament.

3.   Needs everything to go right to reach the knockout phase, and things tend not to go right for Colombia.

4.   Now the Americans might have to win two of three matches to advance to the knockout phase.

5.   The European Champions League graduates to the knockout phase this week, recalling the origins of the competition.

6.   This was the knockout phase of the tournament.

7.   And instead of waiting for the dream to end as in the past, the United States goes into the knockout phase confident.

8.   Ballack missed the game, having collected a second yellow card in the knockout phase of the competition.

9.   Ballack missed the game having collected a second yellow card in the knockout phase of the competition.

10.   He is suspended for the final for accumulating two yellow cards during the knockout phase.