New Delhi, June 24 -- The final round of group stage fixtures of the ongoing FIFA World Cup is finally here, with the final group stage matches for each group taking place simultaneously.

For the reason why the final group stage matches for each group are taking place simultaneously, one needs to go back to the 1982 FIFA World Cup, won by Italy.

During the 1982 tournament, 24 teams played for the first time, divided in six groups of four each, with the top two of each group advancing to the next round. In the group two were then West Germany (now Germany), Austria, Algeria and Chile.

Algeria started off the group by beating West Germany 2-1, suffered a 0-2 loss to Austria before staging a comeback to secure a 3-2 win over Chile on June...