 FIFA nitemeza ico cifuzo cimigwi 16 mu gikombe cisi, hashobora kurabwa ubundi buryo burimwo: Ukundi kuntu amakipe 48 yohurira mu rindi higanwa ryovamwo amakipe 32 ahurira mu mukino umwe umwe wijonjora, abatsinze bagasanga izindi kipe 16 zaronse itike uko bisanzwe; Kugumiza ihiganwa uko risanzwe ritunganijwe namakipe 32; Kuyongera akaba amakipe 40 hakaba imigwi 10 yamakipe ane canke imigwi umunani yamakipe atanu. 