Which team ran the furthest in the World Cup last 16?
After the World Cup was reduced to eight sides, we crunched the numbers to find out how much ground each country covered in their knock-out games.
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Mexico covered a total of 89 kilometres in their loss to Brazil, the lowest of all the last 16 sides.
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Brazil, meanwhile, covered 92 kilometres in their 2-0 win in the Cosmos Arena.
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Argentina ran for a total of 94 kilometres as they were beaten 4-3 by France.
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Les Bleus managed a few more than their opponents in the Kazan Arena, covering 97 kilometres.
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Switzerland covered 102 kilometres in their loss against Sweden.
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Janne Andersson's side came out on top in Saint Petersburg but only ran for three more than their opponents, covering 105km.
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Uruguay covered 106km in their 2-1 victory over Portugal.
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Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal managed a single km more than their rivals, totalling 107 kilometres.
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Belgium were given the run-around by Japan but eventually prevailed 3-2, covering 108km in doing so.
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The Blue Samurai, who opened up a two-goal lead in the Rostov Arena, covered 109 kilometres.
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Among the sides that were taken to extra time in Russia, Croatia covered the least ground with a total distance of 132 kilometres as they went through on penalties.
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Denmark, who lost out in the shoot-out in Nizhny Novgorod, covered 135 kilometres over the 120 minutes.
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Colombia managed 136km over 120 minutes against England but were eliminated on penalties.
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The victorious side in Moscow covered the second-highest amount of ground in the last 16 stage at 143 kilometres.
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Spain, who were beaten by host nation Russia, chalked up the third-highest total area covered at 137km.
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