After a month of intense competition in the group stage, eight teams will battle it out for berths in the last four of the World Cup.
- Predict your FOUR World Cup semi-finalists
Kicking off the knock-out stage is the quarter-final between South Africa and 1996 champions Sri Lanka at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Wednesday.
Here's a factfile on the rival teams.
Predict your FOUR World Cup semi-finalists
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