Four other teams will fight it out tonight for the final two slots - sole Asian representative Japan take on South America's Paraguay while reigning European champions Spain take on Portugal in a all-European blockbuster.
In the group stages, Chile had overshadowed their more illustrious South American rivals Brazil with their brand of fearless attacking style of football. However they were taught a harsh lesson by the five-time winners who crashed three goals past them without reply in a 3-0 victory.
However other EPL stars like Robin Van Persie, Dirk Kuyt and Robinho will still be in action today as their respective national teams will take on underdogs Slovakia and Chile respectively.
It promised to be an intriguing match-up between the South America and Latin America powerhouse, but the fight fizzled out in a seven-minute period for Mexico where they conceded two goals as they were dismissed by their rivals Argentina 3-1.
All African eyes, including Ghanaian legend Abedi Pele, were on Ghana after the other five teams from the continent were eliminated after the first round. The sole African survivor did not disappoint as they clinched a last-8 spot at the World Cup after a 2-1 extra time win over USA.
It was not a classic performance, but by hook or by crook, reigning European champions Spain managed to nick out a crucial 2-1 victory over Chile in their last Group H game to avoid following in the footsteps of fellow giants Italy and France.
A match-up between the current world number one footballing side in the world and the current world number three promised to be an intriguing clash but it turned out to be much of an forgettable clash for our local fans as it finished a 0-0 stalemate.
Will Portugal or Ivory Coast join Brazil in qualifying from Group G for the last 16? Will Spain join France and Italy on the flight home from South Africa? Our pundits Alvan Tay and Naufal Nur Hakim take each other on for today's predictions for the final Group G and H matches.