Home › Words › O › octavofinaloctavofinaloctavofinal means A match or game between two of the last sixteen competitors in a given tournament or sporting competition.EtymologyFrom octavo- + final, after quarterfinal.nounA match or game between two of the last sixteen competitors in a given tournament or sporting competition.e.g.“The Americans finish top of the group. They’ll meet Ghana, Germany, Serbia or Australia in the octavofinals as the knockout phase begins.” — 2010 June 23, Jeff Z Klein, “Goal: World Cup Blog”, in New York Times:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).