IEM Cologne 2025 playoff bracket set: NaVi, FURIA claim final spots

IEM Cologne’s group stage crescendoed on Tuesday, with the Counter-Strike 2 playoff bracket for the LANXESS Arena locked in and several storylines converging. Team Vitality handled business at the top of Group A, Team Spirit won a three‑map arm‑wrestle to top Group B, and FURIA Esports and Natus Vincere punched the final two playoff tickets—NaVi doing it the hard way via a lower‑bracket gauntlet that included a rematch against FaZe Clan.

In Group A, Vitality swept The MongolZ in the upper‑bracket final to reach the semifinals, extending their perfect head‑to‑head to 9‑0 and underlining a monstrous form run that now stretches to a 37‑series win streak across multiple events. The MongolZ, who were out‑clutched on Mirage before being shut down on Inferno, drop into the quarterfinals.

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Group B belonged to Spirit after they finally broke a 2025 hex against MOUZ, edging Ancient in overtime, dropping Mirage in overtime, and then cruising on Overpass to secure the other direct semifinal berth. MOUZ slide to the quarters, where they’ll have to reset quickly.

FURIA sealed their arena return by ousting G2 2‑0, following a statement win on Dust2 and an overtime clincher on Inferno led by a star turn from Danil “⁠molodoy⁠” Golubenko and invaluable impact from Mareks “⁠YEKINDAR⁠” Gaļinskis. Earlier, FaZe had swept Aurora to reach the Group B lower‑bracket final, setting up a clash with NaVi, who had removed Ninjas in Pyjamas in a comeback victory. NaVi returned later in the day in much better form and dispatched FaZe 2‑0—booking Drin “⁠makazze⁠” Shaqiri’s first playoff appearance at his debut event with the main roster.

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  The bookies' bookie

The quarterfinals will feature The MongolZ vs NaVi and MOUZ vs FURIA. Winners will advance to meet the top seeds in the semifinals, with Spirit awaiting The MongolZ or NaVi and Vitality drawing MOUZ or FURIA. The stage is now perfectly laid for a blockbuster weekend in Cologne’s cathedral of Counter‑Strike.

IEM Cologne quarterfinal matches

Following the final day of the group stage, top esports betting sites have released odds for the quarterfinal series at IEM Cologne.

• The MongolZ (-181.82 with BetOnline) vs Natus Vincere (+135 with SportsBetting.ag) @ 3:45pm CEST
• MOUZ (-285.71 with BetOnline) vs FURIA Esports (-227.27 with BetOnline) @ 7pm CEST