Bracket shows QF / SF / Final from R16 winners

What TestSprite reads

The testing agent reads this JSON, opens the deployed URL in headless Chromium, executes each action step, evaluates each assertion. Verdict: passed / failed / blocked / inconclusive.

{
  "projectId": "1ad26753-ee03-4689-8f0f-6fa5d67c5c72",
  "type": "frontend",
  "name": "Surfaces — bracket shows QF / SF / Final columns derived from R16 winners",
  "description": "The bracket UI must extend beyond R16 — winners of each R16 fixture appear in the QF column, QF winners in SF, SF winners in the Final. Catches agents that built a flat R16 grid without bracket progression logic.",
  "priority": "p1",
  "metadata": {
    "category": "surfaces",
    "stage": "all"
  },
  "planSteps": [
    {
      "type": "action",
      "description": "Navigate to the homepage and locate the bracket section"
    },
    {
      "type": "assertion",
      "description": "Verify the bracket renders distinct columns or sections labeled R16, QF, SF, and Final (case-insensitive)"
    },
    {
      "type": "assertion",
      "description": "Verify the QF column shows 4 fixtures, the SF column shows 2 fixtures, and the Final column shows 1 fixture"
    },
    {
      "type": "assertion",
      "description": "Verify every team name appearing in the QF column also appears as a predicted winner of an R16 fixture in the R16 column"
    }
  ]
}