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World Cup Day 20 What to Watch: France heavily favored, but Norway-Ivory Coast and Mexico-Ecuador bring real intrigue

The 2026 World Cup knockout stage continues on Tuesday with three more Round of 32 matchups.Here's what you need to know for Day 20...

World Cup 2026: The first 4 games in the Round of 32, with penalty shootouts and 3 late goals, have been incredible

We're just four games into the knockout round of the 2026 World Cup, but something shifted. The opening matches of the Round of 32...

2026 World Cup: Morocco defeats the Netherlands in penalties to advance to Round of 16

In the second stunning penalty shootout of the day, Morocco bested the Netherlands 1-1 (3-2 on penalties) in a thrilling Round of 32 matchup...

2026 World Cup: Paraguay upsets Germany in penalties, thanks to Orlando Gill and a controversial foul call

Paraguay is moving on in the 2026 World Cup after defeating Germany in incredibly dramatic fashion. After initially surprising the Germans with an early...

Esmir Bajraktarević chose Bosnia-Herzegovina over the USMNT. Now he faces the U.S. at the World Cup

IRVINE, Calif. — In January 2024, at the end of a low-key winter camp heavy with Major League Soccer players, the U.S. national team...

Japan's World Cup ends, but Zion Suzuki's fingertip save on Vinícius Júnior lives on

There's no Silver Glove awaiting the World Cup's almost-greatest goalkeeper. The memory of a save in a Round of 32 loss will last about...

World Cup 2026: Brazil gets dramatic 2-1 win over Japan, scoring twice in second half

Gabriel Martinelli buried the winner off the right post five minutes into extra time to lift Brazil to a 2-1 victory over Japan on...

World Cup: To advance, the U.S. will have to end its five-year European curse

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Chris Richards winced when he heard that the U.S. men's national team has lost 10 straight matches against European opponents."Damn, I...

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