Kylian Mbappe’s second-half penalty sent France into the World Cup quarter-finals after a hard-fought win over Paraguay. France secured a 1-0 victory over Paraguay in Philadelphia to advance to the 2026 FIFA World Cup quarter-finals. Mbappe converted a second-half penalty after substitute Désiré Doué was brought down inside the box following a VAR review. Paraguay…
Morocco ended Canada’s historic World Cup campaign with a dominant win to book a place in the last 16. Morocco defeated Canada 3-0 in Houston to advance to the 2026 FIFA World Cup last 16 and eliminate one of the tournament’s co-hosts. Azzedine Ounahi scored twice, while Soufiane Rahimi added a late third to seal…
Colombia secured a deserved victory over Ghana to advance to the FIFA World Cup last 16. The last-32 match ended 1-0 after Jhon Arias scored the only goal in the 14th minute. Luis Suarez provided the cross, and Arias finished with a controlled volley to give Colombia the lead they never surrendered. Colombia dominated the…
Argentina needed an extra-time own goal to avoid a stunning World Cup exit against fearless debutants Cape Verde. The World Cup last-32 clash ended in dramatic fashion as the defending champions secured a 3-2 extra-time victory. A 111th-minute own goal by Diney Borges finally separated the sides after Cape Verde twice fought back to level…
Egypt made history by defeating Australia on penalties to secure their first-ever FIFA World Cup knockout victory. The last-32 clash ended 1-1 after extra time before the Pharaohs triumphed 4-2 in the penalty shootout. Mohamed Salah converted a Panenka penalty, while Hossam Abdelmaguid scored the winning spot-kick after Australia’s Harry Souttar and Lucas Herrington missed…
Switzerland defeated Algeria 2-0 in Vancouver to secure their first FIFA World Cup knockout-stage victory since 1938 and book a place in the last 16. Breel Embolo opened the scoring in the 10th minute after a brilliant run and assist from Johan Manzambi. Just 46 seconds into the second half, Dan Ndoye doubled Switzerland’s lead…
Portugal defeated Croatia 2-1 in a thrilling World Cup round-of-32 clash after Gonçalo Ramos scored a 94th-minute winner. Croatia had taken the lead early in the second half through Ivan Perišić. Portugal responded when Cristiano Ronaldo converted a penalty, marking his first-ever goal in a FIFA World Cup knockout match. With extra time looming, Ramos…
Spain defeated Austria 3-0 in Los Angeles to book a place in the FIFA World Cup last 16 and claim their first men’s World Cup knockout win since 2010. Mikel Oyarzabal opened the scoring in the 36th minute after finishing a low cross from Marc Cucurella. Pedro Porro doubled Spain’s lead midway through the second…
The United States defeated Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-0 to qualify for the last 16 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup after an impressive performance in Santa Clara. Folarin Balogun opened the scoring by reacting quickest to a deflected pass from Malik Tillman. However, Balogun’s night ended shortly after the hour mark when he was shown a red…
Belgium produced one of the biggest comebacks of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, recovering from a two-goal deficit to defeat Senegal 3-2 after extra time and book a place in the last 16. Senegal looked set for victory after Habib Diarra and Ismaïla Sarr scored to give their side a deserved 2-0 lead. But Belgium…
