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World Cup 2026 Round of 16 Schedule: Qualified teams

World Cup 2026 Round of 16 Schedule: Qualified teams

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3 min readUpdated: Jul 2, 2026 08:57 AM IST FIFA World Cup Round of 16 Schedule: The knockout stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup has gotten underway to a spectacular start with a set of pulsating fixtures taking the excitement to the final whistle. On Wednesday, Belgium scripted a sensational 3-2 comeback win after trailing up until the 86th minute against Senegal. Two goals from Romelu Lukaku and captain Youri Tielemans within the next three minutes erased Senegal’s lead. Tielemans then produced a stunning moment in the last possible minute of extra-time, at 124:44 minutes, from the penalty spot. The goal is the latest recorded strike in the history of the FIFA World Cup, breaking Senegal’s hearts. The Red Devils will next face co-hosts USA in the last 16. Earlier, heavyweights Germany and Netherlands were dumped out from the knockouts after penalty shoot-out defeats to Paraguay and Morocco. Which teams have qualified for the Round of 16? As of July 2, 2026, 10 of 16 teams have been confirmed for the round of 16, namely …

Mexican forces intercept drone near South Korea’s training camp

Mexican forces intercept drone near South Korea’s training camp

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3 min readUpdated: Jun 18, 2026 03:35 PM IST South Korea coach Hong Myung-bo said that it was unfortunate that a drone was spotting flying over their training base ahead of their second match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup against hosts Mexico in Guadalajara. AP reported that Mexican military forces intercepted and brought down the drone and Hong said that it was good that the object was in the sky before the team had started working on their tactics for the match. South Korea’s match against Mexico is set to take place on Thursday (Friday, 6.30am IST) at the Guadalajara Stadium, the fourth of the second round of group games at the ongoing World Cup. “So yesterday, during our training, there was a drone in the sky and we came to know about the fact,” Hong said at a news conference Wednesday. “But fortunately, it was right before we practiced our tactics. So it did not impact us significantly. But while we were preparing for the match, that was the most important timing. So …

Cape Verde deny mighty Spain on historic day of draws

Cape Verde deny mighty Spain on historic day of draws

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5 min readUpdated: Jun 16, 2026 10:22 AM IST Just being at the FIFA World Cup is history enough for Cape Verde, one would have thought. In their first appearance at the tournament, they were facing a star-studded Spain, a team that had the luxury to not even select a single Spanish player from Real Madrid. Cape Verde, on the other hand, have a leading player who was recruited through LinkedIn to turn up for them and plays for Shamrock Rovers in Ireland. And yet, on the day, they frustrated Spain right till the end and ground out a 0-0 draw. Their 33-year-old defender Roberto Lopes, the aforementioned LinkedIn find, and their 40-year-old goalkeeper Vozinha, were the two great heroes of the effort at the Atlanta Stadium. Spanish head coach Luis De la Fuente’s initial tactics did not help. The Spaniards stretched their team wide and rotated the ball in the early minutes, but their wastefulness was worrisome. Mikel Oyarzabal, de la Fuente’s striker of choice, managed to get his first touch in the 30th …

Iran’s fightback against New Zealand in World Cup on US soil and ode to their spirit

Iran’s fightback against New Zealand in World Cup on US soil and ode to their spirit

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5 min readNew JerseyJun 16, 2026 10:04 AM IST Four goals, two apiece by New Zealand and Iran, 31 shots on goals, and numerous defensive blunders made for a thrilling game at the Los Angeles Stadium. Draws were perhaps the day’s theme, as all teams that played split points. The Iran-New Zealand encounter was the most nail-biting of them all, with its rope-a-dope flow. Twice New Zealand gathered the lead, both times courtesy Chris Wood-Elijah Just alliance. Just netted a brace, and Wood a pair of assists, And twice Iran equalised. The goals, from build-up to finish, were exemplarily plotted, but not so much the game, strewn with numerous defensive lapses. AS IT HAPPENED | Iran vs New Zealand But after the stormy preparations and the grim war realities they had endured hours before the game; a peace treaty was signed between the US and Iran, Iran would be the more content side. The night’s man though was New Zealand winger Elijah, who plies his trade in the Scottish league but soon would summon the …

Curacao’s moment in global spotlight spoiled by German ruthlessness

Curacao’s moment in global spotlight spoiled by German ruthlessness

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4 min readJun 15, 2026 08:44 AM IST Before the World Cup began, a video of the Curacao team went viral. In it, the players are arriving in an old-fashioned blue school bus with no windows, players sticking their arms out and banging away on the metal exterior from the outside. The video was meant to portray the down-to-earth vibe of the team headed to its first ever World Cup. “That’s who we are and always will be: infectious enthusiasm, joy, carefree spirit, and fear of no one,” Livano Comenencia told La Gazzetta dello Sport in an interview. On Sunday, all of those qualities were on display from the smallest nation ever to compete in the FIFA World Cup. Facing Germany in their World Cup opener, Curacao were dreaming of their campaign taking flight in Houston, the space capital of the USA. For a brief phase, fans and players even dared to daydream of an upset over Germany. Never mind that the World No 82 ranked nation was playing the first-ever game in the country’s …

How Daichi Kamada became Japan’s unlikely hero in FIFA World Cup classic vs Netherlands

How Daichi Kamada became Japan’s unlikely hero in FIFA World Cup classic vs Netherlands

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Daichi Kamada did not know much about the goal. By the time the ball brushed his forehead in the 88th minute and looped beyond Dutch goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen, the Japanese midfielder was surrounded by teammates, substitutes and a pocket of supporters who sensed they had witnessed something larger than a late equaliser. For more than a decade, Kamada’s career has unfolded largely in Germany, far from the spotlight that follows Japanese stars such as Takefusa Kubo. He built his reputation at Eintracht Frankfurt, helped the club win the Europa League in 2022 and became one of the first Japanese attacking midfielders to thrive in a major European league as a creator rather than simply a hard-working runner. In many ways, his journey mirrors modern Japanese football itself: understated, intelligent and increasingly impossible to ignore. AS IT HAPPENED | Netherlands vs Japan, FIFA World Cup 2026 On Sunday night in Dallas, Kamada provided the final touch as Japan twice came from behind to earn a thrilling 2-2 draw against the Netherlands in one of the most …

USA’s World Cup moment arrives: How Pulisic, Balogun turned opening night into a spectacle | Football News

USA’s World Cup moment arrives: How Pulisic, Balogun turned opening night into a spectacle | Football News

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6 min readUpdated: Jun 13, 2026 09:55 AM IST When the final whistle blew, the beatific Los Angeles Stadium was a blizzard of miniature US flags fluttered in the stadium. The stands fully enjoyed a blockbuster evening, arguably the co-hosts’ most authoritative display in the World Cups. The 4-1 scoreline, Giovanni Reyna splashing the icing on the cake in the last minute, fully captured their domination over an unusually frazzled Paraguay. So joyous the occasion was that the celebrations brought bedlam. They piled onto each other near the corner flag, some weeping, some screaming, before they huddled bang in the middle of the pitch, joined by the support staff. In the broadcasters’ box, Zlatan Ibrahimovic gave the appraisal. “We were speaking before the game about believing. My message to the American people is, if you didn’t believe before the game, that performance in the first half — start believing. This American team can do something big.” It’s a wave that could spill on and grip the entire nation in football mania. AS IT HAPPENED | …

Canada earn historic point; Partey denied visa

Canada earn historic point; Partey denied visa

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Canada earned a historic point after managing to earn a draw against a dogged Bosnia-Herzegovina in a Group B game at the FIFA World Cup, thanks to a 78th minute goal from substitute Cyle Larin. Bosnia were given the lead by Jovo Lukic as early as the 21st minute and looked like they would walk away from the Toronto Stadium with all three points when Larin struck. At this edition, Canada are making their third appearance at a World Cup. In the previous two World Cups, Canada have never earned a single point, which makes the single point they earned on Friday at Toronto Stadium historic. Canada lost all three of its games at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico and four years ago at Qatar 2022. Canada have also scored just twice in their previous six World Cup group games (with one of those goals coming from an own goal). As one of the three hosts of the tournament, Canada were playing their first ever World Cup game on home soil. “The crowd, I …

Mexico beat South Africa 2-0: How the Azteca roared the FIFA World Cup to life | Football News

Mexico beat South Africa 2-0: How the Azteca roared the FIFA World Cup to life | Football News

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5 min readMexico CityUpdated: Jun 12, 2026 08:14 AM IST Sometime past noon in the bowels of Azteca, football took over the tournament, liberating the World Cup from the cynicism, disillusionment and anger that had stormed it in the build-up. By the time the game ended, Mexico shredding a tepid South Africa, the tiers dripping in sweat, tears of joy and beer, the sport had salvaged its centrality. The quality of the game was marginally modest, three red cards were brandished, a slew of fouls and discordant passes jarred, the game stuttering and stopping like a singer whose voice kept giving out, defences of both sides dotted with gaping cracks. But it would be remembered as a spectacle for the sheer atmosphere that Azteca whipped — an afternoon born just to enjoy, to take home as a lifetime’s memory, and not one to be preserved for its football. The hosts dominating the game from the first touch lent a raw, wild energy to proceedings. It took only five minutes for Raul Jimenez to register his …