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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 …

Katy Perry, LISA, Rema Performance in Los Angeles, USA vs Paraguay Football Live Score

Katy Perry, LISA, Rema Performance in Los Angeles, USA vs Paraguay Football Live Score

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FIFA World Cup 2026 Opening Ceremony Live Updates: Katy Perry and Future will get the party started in the USA as the third and final opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup will be held at the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. Team USA will then play their first game of the FIFA World Cup against Paraguay. At the previous two Opening Ceremonies, held in Mexico City and Toronto, stars like Shakira, Michael Buble, Vegedream and Nora Fatehi have performed. The last time USA hosted a FIFA World Cup was 32 years back. USA have faced off against Paraguay multiple times in the past, most recently in November where Mauricio Pochettino’s men secured a 2-1 victory in Chester, Pennsylvania. But the earliest ocassion the two nations met on the pitch in a World Cup was back in 1930, when the USA had won 3-0. Paraguay are making their first World Cup appearance since the 2010 FIFA World Cup that was hosted by South Africa. Story continues below this ad Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium (called as …

Alanis Morissette and Michael Buble Performance, Canada vs Bosnia Football Live Score

Alanis Morissette and Michael Buble Performance, Canada vs Bosnia Football Live Score

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FIFA World Cup 2026 Opening Ceremony Day 2 Live Updates: Another day, another opening ceremony awaits. After the ceremony in Mexico City which featured Shakira besides a host of local Mexican talents, we’ll have a second opening ceremony in Toronto before the game between Canada and Bosnia and Herzegovina. This one will feature stars like Alanis Morissette, Michael Buble, Nora Fatehi and Vegedream among others. This is Canada’s first hosting experience at the FIFA World Cup. The co-hosts take on Bosnia and Herzegovina — infamous for denying heavyweights Italy from playing yet another FIFA World Cup — in a Group B opener. Story continues below this ad Watch out for the likes of Alphonso Davies and Jonathan David from Canada and the veteran striker Edin Dzeko for Bosnia and Herzegovina today at the Toronto Stadium. Scroll down for all the live updates from the FIFA World Cup clash between Canada and Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Opening Ceremony before that featuring Alanis Morissette, Michael Buble, Nora Fatehi and Vegedream. Disclaimer: We do not own any …

Mexico vs South Africa Football Live Score, Scorecard & Match Highlights

Mexico vs South Africa Football Live Score, Scorecard & Match Highlights

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Never watched football? Start here — A beginner’s guide to FIFA World Cup Defending champions Argentina work out during a practice session for the FIFA World Cup on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in Kansas City. (AP Photo) After a wait of four years, it’s here! The FIFA World Cup of 2026 promises to be bigger than ever and a lot messier too as we have witnessed already. It’s the time that football fans briefly change affiliations. Arsenal and Manchester United fans could find themselves uniting in their love for the England national team. Someone sitting in India could find common cause with a Brazilian in the beautiful flair in the way the Brazilian football team plays. But if you have never watched a FIFA World Cup (and are being forced to do so out of peer pressure), worry not. We have you covered. With our beginner’s guide to the FIFA World Cup, here’s how you can sound much savvier about the spectacle. READ OUR BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO THE FIFA WORLD CUP Disclaimer: We do not …

As it prepares to host 2034 FIFA World Cup, Saudi Arabia can take a cue from Qatar in how to deal with women fans | Football News

As it prepares to host 2034 FIFA World Cup, Saudi Arabia can take a cue from Qatar in how to deal with women fans | Football News

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In the Iranian movie Offside, a group of girls disguise themselves as boys to defy the only-male rule and sneak into a stadium to watch Iran’s qualifier for the 2006 World Cup. Shot during a real match at a real stadium, with two improvised climaxes, the movie was intended as a comedy. While it delivered the laughs, it also captured the plight of football’s female fans in the Middle East. The movie that won global acclaim was released in 2006, although it took another 17 years for women to enter a stadium in Iran without passing off as boys. In December 2023, 3,000 women swarmed into the stands of the suitably-title Azadi Stadium to watch the Tehran derby between Persepolis and Esteghlal. Beyond the Persian Gulf, in Saudi Arabia, the gates of three stadiums were opened for the first time for women in 2018. In its global image makeover exercise, Saudi relaxed its stringent, draconian laws on women’s freedom. A year later, they relaxed the guardianship norms, which gives a man legal responsibility for a …