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South America had the advantage in possession and the better chances but was only separated by Arias’ early goal. Colombia now face a last-16 date with Switzerland in Vancouver on Tuesday. John Arias scored the only goal in a 1-0 win over Ghana at Arrowhead Stadium to send the South Americans into the World Cup

Lionel Messi scored his record-extending 20th World Cup goal as Argentina survived a ferocious challenge from Cape Verde to win 3-2 after extra time on Friday, July 3, 2026. The tiny African nation pushed the reigning world champions to the limit, but a late own goal proved decisive in one of the tournament’s most thrilling

Egypt produced a piece of history on Friday July 3, 2026 in Arlington, edging Australia on tense penalties to reach the knockout round of the FIFA World Cup for the first time. Emam Ashour’s opener was cancelled out and the match ended level but Egypt kept perfect composure from the spot, scoring all four penalties

Switzerland sealed their spot in the FIFA World Cup last 16 with a disciplined, tactically astute 2-0 win over Algeria on Thursday, July 2, 2026. Breel Embolo opened the scoring early and Dan Ndoye added the second as Murat Yakin’s side dominated a close-fought, tactical encounter to set up a meeting with either Ghana or

Portugal survived a tense knockout battle in Toronto to beat Croatia 2-1 after stoppage-time drama and a late VAR twist. Goncalo Ramos headed the winner in the fourth minute of stoppage time and Cristiano Ronaldo’s penalty cancelled out Ivan Perisic’s opener earlier, keeping Portugal alive. Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring a penalty in Portugal’s 2-1

Mikel Oyarzabal netted a double as Spain came from behind to beat Austria 3-0 and reach the last 16 of the World Cup, with Pedro Porro also scoring his first senior international goal for La Roja. The result sent Spain into the last 16 and dashed Austria’s hopes in their first World Cup knockout appearance