Belgium vs Senegal FIFA World Cup 2026 might be the most evenly matched fixture of the entire Round of 32. Both nations stumbled through the early rounds of the group stage before finding their form at exactly the right moment, and both arrive at Lumen Field in Seattle with genuine reasons for confidence — and…
England vs DR Congo FIFA World Cup 2026 is one of the most intriguing knockout ties of the Round of 32, pairing a nation with genuine title ambitions against a debutant side riding the biggest wave of momentum in its football history. Thomas Tuchel’s Three Lions arrive in Atlanta as clear favorites, but Sébastien Desabre’s…
Mexico vs Ecuador FIFA World Cup 2026 lived up to the hosts’ billing as El Tri booked their place in the Round of 16 with a controlled 2-0 win at a rain-delayed Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. Goals from Julián Quiñones and Raúl Jiménez inside the first half-hour did the damage, and Javier Aguirre’s side…
France vs Sweden FIFA World Cup 2026 was billed as a mismatch on paper, and Didier Deschamps’ side made sure it played out that way. A Kylian Mbappé brace either side of a Bradley Barcola strike sent France cruising into the Round of 16 with a comfortable 3-0 win at New York New/Jersey Stadium on…
Norway vs Ivory Coast FIFA World Cup 2026 delivered exactly the kind of drama fans hoped for in the Round of 32, as Erling Haaland’s 86th-minute strike sent Norway through to a mouth-watering last-16 meeting with Brazil. Played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on June 30, 2026, the match ended 2-1 in Norway’s favor…
The Mexico vs Ecuador World Cup clash at the Estadio Azteca is one of the most evenly poised ties of the entire Round of 32, pitting co-hosts Mexico’s perfect, clean-sheet group stage against an Ecuador side that has quietly built one of the best defensive records in the tournament. Mexico are chasing a first World…
The France vs Sweden World Cup clash at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford pits one of the tournament’s genuine title favourites against a side that scraped through as one of the eight best third-placed teams. On paper, it’s the kind of mismatch that headlines write themselves around, but as we’ve seen repeatedly throughout this Round…
The Côte d’Ivoire vs Norway World Cup clash at AT&T Stadium in Arlington brings together two nations chasing history in very different ways. Côte d’Ivoire are already through to uncharted territory after reaching the knockout stage for the first time in their history, a story we covered in our Côte d’Ivoire vs Curaçao World Cup…
The Netherlands vs Morocco FIFA World Cup 2026 clash at Estadio BBVA in Monterrey delivered every bit of the drama promised by a tie between two unbeaten, top-ten ranked nations, and then some. As previewed in our pre-match analysis of this fixture, this always looked like one of the genuine coin-flip ties of the Round…
The Germany vs Paraguay FIFA World Cup 2026 clash at Boston Stadium in Foxborough produced one of the greatest upsets in recent tournament history, with Paraguay eliminating four-time champions Germany on penalties after 120 breathtaking minutes that ended 1-1. Julio Enciso’s first-half header and Kai Havertz’s equaliser set the scene for extra time and a…
