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Salah Gets Messi Match After Egypt Shootout Win

Egypt’s penalty win over Australia gave Mohamed Salah the World Cup moment he wanted most: a knockout tie against Lionel Messi and Argentina after Egypt made national history from the spot. Egypt’s win carried not just relief A shootout victory can feel random from the outside, but Egypt’s win over Australia was built on nerve […]

Jul 4, 2026
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Arias Goal Sends Colombia On and Ghana Out

Jhon Arias’ early goal gave Colombia a 1-0 win over Ghana in Kansas City, and the narrow scoreline hides how firmly the match pointed toward a last-16 meeting with Switzerland. An early goal changed the match Arias scored after fourteen minutes, which gave Colombia the one thing a knockout favorite always wants: an early lead. […]

Jul 4, 2026
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Haaland Late Goal Gives Brazil a New Norway Problem

Norway’s 2-1 win over Ivory Coast did not just send Erling Haaland toward Brazil; it showed a late-match path that Carlo Ancelotti must treat as a structural threat rather than a single striker’s highlight. The finish changed the scouting file Haaland’s 86th-minute goal came from the kind of pattern Brazil cannot dismiss: a cutback, a […]

Jul 4, 2026
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Paraguay Face France After Knocking Out Germany

  Paraguay meet France in the last 16 with two clear issues in view: the weather around Philadelphia has already been discussed, and Paraguay’s win over Germany means Didier Deschamps cannot treat the match like a slow favorite’s audition. France have to own the tempo early The danger for France is not that Paraguay suddenly […]

Jul 4, 2026
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Morocco XI Against Canada Puts Full-Backs in Focus

Morocco’s projected lineup against Canada puts Achraf Hakimi and Noussair Mazraoui at the heart of the last-16 argument Houston is likely to ask their full-backs to defend transitions and still give the attack width. The lineup points to width Morocco’s predicted XI keeps the spine recognizable: Yassine Bounou behind a back line with Hakimi, Issa […]

Jul 4, 2026
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World Cup Round of 16 Schedule Splits July 4 Bracket

The World Cup last 16 finally moves from survival math into direct knockout pressure, with Canada-Morocco and Paraguay-France opening July 4 before Brazil England. Portugal, Spain, Argentina and Colombia enter a bracket that no longer offers recovery time. The bracket stops forgiving slow starts Group-stage football allowed teams to survive one bad half or one […]

Jul 4, 2026