Erling Haaland was rested in Norway's France match to manage squad energy for the knockout stages, reducing their offensive threat. The decision could impact N…

Scotland fans clung to a 0.07% chance of advancing by monitoring specific match results. Their defiant vigil highlighted how far football fandom can extend des…

32 teams—12 group winners and runners-up plus eight best third-place finishers—advance to the knockout round of 32, the first time 48 nations have competed in …

Sixteen of 48 teams will be eliminated, with 16 spots going to the top two finishers in each group and the remaining 16 to the best eight third-placed teams. A…

Cape Verde, with 1.3 million people, became the smallest nation to reach the World Cup knockout stage after beating Portugal 2-1. Their historic run challenges…

Belgium leads New Zealand 1-0 in their World Cup opener after Leandro Trossard’s 28th-minute goal. A win against Denmark on July 1 would likely secure their kn…

Cabo Verde qualified for the 2026 World Cup Round of 16 after a 0-0 draw with Saudi Arabia, marking their first-ever advancement past the group stage. The achi…

Spain topped World Cup Group H with a 1-0 win over Uruguay, advancing to face Austria or Algeria in the Round of 16 after Muslera’s error gifted the only goal.…

England qualified for the World Cup knockout stage before their final group game after Uruguay lost to Spain, securing at least one of the eight third-place qu…

Cape Verde made history by advancing to the World Cup knockout stage for the first time with a 0-0 draw against Saudi Arabia, while Spain eliminated Uruguay 1-…

Spain topped Group H with a 2-0 win over Norway, while Cape Verde advanced as runners-up, marking their first-ever World Cup knockout stage appearance. Spain's…