Erling Haaland’s Norway are looking to upset Brazil in the round of 16 today and reach the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time in their history. Brazil, the five-time champions, are meanwhile looking to maintain their momentum under Carlo Ancelotti after a second-half comeback against Japan.

Check back here for live updates as Norway upsets Brazil 2-1 at MetLife Stadium in a Round of 16 match Sunday, July 5

SEATTLE (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump intervened on behalf of American star forward Folarin Balogun, whose red-card suspension was lifted in a decision that allows him to play in a World Cup match against Belgium on Monday.

SEATTLE — In an extraordinary development on the eve of the U.S. men’s national team’s World Cup Round of 16 match against Belgium, Folarin Balogun’s red-card suspension has been suspended, per multiple reports.

The World Cup is trimming from 16 to eight. Teams are punching their tickets to the quarterfinals as the matchups get tighter with the level of quality also increasing. France and Morocco booked their respective spots first and will meet in a rematch of the 2022 semifinals.

Morocco figures to have most of the possession against a Canadian team that might have Alphonso Davies in the starting lineup for the first time all tournament. After missing out on the group stage entirely, Davies came on as a substitute in Canada's Round of 32 win over South Africa.

The 2026 World Cup has entered the record books before the round of 16 has even got underway, with this year's tournament officially becoming the highest-scoring edition for own goals in competition history.

Soccer has been embraced by Canada as the country has been swept up by the men's team's progress to the last 16