On the night leading into Sunday, the final group matches took place! Austria quite literally saved themselves in the very last second. But see for yourself: Despite coming on as a substitute, Messi

Kylian Mbappe scored the only goal from the spot, as France defeated Paraguay 1-0 to qualify for the quarterfinal., Football News, Times Now

The World Cup's round of 32 rolled on with three games on Thursday, July 2, including front-runner Spain and Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal facing fellow 40-something Luka Modric and Croatia. Spain took on Austria at SoFi Stadium in Southern California to kick off the day's action before Portugal and Croatia met in Toronto.

Colombia became the final team to book its spot in the round of 16 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Friday night.

The FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 is all set to begin with a match between Canada and Morocco., Football News, Times Now

In the last 2026 World Cup match in Philadelphia, Paraguay played a style that has been seen many times before at the city’s football stadium

Argentina survived one of the most dramatic FIFA men's World Cup knockout-round games in recent memory.

The defending World Cup champions begin knockout round play on Friday when Argentina takes on Cape Verde at 6 p.m. ET, putting Lionel Messi back on the field in his chase for the Golden Boot. Messi is tied for the most goals (six) in the 2026 World Cup despite not playing his fourth game yet.