Gonçalo Ramos became a hero for Portugal with a 94th-minute go-ahead goal that sent Portugal to the World Cup round of 16 over Croatia.

Erling Haaland scored the deciding goal in the 86th minute for Norway, which won a knockout game at the World Cup for the first time.

Erling Haaland scored a dramatic late winner as Norway knocked Ivory Coast out of the 2026 World Cup. Haaland had been largely anonymous for much of the game, but appeared when it mattered most to score his fifth goal of the tournament and send Norway through.

A late second-half goal from Stephen Eustáquio allowed Canada to inch past South Africa in the opening game of the World Cup’s Round of 32, sending Les Rouges through to the next round.

Paraguay fans in Asuncion watched in disappointment on Saturday (July 4) as France knocked Paraguay out of the World Cup with a 1-0 victory in a round of 16 match decided by a Kylian Mbappe penalty. In France,

For Brazil, Matheus Cunha and Guimaraes have played important roles. Guimaraes has pretty much been the lone creative spark from midfield, while Cunha’s positioning has helped elevate Vinicius Jr. Ancelotti’s shrewd management and ability to get his teams to rise to the occasion in knockout matches will prove handy, too.