2026 FIFA World Cup bracket, results, scores: Round of 32 results, round of 16 matchups, path to the final
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- The USMNT beat Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0 on July 1 despite a red card to Folarin Balogun, advancing to face Belgium at Lumen Field, Seattle on July 6.
- Canada defeated South Africa 1-0, recording the country's first-ever World Cup knockout stage victory.
- Portugal beat Croatia 2-1 in a rematch of the 2016 Euro final — a matchup the source flags as remarkable because Cristiano Ronaldo and Luka Modric are still leading their national teams.
- Belgium rallied past Senegal 3-2 after a comeback, France's Kylian Mbappé scored a brace in a 3-0 win over Sweden, and Norway's Erling Haaland found the net in a 2-1 win over Ivory Coast.
- The tournament's first-of-its-kind 12-group group stage sent 12 winners, 12 runners-up, and the eight best third-place teams to the round of 32, producing penalty-shootout exits for Germany (vs. Paraguay) and the Netherlands (vs. Morocco).
- Two round-of-32 matches remained as of the source's writing: Argentina vs. Cabo Verde at Hard Rock Stadium on July 3, and Colombia vs. Ghana at Arrowhead Stadium the same day, with the winners filling the final two round-of-16 slots.
Why it matters: Eight round-of-16 spots will be filled between July 4-7 in marquee matchups including USMNT-Belgium, Portugal-Spain, and Brazil-Norway. The USMNT's path gets harder as Balogun's confirmed one-game red-card ban depletes the squad against a Belgium side that just erased a deficit to beat Senegal, while Canada's historic knockout win gives the expanded 48-team format a fresh storyline.
