Expert articles on FIFA World Cup history, 2026 tournament preview, squads, tactics, records, rankings, and official broadcast guides.
Harry Kane scored twice in 11 minutes as England beat DR Congo 2-1 at World Cup 2026 — five tournament goals, 13 career World Cup goals and Pelé passed. Golden Boot race update.
Belgium 3–2 Senegal. Scorers: Belgium: Romelu Lukaku 86', Youri Tielemans 89', Youri Tielemans 120+5'; Senegal: Habib Diarra 24', Ismaila Sarr 51'. Tielemans extra-time winner completes Belgium comeback against Senegal. Full match report, Round of 16 bracket update.
USA 2–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina. Scorers: USA: Folarin Balogun 45', Malik Tillman 82'. Balogun and Tillman send USA past Bosnia into the Round of 8. Full match report, Round of 16 bracket update.
England 2–1 DR Congo. Scorers: England: Harry Kane 75', Harry Kane 86'; DR Congo: Brian Cipenga 7'. Kane brace in final 15 minutes rescues England against DR Congo. Full match report, Round of 16 bracket update.
Mexico 2–0 Ecuador. Scorers: Mexico: Julian Quinones 22', Raul Jimenez 31'. Quinones and Jimenez fire Mexico past Ecuador at the Azteca. Full match report, Round of 16 bracket update.
Ivory Coast 1–2 Norway. Scorers: Ivory Coast: Amad Diallo 74'; Norway: Antonio Nusa 39', Erling Haaland 86'. Haaland late winner sends Norway past Ivory Coast in Arlington. Full match report, Round of 16 bracket update.
France 3–0 Sweden. Scorers: France: Kylian Mbappé 45', Bradley Barcola 53', Kylian Mbappé 74'. Mbappé brace and Barcola goal send France past Sweden at MetLife. Full match report, Round of 16 bracket update.
World Cup 2026 Round of 16 results from June 30 — France 3-0 Sweden, Norway 2-1 Ivory Coast, Mexico 2-0 Ecuador. Full scores and goal scorers.
France vs Sweden World Cup 2026 preview — Match 77 on 30 June at MetLife Stadium. Group winners France face third-placed Sweden; winner meets Paraguay in the Round of 8.