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World Cup 2026 Round of 8 results from July 5 — Norway 2-1 Brazil, England 3-2 Mexico. Haaland brace at MetLife and Bellingham double at the Azteca set up Norway vs England in the quarter-finals.
Brazil 1–2 Norway. Scorers: Brazil: Neymar 90+10' (pen); Norway: Erling Haaland 79', Erling Haaland 90'. Haaland brace ends Brazil's run as Norway reach quarter-finals at MetLife. Full match report, Round of 8 bracket update.
Mexico 2–3 England. Scorers: Mexico: Julian Quinones 42', Raul Jimenez 69' (pen); England: Jude Bellingham 36', Jude Bellingham 38', Harry Kane 60' (pen). Bellingham brace and Kane penalty send England past Mexico at the Azteca. Full match report, Round of 8 bracket update.
World Cup 2026 Round of 8 results from July 4 — Morocco 3-0 Canada, France 1-0 Paraguay. Ounahi brace in Houston and Mbappé winner in Philadelphia set up a Morocco vs France quarter-final.
Canada 0–3 Morocco. Scorers: Morocco: Azzedine Ounahi 50', Azzedine Ounahi 82', Soufiane Rahimi 90+8'. Ounahi brace and Rahimi late strike send Morocco past Canada in Houston. Full match report, Round of 8 bracket update.
Paraguay 0–1 France. Scorers: France: Kylian Mbappé 70'. Mbappé strike sends France past Paraguay at Lincoln Financial Field. Full match report, Round of 8 bracket update.
World Cup 2026 Round of 16 results from July 3 — Argentina 3-2 Cape Verde (AET), Egypt beat Australia on penalties, Colombia 1-0 Ghana. Round of 16 complete.
Australia 1–1 Egypt. Scorers: Australia: Mohamed Hany 55' (OG); Egypt: Emam Ashour 13'. Egypt beat Australia 4-2 on penalties after Hany own goal in Arlington. Full match report, Round of 16 bracket update.
Argentina 3–2 Cape Verde. Scorers: Argentina: Lionel Messi 29', Lisandro Martínez 92', Diney Borges 111' (OG); Cape Verde: Deroy Duarte 59', Sidny Lopes Cabral 103'. Messi and Martínez send Argentina past Cape Verde in extra time at Miami. Full match report, Round of 16 bracket update.