Sunday July 05 & Monday July 06, 2026

Morocco delivered a dominant 3-0 shutout victory over Canada to book their quarter-final spot in the 2026 World Cup Round of 16. Captain Hakim Ziyech dictated the entire midfield flow, creating two goal assists and orchestrating constant attacking pressure against Canada’s backline. Alphonso Davies and Jonathan David created sporadic counter chances for Canada, but Morocco’s compact defensive block shut down every opportunity. Three second-half goals sealed a flawless clean sheet for Morocco, eliminating the Canadian side from knockout competition.

Hakim Ziyech - Man of the Match

Morocco #7

Controlled midfield, created two goal assists and led Morocco’s dominant attacking performance in a 3-0 clean sheet win.

France scraped a narrow 1-0 win over Paraguay in a tight defensive Round of 16 clash. Kylian Mbappé scored the game’s lone winning goal in the 62nd minute after a blistering counterattack run through Paraguay’s defensive line. Paraguay relied heavily on set pieces and Julio Enciso’s creative play to threaten Les Bleus’ goal, but France’s center-back pairing blocked every dangerous chance to hold a clean sheet. The single-goal victory sends defending champions France into the World Cup quarter-finals.

Kylian Mbappé - Match Winner

France #10

Scored the decisive 62nd-minute winning goal to secure France’s narrow 1-0 quarter-final qualification.

Norway pulled off a massive tournament upset, beating favourites Brazil 2-1 to advance to the quarter-finals. Erling Haaland scored a clinical brace to put Norway twice in front, while Vinicius Jr netted Brazil’s only equaliser in the first half. Neymar and Brazil’s attacking front pushed relentlessly for a late equaliser, but Norway’s disciplined low block and goalkeeper heroics held firm to eliminate the South American powerhouse from knockout play.

Erling Haaland - Match Hero

Norway #9

Scored two match-winning goals to deliver Norway’s historic upset victory over Brazil.

England edged out Mexico 3-2 in a thrilling back-and-forth Round of 16 fixture. Bukayo Saka opened the scoring early with a sharp cutback finish, before Hirving Lozano pulled Mexico level in the second half after a rapid counterattack. Mexico struck again to take a temporary lead, but Harry Kane converted a late penalty kick to regain the lead for England, with Mexico unable to find a third equaliser in stoppage time. The narrow win sends England into the quarter-finals and eliminates Mexico from the tournament.

Harry Kane - Match Decider

England #9

Scored the game-winning late penalty to secure England’s spot in the quarter-finals after a 3-2 thriller over Mexico.

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