Coverage of the round-of-32 match at Dallas Stadium in the USA. Ivory Coast finished second in Group E on six points, just losing out on top spot due to their head-to-head record against group winners Germany. Despite that they still created history after they reached the knockout stages for the first time, after three previous attempts. Stale Solbakken chose to rest the vast majority of his Norwegian first choice players for their group decider against France, which the subsequently lost 4-1, meaning they will at least be refreshed as they aim to reach the last 16

Coverage of the round-of-32 match at New York/New Jersey Stadium in the USA. France are the tournament favourites, after an impressive group campaign that saw them win all three matches and score goals for fun, including a 4-1 win against a weakened Norway in their last match. Sweden have produced a mixed bag of results to progress in third place from their group, thrashing Tunisia, being hammered by the Netherlands, and then drawing 1-1 to Japan, in a result that saw both teams qualify.

Coverage of this FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 tie from Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. England begin their knockout campaign against a DR Congo side making history with their first appearance in the World Cup knockout stages. The Three Lions have reached at least the quarter-finals in two of the last three World Cups and will be favourites to progress, but DR Congo have impressed throughout the group stage with their pace, physicality and disciplined defending. A place in the last 16 awaits the winners as the pressure ramps up in the knockout rounds. ⚽

Coverage of the round-of-32 match at Seattle Stadium in the USA. Belgium seem a shadow of the side that boasted a Golden Generation in recent years, but a 5-1 thrashing of New Zealand will have given them confidence going into this match against a third-placed side

Coverage of the round-of-32 match at Los Angeles Stadium in Inglewood, USA. Spain have yet to concede a goal in these finals, qualifying courtesy of a draw against Cape Verde and victories against Saudi Arabia and Uruguay. They might not quite of hit their peak form yet, but look well set for a decent run at the tournament, with star players all through their squad

Coverage of the round-of-32 match at Dallas Stadium in the USA. Australia finished second in Group D behind United States after they picked up four points from their three matches. They did lose 2-0 to the co-hosts but a 2-0 victory over Turkiye and a 0-0 draw against Paraguay meant they progressed to the knockout stages for the second successive World Cup. Egypt came through their group undefeated, beating New Zealand and drawing with Belgium and Iran, with the winners expected to face Argentina in the last 16.