World Cup 2026 knockout shot is astir upon us, arsenic the last circular of group-stage matches drew to a adjacent connected Saturday, June 27, capped disconnected by Lionel Messi breaking yet different record.
The World Cup's all-time starring scorer is connected people to triumph his archetypal Golden Boot aft scoring an unparalleled six goals successful the archetypal circular - does that marque him a shoo-in for your squad of the radical stage?
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What happened successful the World Cup 2026 radical stage?
Mexico's 2-0 triumph implicit South Africa successful the archetypal lucifer of the 2026 World Cup was a motion of things to travel for the co-hosts, who qualified for the past 32 without dropping a azygous constituent successful Group A, though the Bafana Bafana recovered to articulation them successful the knockout rounds.
Canada and the USA volition besides support going connected location ungraded for a small portion longer, arsenic the erstwhile placed 2nd successful Group B down Switzerland, portion the Yanks progressed arsenic Group D winners up of Paraguay and Australia.
Sandwiched successful betwixt those sections was a mouthwatering Group C, which ended successful progression for Brazil and Morocco and heartbreak for Scotland, portion Germany, Ivory Coast and Ecuador precocious from Group E.
Another 3 nations made it from Group F - the Netherlands, Japan and Sweden - but lone Belgium and Egypt precocious from Group G, arsenic Iran and the New Zealand were forced to marque the agelong travel home.
Group H stood for Group Historic, arsenic Cape Verde incredibly finished 2nd down Spain - astatine Uruguay's disbursal - to scope the past 32 connected their tourney debut.
France, Norway and Senegal precocious from Group I, portion Argentina, Austria and Algeria navigated Group J to gain their tickets to the second stages.
Finally, Portugal, Colombia and DR Congo cemented top-three spots successful Group K to enactment alive, arsenic did England, Ghana and Croatia successful Group L.
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