Who Advances to the Round of 16? 2026 World Cup R32 Explained

✅ MetLife R16 result: Norway 2–1 Brazil — Haaland scored twice. Norway into the QF vs England, Sat Jul 11 5pm ET. MetLife R16 guide →

Who's Likely in the R16?

Morocco 🏆 — first team into the quarterfinals. Beat Canada 3-0 in Houston; first African side ever to make back-to-back World Cup QFs.
France — beat Sweden 3-0 ✅. R16 vs Paraguay TODAY in Philadelphia, 5pm ET. Winner gets Morocco.
Brazil ❌ — eliminated 1-2 by Norway at MetLife (Haaland x2). Curse against Europeans in World Cup knockouts continues.
USA — beat Bosnia 2-0 ✅. R16 vs Belgium in Seattle, July 6, 8pm ET.
Argentina — survived Cape Verde 3-2 ✅. R16 vs Egypt in Atlanta, July 7, 12pm ET — Messi vs Salah.
England — beat DR Congo 2-1 ✅. R16 vs Mexico in Mexico City, July 5, 8pm ET.
Canada — eliminated ❌. Historic best-ever run ends 0-3 vs Morocco.

MetLife R16 — Who's Coming July 5?

The R16 match at MetLife on July 5 delivered one of the tournament’s biggest upsets: Norway beat Brazil 2-1. Haaland scored twice — heading Norway in front, then sealing it late — to end Brazil’s World Cup and send Norway into their first-ever quarterfinal. Norway face England in the quarterfinals on Saturday July 11 at 5:00 PM ET.

MetLife July 5 R16 Guide →

Match Guides — All R32 Matchups

✅ Canada 1-0 South Africa 🇧🇷 Brazil vs Japan 🇩🇪 Germany vs Paraguay 🇳🇱 Netherlands vs Morocco ✅ Norway 2-1 Ivory Coast 🇫🇷 France vs Sweden ⭐ MetLife ✅ Mexico 2-0 Ecuador ✅ England 2-1 DR Congo 🇧🇪 Belgium vs Senegal 🇺🇸 USA vs Bosnia 🇪🇸 Spain vs Austria 🇵🇹 Portugal vs Croatia 🇨🇭 Switzerland vs Algeria 🇦🇺 Australia vs Egypt 🇦🇷 Argentina vs Cape Verde 🇨🇴 Colombia vs Ghana

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📰 More on the upset:

Power rankings → VAR explained → Germany's curse → Paraguay squad → Ranking analysis → Morocco's 2022 redux → Bracket reshuffle → NYC reaction →

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🏆 Quarterfinals — Who's Playing

Thu Jul 9 · 4pm ET	🇫🇷 France vs 🇲🇦 Morocco	Arlington, TX
Mon Jul 6 · 3pm ET ✅	🇵🇹 Portugal 0–1 🇪🇸 Spain ✅	Spain → Semifinal
Mon Jul 6 · 8pm ET ✅	🇺🇸 USA 1–4 🇧🇪 Belgium ✅	Belgium → SF vs Spain
Tue Jul 7 · 12pm ET ✅	🇦🇷 Argentina 3–2 🇪🇬 Egypt ✅	Argentina → SF Sat Jul 11 9pm
Tue Jul 7 · 4pm ET ✅	🇨🇭 Switzerland 0–0 🇨🇴 Colombia (4-3 PK) ✅	Switzerland → SF vs Argentina Sat Jul 11 9pm

Norway face England in QF — Sat Jul 11, 5:00 PM ET. Buy QF tickets →

✅ All 4 QFs complete — SEMIFINALS confirmed:

Thu Jul 9 · 4pm ET	🇫🇷 France vs 🇲🇦 Morocco
Fri Jul 10 · 3pm ET	🇪🇸 Spain vs 🇧🇪 Belgium
Sat Jul 11 · 5pm ET	🇳🇴 Norway vs 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England
Sat Jul 11 · 9pm ET	🇦🇷 Argentina vs 🇨🇭 Switzerland

🏆 Final: Sun Jul 19 · 3:00 PM ET · MetLife Stadium, NJ