The 2026 FIFA World Cup has entered its knockout stage, with a number of Round of 32 matches now officially confirmed following the completion of several group-stage fixtures.
History-makers Cape Verde have set up a blockbuster meeting with defending champions, Argentina after becoming the smallest nation ever to reach the World Cup knockout rounds.
South Africa lost to Canada in the first confirmed Round of 32 fixture 0-1 after finishing as runners-up in Group A.
Canada who qualified for the first time for the knock-out stage are now through to the round of 16.

These are all the fixtures for the round of 32 :
Sunday June 28
Match 73: South Africa 0 vs Canada 1, kick-off 8pm – Los Angeles, USA
Monday June 29
Match 76: Brazil vs Japan, kick-off 6pm – Houston, USA
Match 74: Germany vs Paraguay, kick-off 9.30pm – Foxborough, USA
Tuesday June 30
Match 75: Netherlands vs Morocco, kick-off 2am – Guadalupe, Mexico
Match 78: Ivory Coast vs Norway, kick-off 6pm – Arlington, USA

Match 77: France vs Sweden, kick-off 10pm – New Jersey, USA
Wednesday July 1
Match 79: Mexico vs Ecuador , kick-off 2am – Mexico City, Mexico
Match 80: England vs DR Congo, kick-off 5pm – Atlanta, USA
Match 82: Belgium vs Senegal , kick-off 9pm – Seattle, USA
Thursday July 2
Match 81: USA vs Bosnia-Herzegovina, kick-off 1am – Santa Clara, USA
Match 84: Spain vs Austria , kick-off 8pm – Los Angeles, USA
Friday July 3
Match 83: Portugal vs Croatia, kick-off 12am – Toronto, Canada
Match 85: Switzerland vs Algeria, kick-off 4am – Vancouver, Canada
Match 88: Australia vs Egypt, kick-off 7pm – Arlington, USA
Match 86: Argentina vs Cape Verde, kick-off 11pm – Miami, USA
Saturday July 4
Match 87: Colombia vs Ghana, kick-off 2.30am – Kansas City, USA

