2026 World Cup · Knockout Stage
Walk in knowing something.
Pick your match. Five minutes later you've got players to watch, things to say, and questions to ask. You're not faking it — you're fast-tracking it.
Friday, July 3
Australia
vs
Egypt
Egypt just won its first World Cup match ever — and now a fit-again Mo Salah has to do it again with the season on the line, or fly home.
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Argentina
vs
Cape Verde
The reigning champions versus the fairytale. Messi plays a World Cup knockout in Miami — his adopted hometown — against the island debutants who already made Spain look ordinary.
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Colombia
vs
Ghana
Colombia's carnival of flair — Luis Díaz, James Rodríguez — against Ghana's brick wall. The Black Stars already held England 0-0. Can they do it again without their best player?
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Saturday, July 4
Canada
vs
Morocco
The feel-good co-hosts meet the kings of the knockout upset — and only one gets a shot at the quarterfinals.
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Paraguay
vs
France
The tournament's biggest mismatch on paper — against the team that just sent Germany home.
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Sunday, July 5
Brazil
vs
Norway
Brazil has won five World Cups — and has literally never beaten Norway. The hoodoo comes to Jersey.
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Mexico
vs
England
Unbeaten, unscored-on Mexico hosts England at the Azteca — 7,200 feet up, 87,000 fans, and 40 years of history on the line.
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Monday, July 6
Portugal
vs
Spain
The Iberian derby comes to Texas. Next-door neighbors, one quarterfinal ticket — and a 41-year-old Ronaldo staring across at 18-year-old Lamine Yamal, the kid who's supposed to inherit his crown.
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USA
vs
Belgium
Twelve years after Tim Howard's 15 saves couldn't save them, the USA finally gets its Belgium rematch — at home, and favored.
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Tuesday, July 7
Argentina or Cape VerdevsEgypt
SwitzerlandvsColombia or Ghana