The World Cup's round of 16 field be will be confirmed at the end of the night Friday, after the day's three games to wrap up the round of 32 fixtures.Egypt and Australia start the day's action in Dallas, with Lionel Messi and Argentina facing World Cup darling Cape Verde in Miami at 6 p.m. ET. Ghana and Colombia square off in the nightcap, officially setting the bracket at the final whistle.The round of 16 begins on Saturday, July 4.Get our World Cup: Extra Time newsletter in your inbox every morning and join our WhatsApp channel to get the latest updates right in your texts.Here are the games we're tracking today:World Cup games today, live scoresEgypt 1, Australia 1 - Egypt advances on penalties (4-2)Argentina 3, Cape Verde 2Colombia 1, Ghana 0World Cup round of 16 set!Colombia defeated Ghana 1-0 in the last round of 32 game. Here's predictions for the round of 16!Argentina survives!An own goal in extra time was the difference as Argentina outlasted Cape Verde, 3-2.Extra time madness!Argentina had grabbed the lead early in extra time, but Cape Verde took it right back with a thrilling goal.Cape Verde ties it upWe have high drama in the Argentina-Cape Verde game!Messi scores for Argentina vs. Cape VerdeThe Argentina-Cape Verde game is underway! Yes, Messi has already scored.Egypt wins! Penalty kick shootout ends World Cup classicEgypt is on to the round of 16, and Australia is out of the tournament. Egypt converted on four straight kicks as two Australian tries went wide. You can replay every deciding kick here.It's shootout time! Australia, Egypt tied after extra time.We have our second shootout of the knockout round. Australia and Egypt are knotted in a 1-1 battle after extra time. Follow live coverage with our game live blog here.Extra time! Australia, Egypt tied 1-1 after 95 minutesIt's time for extra soccer, folks. Australia and Egypt are knotted in a 1-1 battle after 95 minutes of play. Follow live coverage with our game live blog here.Also, you have to see this amazing Patrick Beach save that preserved the tie for Australia:Mexico vs. England World Cup game set for time change, per reportsFIFA announced that the Mexico-England World Cup match in Mexico City on Sunday, July 5 will be moved up six hours and start at noon local time at the Estadio Azteca, according to multiple reports, with thunderstorms and heavy forecast for the evening.The match was originally scheduled for 8 p.m. ET (6 p.m. local), which would have kicked off at 1 a.m. in England.Read more of this developing story here.– Jesse YomtovArgentina's greatest strength isn't Messi. It's Lionel Scaloni's humanity | OpinionMIAMI — it is not an unimpressive list: César Menotti, Carlos Bilardo, Tata Martino, Marcelo Bielsa, Jose Pekerman, Diego Armando Maradona.Argentina has had many standout managers. Lionel Scaloni may eclipse them all.As he prepares for the 100th match leading the Albiceleste, Friday's round of 32 contest against Cape Verde, he is chasing only Guillermo Stábile for both longevity and trophies. Stábile coached 115 Argentina matches between 1939-1958, winning six Copa América trophies along the way.Read Jon Arnold's full column on Scaloni here.Mohamed Hany scores own goal: Australia 1, Egypt 1What a strange bout of misfortune. After Egypt's Mohamed Hany was momentarily knocked out of the July 3 game, he re-endered, only to score an own-goal off a header that erased Egypt's advantage over Australia. Read more here.– Meghan L. HallHalftime: Egypt 1, Australia 0Emam Ashour's 13th-minute header is the lone score in the first half of the Egypt-Australia match. You can follow all the second-half action in our game live blog here.These nations are still chasing a World Cup. Which breaks through first?As the 2026 World Cup moves towards the round of 16, several teams still alive have never won the tournament — including five of the competition’s all-time winningest nations.By points scored across their World Cup history, the Netherlands is the winningest country that has never won the title. However, Morocco shocked the Oranje in a penalty shootout on June 29, ending any Dutch World Cup dreams for 2026.Check out Jared Bielby's cool data visualization on the countries that have won the most World Cup matches without claiming soccer's ultimate prize here.USA to wear blue jerseys in World Cup round of 16 clash vs BelgiumRed, White, or Blue? The U.S. Men's National Team knows its kit for its Round of 16 match vs. Belgium. See what the team will be sporting on July 6 here.– Seth VertelneyUSA star Folarin Balogun won't have games added to red card suspensionSEATTLE — Folarin Balogun did not have any games added to his one-match suspension for his red card against Bosnia and Herzegovina, U.S. Soccer confirmed Friday, July 3.Balogun will be suspended for Monday's round-of-16 game against Belgium, but he would be eligible for a quarterfinal against either Spain or Portugal should the U.S. defeat the Red Devils.Balogun picked up a red card in the 64th minute of the USMNT's 2-0 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday, July 1.Read the full story here.– Seth VertelneyLast-minute Mexico vs. England World Cup ticket prices are sky highLooking for a bit of sticker shock? Check out the latest on what it will take to get into the Mexico vs. England match on Sunday, July 5, from Dylan Reffe.Emam Ashour puts Egypt ahead on beautiful headerEgypt has an early 1-0 lead over Australia after Emam Ashour's header in the 13th minute.How to watch the 2026 World CupWatch all 2026 World Cup games on Fox and FS1. Spanish language broadcasts are available on Telemundo and PeacockWatch every World Cup game with FuboHow Capelli handled Vozinha, Cape Verde's viral World Cup momentMIAMI — When Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha ran up those impressive stats now famous to all soccer fans: Seven saves against Spain in a scoreless draw, more than 17 million Instagram followers added, it was obvious to George Altirs. He had to bring the people a Vozinha kit.Luckily, Altirs' company was built for moments just like this.Altirs is the founder of Capelli Sport, a New York-based company supplying Cape Verde their jerseys and other gear. Most teams at the World Cup partner with Adidas, Nike or Puma, but a few go with smaller brands that don't have the reach or name of those giants but are able to provide a more bespoke experience."When it comes to apparel, we can deliver the same quality or better than Adidas and Nike, and because we own our supply chain we can move much faster because that’s what we do," Altirs told USA TODAY Sports this week.So, when Vozinha became a global star overnight, the Capelli machine whirred into action to bring the goalkeeper shirts to market. They wouldn't be on shelves the next day, but they were shipping all around the world within weeks. — Jon ArnoldWhat teams are in World Cup round of 16?Here are the teams through to the round of 16 entering play Friday.CanadaBrazilParaguayMoroccoNorwayFranceMexicoEnglandBelgiumUSASpainPortugalFull World Cup stage bracket, matchups, scheduleRound of 32 bracketJune 28: Canada def South Africa - SoFi Stadium, InglewoodJune 29: Paraguay def Germany - Gillette Stadium, FoxboroughJune 29: Morocco def Netherlands - Estadio Monterrey, Monterrey, MexicoJune 29: Brazil def Japan - NRG Stadium, HoustonJune 30: Norway def Ivory Coast - AT&T Stadium, ArlingtonJune 30: Mexico def Ecuador - Estadio Azteca, Mexico CityJune 30: France def Sweden - MetLife Stadium, East RutherfordJuly 1: England def DR Congo - Mercedes-Benz Stadium, AtlantaJuly 1: United States def Bosnia and Herzegovina - Levi's Stadium, Santa ClaraJuly 1: Belgium def Senegal - Lumen Field, SeattleJuly 2: Spain def Austria - SoFi Stadium, InglewoodJuly 2: Portugal def Croatia - BMO Field, Toronto, CanadaJuly 2: Switzerland vs. Algeria - Vancouver Stadium, Vancouver, CanadaJuly 3: Argentina vs. Cape Verde - Hard Rock Stadium, Miami GardensJuly 3: Australia vs. Egypt - AT&T Stadium, ArlingtonJuly 3: Colombia vs. Ghana - Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas CityRound of 16July 4: Paraguay vs. France - Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia - shop ticketsJuly 4: Canada vs. Morocco - Houston - shop ticketsJuly 5: Brazil vs. Norway - East Rutherford - shop ticketsJuly 5: Mexico vs. England - Mexico City - shop ticketsJuly 6: Portugal vs. Spain - Arlington - shop ticketsJuly 6: USA vs. Belgium - Seattle - shop ticketsJuly 7: Argentina/Cape Verde vs. Australia/Egypt - Atlanta - shop ticketsJuly 7: Switzerland/Algeria vs. Colombia/Ghana. - Vancouver - shop ticketsQuarterfinalsJuly 9: PAR/FRA vs. CAN/MRC - FoxboroughJuly 10: POR/ESP vs. USA/BEL - InglewoodJuly 11: BRA/NOR vs. MEX/ENG - MiamiJuly 11: ARG/CV/AUS/EGY vs. SWI/ALG/COL/GHA - Kansas CitySemifinalsJuly 14: Foxborough/Inglewood winners - ArlingtonJuly 15: Miami/Kansas City winners - AtlantaFinalJuly 19 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey2026 World Cup Odds