World Cup co-hosts Canada look for a spot in the last eight as they take on Morocco, while surprise-packets Paraguay take on hot-favourites France. Follow all the action in our live blog.PinnedSun 5 Jul 2026 at 2:36amSun 5 Jul 2026 at 2:36amCanada vs Morocco — live scoreboardCollapse all postsFilter PostsAll5Key Events2Sun 5 Jul 2026 at 2:29amSun 5 Jul 2026 at 2:29amKlopp in talks to become Germany coachBy David Hirst- APJürgen Klopp has confirmed he's in negotiations to take over as Germany coach and says he's "recharged" the energy he was missing when he left Liverpool.Klopp is the German soccer federation's preferred candidate after Julian Nagelsmann resigned, four days after Germany lost on penalties to Paraguay in the round of 32."Julian has stepped down and the (federation) is working on the succession and has approached me in the course of those considerations," Klopp said, speaking from New York on German broadcaster Magenta TV in his role as a World Cup commentator.Klopp was the only coach named in a federation statement on the team's future, which said Klopp had "signaled his willingness" to take over.Klopp said talks would take time because of his current contract as head of global soccer for Red Bull's network of clubs.Key EventSun 5 Jul 2026 at 2:18amSun 5 Jul 2026 at 2:18amCanada coach 'excited' ahead of kick-offBy David Hirst- APMorocco and Canada will meet in a second straight World Cup, but this matchup will have much higher stakes.Morocco beat Canada 2-1 in the group stage in 2022, when it went on to become the first African team to reach the semi-finals.Canada looks to continue to make history after notching its first-ever knockout win, a 1-0 triumph over South Africa."We're excited for the moment," Canada coach Jesse Marsch says."We wanted to get to a point in the tournament where we were playing against some big opponents and Morocco is exactly that."Morocco coach Mohamed Ouahbi says his team has a great deal of respect for Canada."It will be very important for us to play at our level. The level that we have shown the last few games will not be enough," Ouahbi says."It's going to be the most important game in this World Cup and the most challenging one. It's not about being tentative about our approach. We're playing a Round of 16 match and if we're not good enough, we’re going home."Key EventSun 5 Jul 2026 at 2:18amSun 5 Jul 2026 at 2:18amTeam news: Canada vs MoroccoBy David HirstCanadaManager Jesse Marsch makes three changes, with Luc de Fougerolles, Niko Sigur and Ali Ahmed replacing Derek Cornelius, Nathan Saliba and Liam Millar.MoroccoMorocco have made one change as defender Redouane Halhal comes in for Chadi Riad, who picked up a knee injury in the last-32 game against the Netherlands.Sun 5 Jul 2026 at 2:18amSun 5 Jul 2026 at 2:18amWelcome to the round of 16By David HirstGood morning!We're getting to the pointy end of the World Cup now.Just 16 teams remain.My name is David Hirst and I'll be taking you through this morning's two round of 16 games.First up, co-host Canada takes on Morocco in Houston.Then we have France vs Paraguay in Philadelphia.Email address