A chaotic finale to the tournament's expanded group phase saw Austria and Algeria fill the final two berths in the last 32 late on Saturday.

ATLANTA: Congo advanced to the knockout stage of the World Cup for the first time by rallying to a 3-1 win against Uzbekistan on Saturday night. The African nation was playing in…

Analysis of Algeria's World Cup game against Austria and what the result means for Iran and the knockouts

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 28 : Austria and Algeria played out a thrilling 3-3 draw on Saturday after two stoppage-time goals, a result that sent both sides into the World Cup…

Austria fought back to salvage a dramatic 3-3 draw with Algeria in their final World Cup Group J match on Saturday, with two stoppage-time goals securing both teams a place in the…

June 27 : Austria and Algeria were the last two teams to advance to the World Cup round of 32 after battling to a 3-3 draw in Kansas City on Saturday in a result that sent Iran…

Austria secured a dramatic 3-3 draw against Algeria with two stoppage-time goals, propelling both teams into the Round of 32. Marko Arnautovic and Marcel Sabitzer scored for…

LOS ANGELES, June 27 : Iran's hopes of reaching the World Cup knockout phase for the first time came to an agonising end on Saturday after Austria's last-gasp equaliser against…

The group stages of the 2026 World Cup have drawn to a close, leaving a historic trail of celebration across the African continent.

The FIFA World Cup's group stage concluded with thrilling matches, seeing England and Croatia secure knockout stage berths. Argentina and DR Congo also claimed victories, while…

Algeria and Austria's intense 3-3 draw secured both teams' advancement to the knockout stage, while Iran's World Cup journey ended after the dramatic group-stage finale.

Kansas City : Algeria and Austria produced one of the most dramatic matches of the FIFA World Cup 2026 group stage, battling to a pulsating 3-3 draw in...

A chaotic finale to the tournament's expanded group phase saw Austria and Algeria fill the final two berths in the last 32 late on Saturday.

World Cup 2026 Algeria drew 3-3 with Austria in a wild Group J finale, reaching the last 32 as a best third-placed side and knocking Iran out.

Two stoppage-time goals, ghosts of a World Cup scandal from 42 years ago, and a desperately unlucky Iranian side are just some of the takeaways from Algeria and Austria's chaotic…

Congo defeated Uzbekistan 3–1, securing a place in the World Cup knockout stage. The victory means nine of the tournament's ten African teams have advanced to the next round,…

Austria and Algeria advanced to the World Cup knockout stage after a dramatic 3-3 draw, with a stoppage-time equalizer ending Iran's hopes of qualification.

The 2026 World Cup knockout rounds began on Sunday after a thrilling end to a record 72-match group stage.

The expanded World Cup group stage wasn’t perfect, but it was rarely boring. After a wild final weekend, it now moves into the Round of 32.