World Cup knockouts: Who has made it to the round of 32 stage?
The 2026 FIFA World Cup knockout stage format, criteria and rules for qualification. Find out who’s in and who’s out.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup knockout stage format, criteria and rules for qualification. Find out who’s in and who’s out.









Ana Candida Evora was unable to travel to watch her son star in a goalless draw with Spain due to the cost of a US visa.
South Korean players reportedly refrain from speaking to national media outside official World Cup commitments.





















After uncertainty over their participation and a disrupted build-up, Iran are set to begin their World Cup campaign.

Al Jazeera’s Samantha Johnson has your FIFA World Cup 2026 day four recap.
Uruguay arrived in the US less than 24 hours before the kickoff time for their game against Saudi Arabia.
From criticism over water breaks to red cards galore, here’s all the buzz from the opening day of the World Cup.
Protesters and police clashed outside Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium just before the FIFA World Cup’s opening match.
Second-half goals by Oh Hyeon-gyu and Hwang In-beom steered South Korea to a win over Czechia in a Group A encounter.

Iran’s World Cup captain says he’s heard Mexican cartels love Iranians and revealed his own brush with an armed group.