The knockout stage has officially begun! The round of 32 at the 2026 World Cup begins with our first match being South Africa against co-hosts Canada in Inglewood, California.

How far will the U.S. go, and who should be the favorites to win the World Cup? Let's judge some overreactions.

Learn which TV channel or how to live stream the South Africa and Canada FIFA World Cup match.

Check out the odds for the Canada vs. South Africa Round of 32 matchup at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Argentina found success against Jordan without Lionel Messi, but the 38-year-old still made an impact off the bench to extend his goal record.

Jaron "Boots" Ennis earned the titles but also got the experience needed to achieve the final goal: to be undisputed and maybe fight Vergil Ortiz Jr.

Lionel Messi came off the bench in Argentina's group stage finale against Jordan in the World Cup and scored in a 3-1 victory for the reigning champions.

To commemorate a historic — and a just outright fun — group stage, here are my First and Second All-Group Stage XIs.

In what was the most dramatic ending to a group-stage match at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Austria and Algeria played to a wild 3-3 draw at Kansas City Stadium on Saturday night.

Austria survived late, DR Congo advanced, and Lionel Messi shined. Here's the best of Match Day 17 at the World Cup.

There's no way around it: The USA making a deep run at the World Cup would be a horrendous result for sportsbooks. Patrick Everson reports.

Lionel Messi has become the first player to score in seven consecutive World Cup games while extending his all-time scoring record with his 19th goal in Argentina’s group stage finale against Jordan.

Check out the Round of 32 results at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Jaron "Boots" Ennis scored an emphatic victory, stopping Xander Zayas in the seventh round to become the new WBO and WBA junior middleweight champion.

Whether he is starting for Argentina or coming off the bench as he did in this game, it always come back to Lionel Messi.

Austria and Algeria played to a thrilling 3-3 draw Saturday night in what amounted to a win-win result in their World Cup group stage finale, allowing both to advance to the knockout round while eliminating Iran from the tournament.

Lionel Messi came off the bench in Argentina's group stage finale against Jordan in the World Cup and scored in a 3-1 victory for the reigning champions.

Cristiano Ronaldo has played every minute of Portugal's group stage campaign at the World Cup.

Portugal's draw with Colombia on Saturday means a destined quarterfinal matchup between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi is off until at least the final.

Candace Parker and Elena Delle Donne, former rivals who each won two WNBA MVP awards, and Cheryl Reeve, who has won four titles as head coach, were enshrined in the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday.