As the calendar turns to a new month, the 2026 FIFA World Cup resumes with more knockout-round stakes. Seven of the 16 teams have already secured places in the round of 16, and more spots will be decided over the next 24 hours.
Wednesday’s schedule features three round-of-32 matches. England meet Congo DR in Atlanta, Belgium take on Senegal in Seattle, and co-hosts the United States welcome Bosnia-Herzegovina in Santa Clara, California.
The slate continues a stretch of decisive games as the tournament moves through its opening knockout phase. Each match carries the potential to reshape the field of teams advancing to the tournament’s second weekend.
Coverage of the day’s play will include features, news, video analysis and color from around the competition, providing context on results and implications for the remaining round-of-32 fixtures.
Fans following the tournament can watch how the trio of fixtures affects the composition of the last 16 and which nations will join the seven already through to that stage.
