Morocco Stun Netherlands on Penalties, France Destroy Sweden, Haaland Fires Norway Through — USA, England and Belgium in Action Today

The Results: A Night That Changed Everything

🇲🇦 Morocco 1(3) — 1(2) Netherlands: Another Penalty Stunner

Netherlands 1-1 Morocco, Morocco advances 3-2 on penalties.

Two nights. Two penalty shootout shocks. First Paraguay eliminated Germany. Now Morocco have eliminated Netherlands.

Morocco — the 2022 semi-finalists who held Brazil in the group stage and entered the knockout rounds as one of the tournament's most feared teams — have done it again. The Atlas Lions dispatched a Netherlands side that had been one of the group stage's most impressive teams, winning on penalties to set up a Round of 16 clash with Canada in Houston on July 4.

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🇳🇴 Norway 2–1 Ivory Coast: Haaland Wins It Late

It started Tuesday with Erling Haaland and Norway ousting Ivory Coast in a 2-1 thriller. The Vikings took an early lead on a beautiful goal from Antonio Nusa, but Ivory Coast leveled things in the 74th minute. That's when Haaland took command. After a frustrating game, Haaland locked in and finished in front of goal in the 86th minute to win the match for Norway.

Norway were being held. The Azteca was waiting. And then Haaland did what Haaland does.

The 86th-minute winner from the Manchester City striker was his fifth goal of the tournament, keeping him level with Mbappé in the Golden Boot race — and setting up one of the tournament's most anticipated Round of 16 matches: Norway vs Brazil at MetLife Stadium on July 5. Haaland vs Vinícius Júnior. The Golden Boot race vs the five-time champions. It does not get bigger than this.

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🇫🇷 France 3–0 Sweden: Mbappé Makes History

Kylian Mbappé delivered yet another brace to take the top spot in the Golden Boot race. Mbappé's two goals also put him within one of Lionel Messi on the all-time World Cup goal list.

France left no doubt. Sweden — one of the tournament's dark horses — were dismantled 3-0 at MetLife Stadium, with Mbappé scoring twice to move to six goals for the tournament and within one of Messi's all-time World Cup record of 19.

Ballon d'Dembélé! Hat-trick vs Norway shows France's scary strength at World Cup. Ousmane Dembélé also got on the scoresheet, completing a dominant display from a France side that increasingly looks like the tournament's most complete team.

France face Paraguay in the Round of 16 in Philadelphia on July 4. On current form, Les Bleus are unstoppable.

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🇲🇽 Mexico vs 🇪🇨 Ecuador: Result Pending

Mexico vs Ecuador at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City was still being played at time of publication. The result will be added to this article as soon as it's confirmed.

Today's Three Matches — July 1

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England vs 🇨🇩 DR Congo · 12pm ET · Atlanta

England face DR Congo at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The Three Lions have been solid if unspectacular — a 4-2 win over Croatia, a 0-0 draw with Ghana, and top of Group L. DR Congo are here as one of the eight best third-placed teams and arrive having beaten Colombia and earned a point against Portugal in the group stage.

England are heavy favourites. But after Paraguay and Morocco's penalty shootout shocks, nobody is taking anything for granted. The white England jersey has been one of the tournament's perennial bestsellers — powered by a fanbase that never stops believing.

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🇧🇪 Belgium vs 🇸🇳 Senegal · 4pm ET · Seattle

Belgium face Senegal at Lumen Field in Seattle. Kevin De Bruyne's side were inconsistent in the group stage — draws against Egypt and Iran before a thumping 5-1 win over New Zealand — but they have the quality to go deep in this tournament. Senegal, meanwhile, advanced as one of the eight best third-placed teams after a remarkable 5-0 win over Iraq in their final group game.

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🇺🇸 USA vs 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina · 8pm ET · Santa Clara

The match American fans have been waiting for. The United States advanced as the Group D winner and will face Bosnia and Herzegovina on July 1 in Santa Clara, California.

Overreacting to World Cup bracket: How far will USMNT go? The USMNT arrive at this match having won their group with a 4-1 opening win over Paraguay and a 2-0 victory over Australia, before a 3-2 loss to Türkiye in the final group game that raised some questions about defensive solidity.

Bosnia and Herzegovina are here as one of the eight best third-placed teams. They are dangerous, organized, and have nothing to lose. But the USA, at home, in front of a sold-out Levi's Stadium crowd — this is the match that could define the tournament for American football.

The USMNT squad is full of leaders, and not just captain Ream. Pulisic, Balogun, McKennie — the talent is there. Tonight is when it needs to show up.

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Round of 32 Results — Full Scoreboard

The Emerging Round of 16 Picture

The Round of 16 bracket is taking shape. Confirmed matchups so far:

• Canada vs Morocco — July 4 · Houston
• Paraguay vs France — July 4 · Philadelphia
• Brazil vs Norway — July 5 · East Rutherford, NJ
• Mexico/Ecuador vs England/DR Congo — July 5 · Mexico City

The Messi vs Haaland vs Mbappé Golden Boot race is the story of the tournament. Messi leads with 19 goals all-time. Mbappé and Haaland are both on 5 for this tournament, with Mbappé now within one goal of Messi's all-time record.

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Published: July 1, 2026. Mexico vs Ecuador result pending — article will be updated. Today's matches: England vs DR Congo (12pm ET), Belgium vs Senegal (4pm ET), USA vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (8pm ET).