Previews

Monday’s early hours fixture at Estadio Banorte brings together two of the most talked-about sides at this World Cup, in a fixture that carries enormous weight for both nations. Mexico, playing on home soil and one of the only teams to go through the group stage with a perfect record, …

Sunday evening at MetLife Stadium serves up one of the most intriguing Round of 16 contests of the tournament, as Brazil — five-time world champions and Group C winners — face a Norway side that has exceeded all expectations to reach the last 16. This is a fixture that on …

Saturday night in Philadelphia brings together one of world football’s great mismatch-on-paper fixtures — and yet Paraguay arrive at Lincoln Financial Field with every reason to believe they can cause a major upset. France have been ruthless in this tournament, winning all three group matches and scoring ten goals without …

Saturday evening at NRG Stadium sees Canada face Morocco in what promises to be one of the more intriguing Round of 16 matchups of this World Cup. The host nation, buoyed by a passionate home crowd throughout the group stage, now face a Moroccan side that has been one of …

Saturday’s early hours fixture at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium sees Colombia, one of the most impressive sides of the group stage, take on a Ghana team that scraped through from Group L in third place. Los Cafeteros enter the Round of 32 in excellent form and as clear favourites, …

Friday night at Hard Rock Stadium brings together the tournament’s most ruthless group-stage side and arguably its most surprising. Argentina arrive in the Round of 32 as one of the favourites for the entire competition after a flawless group campaign, while Cape Verde have defied expectations to reach the knockout …

Australia and Egypt both arrive at AT&T Stadium on Friday having navigated the group stage with enough to progress, but neither side has truly convinced. This Round of 32 clash pits two teams that have shown resilience without always producing the football their fans would hope for, and a cagey, …

Friday morning at BC Place in Vancouver brings a compelling Round of 32 encounter between Switzerland and Algeria — two sides who navigated their respective groups in contrasting fashion. Switzerland topped Group B on seven points, losing none of their three matches and conceding just three goals. Algeria came through …

Thursday night at BMO Field in Toronto closes out another day of knockout action with a Round of 32 tie that carries genuine European pedigree. Portugal came through Group K in second place on five points, with their Iberian flair occasionally catching the eye. Croatia finished Group L in second …

Thursday evening at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles is the setting for a mouth-watering Round of 32 clash between Spain and Austria. Spain won Group H on seven points with a composed, technically excellent campaign. Austria came through Group J in second place on four points — level with Algeria …