Reigning champions Argentina narrowly avoided one of the all-time great upsets as they beat Cape Verde 3-2 in one of the best matches in recent World Cup history. Sidny Lopes Cabral scored a remarkable goal-of-the-tournament contender when he curled a shot past Emiliano Martinez to draw Cape Verde level after Lisandro Martinez’s strike in extra time.

The round of 32 for the 2026 FIFA World Cup concluded with a trio of matches on Friday. Australia started off by facing Egypt before Lionel Messi and Argentina took the stage for a matchup with Cape Verde. The final clash of the day featured Colombia and Ghana.

Mo Salah and Egypt are still going strong at this World Cup. After more than 120 minutes in a hard-fought match, they beat Australia in a penalty shootout. You can watch the highlights of the clash

Australia and Egypt clash on July 3 during the final day of the 2026 World Cup Round of 32. Here's who the winner will face next.

U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino was the latest soccer star to throw the first pitch at an MLB game this summer. How did he and he fellow footballers do?

The World Cup round of 32 concludes as Colombia face Ghana for the final spot in the last 16. Both teams have made early changes as Colombia's Jhon Cordoba and Marvin Senaya of Ghana were forced off with injury inside the first 13 minutes.

That was a pretty dramatic Round of 32 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

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