by Roger Barkley | Jun 29, 2026
Brazil and Japan meet in their 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 32 match on Monday, June 29, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. ET from Houston Stadium. Brazil topped Group C with a 2-1-0 record across three matches, drawing 1-1 with Morocco in their opener before beating Haiti 3-0 and...
by Roger Barkley | Jun 29, 2026
All 72 group stage matches are complete, and we are officially on to the Round of 32 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Brazil will face Japan in a Round of 32 showdown on June 29, 2026, at Houston Stadium on FOX. After winning Group C, Brazil has now won its group for the...
by Roger Barkley | Jun 28, 2026
As World Cup odds reach the knockout stage, the top teams are drawing plenty of support in championship futures. France, Argentina, Spain and England are well-backed, as are Portugal and Brazil. But since this 48-team tournament began on June 11, the most popular team...
by Roger Barkley | Jun 28, 2026
Lionel Messi became 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 on Saturday night. Messi scored on a free kick after being taken...
by Roger Barkley | Jun 28, 2026
We’ve reached the win-or-go-home stage of the 2026 World Cup. Let’s check out the odds at FanDuel Sportsbook for each Round of 32 game as of June 27. This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager,...
by Roger Barkley | Jun 28, 2026
From hat tricks to even more hat tricks, the superstars we’ve come to expect every day brilliance delivered in the 2026 FIFA World Cup group stage, and then some.But this tournament is also where new stars are born, and that was especially true in the first-ever group...
by Roger Barkley | Jun 27, 2026
How quickly this game of ours can change. Belgium, which had been extremely disappointing in the 2026 World Cup, finally shook off its inhibitions and won emphatically, 5-1, over New Zealand on Friday night in Vancouver. As a result, the Red Devils avoided an early...
by Roger Barkley | Jun 27, 2026
The day was supposed to be defined by Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé going head-to-head at the World Cup, and Lamine Yamal facing his biggest test of the tournament yet. It ended with Haaland riding the bench, Mbappé and Yamal failing to score and Ousmane Dembélé...
by Roger Barkley | Jun 27, 2026
For a few moments, it looked like Iran had found the goal that would send it through. In the 93rd minute deep in stoppage time against Egypt, Shoja Khalilzadeh struck the ball into an empty net after a wild sequence inside the box. Iran celebrated like it had just...
by Roger Barkley | Jun 27, 2026
For about 20 seconds in Seattle, Iran had won their World Cup. Shoja Khalilzadeh bundled in a stoppage-time winner, the bench was halfway onto the pitch, and Team Melli were through. Then VAR drew its lines, and the celebration got erased by the width of a sleeve....
