Spain defeated Portugal in its round of 16 match and will face either the USMNT or Belgium in the quarterfinals.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup field shrank again on Monday as the knockout stages continued. Spain outlasted Portugal, while Belgium outclassed the United States Men's National Team, as the two countries became the fifth and sixth teams to advance to the quarterfinals.

Live updates from Monday's knockout round games at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Get the latest news, results and highlights from the 39-day tournament.

Eight teams are left in the World Cup, and the quarterfinals feature the top four countries in FIFA’s pretournament men’s world rankings plus two others in the top 10. France looks like a juggernaut and is the betting favorite at just under 2-1,

Cristiano Ronaldo’s World Cup dream was ended by fierce international rivals Spain, who progressed to the quarter-finals of the 2026 World Cup thanks to a last-gasp winner from Mikel Merino. In a poor game of few chances,

Argentina survived, Norway stunned Brazil and the World Cup quarterfinals are set. See updated favorites, odds, predictions and new FIFA rankings.

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Spain comfortably overcame Austria to reach the last 16 of the 2026 World Cup. Mikel Oyarzabal doubled his World Cup tally, opening the scoring in the first half and striking again late on to move to four goals for the tournament,

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