It took both England and Argentina 120 minutes to do it, but they're back into the semifinals of the World Cup. One of those teams will proceed to the final against the France-Spain winner.
The final four teams in the 2026 World Cup are set. And after all this ... it's the top four teams in the world.
Argentina and England both advanced with extra time victories, with the Three Lions getting past Norway, 2-1, with a pair of Jude Bellingham goals after Andreas Schjelderup surprised everyone with one of the goals of the tournament. Both Harry Kane and Erling Haaland were held without goals in what turned out to be an engaging contest.
Argentina and Switzerland was less of a slog than some feared, but still stretched on into two-hour territory despite the Swiss going down to 10 men on Breel Embolo's mistaken identity/dive second yellow card 72 minutes in. Alexis Mac Allister got the opener on a set piece 10 minutes in, Dan Ndoye equalized just five minutes before the sendoff, and then Julian Alvarez scored in the 112th and Lautaro Martinez sealed it at the 120th plus first minute mark. Yes, Lionel Messi did not score, but took the corner kick assisting the opener, and was still a presence at points.
A France-Argentina repeat final seems our destiny, but both Spain and England look capable of supplanting that narrative.
Round of 32
Sunday, June 28
Canada 1, South Africa 0
Monday, June 29
Brazil 2, Japan 1
Paraguay 1(4), Germany 1(3)
Morocco 1(3), Netherlands 1(2)
Tuesday, June 30
Norway 2, Côte d'Ivoire1
France 3, Sweden 0
Mexico 2, Ecuador 0
Wednesday, July 1
England 2, DR Congo 1
Belgium 3, Senegal 2
United States2, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
Thursday, July 2
Spain 3, Austria 0
Portugal 2, Croatia 1
Switzerland 2, Algeria 0
Friday, July 3
Argentina 3, Cabo Verde 2
Colombia 1, Ghana 0
Egypt 1(4), Australia 1(2)
Round of 16
Saturday, July 4
Morocco 3, Canada 0
France 1, Paraguay 0
Sunday, July 5
Norway 2, Brazil 1
England 3, Mexico 2
Monday, July 6
Spain 1, Portugal 0
Belgium 4, United States 1
Tuesday, July 7
Argentina 3, Egypt 2
Switzerland 0(4), Colombia 0(3)
Quarterfinals
Thursday, July 9
France 2, Morocco 0
Friday, July 10
Spain 2, Belgium 1
Saturday, July 11
England 2, Norway 1
Argentina 3, Switzerland 1
Semifinals
Tuesday, July 14
Francevs. Spain, 2 pm, Jerryworld
Wednesday, July 15
England vs. Argentina, 2 pm, Atlanta
What to watch
With no games on for two days, you might consider Austin FC II tonight, going for an 11th straight win in a quite phenomenal MLS Next Pro run, playing Minnesota United FC 2 at Parmer Field at 7:30 pm.
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The final four teams in the 2026 World Cup are set. And after all this ... it's the top four teams in the world.
Argentina and England both advanced with extra time victories, with the Three Lions getting past Norway, 2-1, with a pair of Jude Bellingham goals after Andreas Schjelderup surprised everyone with one of the goals of the tournament. Both Harry Kane and Erling Haaland were held without goals in what turned out to be an engaging contest.
Argentina and Switzerland was less of a slog than some feared, but still stretched on into two-hour territory despite the Swiss going down to 10 men on Breel Embolo's mistaken identity/dive second yellow card 72 minutes in. Alexis Mac Allister got the opener on a set piece 10 minutes in, Dan Ndoye equalized just five minutes before the sendoff, and then Julian Alvarez scored in the 112th and Lautaro Martinez sealed it at the 120th plus first minute mark. Yes, Lionel Messi did not score, but took the corner kick assisting the opener, and was still a presence at points.
A France-Argentina repeat final seems our destiny, but both Spain and England look capable of supplanting that narrative.
Round of 32
Sunday, June 28
Monday, June 29
Tuesday, June 30
Wednesday, July 1
Thursday, July 2
Friday, July 3
Round of 16
Saturday, July 4
Sunday, July 5
Monday, July 6
Tuesday, July 7
Quarterfinals
Thursday, July 9
Friday, July 10
Saturday, July 11
Semifinals
Tuesday, July 14
Wednesday, July 15
What to watch
With no games on for two days, you might consider Austin FC II tonight, going for an 11th straight win in a quite phenomenal MLS Next Pro run, playing Minnesota United FC 2 at Parmer Field at 7:30 pm.
What to read
Swiss coach Murat Yakin makes his feelings known about the sending off of his star striker.
Verde All Day is a reader-supported online publication covering Austin FC. Additional support is provided by Austin Telco Federal Credit Union. For more coverage, check out Emergency Podcast! (an Austin FC Podcast) wherever you get your podcasts.
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