World Cup Daily: Matches and storylines for July 7
With the U.S. now out of the World Cup, attention turns to Argentina vs. Egypt and Switzerland vs. Colombia. We're just hours away from knowing the last of the final eight teams.
The United States' 2026 World Cup run is over.
By now, you're aware that the U.S. lost 4-1 to Belgium on Monday night, once again stopping progression at the Round of 16. The expansion to 48 teams this year means that the U.S. did win a knockout round match — as did fellow Concacaf teams and co-hosts Mexico and Canada — but there will be no quarterfinal match against Spain.
It's Spain, because La Roja scored in stoppage time (via Mikel Merino) to dispatch Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal, 1-0, to advance. Spain will now face Belgium in another all-UEFA quarterfinal for the right to play the France-Morocco winner.
Today, we get representatives from three different federations vying for two quarterfinal spots.
Argentina emerges from its scare against Cabo Verde to meet Egypt — which survived a PK shootout with Australia — in the penultimate Round of 16 match. Then, to close things out, Switzerland meets Colombia in Vancouver to set up a Saturday night showdown.
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 vs. Egypt, 11 am, Atlanta
Switzerland vs. Colombia, 3 pm, Vancouver
Quarterfinals
Thursday, July 9
France vs. Morocco, 3 pm, Foxborough, Mass.
Friday, July 10
Spain vs. Belgium, 2 pm, Inglewood, Calif.
Saturday, July 11
Norway vs. England, 4 pm, Miami Gardens, Fla.
Argentina-Egypt winner vs. Switzerland-Colombia winner, 8 pm, Kansas City
Semifinals are Tuesday, July 14 and Wednesday, July 15.
Where to watch
If you have the freedom to spend the day soccer watching and daydrinking, consider Hotel Vegas.
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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The United States' 2026 World Cup run is over.
By now, you're aware that the U.S. lost 4-1 to Belgium on Monday night, once again stopping progression at the Round of 16. The expansion to 48 teams this year means that the U.S. did win a knockout round match — as did fellow Concacaf teams and co-hosts Mexico and Canada — but there will be no quarterfinal match against Spain.
It's Spain, because La Roja scored in stoppage time (via Mikel Merino) to dispatch Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal, 1-0, to advance. Spain will now face Belgium in another all-UEFA quarterfinal for the right to play the France-Morocco winner.
Today, we get representatives from three different federations vying for two quarterfinal spots.
Argentina emerges from its scare against Cabo Verde to meet Egypt — which survived a PK shootout with Australia — in the penultimate Round of 16 match. Then, to close things out, Switzerland meets Colombia in Vancouver to set up a Saturday night showdown.
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 are Tuesday, July 14 and Wednesday, July 15.
Where to watch
If you have the freedom to spend the day soccer watching and daydrinking, consider Hotel Vegas.
What to read
ESPN's Sam Borden rues what could have been for the U.S.
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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