The Final Whistle

Stage is Set 🇧🇷🇳🇴

🚨 HERE WE GO! 🚨

The battle lines are drawn. The FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 fixtures are officially locked and loaded! 🏆🔥
16 teams remain, but only one can lift the ultimate prize. Who are you backing to go all the way? Drop your predictions below! 👇

​🏆 ROUND OF 16 FIXTURES

​🇦🇷 Argentina vs 🇪🇬 Egypt
​🇧🇪 Belgium vs 🇺🇸 United States
​🇧🇷 Brazil vs 🇳🇴 Norway
​🇨🇦 Canada vs 🇲🇦 Morocco
​🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England vs 🇲🇽 Mexico
​🇵🇾 Paraguay vs 🇫🇷 France
​🇵🇹 Portugal vs 🇪🇸 Spain
​🇨🇭 Switzerland vs 🇨🇴 Colombia

FT | COLOMBIA 1 - 0 GHANA
Jhon Arias’ early strike in the 14th minute secures a hard-fought victory for Colombia! Ghana threw everything they had at the second half, fighting valiantly until the final whistle, but ultimately fell just short against a resolute Colombian defense.
Los Cafeteros march on! 🇨🇴🔥

Before they even stepped onto the pitch, everyone had already written them off to concede 3 or 4 goals.

Yet, to fall behind twice against the defending champions, Argentina, and fight back both times? It is just unbelievable. Absolutely unbelievable!!!!!!

When Cabral scored that second equalizer, the commentator screamed in pure disbelief: "Is this the goal of the tournament? Is this the goal of the tournament???" Even the Argentine players could only stare in shock.

By the end, Emi Martínez’s FotMob rating plummeted to 4.9, while Vozinha stood tall at 7.3. Cape Verde had already achieved everything they could have dreamed of in this World Cup, but they never played like a team ready to go home.

Who could have ever expected this kind of heart from them?

Football is truly unpredictable. 🇨🇻❤️

FT | ARGENTINA 3 – 2 CABO VERDE (AET) 🇦🇷🇨🇻

What a warrior mentality from Cabo Verde! Absolute hats off to them. They shared the pitch with the world champions, went toe-to-toe for 120 minutes, and answered every single blow with pure heart and world-class quality.

Argentina had to dig as deep as they ever have, with Cuti Romero’s 111th-minute header finally proving to be the decider in this breathless, chaotic thriller. Cabo Verde leave the tournament with their heads held incredibly high, having won the hearts of football fans across the globe.
An instant World Cup classic! Argentina march on to the Round of 16!

🇦🇷 111' | GOOOAAALLL!!! CUTI ROMERO ANSWERS THE CALL!!! 🇦🇷 3-2 🇨🇻
​THE DEFENDERS ARE DELIVERING THE GOALS! THIS MATCH IS A PURE CLASSIC!

🇨🇻 103' | GOOOAAALLL!!! AN ABSOLUTE WORLDIE FROM LOPES CABRAL!!! 🇦🇷 2-2 🇨🇻
​OH MY WORD! HOLD YOUR HORSES, WE HAVE A GOAL OF THE TOURNAMENT CONTENDER!

🇦🇷 92' | GOOOAAALLL!!! LISANDRO MARTÍNEZ RESTORES THE LEAD IN EXTRA TIME! 🇦🇷 2-1 🇨🇻
WHAT A START TO EXTRA TIME FOR THE ALBICELESTE!

🇨🇻 59' | GOOOAAALLL!!! HISTORIC EQUALIZER FOR CABO VERDE!!! 🇦🇷 1-1 🇨🇻

🇦🇷 29' | GOOOAAALLL!!! LIONEL MESSI OPENS THE SCORING FOR ARGENTINA! 1-0