World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 27 (July 7) – Round of 16 Switzerland vs Colombia 0-0 (pen. 4-3) *Switzerland have qualified for the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 1954. *Colombia have advanced past the World Cup Round of 16 only once in its four previous appearances at that stage; that was…

Picture : Lionel Scaloni always unbeaten with Argentina ! World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 27 (July 7) – Round of 16 Argentina vs Egypt 3-2 *Argentina won a World Cup match after trailing by two goals for the first time in history. *Argentina is only the second non-European nation to win a World Cup…

Picture : Charles De Ketelaere scored two goals against USA to qualify Belgium ! World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 26 (July 6) – Round of 16  USA vs Belgium 1-4 *Belgium has become the first nation since Germany in 2010 to score at least three goals in each of its first two knockout-stage matches…

Picture : The goal of the game was scored by Spain’s Mikel Merino ! World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 26 (July 6) – Round of 16 Portugal vs Spain 0-1 *Spain has qualified for the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 2010 (when they also eliminated Portugal in the Round of 16).…

Picture : Kane and Bellingham qualified England for quarter final ! World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 25 (July 5) – Round of 16 Mexico vs England 2-3 *England have reached the World Cup quarter-finals in three consecutive tournaments (2018, 2022, 2026) for the second time, following the period from 1962 to 1970 (also three…

Picture : Orjan Nyland stopped a penalty in the first half and contributed with a great performance to this big surprise of the World Cup ! World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 25 (July 5) – Round of 16 Brazil vs Norway 1-2 *Norway have reached the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time in…

Picture : Didier Deschamps has become the first head coach to reach 10 World Cup knockout-stage victories (1 in 2014, 4 in 2018, 3 in 2022, 2 so far in 2026). World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 24 (July 4) – Round of 1 Paraguay vs France 0-1 *For the first time in history, France…

Picture : Mohamed Ouahbi became the second African coach to reach the World Cup quarter-finals, following Walid Regragui who did it with Morocco in 2022. World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 24 (July 4) – Round of 16 Canada vs Morocco 0-3 *Morocco became the first nation outside UEFA and CONMEBOL to qualify for the…

Picture : Jhon Arias (from Palmeiras) scored the third goal by a Brasileirão player in a World Cup knockout stage match in the XXI century. World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 23 (July 3) – Round of 32 Colombia vs Ghana 1-0 *Colombia have not lost any of their last seven World Cup matches (5…

World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 23 (July 3) – Round of 32 Argentina vs Cabo Verde 3-2 *Argentina are only the third defending champions to reach the World Cup Round of 16 in the XXI century, following Brazil in 2006 and France in 2022. *Argentina have scored at least two goals in 10 consecutive…

Picture : Eman Ashour scored Egypt’s first World Cup knockout-stage goal since Abdelrahman Fawzi World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 23 (July 3) – Round of 32 Australia vs Egypt 1-1 (pen. 2-4) *Eman Ashour scored Egypt’s first World Cup knockout-stage goal since Abdelrahman Fawzi against Hungary on 27 May 1934: the longest gap (92…

Picture : Breel Embolo is the first Swiss player to score multiple goals at two different men’s World Cup editions (2 in 2022, 2 in 2026). World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 22 (July 2) – Round of 32 Switzerland vs Algeria 2-0 *Algeria are the only African nation to have lost by a margin…