The World Cup’s round of 16 spots will be decided at the end of Friday night, after three games to round out the day’s round of 32 matches.
Egypt and Australia begin the day’s games in Dallas, while Lionel Messi and Argentina take on World Cup darling Cape Verde in Miami at 6pm ET. Ghana and Colombia faced off in the nightcap, and the match was officially decided at the final whistle.
Round of 16 begins on Saturday, July 4th.
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Here are the games we’re tracking today:
Today’s world cup matches, live scores
- 2:00 PM ET – Australia vs. Egypt (Round of 32) AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas
- 6:00 p.m. – Argentina vs. Cape Verde (Round of 32), Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
- 10:30pm – Colombia vs. Ghana (Round of 32), Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri
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MIAMI — It was clear to Jorge Artias when Cape Verde goalkeeper Vosinha, who made seven saves against Spain in a goalless draw with more than 17 million followers on Instagram, made that impressive performance that is now famous to all soccer fans. He had to bring Voginya kits to people.
Fortunately, Altirs’ company was founded for moments just like this.
Altirs is the founder of Capelli Sport, a New York-based company that supplies jerseys and other gear to Cape Verde. While most teams participating in the World Cup are partnered with Adidas, Nike and Puma, some teams are partnering with smaller brands that may not have the name recognition or recognition of these big names, but can offer a more bespoke experience.
“When it comes to apparel, we can offer the same or better quality than Adidas or Nike. And because we own the supply chain, we can move faster because that’s what we do,” Altils told USA TODAY Sports this week.
So when Vosinha became a global star overnight, the Capelli machine sprung into action and put goalkeeper shirts on the market. It didn’t hit stores the next day, but it was shipped all over the world within a few weeks. — john arnold
Which teams will advance to the World Cup Round of 16?
The teams in the round of 16 who will play on Friday are as follows:
- Canada
- Brazil
- paraguay
- Morocco
- Norway
- France
- Mexico
- england
- Belgium
- united states of america
- Spain
- Portugal
All World Cup stage brackets, fixtures and schedules
round of 32 bracket
- June 28: Canada vs. South Africa – SoFi Stadium, Inglewood
- June 29: Paraguay vs. Germany – Gillette Stadium in Foxboro
- June 29: Morocco vs. Netherlands – Estadio Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
- June 29: Brazil vs. Japan – NRG Stadium, Houston
- June 30: Norway vs. Ivory Coast – AT&T Stadium, Arlington
- June 30: Mexico vs. Ecuador – Azteca Stadium, Mexico City
- June 30: France vs. Sweden – MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford
- July 1: England vs. Democratic Republic of the Congo – Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
- July 1: USA vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina – Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara
- July 1: Belgium vs. Senegal – Lumen Field, Seattle
- July 2: Spain vs. Austria – SoFi Stadium, Inglewood
- July 2: Portugal vs. Croatia – BMO Field, Toronto, Canada
- July 2: Switzerland vs. Algeria – Vancouver Stadium, Vancouver, Canada
- July 3: Argentina vs. Cape Verde – Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens
- July 3: Australia vs. Egypt – AT&T Stadium, Arlington
- July 3: Columbia vs. Ghana – Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City
round 16
- July 4th: Paraguay vs. France – Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia – Buy Tickets
- July 4th: Canada vs Morocco – Houston – Buy Tickets
- July 5: Brazil vs. Norway – East Rutherford – Buy Tickets
- 5 July: Mexico vs England – Mexico City – Buy tickets
- July 6: Portugal vs. Spain – Arlington – Buy Tickets
- July 6: USA vs. Belgium – Seattle – Buy tickets
- July 7: Argentina/Cape Verde vs. Australia/Egypt – Atlanta – Buy Tickets
- July 7: Switzerland/Algeria vs. Colombia/Ghana. – Vancouver – Shop Tickets
quarterfinals
- July 9: PAR/FRA vs. CAN/MRC – Foxboro
- July 10: POR/ESP vs. USA/BEL – Inglewood
- July 11: BRA/NOR vs. MEX/ENG – Miami
- July 11: ARG/CV/AUS/EGY vs. ARG/CV/AUS/EGY SWI/ALG/COL/GHA – Kansas City
Semi-final
- July 14: Foxboro/Inglewood Winner – Arlington
- July 15: Winner of Miami/Kansas City – Atlanta
final
- July 19th at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey
