Erling Haaland scored a dramatic late winner as Norway knocked Ivory Coast out of the 2026 World Cup. Haaland had been largely anonymous for much of the game, but appeared when it mattered most to score his fifth goal of the tournament and send Norway through.

Mexico will be entering the knockout stages of the 2026 World Cup on a high on Tuesday as it takes on an Ecuador team that has shown plenty of fight to find its way into the Round of 32. Three wins without conceding a single goal ensured Mexico glided through to the knockout stages as Group A winners.

For the tournament, we are taking a look at the major incidents to examine and explain the process in terms of both VAR protocol and the laws of the game.

For a third straight World Cup, Germany's tournament has ended earlier than expected. Paraguay stunned the heavily favored Germans in the round of 32 on Monday, June 29, winning 4-3 on penalty kicks after a 1-1 draw over 120 minutes.

Ecuador’s Piero Hincapié became the second player to be issued a red card at the World Cup under FIFA’s new rule that calls for a player to be sent off for covering their mouth during a confrontational exchange with an opponent.