Round of 32 | BC Place, Vancouver | Thursday, 3 July — 8:30 AM IST Match Overview Switzerland topped Group B the way they’ve topped every qualifying campaign in recent memory — quietly, efficiently, and without anyone fully realising how good they are until it’s too late. Their opener against Qatar very nearly went wrong: […]
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Round of 32 | BMO Field, Toronto | Thursday, 3 July — 4:30 AM IST How They Line Up Portugal — 4-2-3-1 Diogo Costa in goal. João Cancelo at right-back, Rúben Dias and Renato Veiga as the centre-back pairing — Dias the experienced organiser who dictated Portugal’s defensive line across the last two group games, […]
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Round of 32 | BMO Field, Toronto | Thursday, 3 July — 4:30 AM IST Match Overview Portugal didn’t have the group campaign their squad promised. A 1-1 draw with DR Congo on opening night — João Neves scoring inside six minutes before Yoane Wissa equalised at half-time — left Roberto Martínez’s side needing a […]
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Round of 32 | Los Angeles Stadium | Thursday, 3 July — 12:30 AM IST Match Overview Spain arrivedarrive at the knockout stage as one of the tournament’s two or three genuine title contenders. European champions. Seven games, seven wins, and a 2-1 final over England at EURO 2024. Their group campaign had a stuttering […]
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