{"id":16433,"date":"2026-06-30T02:21:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T20:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/?p=16433"},"modified":"2026-06-30T02:21:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T20:51:50","slug":"fifa-world-cup-2026-june-29-the-round-of-32-has-begun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-june-29-the-round-of-32-has-begun\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 | June 29: The Round of 32 Has Begun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 group stage is history. Thirty-two teams remain. One match was on the card today, and it delivered everything a knockout tie should \u2014 tension, near-misses, a goalkeeper playing the game of his life, and a goal in the 91st minute that sent one nation into footballing territory it has never previously reached. The Round of 32 is underway.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-black ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Page Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-june-29-the-round-of-32-has-begun\/#Canada_1%E2%80%930_South_Africa\" title=\"Canada 1\u20130 South Africa\">Canada 1\u20130 South Africa<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-june-29-the-round-of-32-has-begun\/#The_Third-Place_Picture\" title=\"The Third-Place Picture\">The Third-Place Picture<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-june-29-the-round-of-32-has-begun\/#What_is_Coming_Tomorrow\" title=\"What is Coming Tomorrow\">What is Coming Tomorrow<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Watch every <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\"><b><i>FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122<\/i><\/b><\/a><i> knockout match live on <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/myaccount\/subscription?plan-ref=0-11-7467&amp;asset-ref=0-6-4z5914493&amp;visibility=SELECTED&amp;context=FIFA\"><i>ZEE5 FIFA Subscription<\/i><\/a><i> \u2014 subscribe from \u20b9799 for three months and follow every moment of the Round of 32.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Canada_1%E2%80%930_South_Africa\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/match-clips\/0-6-4z5974253\/rsa-vs-can-quickfire-highlights-fifa-world-cup-2026\/0-1-6z5994499?utm_source=GoogleOneBox&amp;utm_medium=GoogleSearch&amp;utm_campaign=OneBox_quick_fire_highlight\"><strong>Canada 1\u20130 South Africa<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It was always going to take something special to separate these two sides. South Africa defended with discipline and composure for ninety-plus minutes. Ronwen Williams produced a string of saves that seemed to keep the game goalless. Two goal-line clearances. Multiple reflex stops. A performance that deserved more than a losing scoreline.<\/p>\n<p>But Stephen Eust\u00e1quio had other ideas. In the first minute of stoppage time, with extra time looming, Canada launched one final ball into the box. South African defender Ime Okon could not clear cleanly. The header looped invitingly into the danger zone. Eust\u00e1quio controlled it on his chest, set his alignment in a single motion, and unleashed a full-extension right-footed half-volley from just outside the box. It zipped into the far bottom corner before Williams could dive. Canada 1-0. History made.<\/p>\n<p>For Canada, co-hosts and first-time Round of 32 participants, it is the deepest run in their football history. For South Africa, who came through the group stage with a famous win over South Korea, the exit still reflects genuine progress. But today belonged to Eust\u00e1quio and to Canada.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><i>Missed the match? Watch Canada vs South Africa in full on ZEE5 \u2014 the FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 is live and on demand.<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Third-Place_Picture\"><\/span><b>The Third-Place Picture<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The expanded FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 format gave 8 third-placed teams a shot at redemption. The exits will sting. South Korea had the squad to do more \u2014 Son Heung-min, Kim Min-jae, a generation built for exactly this kind of tournament \u2014 and they finished with three points and a goal difference that wasn&#8217;t quite enough. Scotland returned to the World Cup for the first time since 1998 and bowed out in the same way: third in their group, points tallied, not enough. Iran and Uruguay complete the four, both nations whose campaigns promised more than the table eventually delivered.<\/p>\n<p>Eight other third-placed teams did enough to squeeze through, their fate decided in the final calculations of goal difference, goals scored, and disciplinary records across those last nervous minutes of simultaneous group-stage finishes. They are in the Round of 32. The other four are not. The margin between them, in some cases, was a single goal.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Coming_Tomorrow\"><\/span><b>What is Coming Tomorrow<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Three Round of 32 ties are on the card on June 30, and the quality of the matchups is extraordinary. Two of them \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/match-clips\/0-6-4z5974253\/bra-vs-jpn-quickfire-highlights-fifa-world-cup-2026\/0-1-6z5994741?utm_source=GoogleOneBox&amp;utm_medium=GoogleSearch&amp;utm_campaign=OneBox_quick_fire_highlight\">Brazil vs Japan <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/morocco\/morocco-squad\">Morocco<\/a> vs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/netherlands\/netherlands-squad\">Netherlands<\/a> \u2014 rank among the most anticipated knockout clashes anywhere in this draw. Whatever the result, two excellent footballing nations will be going home. That is the brutality of the Round of 32.<\/p>\n<p>Brazil have been one of the most fluid attacking sides of the group stage. Japan have been compact, disciplined, and lethal on the counter. 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