2026 World Cup Opens Round of 16 With 2 Matches as France Carries 4-Game Winning Run
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Updated · Yahoo Sports · Jul 4
2026 World Cup Opens Round of 16 With 2 Matches as France Carries 4-Game Winning Run
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · Jul 4
Summary
Two Round of 16 matches open Saturday, with Canada facing Morocco at 1 p.m. ET in Houston and Paraguay meeting France at 5 p.m. ET in Philadelphia.
Canada reached the knockout stage's last 16 after a 2-0 win over South Africa, while Morocco advanced by beating the Netherlands in a penalty shootout after finishing fourth in 2022.
France enters as the day's strongest favorite at -1800 after four straight wins, 13 goals scored and only two conceded, led by Kylian Mbappé, Michael Olise and Ousmane Dembélé.
Paraguay recovered from an opening loss to the United States, grabbed third place, then upset Germany on penalties; Saturday's winners will meet Thursday in the quarterfinals at Gillette Stadium.