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USA faced Bosnia and Herzegovina in a crucial Round of 32 tie at Bay Stadium in San Francisco. The visitors had already achieved their best-ever World Cup performance by reaching the knockout stage, surpassing their group-stage exit at the 2014 World Cup. The Stars and Stripes named a strong starting line-up, with talisman Christian Pulisic, Folarin Balogun, Antonee Robinson and Sergiño Dest all returning after being rested for the final Group D match, which ended in a 3-2 de

Mexico secured their second-ever FIFA World Cup knockout victory in 40 years. Two first-half goals from Julián Quiñones and Raúl Jiménez proved decisive, while their second-half control sealed a historic win over a shaken Ecuador side. A one-hour delay due to severe weather set the tone for a dramatic night at the Azteca, with the storm outside mirroring the one Mexico unleashed inside. Even as the rain continued, El Tri erupted into life, overwhelming Ecuador from the first

France opened the scoring shortly before half-time when Kylian Mbappé chopped inside in the penalty area before firing a superb effort into the top corner. The second came just after the restart when Michael Olise played a sensational through ball to Bradley Barcola, who had the simple task of lifting the ball over the goalkeeper and into the left side of the net. Olise’s magic was on show again for France’s third goal. Another pass to admire threaded Mbappé through for his s