205 published previews across every competition we cover.
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Colombia top Group K and meet Ghana's third-placed Black Stars in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 in Kansas City on Saturday. Here are our tips, predicted line-ups and team news.
Lionel Messi and the defending champions face the smallest nation to reach a World Cup knockout stage. Our prediction, team news and betting tips for Argentina v Cape Verde Islands on Friday 3 July.
Australia face Egypt in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 in Dallas on Friday, 3 July. Tony Popovic's side have never won a World Cup knockout match. Here are our tips, predicted lineups and match preview.
Switzerland topped Group B unbeaten while Algeria scraped through as one of the best third-placed sides. Murat Yakin's side face their former boss Vladimir Petkovic at BC Place, Vancouver.
Portugal take on Croatia in the FIFA World Cup 2026 round of 32 at BMO Field, Toronto. Roberto Martinez says his side are now playing a 'second World Cup'. Here are our tips, predicted lineups and preview.
The reigning European champions take on Austria in a World Cup last-32 tie at SoFi Stadium. Spain have conceded zero goals in three group games; Austria scraped through on a 96th-minute equaliser. Jon Fisher's picks and predicted lineups.
The USA host Bosnia & Herzegovina in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 at the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium. Mauricio Pochettino's Group D winners are short favourites but Sergej Barbarez's side have made the knockouts for the first time in their history.
Belgium top Group G but have shown worrying inconsistency. Senegal scraped through as a third-placed side. One of them bows out in Seattle on Wednesday night.
Thomas Tuchel's England enter their first knockout game of FIFA World Cup 2026 as heavy favourites against a Congo DR side making history in Atlanta on Wednesday.
Mexico go into the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 unbeaten, unscored against and playing on home soil. Ecuador arrive having pulled off one of the tournament's great upsets. Can El Tri's perfect run continue at the Azteca?
Two-time champions France host Sweden at MetLife Stadium in the FIFA World Cup 2026 round of 32. Didier Deschamps' perfect group-stage side face Graham Potter's Swedes, who squeezed through as one of the best third-placed teams.
Ivory Coast make their first World Cup knockout appearance against a Norway side built around Erling Haaland. Both teams scored in all three of Norway's group games, and Emerse Fae's side have the defensive record to test that trend.
Netherlands and Morocco both topped their groups with seven points and meet in Monterrey in one of the standout ties of the FIFA World Cup 2026 round of 32. Ronald Koeman's side have scored ten goals in three games; Morocco's Ismael Saibari has netted in all three of his. Something has to give.
Germany face Paraguay in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 on Monday, 29 June. Four-time world champions versus a side that scraped through as third-best in their group, on paper, straightforward. But Germany arrive nursing doubts after losing to Ecuador.
Brazil take on Japan in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 in Houston on Monday. Carlo Ancelotti's five-time champions are heavy favourites but Japan arrive with a point to prove after topping their group unbeaten.
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The coverage spans leagues across Europe and beyond, from Premier League title races to promotion scraps in the lower divisions of France and Germany. Wherever there is a genuinely interesting game to write about, there is a preview here, and each one follows the same structure so you can find the information you actually need without wading through padding.
I write these as a football fan first. The numbers matter, but so does the narrative — a manager under pressure, a striker who has not scored in seven, a side that has not won away from home since October. Those details shape games as much as the league table does, and they shape the picks here too. Browse by date or competition below, and if you disagree with a call, the reasoning is all there on the page.
