USA TODAY Studio IX's Callie Fin explains everything you need to know about the FIBA Women's World Cup as Team USA enters the knockout stage.

Canada remains the team to beat as the men’s hockey knockout stage begins at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Here’s how all 12 ...

Haaland vs Ronaldo headlines the standout fixture of the weekend when Norway and Portugal, both fresh off opening wins, meet in UEFA Nations League Group A4 action at Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo on ...

In Tuesday's Round of 32 match against Sweden, France were still vying for their first goal through 45 minutes of play. That was until Kylian Mbappe showed the world that he is more than capable of ...

The biggest FIFA World Cup in history has delivered on intrigue, and now we have a champion. We at Sporting News have soccer fans covered with our 2026 World Cup bracket — or wallchart, as it's known ...

The first expanded World Cup knockout stage is already delivering the kind of chaos FIFA hoped for when it grew the tournament to 48 teams. The new Round of 32 has added another layer of jeopardy to ...

Mauricio Pochettino has spoken out on the controversy that erupted over Folarin Balogun's red-card suspension during the World Cup. Tyler Adams explains how the USMNT reacted to Folarin Balogun’s red ...

Philippines are through to the Asian Games women's football knockout round despite a 5-1 loss to China on Monday.

STOCKHOLM, July 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- As the World Cup enters the knockout stages, football managers are using 50% more clichés than they did during the group stage, according to new AI analysis ...

The Portuguese icon will look to end his World Cup knockout scoring drought when Portugal faces Croatia in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32. Cristiano Ronaldo's career has been defined by records, ...

“Knockout football,” former England international Owen Hargreaves surmised, “is so different to the group stage.” For the first time in the World Cup’s 96-year history, as many as 32 teams will get ...