The results of the night
Australia – Egypt (1-1):
Egypt qualified for the round of 16 of the 2026 World Cup by winning against Australia (1-1, 4 tab to 2) on Friday July 3, in Arlington near Dallas, and could face Argentina in the next round, which faces Cape Verde later on Friday.
Opposed to the Australians who, like them, had never before won a knockout match in the World Cup, the Pharaohs won in the penalty shootout, not missing any of the four attempts they had to hit.
Egypt quickly took the lead thanks to a header from Emam Ashour (13th), before the Socceroos equalized with an own goal from Mohamed Hany (55th).
Argentine – Cap-Vert (3-2) :
Argentina, the defending champion, qualified with great difficulty for the round of 16 of the 2026 World Cup, where it will face Egypt, overcoming, after extra time (3-2), Cape Verde, although it was a neophyte in the competition, on Friday July 3 in Miami.
Lionel Messi opened the scoring, his 7th goal of the tournament, bringing his World Cup record to 20 (29th), but Deroy Duarte equalized for the Cape Verdeans (59th). In extra time, Lisandro Martinez restored the advantage to the Albiceleste (92nd) and, to everyone’s amazement, Lopes Cabral put the two teams back on level terms with a sumptuous strike (103rd). It’s
Colombie – Ghana (x-x) :
Colombia mastered a tough match against Ghana (1-0) in the last round of 16 of the 2026 World Cup, Friday in Kansas City.
A quick goal from Jhon Arrias allowed the largely dominant Cafeteros to qualify for the round of 16 where they will face Switzerland on Tuesday in Vancouver.
Upcoming matches
Tonight’s three matches mark the start of the round of 16 with Canada – Morocco at 7 p.m. and France – Paraguay at 11 p.m.
