01 July 2026

From 02:00

Coverage of this FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 tie from Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. Group A winners Mexico face one of the tournament's surprise packages in Ecuador, who reached the knockout stages after a memorable 2-1 comeback victory over Germany in their final group match. Mexico arrive full of confidence after becoming the first Mexican side to win all three group matches at a World Cup without conceding a goal, while Ecuador will believe they have the quality to cause another upset after eliminating one of the pre-tournament favourites. With a place in the last 16 at stake, an intriguing contest awaits between two of the tournament's form teams.

01 July 2026

From 17:00

Coverage of this FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 tie from Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. England begin their knockout campaign against a DR Congo side making history with their first appearance in the World Cup knockout stages. The Three Lions have reached at least the quarter-finals in two of the last three World Cups and will be favourites to progress, but DR Congo have impressed throughout the group stage with their pace, physicality and disciplined defending. A place in the last 16 awaits the winners as the pressure ramps up in the knockout rounds. ⚽

01 July 2026

From 21:00

Coverage of the round-of-32 match at Seattle Stadium in the USA. Belgium seem a shadow of the side that boasted a Golden Generation in recent years, but a 5-1 thrashing of New Zealand will have given them confidence going into this match against a third-placed side

02 July 2026

From 01:00

Coverage of the round-of-32 match at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium in Santa Clara, USA. The co-hosts comfortably defeated Paraguay and Australia to book their progression as Group D winners after just two matches, thanks to the new rules regarding how teams level on points are placed. Bosnia & Herzegovina finished as one of the best third-placed teams after they earned four points in Group B, beating Qatar 3-1 in their final group match to secure their place in the knockout stages.

02 July 2026

From 20:00

Coverage of the round-of-32 match at Los Angeles Stadium in Inglewood, USA. Spain have yet to concede a goal in these finals, qualifying courtesy of a draw against Cape Verde and victories against Saudi Arabia and Uruguay. They might not quite of hit their peak form yet, but look well set for a decent run at the tournament, with star players all through their squad

03 July 2026

From 00:00

Coverage of this FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 tie from SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. Two familiar European rivals meet in one of the standout knockout fixtures, with Portugal looking to continue their strong tournament form against a Croatia side renowned for its composure and experience on the biggest stage. Croatia have reached the latter stages of the last two World Cups, finishing runners-up in 2018 and third in 2022, while Portugal are aiming to build on their consistent record of reaching the knockout rounds in recent major tournaments. The nations last met in the group stage of Euro 2024, where Portugal edged a tight contest 2-1, and another closely fought encounter is expected with a place in the last 16 at stake.

03 July 2026

From 04:00

Coverage of this FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 tie from Lumen Field in Seattle. Switzerland take on Algeria in a fascinating knockout encounter between two well-organised sides looking to reach the last 16. The Swiss have reached the knockout stages in four of the last five World Cups, while Algeria will be hoping to match—or better—their best-ever tournament run after reaching the Round of 16 in 2014, where they pushed eventual champions Germany to extra time before narrowly losing 2-1. With both teams built on defensive discipline and quick transitions, this promises to be a closely contested affair with a place in the quarter-finals on the line

03 July 2026

From 19:00

Coverage of the round-of-32 match at Dallas Stadium in the USA. Australia finished second in Group D behind United States after they picked up four points from their three matches. They did lose 2-0 to the co-hosts but a 2-0 victory over Turkiye and a 0-0 draw against Paraguay meant they progressed to the knockout stages for the second successive World Cup. Egypt came through their group undefeated, beating New Zealand and drawing with Belgium and Iran, with the winners expected to face Argentina in the last 16.

03 July 2026

From 23:00

Coverage of the round-of-32 match at Miami Stadium in the USA. Reigning champions Argentina topped Group J with a game to spare after talisman Lionel Messi scored all five of his team's goals in wins over Algeria and Austria. The progress of Cape Verde is arguably the story of the tournament so far, with the unfancied and unheralded minnows reaching this stage at the first attempt, courtesy of draws against Spain, Uruguay and Saudi Arabia.

04 July 2026

From 02:30

Coverage of this FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 tie from SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. Colombia and Ghana meet in the knockout stages of the World Cup for the first time, with both nations looking to book their place in the last 16. Colombia reached the quarter-finals in 2014 thanks to the goals of James Rodríguez, while Ghana made history in 2010 by becoming only the third African nation to reach the World Cup quarter-finals. With both sides boasting pace, flair and attacking quality, an entertaining contest is expected as the stakes rise in the first knockout round

04 July 2026

From 14:10

Lauren Salter presents all the action from the rugby union match at Cardiff City Stadium. While Fiji are the designated hosts, the match is being played here because their main stadium does not meet the competition requirements, and Wales will be looking to take advantage of that and build on their long-awaited Six Nations victory over Italy in March. With analysis from Sam Warburton, Jamie Roberts and Dan Biggar, and commentary by Miles Harrison, Shane Williams and Ben Kay

04 July 2026

From 16:40

Coverage of the rugby union match at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. England have lost their last four games, but will take solace from their much-improved performance against France in March. World champions South Africa's side is packed with talent including Pieter-Steph du Toit, Eben Etzebeth and new fly-half Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu. Jill Douglas presents, with analysis from Danny Care and Bryan Habana.