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The Morning After

Overnight — Saturday, June 27

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Today

Sunday, June 28 · 1 knockout match

The group stage is done. All 72 matches have been played across the three host nations, and the field of 48 has been carved down to the 32 sides that will contest the round of 32. After 18 days of football that produced its share of upsets, narrow escapes, and a few results that barely needed extra time to feel inevitable, the tournament pauses to draw breath before the knockout rounds begin. There is nothing on the schedule today — no kickoffs, no late drama to chase — which makes it a reasonable moment to absorb what the group stage has left behind. The round of 32 is set, the bracket is fixed, and from here the mathematics are simple: one loss and you go home. The next match day will carry considerably more weight than any single group fixture managed to.

— the morning line, generated from the day's data

  • 3:00 PM ET

    South AfricavCanada

    M73 · Round of 32 · TV TBD · SoFi Stadium, Inglewood · preview →

    ▸ model: Canada to advance 75%

R32 → Final

The Bracket

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