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England were almost assured of a place in the knockout stages after taking four points from two games, but Spain's 1-0 win over Uruguay mathematically confirmed their spot in the last 32.

For 91 minutes, this was not the advert for the newly expanded knockout stages that Fifa would have hoped for.

**Click on the image above to play our World Cup predictor** England are through to the last 32 of the 2026 World Cup as group winners and will play DR Congo in their first knockout match.

There were times in New Jersey on this evening when it seemed the France team of 2026 were not simply competing to win this World Cup but to establish themselves among the greatest teams ever to have ...

England at a major tournament would be an incomplete experience without a problem position emerging, and Thomas Tuchel must now ruminate on who to start at right-back against Mexico in the last 16.

**Click on the image above to play our World Cup predictor** England are through to the last 16 of the 2026 World Cup and will play co-hosts Mexico at the Estadio Azteca at 1am on Monday (UK time).

One of the biggest mismatches in World Cup history turned into one of the greatest battles this competition has ever seen, as the Argentina of Lionel Messi slogged it out with the Cape Verde of Vozinha.

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England are into the quarter-finals of the World Cup, where they will face Norway, after a heroic last-16 victory over Mexico.

England's much-maligned defence found crucial reserves of stubborn resolve to shut out Mexico in the last 25 minutes of a famous World Cup victory