Matchday 19 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup saw three different round of 32 knockout ties take place. Here's how the games played out: (Gakpo 72'; Diop 90+1') A chaotic penalty shootout saw Yassine Bounou and Morocco come up on top after the Netherlands failed to convert thrice,

TOKYO–Bleary-eyed fans in Tokyo struggled to come to terms with Japan’s World Cup exit after watching their heartbreaking 2-1 defeat to Brazil in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Japan took the lead in their last-32 clash against the five-time champions in Houston,

Brazil's coach Carlo Ancelotti credited patience and a tactical change at halftime for their 2-1 victory over Japan in Houston, securing a spot in the World Cup last 16.

Amid delirium, Carlo Ancelotti was the embodiment of poise when Brazil scored a last-minute winner against Japan. Underneath his stoic facade was relief. His changes had worked, as it always does.

Brazil is through to the 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 after a last-minute goal broke Japanese hearts in Houston. It took until the dying minutes of the game for the five-time world champions to finally pull ahead of the Samurai Blue,

Gabriel Martinelli squeezed in a shot at the ​far post in the fifth ‌minute of added time as Brazil survived a scare to defeat Japan 2-1 ​in their World Cup last-32 ​clash in Houston on Monday.