The 2026 FIFA World Cup round of 16 concludes on Tuesday night with a pair of intriguing matchups. First up, defending champions Argentina take on an Egyptian team that is in the middle of its most successful World Cup. The day concludes with Colombia and Switzerland meeting in Vancouver. Both teams have been improving throughout…
Count Luis Díaz as one of the top players who’s already delivered for his team this summer. In the final opening match of the 2026 World Cup on Wednesday, Colombia’s star winger did exactly what fans expect of him, scoring a second-half go-ahead goal against Uzbekistan to help lead his team to a 3-1 victory. …
Colombia needed an hour to crack a stubborn World Cup debutant, and then Luis Díaz decided it himself. A goal and an assist gave Los Cafeteros a 3-1 win over Uzbekistan at the Estadio Azteca — even after Abbosbek Fayzullayev had scored Uzbekistan’s first goal in World Cup history. Here are my takeaways from Colombia’s…
Forty-eight teams. An extra knockout round. And a draw that, in several groups, looks like FIFA was actively trying to cause chaos. Someone is going to go deep at this tournament that nobody saw coming. The biggest World Cup in history will, of course, still feature powerhouses and expected favorites to win. But more competition…
