{"id":499222,"date":"2026-06-28T06:35:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T06:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/499222\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T06:35:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T06:35:09","slug":"fifa-world-cup-round-of-32-fixtures-confirmed-as-16-teams-eliminated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/499222\/","title":{"rendered":"Fifa World Cup: Round of 32 fixtures confirmed as 16 teams eliminated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"NQVPqQgxO\" style=\"display:none\">For some, that pressure will be higher than others. <\/p>\n<p class=\"NQVPqQgxO\" style=\"display:none\">Perhaps the pick of the round-of-32 fixtures is the clash between Morocco and the Netherlands, who are ranked No 6 and 7 in the world, respectively. No 8 Portugal will meet No 13 Croatia in another match-up of highly ranked teams. <\/p>\n<p class=\"NQVPqQgxO\" style=\"display:none\">World No 4 England will take on No 41 DR Congo, who qualified as the best third-placed team, with top-20-ranked sides USA, France, Germany, Belgium, Mexico and Colombia all getting elimination match-ups with teams ranked outside the top 30 in the world. <\/p>\n<p class=\"NQVPqQgxO\" style=\"display:none\">The round of 32 begins on Monday morning with South Africa and Canada squaring off in California, and runs through until Saturday afternoon, with Colombia\u2019s match against Ghana being the last one of the round. <\/p>\n<p>Eliminated nations <\/p>\n<p class=\"NQVPqQgxO\" style=\"display:none\">New Zealand, South Korea, Iran, Scotland, Uruguay, Czech Republic, Qatar, Haiti, Turkey, Curacao, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Jordan, Uzbekistan, Panama. <\/p>\n<p>Round of 32 schedule (NZT)<\/p>\n<p class=\"NQVPqQgxO\" style=\"display:none\">South Africa v Canada \u2013 Monday 7am. Los Angeles, US<\/p>\n<p class=\"NQVPqQgxO\" style=\"display:none\">Brazil v Japan \u2013 Tuesday 5am. Houston, US<\/p>\n<p class=\"NQVPqQgxO\" style=\"display:none\">Germany v Paraguay \u2013 Tuesday 8.30am. Boston, US<\/p>\n<p class=\"NQVPqQgxO\" style=\"display:none\">Netherlands v Morocco \u2013 Tuesday 1pm. Monterrey, Canada<\/p>\n<p class=\"NQVPqQgxO\" style=\"display:none\">Ivory Coast v Norway \u2013 Wednesday 5am. Dallas, US <\/p>\n<p class=\"NQVPqQgxO\" style=\"display:none\">France v Sweden \u2013 Wednesday 9am. New Jersey, US<\/p>\n<p class=\"NQVPqQgxO\" style=\"display:none\">Mexico v Ecuador \u2013 Wednesday 1pm. Mexico City, Mexico<\/p>\n<p class=\"NQVPqQgxO\" style=\"display:none\">England v DR Congo \u2013 Thursday 4am. Atlanta, US<\/p>\n<p class=\"NQVPqQgxO\" style=\"display:none\">Belgium v Senegal \u2013 Thursday 8am. Seattle, US<\/p>\n<p class=\"NQVPqQgxO\" style=\"display:none\">USA v Bosnia and Herzegovina \u2013 Thursday 12pm. San Francisco, US<\/p>\n<p class=\"NQVPqQgxO\" style=\"display:none\">Spain v Austria \u2013 Friday 7am. Los Angeles, US<\/p>\n<p class=\"NQVPqQgxO\" style=\"display:none\">Portugal v Croatia \u2013 Friday 11am. Toronto, Canada<\/p>\n<p class=\"NQVPqQgxO\" style=\"display:none\">Switzerland v Algeria \u2013 Friday 3pm. Vancouver, Canada<\/p>\n<p class=\"NQVPqQgxO\" style=\"display:none\">Australia v Egypt \u2013 Saturday 6am. Dallas, US<\/p>\n<p class=\"NQVPqQgxO\" style=\"display:none\">Argentina v Cape Verde \u2013 Saturday 10am. Miami, US<\/p>\n<p class=\"NQVPqQgxO\" style=\"display:none\">Colombia v Ghana \u2013 Saturday 1.30pm. Kansas City, US<\/p>\n<p class=\"NQVPqQgxO\" style=\"display:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/author\/christopher-reive\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Christopher Reive<\/a> joined the Herald sports team in 2017, bringing the same versatility to his coverage as he does to his sports viewing habits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For some, that pressure will be higher than others. 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