{"id":251322,"date":"2026-07-04T04:01:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T04:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/04\/world-cup-last-16-finalized-after-colombia-knocks-out-ghana-thescore\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T04:01:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T04:01:34","slug":"world-cup-last-16-finalized-after-colombia-knocks-out-ghana-thescore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/04\/world-cup-last-16-finalized-after-colombia-knocks-out-ghana-thescore\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup last 16 finalized after Colombia knocks out Ghana | theScore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div aria-label=\"Article content\" id=\"article-content\">\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/thescore.com\/worldcup\/news\/thescore:\/\/\/worldcup\/bracket\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tap here<\/a> to see the World Cup knockout bracket and every team&#8217;s path to the final.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The round of 16 at the 2026 World Cup is officially set.<\/p>\n<p>Colombia secured the last remaining berth in the next knockout stage with a 1-0 victory over Ghana on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Jhon Arias&#8217; close-range finish in the 14th minute was the lone goal of the match in Kansas City. Los Cafeteros failed to capitalize on several other opportunities, but the Black Stars couldn&#8217;t make Colombia pay for that profligacy in front of goal.<\/p>\n<p>Colombia, which has conceded just once in four matches at this summer&#8217;s tournament, will now take on Switzerland in the last 16.<\/p>\n<h2>Round of 16 matchups<\/h2>\n<h3>Saturday, July 4<\/h3>\n<p><em>Canada vs. Morocco (1 p.m. ET)<br \/>Paraguay vs. France (5 p.m. ET)<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Sunday, July 5<\/h3>\n<p><em>Brazil vs. Norway (4 p.m. ET)<br \/>Mexico vs. England (8 p.m. ET)<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Monday, July 6<\/h3>\n<p><em>Portugal vs. Spain (3 p.m. ET)<br \/>United States vs. Belgium (8 p.m. ET)<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Tuesday, July 7<\/h3>\n<p><em>Argentina vs. Egypt (12 p.m. ET)<br \/>Switzerland vs. Colombia (4 p.m. ET)<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article-segment--embed\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">World Cup round of 16, by confederation:<\/p>\n<p>UEFA \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf9 \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddea \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf4 \ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc65\udb40\udc6e\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc7f \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udded <br \/>Conmebol \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddfe \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf7 \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf7 \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf4 <br \/>Concacaf \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 \ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfd <br \/>CAF \ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\udde6 \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddec<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Steven Goff (@SoccerInsider) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SoccerInsider\/status\/2073248443083194420?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">July 4, 2026<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The World Cup final is slated for July 19 at MetLife Stadium.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thescore.com\/worldcup\/news\/3562353\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tap here to see the World Cup knockout bracket and every team&#8217;s path to the final. 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