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Fifa World Cup 2026: Julian Nagelsmann has left his position as Germany boss
Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has 'signalled his general willingness to take on the position'
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How to follow tonight's World Cup matches on the BBCpublished at 13:29 BST
There's three games coming up and here is how you can follow along:
- Australia v Egypt (19:00 BST): BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio 5 Live and live text coverage
- Argentina v Cape Verde (23:00 BST): BBC Radio 5 Live and live text coverage
- Colombia v Ghana (Sat, 02:30 BST): BBC Radio 5 Live and live text coverage
Highlights of the matches will also be available on the BBC Sport app and website and BBC iPlayer.
Sutton's predictionspublished at 13:28 BST
Colombia v Ghana (Sat, 02:30 BST)
Chris Sutton
Former England forwardI have been really impressed by Colombia, who work their socks off and are exciting going forward too.
Ghana will try to keep them quiet the same way they kept England out, but Colombia will have too much attacking quality for them.
Sutton's prediction: 2-0
AI's prediction: 1-0
Ghana boss comes up against familiar facespublished at 13:27 BST
Colombia v Ghana (Sat, 2:30 BST)
Colombia will be coming up against a familiar face in Carlos Queiroz, who briefly managed them between 2019 and 2020, departing following a poor start to their ultimately unsuccessful 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign.
Having only replaced Otto Addo on the eve of the tournament, Queiroz has already made World Cup history.
He is the second coach to appear at five successive editions after Bora Milutinovic, he briefly became the oldest to win a game – at 73 years and 108 days – following the last-gasp victory over Panama.
Although, this has since been surpassed by South Africa’s Hugo Broos (74 years, 75 days).
More importantly, however, he guided Ghana through to the knockout stages for the third time in their five appearances, following their third-place finish in Group L.
Image source, Getty ImagesColombia hoping to be more clinicalpublished at 13:26 BST
Colombia v Ghana (Sat, 2:30 BST)
Colombia and Ghana are both aiming to record only their second ever victory in the World Cup knockout stages when they lock horns in the round of 32 at Kansas City Stadium.
Two former quarter-finalists, they are two more wins away from matching those performances at the very least in North America.
Colombia were unable to break the deadlock in their last game against Portugal, despite attempting their most shots (24) in a World Cup game on record (since 1966).
Image source, Getty ImagesJames still key player for Colombiapublished at 13:25 BST
Colombia v Ghana (Sat, 2:30 BST)
James Rodriguez is set to make his national record-equalling 10th World Cup start against Ghana, moving level with Carlos Valderrama and Freddy Rincon.
The evergreen skipper surpassed the aforementioned duo for the most games for Los Cafeteros at the finals (11) when he appeared during the goalless draw with Portugal, which secured top spot in Group K.
The 34-year completed 38 final-third passes in the game, with only Valderrama (40 against USA in 1994) registering more during a single match at the finals for Colombia.
Postpublished at 13:24 BST
Who's the Bos? - meet 2026 World Cup's fastest playerpublished at 13:23 BST
Australia v Egypt (19:00 BST)
Mohamed Moallim
BBC Sport
Image source, Getty ImagesWhen Fifa released the fastest sprint speeds from the opening round of World Cup 2026, the name at the top of the list was not one many expected.
The quickest player at the tournament was Australia defender Jordan Bos.
According to Fifa's official physical tracking data, the Feyenoord left-back reached 36.7 km/h during his country's 2-0 opening-game win over Turkey, with only Norway striker Erling Haaland and his Manchester City team-mate and Uzbekistan defender Abdukodir Khusanov getting close at 36.5 km/h.
The 23-year-old has just completed the best season of his career at Feyenoord, establishing himself as one of the Eredivisie's most productive full-backs. His nine assists were the most by any player in Robin van Persie's side, while his four goals helped the Rotterdam club finish second in the table and qualify for the Champions League.
Who does Opta think will win?published at 13:20 BST
Australia v Egypt (Fri, 19:00 BST)
The Opta supercomputer’s 25,000 pre-match simulations saw Egypt emerge with a slightly higher win probability of 38.6%.
There is not much between that and Australia’s win probability of 30.4%, which is close to the 31.0% chance of the game being level after 90 minutes.
This is the closest tie in the round of 32, with Egypt having a 54.0% chance of progression overall, compared to Australia’s 46.0%.
Image source, Getty ImagesSutton's predictionspublished at 13:18 BST
Australia v Egypt (19:00 BST)
Chris Sutton
Former England forwardI know everyone will be talking about Egypt's Mohamed Salah but I don't see him getting on the scoresheet here - or anyone else for that matter.
Both teams love to defend and to play on the counter-attack, and neither of them will be opening up. This is going the distance.
Sutton's prediction: 0-0 after extra time. Egypt to win on penalties.
AI's prediction: 2-1
Will Salah be fit for last 16?published at 13:16 BST
Australia v Egypt (19:00 BST)
Mohamed Kaoud
BBC News Arabic, Dallas
Image source, Getty ImagesEgypt remain optimistic the hamstring strain Mohamed Salah picked up against Iran will not prevent him from facing Australia in Friday's last-32 tie at the Fifa World Cup.
Salah suffered the injury in the group game that secured passage to the knockout stage for the Pharaohs, who are making their fourth appearance at a World Cup.
The North Africans reached the knockout phase for the first time after going unbeaten against Belgium, New Zealand and Iran to finish second in Group G.
However, celebrations following the 1-1 draw against Iran in Seattle were tempered when Salah was forced off in the 57th minute.
Scans confirmed the 34-year-old sustained a hamstring strain, but there is growing optimism within the Egyptian camp that the captain could feature against the Socceroos in Dallas (18:00 GMT), having returned to training on Tuesday.
The forward is undertaking an intensive rehabilitation programme and individual recovery sessions, with head coach Hossam Hassan downplaying concerns.
'It's massive for a country like Australia'published at 13:14 BST
Australia v Egypt (19:00 BST)
Ange Postecoglou
Former Australia manager on ITVIt's a great achievement for Australia. It was a tough group and to come second is fantastic for them. It sets them up nicely now.
It's another World Cup that they've got out of the group stage.
It's massive for a country like Australia. We're at that stage where we're qualifying for World Cups regularly and now it's about getting to that next level.
For a lot of countries like Australia and others at that level, for us to break through we've got to get to the knockout stages consistently and win knockout games - that's the next phase.
Been here before?published at 13:12 BST
Australia v Egypt (19:00 BST)
Australia have reached the last-16 stage twice before in 2006 and 2022. They lost to Italy in '06 and Argentina four years ago.
Seven-time African champions Egypt have only ever played one World Cup knockout match before, in the last 16 in 1934. They lost to Hungary.
Postpublished at 13:10 BST
Thanks Harry. So, Argentina v Cape Verde is on BBC Radio 5 Live tonight. Before that though Australia face Egypt on BBC One...
- get involved
Get Involvedpublished at 13:09 BST
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It's a win-win for Cape Verde, you either lose as most people expect you to & get to face Lionel Messi. Or you win, cause the greatest upset of all time and run out of ways to celebrate it.
Harry
Lopes will relish Messi duel, says Cape Verde defender's motherpublished at 13:06 BST
Argentina v Cape Verde (Fri, 23:00 BST)
Jana McCabe
BBC Sport NI
Image source, Getty ImagesThe prospect of facing World Cup record goalscorer Lionel Messi in a knockout game would strike fear into most defenders.
However, Judy Lopes believes her son Roberto 'Pico' Lopes will embrace the challenge.
The Cape Verde centre-back has helped the African side progress to the last 32 from Group H after draws against Spain, Uruguay and Saudi Arabia.
After finishing runners-up behind European champions Spain, they now face defending champions Argentina in Miami on Friday (23:00 BST) for a spot in the last 16.
Messi will lead Argentina's attack and has already scored six goals during what is expected to be his last World Cup.
"He'll relish the challenge of taking on Messi at the weekend and he's always very composed, confident and performs very well under pressure," she told BBC Sport NI's Nicola McCarthy.
"He just takes it all in the stride. He's very grounded, level-headed and he'll be well able to block out the noise that's around in this fixture.
"People don't realise he's very experienced at this stage. He's played through two Afcons [Africa Cup of Nations] and also spent 10 years with Shamrock Rovers and I don't think it'll faze him at all, and I think he'll relish the challenge and hopefully come out on top."
Messi record at World Cuppublished at 13:03 BST
Argentina v Cape Verde (23:00 BST)
Image source, Getty ImagesLionel Messi became the first man to score in seven consecutive World Cup games when he scored a goal against Jordan.
The goal was Messi's sixth of the tournament already - putting him level with France's Kylian Mbappe in the race for the golden boot - and a record-extending 19th World Cup goal.
Sutton's predictionspublished at 13:00 BST
Argentina v Cape Verde (23:00 BST)
Chris Sutton
Former England forwardWhat a story Cape Verde are. For such a small nation to make it out of their group is what the World Cup is about, and we now know just how good they are defensively.
They have already shut out Spain, but I don't see them stopping Argentina, who are probably the most streetwise team in the tournament, and you cannot look past Lionel Messi having the final say.
Cape Verde will beat Argentina 1-0 in World Cup clash, predicts presidentpublished at 12:56 BST
Argentina v Cape Verde (Fri, 23:00 BST)
Image source, Getty ImagesThe president of Cape Verde, José Maria Neves, predicts his country will defeat defending champions Argentina in the last 32 of the Fifa World Cup as the upstarts continue to "write their destiny".
"I think Cape Verde can beat Argentina 1-0," he said in an exclusive interview with the BBC.
"We are playing to win... when expectations are low regarding a team, and if that team has the urge to win, it is possible. A small nation like Cape Verde should make an effort to always do that - to permanently surprise people," he said.
His comments come ahead of Friday's clash between the Blue Sharks and Argentina's national side, known as La Albiceleste, in Miami at 22:00 GMT.
This the first ever World Cup for Cape Verde - a group of 10 islands in the Atlantic Ocean - who have now made history a second time by becoming the smallest nation to reach the knockout stages.
How did Argentina and Cape Verde get here?published at 12:54 BST
Argentina v Cape Verde (Fri, 23:00 BST)
Argentina cruised through Group J, winning all three matches and collecting nine points.
They beat Algeria 3-0 in their first group match, won 2-0 against Austria and their final group match against Jordan was a 3-1 victory.
Cape Verde finished second in Group H, they collected three points after drawing all three of their group stage games - goalless against Spain and Saudi Arabia and 2-2 against Uruguay.
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