At the end of the second of the three sets of group matches, seven teams have made it into the knockouts — Argentina, Colombia, France, Germany, Mexico, Norway and the United States — and five have been eliminated: Haiti, Jordan, Panama, Tunisia and Turkey.

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The German FA (DFB) on Tuesday stopped short of backing coach Julian Nagelsmann after Germany's shock World Cup elimination, saying there would be no business as usual after the "crushing" last-32 defeat.

VAR has changed how soccer is officiated and it has new powers at the 2026 World Cup. Here is how the video review system works.

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