Day 26 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup continues the Round of 16, with Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal facing an unbeaten Spain side in Dallas. The day closes in Seattle, where the USA looks for revenge against Belgium, the team that eliminated the Americans in the Round of 16 at the 2014 World Cup. Both matches air on FOX, with every game streaming live and on demand on FOX One.
World Cup Schedule for Monday, July 6
Portugal vs. Spain
- Time: 3 p.m. ET
- TV: FOX
- Stream: Watch 3 days free on FOX One
- Venue: Dallas Stadium, Dallas, TX
Portugal superior from Group Okay at 1-0-2 and wanted a stoppage-time header from Gonçalo Ramos to beat Croatia 2-1 within the Spherical of 32, a match through which Cristiano Ronaldo converted a penalty for his third objective of the event. Spain topped Group H at 2-0-1 and has not allowed a objective in 4 matches, using 4 objectives from Mikel Oyarzabal into the knockout rounds. The winner advances to face the USA-Belgium winner within the quarterfinals.
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The Actual Sociedad ahead was on the fallacious finish of unflattering headlines following Spain’s opening 0-0 draw with Cape Verde as Oyarzabal performed the primary half-hour with out touching the ball. Since then, nonetheless, he has 4 objectives in 4 video games. Because the begin of 2025, he has scored 16 objectives in 16 caps for Spain. For Spain, he’s the important thing to a victory on this sport, and stopping him is Portugal’s prime precedence.
USA vs. Belgium
- Time: 8 p.m. ET
- TV: FOX
- Stream: Watch 3 days free on FOX One
- Venue: Seattle Stadium, Seattle, WA
The USA went 2-1-0 by Group D and shut out Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0 within the Spherical of 32 to achieve the knockout rounds on house soil. Belgium completed 1-0-2 in Group G and wanted further time to get previous Senegal 3-2 within the Spherical of 32. The groups have met as soon as earlier than at a World Cup, with Belgium profitable 2-1 in further time within the Spherical of 16 again in 2014.
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The U.S. nationwide group’s finest goalscorer has had a wild week. He scored the decisive objective within the 2-0 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina within the spherical of 32 however was later despatched off for a straight purple card. On Sunday, Balogun’s red card was suspended by FIFA and the Monaco ahead will now be cleared to play.
The query might be how Balogun emotionally responds to this news. Will he have a burst of vitality? Will he be cautious? Additionally, how will Belgium reply whereas seemingly not seeing the decision as fair?
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Lalas & Mosse recap England-Mexico, Norway-Brazil, Balogun’s purple card, and preview USA-Belgium.
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