The national football teams of Brazil, Paraguay and Morocco won against their opponents in the round of 16 of the 2026 World Cup and won the right to participate in the round of 16 of this competition.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is being held jointly by the United States, Canada and Mexico.
According to reports, Brazil beat Japan with a score of 2-1.
Japan took the lead in the 29th minute through Kaisho Sano, but Casemiro equalized in the 56th minute and Gabriel Martinelli scored the Selecao’s winner in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time to send Brazil into the last 16.
In the other match, after a 1-1 draw against Germany in 120 minutes, Paraguay made one of the biggest surprises of the cup with a 4-3 advantage in penalty kicks and reached the top 16 teams of the World Cup for the first time since 2010.
Jose Canale converted the decisive penalty for Paraguay and this team will face the winner of the match between France and Sweden in the next stage.
Also, after a 1-1 draw against Holland in regular and extra time, Morocco won 3-2 in penalty kicks and advanced to the round of 16.
Cody Gakpo gave Holland the lead in the 72nd minute, but Issa Diop equalized in the first minute of stoppage time in the second half.
Ismail Sibari also converted Morocco’s decisive penalty into a goal so that this team will face Canada in the next stage on Saturday.
- Source: Afghan IRCA news agency
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