World Cup 2026 live updates: Argentina, Switzerland make quarterfinals

ZAGREB, Croatia — Zlatko Dalić is out as Croatia’s coach after a spell that included leading the team to two consecutive top-three finishes at World Cups.

“I leave with a fulfilled heart, proud of my contribution to the greatest successes of Croatian soccer in history, and I wish my successor, the national team and Croatian soccer many new successes,” Dalić said in a statement posted by the national soccer federation on Instagram on Wednesday.

The announcement came less than a week after Croatia lost 2-1 to Portugal in the round of 32 at the World Cup.

“I have always said that there is no greater honor than leading my national team, and that I cannot have a more important, more responsible, and more beautiful job than this,” Dalić said.

“The support in recent days has prompted me to reconsider my decision to leave, but... it’s about time. As much as I still feel the ambition and desire to write new successes with Croatia, I feel that this is the right moment to conclude this incredible era.”

The federation called Dalić’s time at the helm an “unforgettable journey” and said his departure was a “proud farewell.”

“Following nearly nine years, head coach Zlatko Dalić has decided to close his incredibly successful chapter with Croatia,” the federation said on X. “Head coach, thank you for everything — the victories, the achievements, the qualifying berths, the medals, the unity, the respect, and your unwavering commitment to fight for Croatia, both on and off the pitch.

“The results speak of your coaching virtues. The respect you’ve earned from your players, staff, and opponents speaks volumes about the person you are.”

Under Dalić, Croatia’s so-called golden generation, which included star player Luka Modrić, was runner-up at the 2018 World Cup in Russia and third at the 2022 edition in Qatar. It was also runner-up at the 2023 Nations League.

The federation did not immediately announce a new coach.

VANCOUVER, British Colombia — Ruben Vargas converted his penalty and Switzerland advanced to the World Cup quarterfinals with a 4-3 shootout win over Colombia after a scoreless draw on Tuesday.

Switzerland will next face defending champion Argentina on Saturday at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. Argentina defeated Egypt 3-2 earlier in the day.

Switzerland had not reached the quarterfinals of a World Cup since hosting the tournament in 1954. And the Swiss were shorthanded Tuesday without young midfielder Johan Manzambi, who was injured in training on Monday.

Vargas, who has scored two goals in the World Cup, also left Monday’s training early but was available off the bench and came on in stoppage time at the end of regulation.

Colombia defender Davinson Sanchez’s penalty attempt hit the crossbar and Switzerland goalkeeper Gregor Kobel saved an attempt by Cucho Hernandez.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino was among those at BC Place, where the sellout crowd was overwhelmingly clad in yellow in support of Colombia.

Colombia failed to qualify for the last World Cup in 2022. The team made the quarterfinals at the 2014 tournament in Brazil, defeating Uruguay in the round of 16 before losing to the host country 2-1.

The Swiss reached the round of 16 at the past three World Cups but failed to advance with a smaller field of 32 teams.

The match was tightly contested by two teams with contrasting styles, the Swiss with a more organized approach and Colombia more attack oriented. Switzerland had a slight edge in possession.

Manzambi, a 20-year-old midfielder who plays for German club Freiburg, had three goals in the World Cup and was one of the tournament’s breakout stars. The Swiss were also without Luca Jaquez and midfielder Michel Aebischer.

Gustavo Puerta had the first good chance for Colombia with a shot from distance in the 21st minute that was pushed away by Kobel.

The Swiss got one of their best opportunities in the 30th with Fabian Reider’s blast at Camilo Vargas, who punched the ball down. Minutes later, Vargas smothered another attempt from Dan Ndoye.

The Swiss had a free kick in the 52nd minute, but Reider’s attempt curled around the wall and went into the side netting.

In the first extra time period, Jhon Lucumi’s header hit the cross bar and caromed away as Colombia put pressure on Kobel.

Colombia and Switzerland also met in the group stage at the 1994 World Cup in the United States, with South American team winning 2-0.

Switzerland 0, Colombia 0 (Switzerland advances, 4-3, on penalty kicks)

This round of 16 match has gone to penalty kicks. Colombia is shooting first.

First round: Juan Fernando Quintero converts for Colombia, Granit Xhaka converts for Switzerland. 1-1

Second round: Davinson Sánchez off the crossbar for Colombia, Zeki Amdouni converts for Switzerland. 2-1, Switzerland

Third round: Jáminton Campaz converts for Colombia, Manuel Akanji sails it over the crossbar for Switzerland. 2-2

Fourth round: Cucho Hernández has his shot blocked for Colombia, Cedric Itten converts for Switzerland. 3-2, Switzerland

Fifth round: Luis Diaz converts for Colombia, Ruben Vargas converts for Switzerland. 4-3, Switzerland

Switzerland advances to the quarterfinals.

Switzerland 0, Colombia 0, 120th minute + 1

And we go to penalty kicks for the fourth time in this World Cup. Jaminton Campaz nearly scored in the 115th minute that would’ve put Colombia head.

Colombia 0, Switzerland 0, 105th minute

The teams remain scoreless midway through extra time, though Jhon Lucumi nearly broke through for Colombia in the 99th minute. Then Camilo Vargas made a clutch save in the 104th minute. Fifteen minutes-plus remain and if it remains scoreless after 120 minutes, the final spot of the quarterfinals will be decided by penalty kicks.

Switzerland 0, Colombia 0, 90th minute + 5

The final round of 16 match will require at least 30 more minutes to decide who gets the final spot in the quarterfinals of the World Cup. The winner will face Argentina on Saturday night in Kansas City, Missouri.

Colombia 0, Switzerland 0, 77th minute

The teams continue to slog through a scoreless match, but there was a collision in the box during a Switzerland threat that ended with some good sportsmanship.

Switzerland 0, Colombia 0, 68th minute

We’ve hit the hydration break and neither tam has broken through. Who will advance to the quarterfinals to face Argentina on Saturday?

Colombia 0, Switzerland 0, 46th minute

Action has resumed at BC place in Vancouver. Who will break through and reach the quarterfinals?

Colombia 0, Switzerland 0, halftime

The teams have reached the break scoreless in Vancouver, British Columbia. The winner will face Argentina in Kansas City, Missouri, on Saturday in a quarterfinal match.

Colombia 0, Switzerland 0, 44th minute

The teams continue to search for the opening score of this round of 16 match, though Switzerland had an opportunity in the 30th minute.

Colombia 0, Switzerland 0, 23rd minute

It has remained scoreless in the early going, though Colombia nearly broke through and forced Swiss goalkeeper Gregor Kobel to stretch out for the save.

The Swiss have made the round of 16 in four straight World Cups but have gone no further since 1954, when they reached the quarterfinals. Their 2-0 win over Algeria in the round of 32 was their third victory in this tournament, the most the Swiss have ever won in a single World Cup. Colombia earned its passage into the round of 16 with a 1-0 win over stubborn Ghana. Colombia’s 79 shots ranked second in the tournament through the first two rounds and its 28 shots on target was tied for third, but only five of those shots found the back of the net. On the other end of the field, keeper Camilo Vargas has three straight clean sheets and a 390-minute scoreless streak.

ATLANTA — Lionel Messi scored his eighth goal of this year’s World Cup on Tuesday against Egypt, extending his scoring streak to nine consecutive games for Argentina and moving to the top of a tight Golden Boot race.

The 21st goal of Messi’s World Cup career came in the 83rd minute off an assist from Gonzalo Montiel, leveling the game at 2-2 and making up for a saved penalty kick in the 19th minute. Messi’s goal came only minutes after assisting on Argentina’s first score of the game — a header from Cristian Romero in the 79th minute.

Messi has now scored in a record nine consecutive World Cup matches dating to Argentina’s title run in 2022. Tuesday’s goal marked his 13th in that nine-game span.

In the race for his first Golden Boot, Messi entered Tuesday’s match even with France’s Kylian Mbappé and Norway’s Erling Haaland at seven goals each. Mbappé held the tiebreaker with two assists. England’s Harry Kane is also in the running with six goals.

SEATTLE — Last fall, in an effort to inspire a national soccer team lacking in confidence and belief, coach Mauricio Pochettino came up with a slogan for this summer’s World Cup, one the U.S. would be playing at home.

“Why not us?” he asked.

ATLANTA — Lionel Messi did it yet again at this year’s World Cup.

The Argentina great scored once while inspiring his team to an improbable 3-2 victory over Egypt on Tuesday despite trailing by two goals with only 11 minutes to play.

The defending champions will next face either Switzerland or Colombia in quarterfinals on Saturday in Kansas City, Missouri.

Messi, who was in tears after the final whistle, scored his eighth goal of this year’s tournament in the 83rd minute to level the score at 2-2. It was his record-extending 21st at the World Cup.

Enzo Fernández scored the winning goal in stoppage time to complete one of the great World Cup comebacks. Cristian Romero started the rally in the 79th minute.

“This is a phenomenal group that never gives up,” Fernández said. “Four years have passed since Qatar, and we’ve come to enjoy another World Cup — and we want to win it again. That’s what we’re aiming for.”

Argentina had trailed 2-0 on goals from Yasser Ibrahim and Mostafa Zico.

Messi also missed a chance in the first half when his penalty kick was saved by Egypt goalkeeper Mostafa Shobeir. He later hit the post when the score was 1-0.

Argentina is bidding to become the first team to win back-to-back titles since Brazil did so in 1958 and 1962.

“I’m so emotional,” Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said. “What a group of players, brother.”

For much of the game, it looked like it would be a painful exit for the 39-year-old Messi in what might be the last of his six World Cups.

Egypt took a surprising lead in the 15th minute when Ibrahim got ahead of Lisandro Martinez to meet Marwan Attia’s cross and head the ball into the bottom corner.

Argentina was quickly given the chance to level the match when Haissem Hassan tripped Nicolas Tagliafico in the box moments later. Referee François Letexier pointed to the penalty spot and Messi stepped up with an expectant crowd waiting for him to score.

Shobeir had other ideas, diving to his left to block the shot for Messi’s second penalty miss of the tournament after also failing from the spot against Austria in the group stage.

Despite being the all-time leading scorer at World Cups, Messi has now missed four of eight penalty kicks at the tournament.

After Messi hit the post later in the half, Shobeir pulled off another great save to stop Julian Alvarez from close range.

Egypt thought it had doubled its lead in the second half when Mostafa Zico finished off a sweeping attack. But the wild celebrations were cut short when a foul earlier in the move was confirmed on video review and the goal was disallowed.

That second goal for Egypt did come in the 67th from a similar break, and this time Zico’s effort counted. It just wasn’t enough.

Argentina 3, Egypt 2, 90th minute + 2

Enzo Fernández’s header has put Argentina ahead for the first time. Three goals over the past 13 minutes has put the defending World Cup champions on the cusp of the quarterfinals.

Egypt 2, Argentina 2, 83rd minute

And just like that, Argentina has come all the way back. And of course, it was Lionel Messi, who collected his eighth goal of this World Cup tournament.

Egypt 2, Argentina 1, 82nd minute

Cristian Romero put Argentina on the board in the 79th minute off a cross from Lionel Messi.

Egypt 2, Argentina 0, 67th minute

This time, Mostafa Zico’s goal stood up. On yet another counterattack, Zico’s cashed in to extend Egypt’s lead.

Egypt 1, Argentina 0, 60th minute

It appeared Egypt had extended its lead in the 58th minute and put more pressure on the defending World Cup champions on a goal by Mostafa Zico off a counterattack. But the goal was disallowed after a review due to a foul.

Egypt 1, Argentina 0, 47th minute

The second half is underway as Argentina continues its search for an equalizer against Egypt. It is the first time since the 2010 World Cup that Argentina trails a match at halftime.

Egypt 1, Argentina 0, halftime

Egypt carries the lead into halftime as Argentina was unable to rally the rest of the first half. Lionel Messi became the first player in World Cup history to miss two penalty kicks in one tournament. Egypt, which had never a World Cup match before this year, is eyeing a spot in the quarterfinals.

Egypt 1, Argentina 0, 42nd minute

After Lionel Messi missed a penalty kick, Argentina has kept pressing for the tie. Messi clanged one off the post off a free kick in the 31st minute. In the 39th minute, Julián Álvarez looked like he was about to tie it, but Mostafa Shobeir deflected the shot away to keep Egypt in front.

Egypt 1, Argentina 0, 25th minute

Argentina was awarded a penalty kick in the 19th minute when Nicolás Tagliafico was taken down in the box. But Lionel Messi could not convert, with goalkeeper Mostafa Shoubir making the save.

Egypt 1, Argentina 0, 15th minute

Yasser Ibrahim has given Egypt the early lead on a header, putting the defending World Cup champions in an early deficit.

Cape Verde, the No. 67 team in the world, pushed top-ranked Argentina, the defending World Cup champion, to the limit in the round of 32 before Diney Borges deflected in a corner kick for an own goal with nine minutes left in extra time. Lionel Messi opened the scoring with his 20th World Cup goal. It was his seventh goal in four games. Egypt made its way to the round of 16 by beating Australia on penalties. Egypt, the oldest African national team, had never won a World Cup game before this year. It’s unbeaten in this tournament and two of the four goals it gave up were own goals.

“Do you have an extra ticket?” a man shouted outside SoFi Stadium last Thursday.

The World Cup has been drawing fans from around the globe. But for many, getting a seat in the stadium has come at a steep price.

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Some were lucky enough to nab $400 to $500 tickets through official World Cup lotteries, others paid thousands of dollars to catch the action IRL. Tickets for the upcoming USA versus Turkey match were selling for more than $1,400 on resale sites.

The demand has been so high that authorities have been warning fans about how to avoid ticket scams.

As crowds flocked into the stadium, we asked attendees about how much they paid to get into the most-watched sporting event in the world. Here’s what they shared.

Fox has adopted a new split-screen approach to ads during the World Cup’s mandatory hydration breaks, after a stir among viewers over how it had been handling the pauses.

At the start of the tournament, the network aired full-screen ads during the three-minute breaks, cutting away from the field during the opening match between Mexico and South Africa. Soccer fans complained that they were missing on-field action, and the backlash mounted.

By the Mexico-South Korea match last week, Fox had changed course, running split-screen advertisements for the first time: two side-by-side panels, one keeping the camera on the stadium while the other played a commercial. The approach hasn’t been consistent, though. For Friday’s U.S.-Australia match, the network reverted to full-screen ads.

SEATTLE — United States forward Christian Pulisic could only watch from the bench as Belgium extinguished his team’s World Cup bid, ending a tournament in which the American star was hobbled by injuries and largely ineffective.

The most accomplished U.S. striker, Pulisic was held scoreless in his second World Cup. He has 33 goals in 90 international appearances but has scored just once in eight World Cup games — against Iran in the group stage in 2022.

For the second time in this World Cup, Pulisic left a match in the second half with an injury, leaving Monday’s 4-1 loss to Belgium after twisting his right ankle when he extended for a shot attempt and hit the boot of Belgium captain Youri Tielemans in the 52nd minute.

After spending a few moments lying on the pitch, Pulisic began favoring the foot and was replaced in the 59th by Sebastian Berhalter with the U.S. trailing 3-1.

Having to come out of the game was “difficult for me to deal with,” he said.

“I felt really good this summer with the guys and I thought my level was high,” Pulisic said. “It’s disappointing I didn’t quite have the moments I was hoping to and to try to help us to get over this next step of beating a really good team.”

U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino said after the game he hoped Pulisic’s injury was nothing serious and that Pulisic would be able to reintegrate with his club, AC Milan. Players typically get 21 days off after the end of the World Cup before having to report to their clubs.

Pulisic was slowed by a calf injury during the group stage. After a sparkling first half in the first U.S. game, a 4-1 victory over Paraguay, he sat for the rest of the match due to stiffness from a calf injury incurred in training.

He sat out the Americans’ win over Australia before entering as a substitute in the group-stage loss to Turkey. Pulisic returned to the starting lineup for the Americans’ 2-0 win against Bosnia-Herzegovina in the round of 32.

He said Monday he will “try and stay positive,” adding: “I did a lot of good things and the team did as well.”

“He’s going to bounce back,” American defender Alex Freeman said. “He’s a great player and a person that’s always going to fight.”

Daiki Kaneko had only 24 hours before his World Cup journey took him to Dallas, where his home country’s squad will take on Sweden.

The Japanese soccer fan was making the most of it on Tuesday in Inglewood, snapping pictures of SoFi Stadium before taking in a different kind of monument: a space-age, two-story branch of the chicken chain Raising Cane’s, complete with a 308-square-foot screen, a mirrored dog sculpture and a massive halo hovering around the exterior.

For Kaneko, 25, who lives in the Tokyo suburbs, it was the perfect encapsulation of American grandeur.

SEATTLE — Is everybody happy now? You good, Mr. President?

Put our boys in a blender, President Trump did, with those phone calls to FIFA President Gianni Infantino. Messed with their mojo by politicking to get American striker Folarin Balogun’s red card rescinded.

SEATTLE — Jaysen Dickinson flew to Seattle from Vermont to cross an item off his lengthy bucket list.

“To see the World Cup and the U.S. play in the World Cup,” he said.

Kim Fletcher and her 17-year-old son Kelan caught a 5 a.m. flight from Sacramento last week for the same reason.

Remember when we were sure the World Cup would suffer from all the issues that had everyone seeing red before the first ball was kicked?

And remember when we were certain soccer could never catch on in this country?

Despite controversies over visas and ticket prices and transportation, and in spite of consternation over expansion and new rules, the game has, as usual, proved too good to fail.

Johnny Beig may have played in a semiprofessional cricket league in Australia, but this summer he’s a big fan of soccer in the United States.

It’s not just because he’s rooting for the World Cup team, though.

FIFA emblems are featured on jerseys that were created by the Dioz Group and distributed for all employees at the 16 FIFA World Cup venues this summer.

(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Last year, Beig’s Beverly Hills-based company, Dioz Group, won a $2.5 million contract with On Location, FIFA’s hospitality partner, to design, manufacture and distribute uniforms for all employees working at FIFA World Cup venues this summer.

Mexico lost to England 3-2 in the World Cup on Sunday night, yet thousands of Mexican Americans across Southern California took to the streets as if their team had triumphed.

El Tri was eliminated from the tournament in another heartbreaker, but fans set off fireworks, joyously rocked cars and were tossed in the air from Orange County to the Inland Empire to Ventura County and all points in between, just as if we had won the damn thing.

It was yet another early exit for a team that has never even made it to the World Cup semifinals — but no one wanted to dwell on defeat, because no one felt defeated.

On most mornings, in the heart of the San Fernando Valley, Mercado Buenos Aires is quiet. A few older Argentine men might sip coffee with medialunas and chat about soccer and politics in the family-owned deli.

But on a recent June afternoon, as Argentina faced off with Algeria in a group-stage match at the World Cup, soccer fans stood on tables, families in sky-blue-and-white Lionel Messi jerseys chanted in unison, and every goal sent the room into gleeful mayhem.

French soccer superstar Kylian Mbappé took to social media Monday to respond to racist remarks a Paraguayan senator made following her country’s 1-0 loss to France in a World Cup knockout round game over the weekend.

Mbappé called Celeste Amarilla, a 61-year-old senator from Paraguay’s Liberal Radical Party, “a despicable woman and unworthy” of her position.

And he was just getting started.

MEXICO CITY — Tears streamed down the faces of Mexican players as they saluted loyal fans at the end of their magical World Cup journey at Azteca Stadium.

Displaying tactical discipline and superior talent, the English national team defeated Mexico 3-2 with a lineup reduced to 10 men on Sunday night. England advanced to the World Cup quarterfinals, dashing Mexico’s dreams of finally advancing past the round of 16.

Mexico’s inspiring run as World Cup co-hosts with an unbeaten record was no match for a stellar performance by Jude Bellingham — who scored two goals in the span of two minutes in the first half — and another goal by star striker Harry Kane, who converted a penalty kick in the second half.

SEATTLE — For three weeks, it was the best World Cup ever for the U.S.

The Americans scored more goals, won more games and generated more interest than any U.S. team in history. But all that glory gave way to grief Monday when a 4-1 loss to Belgium brought the U.S. crashing back to Earth.

Belgium never trailed, getting two first-half goals from Charles De Ketelaere and two in the second half from Hans Vanaken and Romelu Lukaku to clinch a spot in the tournament quarterfinals, where it will face Spain on Friday at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. For the U.S., whose lone goal came from Malik Tillman, its World Cup ended in the round of 16 for a fourth straight time.

“Today,” midfielder Tyler Adams said, “wasn’t a good day.”

The round of 16 is nearly complete at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with tournament co-hosts U.S., Canada and Mexico already eliminated.

Two games remain in the round of 16 before the quarterfinals begin Thursday.

The first 26 days of the 2026 FIFA World Cup offered plenty of memorable moments.

Check out The Times’ daily recaps ahead of Tuesday’s two-game slate:

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July 3, 2026

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July 2, 2026

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July 1, 2026

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June 29, 2026

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June 28, 2026

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June 27, 2026

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June 26, 2026

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June 25, 2026

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June 24, 2026

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June 23, 2026

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June 22, 2026

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June 22, 2026

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June 20, 2026

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June 18, 2026

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June 14, 2026

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June 13, 2026

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June 12, 2026

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