Morocco suffered an early setback when top scorer Ismael Saibari exited injured just 22 minutes into Sunday's knockout match. Here's the latest.

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Nico Williams and Yeremy Pino could return for Spain as they face rivals Portugal today for a place in the World Cup 2026 quarter-finals.La Roja cruised to a 3-0 win over Austria in the round of 32, but have still been carrying two injuries from the group stage victory over Uruguay.

Ghana's players said that the first-half injury to Marvin Senaya, and the impromptu entry of his replacement Alidu Seidu, was the decisive moment in the Black Stars' 1-0 defeat by Colombia in Kansas City on Friday.

Making matters worse for Brazil is that Raphinha is still hurting. The Barcelona star is recovering from a right hamstring strain in the group stage against Haiti. He has yet to return to World Cup action but is conceptually available to play Norway.

Canada’s last-16 exit to Morocco reopened questions over Alphonso Davies’ injury management, with the sidelined captain unable to help his team

France are aiming to become the second nation to make it to the World Cup quarterfinals as they take on Paraguay. Follow it live here, with ESPN.

An update to the markets of Lionel Messi has led experts to update predictions and odds for the Argentina–Cape Verde match on Friday, July 3, 2026.