Portugal, Croatia set to battle in World Cup knockout game in sweltering Toronto
TORONTO — Fans in Toronto are expected to turn out in droves today to watch Portugal take on Croatia at the FIFA World Cup, despite a stifling heat wave and…
Mexico ends 40-year knockout drought, beats Ecuador to reach Round of 16
MEXICO CITY — Julián Quiñones and Raúl Jiménez scored goals in a nine-minute span in the first half and Mexico defeated Ecuador 2-0 on Tuesday night to break a 40-year…
World Cup Daily: Field filling out for knockout round
It feels like yesterday that Mexico and South Africa took the pitch at Azteca, kicking off the celebrations of yet another electric World Cup. We’ve seen all-time records broken, old…
Canada says star Alphonso Davies is ready to play as knockout rounds begin
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Alphonso Davies is available to play when Canada begins the World Cup knockout rounds, coach Jesse Marsch said Saturday. And this time, Marsch sounded like he actually…
Vlasic scores winner as Croatia beats Ghana to reach knockout stage
PHILADELPHIA — Croatia earned a spot in the World Cup knockout round, getting goals from Nikola Vlašić and Luka Sučić to beat Ghana 2-1 on Saturday. Ghana had already clinched…
Rafael Fiziev stops Manuel Torres at UFC Baku with highlight knockout
Sometimes “MMA math” works out logically, and sometimes there’s simply no sense to it. Fighter A defeats Fighter B, who holds a previous win over Fighter C. Then Fighter A…
Australia clinches knockout round spot with draw, Paraguay also likely to advance
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Australia and Paraguay played to a 0-0 draw Thursday night in a result that clinched a spot in the knockout round of the World Cup for…
Daniel Munoz scores, Colombia edges Congo DR to reach knockout stage
GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Daniel Muñoz helped Colombia break through Congo’s stingy defense and advance to the knockout stage of the World Cup with a 1-0 win on Tuesday night. Muñoz…
Canada looks to secure home advantage for knockout games
VANCOUVER — They keep moving the goalposts — the metaphorical ones, not the actual goalposts on the pitch — on the Canadian men’s team at the FIFA World Cup. Canada’s…
Explainer: How World Cup tiebreakers work, how teams advance to knockout phase
ATLANTA — The World Cup has reached that stage when mental gymnastics come into play to determine who’s in, who’s out and what’s needed to advance to the next round.…