Follow live updates and coverage on the 2026 World Cup games as the final matches of the group stage take place before the knockout rounds begin.

Three games into their World Cup campaign, Ivory Coast is pretty well settled in the Philadelphia area, with a chance to make history on Thursday.

Reuters is at every stadium for every game of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Below is a curated daily photo selection of some of the highlights so far, with the best of the action on and off the pitch, and the surprise moments that caught the eye of our editors.

All 48 teams in the World Cup have played exactly two games, so we look at the players and nations who were winners and losers.

A thousand World Cup matches. Many of them life-changing, several history-changing. Here are the 10 most iconic

Switzerland beat Canada to top Group B but both teams confirm their sports in the last 32 of the World Cup.

Canada lost home advantage as World Cup co-hosts after a 2-1 defeat against Switzerland denied Jesse Marsch's team top spot in Group B.

Switzerland and Canada both advanced to the knockout round as well. But the co-hosts' 2-1 defeat in Vancouver was a reminder that hosting a World Cup gets you a great crowd, not a free pass. Here are my takeaways from Switzerland's win over Canada: For a nation that went home pointless and goalless in 1986 and again in 2022,