Overview
- The last six group games played late on Saturday and in the early hours of Sunday, 27–28 June, completed groups J, K and L and decided the remaining teams that advance to the Sechzehntelfinale (round of 32).
- In Germany MagentaTV holds rights to all 104 tournament matches while ARD and ZDF split 60 games, including every match involving the German national team, leaving some late fixtures behind a paywall.
- Germany qualified from Group E despite a 1–2 loss to Ecuador and is set to meet Paraguay in the Sechzehntelfinale on Monday, 29 June at 22:30 MESZ in Foxborough near Boston.
- Kap Verde reached the knockouts for the first time after a 0–0 draw with Saudi Arabia combined with Spain’s result, earning a Sechzehntelfinale tie against Argentina and widespread international praise.
- Local authorities have authorised late-night outdoor public viewings of German matches by applying a federal noise-exemption rule, but organisers must limit volume and protect neighbours to keep the events approved.