Overview
- Spain vs Uruguay and Cabo Verde vs Saudi Arabia, which kick off on Friday, June 26, will directly decide the second‑placed team from Group H that Argentina will face in the new round of 16.
- Argentina has already finished top of Group J and is scheduled to play its dieciseisavos match on Friday, July 3 at 19:00 local time at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.
- Four other round‑of‑16 ties were confirmed earlier with dates and times: South Africa vs Canada, Brazil vs Japan, Netherlands vs Morocco, and the United States vs Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Group G remains fully open entering the last day, with Egypt, Iran, Belgium and New Zealand all holding mathematical chances to advance to the dieciseisavos round.
- The results complete the first phase of FIFA’s expanded 48‑team format that advances the top two from each group plus the eight best third‑placed teams to a newly added dieciseisavos round and concentrates key matches across multiple U.S., Canadian and Mexican venues with varied broadcast windows.