World Cup Round of 32 Set to Begin as 32 Teams Battle for Knockou

Sports Reporter

Published: 06:56 PM, 28 June 2026

The Round of 32 gets underway with South Africa taking on Canada in Los Angeles at 1:00 am Bangladesh time (early hours of June 29). One of the marquee fixtures of the round sees five-time champions Brazil face Japan on the night of June 29.

Here is the complete Round of 32 schedule (Bangladesh time):

Date & Time	Fixture	Venue
June 29, 1:00 am	South Africa vs Canada	Los Angeles Stadium
June 29, 11:00 pm	Brazil vs Japan	Houston Stadium
June 30, 2:30 am	Germany vs Paraguay	Boston
June 30, 7:00 am	Netherlands vs Morocco	Estadio Monterrey
June 30, 11:00 pm	Ivory Coast vs Norway	Dallas
July 1, 3:00 am	France vs Sweden	New Jersey
July 1, 7:00 am	Mexico vs Ecuador	Mexico City
July 1, 10:00 pm	England vs DR Congo	Atlanta
July 2, 2:00 am	Belgium vs Senegal	Seattle
July 2, 6:00 am	United States vs Bosnia and Herzegovina	San Francisco
July 3, 1:00 am	Spain vs Austria	Los Angeles
July 3, 5:00 am	Portugal vs Croatia	Toronto
July 3, 9:00 am	Switzerland vs Algeria	Vancouver
July 4, 12:00 am	Australia vs Egypt	Dallas
July 4, 4:00 am	Argentina vs Cape Verde	Miami
July 4, 7:30 am	Colombia vs Ghana	Kansas City

With no second chances remaining, the Round of 32 promises high-stakes football as the surviving teams compete for places in the last 16 of the tournament.

MMR