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Bracketology and Mixology as the soccer Sweet 16 starts on July 4.

The round of 32 has been full of excitement. The C-U-M host nations have made it into the Sweet 16.

Extra time.

Kicks from the mark.

Old men pulling their team through at the last minute.

Goalkeepers’ carrying the hopes of an entire island country on their backs.

The superstars finding the back of the net at the right moment.

If you come to your favorite Five-Star-Dive-Bar don’t expect to use your full bar stool for 90 minutes plus stoppage time. In the words of Taylor Swift:

Can’t stop, won’t stop groovin’
It’s like I got this music in my mind
Sayin’, “It’s gonna be alright”
‘Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play
And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate
Baby, I’m just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
I shake it off, I shake it off (whoo-hoo-hoo)

Taylor Swift- Shake it off.
July 4–1pmCanada Morocco
–5pmParaguayFrance
July 5–4pmBrasilNorway
–8pmMexicoEngland
July 6–3pmPortugalSpain
–8pmUSABelgium
July 7–noonArgentinaEgypt
–4pmSwitzerlandColombia/Ghana W

Eat, Drink, Be Merry, Watch Soccer through July 19 at your favorite Five-Star-Dive Bar.

Round of 32 knockout June 28 3pmCanada (1-0 winner)S Africa
June 29 1pmBrasil (2-1 winner)Japan
4:30 pmGermanyParaguay (1-1 winner [4-3])
9 pmNetherlands Morocco (1-1 winner [3-2])
June 30 1pmIvory CoastNorway (2-1 winner)
5pmFrance (3-o winner)Sweden
9pmMexico (2-0 winner)Ecuador
July 1 12 noonEngland (2-1 winner)Congo
4pmBelgium (3-2 winner)Senegal
8pmUnited States (2-0 winner)Bosnia Herzegovina
July 2 3pmSpain (3-0 winner)Austria
7pmPortugal (2-1 winner)Croatia
11pmSwitzerland (2-0 winner)Algeria
Round of 16 knockout July 4 1pm CanadaMorocco
5pmParaguayFrance
July 5 4pmBrasilNorway
8pmMexicoEngland
July 6 3pmPor/Cro winnerSpain/Aust winner
8pmUSABelgium
July 7 12pmArg/Cap Vrd winnerAustralia/Egypt winner
4pmSwitz/Algeri winnerColombia/Ghana winner
July 9 4pmPar/Fra winnerCan/Morocco winner
July 10 3pmUS/Belg winner
July 11 5pmBra/Nor winnerMex/Eng winner
9 pm
Argentine footballer kicking ball past Saudi Arabian goalkeeper in penalty shootout
An Argentine player takes a penalty during a shootout against Saudi Arabia. Even when you ask AI to generate a general South American country, look who they pick and which player they reference.
Football player in red and white stripes preparing ball near blindfolded referee with crutch
A football player prepares to kick the ball while a blindfolded referee with a crutch watches on the field.

Dates to note:

That little international soccer tournament that is being hosted by Mexico, Canada and the United States starts on 11 June 2026.

Starting on Saturday, June 13 the fun begins with 4 games kicking of every three hours for the rest of the month. This is the first time 48 countries qualified for the tournament. G

DateTimeTeam Team
Sun, Jun 21NoonSaudi ArabiaSouth Africa
3 pmIranBelgium
6 pmCape VerdeUruguay
9 pm New ZealandEgypt
Mon, Jun 221 pmArgentinaAustria
5 pmFranceIraq
8 pm NorwaySenegal
11 pmAlgeriaJordan
Tue, Jun 231 pmPortugalUzbekistan
4 pmEnglandGhana
7 pmPanamaCroatia
10 pm ColumbiaDR Congo
Wed, Jun 243pm SwitzerlandCanada
3pm Bosnia-HerzegovinaQatar
6pm ScotlandBrazil
6pm Morocco Haiti
9 pm CzechiaMexico
9 pm South AfricaSouth Korea
Thur, Jun 254 pmCuracaoIvory Coast
4 pmEcuadorGermany
7 pmJapanSweden
7 pmTunisiaNetherlands
10 pmTurkiyeUnited States
10 pmParaguayAustralia
Fri, Jun 263 pmNorwayFrance
3pmSenegal
Iraq
8 pmCape VerdeSaudi Arabia
8 pm UruguaySpain
11 pmEgypt Iran
11 pmNew ZealandBelgium
Sat, Jun 275 pmPanamaEngland
5 pm CroatiaGhana
7:30 pmColombiaPortugal
7:30 pmCongo DRUzbekistan
10 pmAlgeriaAustria
1o pmJordanArgentina
Sun, Jun 28
Round of 32		3 pm
Mon, Jun 291 pm
4:30 pmGermany
9 pm