FIFA World Cup 2026 - Round of 32 (Part 2) Quiz

Answer: 3

In the 1st minute Spain broke down the left and Lamine Yamal's shot from the edge of the area was well held by keeper Alexander Schlager. In the 7th minute a cross into the area from Austria's Marcel Sabitzer just eluded the head of Michael Gregoritsch. In the 19th minute Pedro Porro's cross was claimed by Schlager. In the 28th minute a pass into the six yard box was stabbed behind by Austria's Stefan Posch just as Dani Olmo was about to get a shot in. In the 29th minute Marc Cucarella appeared to have scored for Spain when he smashed for ball in following a goalmouth scramble from a corner. However, the referee had given a free klick for obstruction (probably by Pau Cubarsi) on Schlager. For reasons unclear, the commentator took about 30 seconds to cotton on, he was still talking about the goal, way after the players were looking unhappy/complaining. In the 32nd minute Yamal received the ball on the right wing and proceeded on a mazy run that took him along the byeline, before his low driven cross was deflected to safety by Schlager. When the ball was recycled Mikel Oyarzabal's shot from the edge of the area was touched around the far post by Schlager.

In the 36th minute, Cucarella's low cross from the left was side footed into the net by Oyarzabal as Schlager, who was unsighted, stood rooted to the spot. 1-0 to Spain. In the 38th minute, Lamal twisted and turned on the edge of the area and finally unleashed a shot which weas straight at Schlager. In the 45th minute an attacking move for Austria was eventually thwarted by the offside flag. In the 2nd minute of stoppage time, a 30 metre free kick from Alex Baena smacked the crossbar with Schlager beaten. When the ball fell, Cubarsi's header was deflected across goal by two Austrian defenders into the path of Yamal who hammered it goalwards, but Schlager was well placed to block the effort. Half time, 1-0 to Spain.

In the 49th minute Oyarzabal won possession in midfield and headed towards goal, driving his shot straight at Schlager. In the 54th minute Spain's Rodri had a shot which was deflected around the post for a corner. In the 61st minute Sabitzer's cross found Sasa Kalajdzic's head, but his header went over. In the 62nd minute Lamal's pass to Olmo resulted in the latter's shot being blocked. After 65 minutes Baena's short driven cross into the area was met with a thumping header from Porro. 2-0 to Spain. It was Porro's first international goal. In the 78th minute Ferran Torres' header at the far post sailed over the top. in the 79th minute some quick one touch passing from Austria led to a shot by Marko Arnautovic which went wide. In the 82nd minute, Posch's header went wide. In the 85th minute after some pinballing, the ball fell to Yamal whose snapshot was blocked on the line by David Alaba. In the 89th minute Cucarella's exquisitely curled cross from the left found a very unmarked and very onside Oyarzabal who sidefooted the ball past Schlager into the far corner of the net. 3-0 to Spain.

La Roja progressed, while the Austrians departed feeling they had not given a true account of their abilities in this match. Unai Simon's clean sheet was his fifth in successive matches at World Cup Finals tournaments, equalling Walter Zenga's record for Italy in 1990. Simon has now gone goalless for 519 minutes in World Cup matches, beating Zenga's record of 517 minutes from 1990. Spain progressed to play Portugal in the Round of 16.

Answer: 2-1 Portugal

In the 4th minute Bruno Fernandes side footed a low cross from Rafael Leao towards the Croatian goal with was saved by the keeper Dominik Livakovic, the rebound fell back to Fernandes only to have his next effort blocked by Josip Sutalo. In the 9th minute Pedro Neto's cross from the right just evaded the head of Cristiano Ronaldo. In the 13th minute Ronaldo smashed a 30 metre free kick into the wall, it was blocked by the nether regions of Marin Pongracic as he jumped. In the 16th minute a Nuno Mendes corner for Portugal was headed over by Renato Veiga. In the 23rd minute a Mendes cross was headed behind under pressure from Neto by Pongracic. In the 30th minute, a cross from the right by Neto again just evaded Ronaldo in the Croatian area. After 32 minutes a Fernandes cross was blocked behind for a corner. In the 1st minute of stoppage time another Neto cross was met by Leao whose volley went over the top. Half time, score was 0-0.

In the 48th minute Mateo Kovacic jinked into the box, but his shot hit the side netting after a slight touch from Portugal's keeper Diogo Costa. In the 53rd minute a cross from Josip Stanisic found Ivan Perisic at the back post who controlled and shot low past Costa. 1-0 to Croatia. In the 56th minute Croatia thought they had gone two up. Nikola Vlasic was played through on the right, his low driven cross was met by Igor Matanovic at the near post, but the original pass to Vlasic found him offside. In the 58th minute, Leao's screamer from outside the area cannoned back off the crossbar. In the 59th minute a Croatian attack saw Perisic's shot saved by Costa's legs. In the 61st minute a long ball was expertly brought down by Ronaldo, his next touch put it past Livakovic, but he was ruled offside.

In the 64th minute a Mendes corner found its way through everyone in the area for a goal kick. VAR recommended the referee take a stroll to the pitchside monitor to consider a penalty. Leao was being pulled back on the reply. Decision was penalty kick. By now it was the 68th minute. Ronaldo stepped up and put in down the middle. Score was 1-1. In the 75 minute Kovacic's shot from outside the area hit the post, Vlasic gathered the ball and his cross was headed down to Kovacic again whose shot was tipped over by Costa. In the 76th minute Mario Pasalic's cross from the left was controlled by Matanovic, whose eventual shot was blocked by Costa. In the 80th minute a long ball found Luka Sucic through the middle and his one touch and control saw the shot go in off the post. But he was offside.

In the 4th minute of stoppage time Leao's cross from the left found the head of Goncalo Ramos who made no mistake. 2-1 to Portugal. In the 12th minute of stoppage time a cross from the left was held by Costa. In the 13th minute of stoppage time a cross from the left by Perisic deflected off Pasalic in the six yard box, hit the Portuguese defender Ruben Neves, and Josko Gvardiol stabbed it into the net. However, after VAR review and another trip to the monitor, the referee ruled offside. No goal. Full time, 2-1 to Portugal.

Ronaldo's goal was his first in a World Cup Finals knockout match, which also made him the oldest player to score in a knockout match, eclipsing the record held by his fellow countryman, Pepe. Portugal progressed to pay Spain in the Round of 16.

Answer: 2

In the 6th minute a cross from the Algerian right saw Houssem Aouar mis-kick in the area and the chance was gone. In the 10th minute Johan Manzambi drove to the byline and his short cross was turned in by Breel Embolo. 1-0 to Switzerland. In the 14th minute Aouar's shot from outside the area ran weakly to Gregor Kobel. In the 16th minute some pinball in the Algerian penalty area saw Denis Zakaria have a shot as he was falling backwards, the ball spooned into the hands of Kobel. In the 37th minute Zakaria's header went over the bar. In the 43rd minute a shot on the turn from Fares Chaibi was gathered by Kobel. In the 44th minute a short dink across the area from Algeria's Ramiz Zerrouki went out at the far post. In the 2nd minute of stoppage time a snapshot from Ibrahim Maza went wide. Half time, 1-0 to Switzerland.

In the 1st minute of the second half, a Swiss cross was not cleared sufficiently by Rafik Belghali, it rolled out to Dan Ndoye, whose shot arrowed into the far corner. In the 50th minute Belghali's cross from the right was met by Riyad Mahrez in the penalty area, and his first time shot was blocked by Zakaria. In the 58th minute Ruben Vargas made space in the Algerian area but his fierce shot was so misplaced it went out for a throw in. In the 61st minute a Swiss corner sailed out at the far post. In the 75th minute a Swiss cross from the right was half cleared and fell to Fabian Rieder whose shot was also blocked. In the 81st minute a cross from Zakaria found Rieder at the far post with an open goal to aim at, but his side footed attempt came off his heel and the Algerian keeper Luca Zidane was able to bat it away. That was the miss of the tournament to date.

In the 88th minute Anis Moussa cut inside from the right and his chipped shot to the far post for a dive from Kobel to push it away for a corner. However, an Algerian player near the keeper changed the ruling to a free kick. In the 6th minute of stoppage time Switzerland's Noah Okafor was played into space on the left of the area, a first time shot looked on but he chose to cut inside and the moment was wasted. Full time, 2-0 to Switzerland. The Swiss progressed. The Algerians went home.

The last time that Switzerland had won a World Cup finals knockout match was at their own tournament in 1954. As the commentator put it: "No-one except those who were at the match saw it, because there was no television then. In the Round of 16, Switzerland played Colombia.

Answer: 1-1, Egypt won on penalties

In the 5th minute Australian Christian Volpato's shot from distance grazed the crossbar. In the 6th minute Jordy Bos advanced down the right and into the area but an interception from Rami Rabia cleared the danger. In the 13th minute a Mo Salah free kick was cleared, but the ball was recycled and the cross from the right by Karim Hafez was headed home at the back post by Emam Ashour. 1-0 to Egypt. In the 16th minute Omar Marmoush's shot for Egypt was blocked by Harry Souttar. In the 21st minute Zico was sent through down the middle but put his shot wide. The assistant referee flagged for offside. In the 35th minute a long throw by Alessandro Circati for Australia bound around in the area before rolling out to Aziz Behich, whose low hard shot was well stopped by the Egyptian keeper Mostafa Shoubir. In the 1st minute of stoppage time Mo Salah's back header was comfortably gathered by Australia's keeper, Patrick Beach. In the 2nd minute of stoppage time, Volpato's attempted curler went wide of the far post. Half time, 1-0 to Egypt.

In the 1st minute of the second half, Marmoush was fed into the area but sent his shot wide with only the keeper to beat. In the 55th minute an inswinging free kick by Aiden O'Neill was sent into a crowd of players in the six yard box and headed brilliantly into the net. Unfortunately for Mohamed Hany it was an own goal, his second of the tournament. In the 61st minute, Nastory Irankunda's shot for Australia was charged down. In the 86th minute Haissem Hassan's cross into the area was punched away by Beach. In the 88th minute Ajden Hrustic's corner was headed on by Jackson Irvine at the near post but struck Souttar and the ball was cleared. In the 3rd minute of stoppage time, Salah's cross found the head of Rabia whose header was tipped over by Beach with a fantastic reflex save. From the resulting corner the ball broke to Salah, but his shot was weak and easily saved. In the 5th minute of stoppage time Salah passed to Haissem Hassan whose first time shot was goal bound until being blocked by Souttar. Full time, score was 1-1. Extra time was required.

In the 3rd minute of extra time, Marmoush cleverly flicked the ball to Salah, but his shot flew over the bar. In the 23rd minute of stoppage time, Salah's mazy run in the area was blocked by Souttar. In the 25th minute of stoppage time, Marmoush's run into the area was cleared behind by Lucas Herrington. With one minute of stoppage time remaining, Australia replaced Beach with Mat Ryan, presumably with an eye to the penalties that were fast approaching. In the last minute of stoppage time, Hrustic's free kick into the box was headed down by Volpato to Mo Toure, whose shot that was going well wide hit a defender and ballooned into the arms of Shoubir. End of extra time, no additional score, it remained at 1-1. The 2026 World Cup tournament goes to its third penalty shootout. Here is the summary:

=== Souttar (AUS) - Tried to hit the top right corner but put it over the bar instead. Penalties: Australia 0 Egypt 0.
=== Saber (EGY) - Drills it hard to Ryan's right, gives the keeper no chance. Penalties: Australia 0 Egypt 1.
=== Irvine (AUS) - Places his shot to Shoubir's left, sending him the wrong way. Penalties: Australia 1 Egypt 1.
=== Rabia (EGY) - Sends Ryan the wrong way which is just as well as it was a poorly stuck kick. Penalties: Australia 1 Egypt 2.
=== Mabil (AUS) - Similar to the previous penalty, sent Shoubir the wrong way, rolled into the goal near the middle. Penalties: Australia 2 Egypt 2.
=== Salah (EGY) - A cheeky half chip into the centre of the goal as Ryan dived to his left. Penalties: Australia 2 Egypt 3.
=== Herrington (AUS) - Tried for the top right corner with Shoubir guessing correctly, but the ball clipped the top of the crossbar. Penalties: Australia 2 Egypt 3.
If Egypt converted their next penalty, they would have won.
== Hossam (EGY) - Struck it confidently low to Ryan's right as he dived the other way. Penalties: Australia 2 Egypt 4.

So, Egypt won the match 4-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw after extra time. The Pharaohs progressed and the Australians had to pack their bags for the long flight home. Ashour's goal was the 250th of the tournament. Egypt progressed to play Argentina in the Round of 16.

Answer: One

In the 25th minute Lionel Messi was played through into the area and his angled shot went wide of the Cape Verde keeper Vozinha, and the post. In the 18th minute a Messi free kick was easily saved by Vozinha. In the 29th minute Lisandro Martinez played a perfect lofted through ball into the area for Messi to run onto. Messi cushioned it on the run with one touch and without breaking stride, guided the ball into the net with the outside of his boot. 1-0 to Argentina. In the 39th minute Capo Verde's Jovane Cabral played a beautifully angled ball into the area for an unidentified attacker who overhit his cross. It was collected on the other side and recycled but the ball in from Ryan Mendes was easily cleared. In the 45th minute Enzo Fernandez tried a shot from the edge of the area which was sharply saved by Vonzinha. Half time, Argentina led 1-0.

In the 54th minute Deroy Duarte had a shot from outside the area which was well saved by the Argentine keeper, Emiliano Martinez. In the 59th minute Capo Verde equalised. A ball was played out to the right and picked up by Mendes who played a short pass through to Duarte, who shot low and to the far post. Score was 1-1. In the 63rd minute Messi was played through the middle but his attempt was saved by Vozinha. In the 73rd minute Messi's snap free kick was clawed away by Vozinha as it was headed for the top corner. In the 81st minute an Argentine low hard cross from the right was cleared behind by Pico Lopes. In the 4th minute of stoppage time Messi's free kick went low through the wall, was parried by Vozinha, and Fernandez's header was weak and collected by the keeper. Full time score was 1-1, the match went to extra time.

In the 2nd minute of extra time an Argentinian corner kick was headed by Alexis Mac Allister toward the far post, where Lisandro Martinez was in enough space to control, turn and shoot high into the net at Vozinha's near post. 2-1 to Argentina. In the 13th minute of extra time, Cape Verde equalised again. Sidny Lopes Cabral received a pass near the left of the penalty area, cut inside and struck a wonderful curler into the top far corner. Score was 2-2. In the 1st minute of stoppage time in the first half of extra time, the ball fell to Messi after a deflection. His snapshot was turned away by Vozinha. In the 21st minute of stoppage time Messi's corner was guided into the far side of the net via the head of Cristian Romero. 3-2 to Argentina. In the 26th minute of extra time, Sidny Cabral's free kick was well saved under his crossbar by the flying Martinez. Full time, 3-2 to Argentina.

So, Argentina won the match 3-2. The Albiceleste progressed and the Cape Verdeans went home to a hero's welcome. Lionel Messi had now scored in a record-extending eight successive matches in World Cup Finals tournaments. In the Round of 16, Argentina played Egypt.

Answer: Colombia

In the 1st minute Ghana's Thomas Partey sent a shot wide of the post. In the 14th minute a Luis Diaz cross from the right found Jhon Arias at the far post whose first time guided volley picked out the far corner of the goal whilst Arias' marker Caleb Yirenki was ball watching. 1-0 to Colombia. In the 20th minute a shot from outside the area by Diaz was easily held by the Ghanaian keeper Lawrence Ati Zigi. In the 33rd minute some determined ball retention work by Inaki Williams earned a corner kick. In the 39th minute a shot from Luis Diaz went wide of Zigi's goal. In the 40th minute Williams' speculative shot went over the bar and wide of the Colombian keeper Camilo Vargas. In the 1st minute of stoppage time a cross from Daniel Munoz was headed down towards the goal by Johan Mojica, but Zigi was down smartly to palm it away. Half time, 1-0 to Colombia.

In the 53rd minute Antoine Semenyo drilled a low hard cross into the Ghanaian area, only to find that none of his teammates had shown up to try and score. In the 55th minute Gustavo Puerta attempted a curler into the far corner, but Zigi dived to push the ball away. In the 56th minute Colombia's Davinson Sanchez's shot went high and wide. Moments later Colombia won the ball in midfield and Juan Portilla crossed the ball for Diaz to slide it in at the far post, however the offside flag was raised. In the 58th minute an upfield rain saw Puerta pass to Diaz in space, but his shot was saved by Zigi. In the 69th minute firstly Semenyo's shot was blocked and the Partey's shot went wide. In the 77th minute Juan Quintero fired a long range free kick high over the bar. In the 81st minute a Quintero corner was headed at goal by Sanchez but his effort was saved by Zigi. In the 84th minute Quintero's piledriver went just wide. Full time, 1-0 to Colombia.

So, Colombia won the match 1-0. La Sele progressed and the Black Stars went back to the Southern Hemisphere. Ghana and Colombia had never met in an international previously. Colombia progressed to play Switzerland in the Round of 16.

Answer: 0

Nobody managed a hat trick in the Round of 32. Only Argentina, Spain, Belgium and France scored three goals as a team, so the chances of individual trebles were low. Kylian Mbappe managed two for France against Sweden, Mikel Oyarzabal got a brace for Spain against Austria, Youri Tielemans notched a double for Belgium against Senegal and Harry Kane scored two for England against DR Congo.

Answer: Three

USA defeated Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mexico beat Ecuador and Switzerland downed Algeria all with a score of 2-0.

Answer: 2

Piero Hincapie of Ecuador saw red in the 95th minute of his country's 2-0 loss to Mexico. Folarin Balogun got his marching orders in the 64th minute of the USA's 2-0 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Answer: Norway

Norway led 1-0 and then 2-1 during their match against Ivory Coast, they were never behind. England trailed DR Congo until the 75th minute until two Harry Kane goals saved them. Brazil trailed Japan until the 56th minute and finally won 2-1. And then there was Belgium.

Belgium were trailing 2-0 until the 86th minute against Senegal, before equalising with two goals in normal time; and then scoring the winner right at the end of extra time.