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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — If the World Cup was the NCAA basketball tournament, then teams like Morocco and the Netherlands would have some serious anger toward the selection and seeding committee right now.

United States men won their first World Cup knockout game since 2002 and just the second in program history, but top scorer Balogun will be suspended for Round of 16.

The Americans had been heavy favorites to top the Bosnians, but the game became a nailbiter in the second half when a red card on U.S. striker Folarin Balogun set the U.S. on their heels.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — No matter what Mohamed Salah decides about his future with Egyptian soccer — more World Cups or not — the star striker can say he was the captain for the country's first victory in the knockout round.

The 2024 Copa America bracket took some intriguing twists. Two popular teams expected to make the knockout rounds didn't even advance past the group stage. Both the U.S. men's national team and Mexico finished third in their respective groups, which wasn't ...

Kylian Mbappé scored his fifth and sixth World Cup goals, leading France to a World Cup knockout round win Tuesday. Mexico and Norway also advanced.

Kalshi offers a $10 trading bonus with referral code OREGONLIVE1 for new users on World Cup markets, with Switzerland favored over Algeria in the knockout round.