England to Face DR Congo, Argentina to Meet Cape Verde in World Cup Round of 32

England will face DR Congo in a Round of 32 match at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Al Jazeera reported. Argentina is scheduled to play Cape Verde, and Belgium will meet Senegal on Wednesday in Seattle. Opta simulations give England an 82.0 percent chance of reaching the Round of 16 against DR Congo.

The same models assign England a 73.9 percent chance of winning inside 90 minutes, DR Congo an 11.3 percent chance and a draw a 14.8 percent probability. Belgium holds a 45.4 percent. The United States hold a 76.

The Americans have a 67. Canada, Brazil, Paraguay, Morocco, Norway, France and Mexico have already advanced to the Round of 16. South Africa, Japan, Germany, the Netherlands, Ivory Coast, Sweden and Ecuador have been eliminated.

Mexico defeated Ecuador 2-0 after the match was delayed one hour by stormy weather. Julian Quinones and Raul Jimenez scored for Mexico, which reached the fifth game of a World Cup for the first time since 1986. The team remains unbeaten in its last 10 World Cup matches at the Azteca.

France defeated Sweden 3-0. Kylian Mbappe scored twice to reach 10 goals in World Cup knockout-stage matches, the most ever. He now has 18 World Cup goals overall, one behind Lionel Messi’s record, and is level with Messi on six goals in the 2026 Golden Boot race.

Coach Didier Deschamps recorded his 18th World Cup win as a manager, a new record. France will face Paraguay in the Round of 16 on Saturday. Argentina won all three group stage matches against Algeria, Austria and Jordan, with Lionel Messi scoring six goals.

Cape Verde drew 0-0 with Spain and 2-2 with Uruguay before advancing ahead of Saudi Arabia. ” Cape Verde President Jose Maria Neves told the BBC: “I think Cape Verde can beat Argentina 1-0. ” The Netherlands lost to Morocco on penalties after a 1-1 draw on June 29 in Monterrey.