Two more knockout spots are filled. The heat wave was undefeated too.

Who won yesterday's World Cup games?

One laugher, one sauna. That is the entire Round of 16 slate from Saturday.

Morocco 3, Canada 0 · Houston

Canada spent the first half making a real game of it, the way a wild card team hangs with a one-seed for a quarter before the talent gap shows up. Then Achraf Hakimi found Azzedine Ounahi on a free kick in the 50th minute, and Ounahi curled it home from the edge of the box. He struck again in the 82nd off a Brahim Díaz assist, and Soufiane Rahimi buried a third in the eighth minute of stoppage time just to make the final score look as lopsided as the game actually felt. The cruelest detail: Morocco's goalkeeper, Yassine Bounou, was born in Canada to Moroccan parents, and he made three saves to help eliminate the country of his birth. Morocco moves on to face France in the quarterfinals Thursday in Boston, its second straight trip that deep into the tournament. Canada's co-host fairy tale, the deepest World Cup run in program history, is over.

France 1, Paraguay 0 · Philadelphia

Paraguay played this one like a heavy underdog trying to run out the clock on a nationally televised upset, fouling early and often and daring France to lose its cool. It nearly worked. Then in the 70th minute, Diego Gómez clipped Désiré Doué in the box, VAR pointed to the spot, and Mbappé did what Mbappé does: calmly buried the penalty like it was a practice rep. Paraguay goalkeeper Orlando Gill was the actual story of the second half, robbing Mbappé twice in stoppage time to keep the margin at one. All of this happened in a heat wave that pushed field temperatures toward 100 degrees, with sprinklers running on the grass at every break just to keep players upright. Mbappé's goal was his seventh of the tournament, tying him with Lionel Messi for the Golden Boot lead and putting him one shy of Messi's all-time World Cup scoring record. France now gets Morocco on Thursday.

Who plays today? (July 5, 2026)

Same format as every Round of 16 day: one afternoon window, one prime-time window.

Brazil vs. Norway, 4 p.m. ET on Fox and Telemundo. MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey. Brazil has never beaten Norway in four all-time meetings, a stat that sounds fake until you remember Erling Haaland exists.

Mexico vs. England, 8 p.m. ET on Fox and Telemundo. Estadio Azteca, Mexico City. Host nation against a heavyweight, at altitude, in the building where World Cup history keeps happening.

What's the must-watch game today?

Mexico vs. England, 8 p.m. ET.Start with the setting: Estadio Azteca sits roughly 7,200 feet above sea level, and it is the same stadium where Diego Maradona scored the 'Hand of God' goal in 1986. Playing there is the soccer version of an NFL team flying into Denver for a night game and finding out in the fourth quarter that the air is thinner than they packed for. Mexico coach Javier Aguirre has publicly shrugged off the altitude talk, but England's Marc Guéhi came right out and called Mexico the favorites, which is not something a player from a European power usually says out loud before kickoff.

England still has the deeper roster on paper, led by Harry Kane, who is tied for second in the Golden Boot race with five goals. Think of Kane as the possession receiver who does not need twelve targets, just one good look in the red zone. Manager Thomas Tuchel has spent the week telling his players to stay composed rather than fight fire with fire, which tells you he is worried about exactly the kind of hostile, high-altitude environment Mexico is about to throw at them. The honest upset math: Mexico has the crowd, the elevation, and nothing to lose as the host nation; England has more talent and more World Cup pedigree. We broke down how altitude actually changes a match, minute by minute, on the GameDay School YouTube channel, so you know what to watch for beyond the scoreboard.

Mexico vs. England: what time and what channel is it on?

Mexico vs. England kicks off at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT (6 p.m. local time) on Sunday, July 5 at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. It airs on Fox (English) and Telemundo (Spanish), streaming on Fox One, the Fox Sports app, Peacock, or Fubo. Win and Mexico reaches its deepest World Cup round in decades. Lose and England moves on to face the Brazil-Norway winner in the quarterfinals.

What channel are today's World Cup games on?

• 4 p.m. ET, Brazil vs. Norway: Fox / Telemundo (MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J.)
• 8 p.m. ET, Mexico vs. England: Fox / Telemundo (Estadio Azteca, Mexico City)

Both games air on Fox in English and Telemundo in Spanish, with streaming on Fox One, Peacock, and Fubo. See the complete How-to-Watch guide or stream every game here.

New here? Start with these

Maybe Ounahi's brace pulled you in, or maybe the words 'Hand of God stadium' sent you down a Wikipedia hole and you ended up here instead. Either way, welcome. Knockout soccer runs on the same logic as March Madness: win or you are done, no next week. We translate every bracket, every seed, and every upset into NFL and baseball terms on the GameDay School YouTube channel. Subscribe and the rest of the quarterfinals will make sense fast.

• Start with How the 2026 World Cup Works for groups, the bracket, and how single elimination works from here.
• Use How to Watch the 2026 World Cup for every channel and stream.
• Catch up with yesterday's recap (July 4) for the Morocco-Canada blowout and Mbappé's heat-wave penalty.

FAQ: World Cup July 5, 2026

What time does Mexico play today?

Mexico plays England at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT (6 p.m. local) on Sunday, July 5 at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, on Fox and Telemundo. It is a Round of 16 knockout game: win and Mexico advances as host nation.

Did France win their World Cup game?

Yes. France beat Paraguay 1-0 on July 4 in Philadelphia on a 70th-minute Kylian Mbappé penalty, played in temperatures near 100 degrees. France advances to face Morocco in the quarterfinals on Thursday in Boston.

What channel is Mexico vs. England on?

Mexico vs. England airs on Fox (English) and Telemundo (Spanish) at 8 p.m. ET on July 5 from Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. Stream it on Fox One, the Fox Sports app, Peacock, or Fubo.

Why is Estadio Azteca such a big deal?

Estadio Azteca is the only stadium in World Cup history to host the tournament three times: 1970, 1986, and now 2026. It hosted the final both prior times, it is where Diego Maradona scored the 'Hand of God' goal in 1986, and it sits at roughly 7,200 feet of altitude, which is exactly the kind of home-field edge a host nation wants against a European power like England.