WORLD CUP DAILY, June 30: Canada to face #6

WORLD CUP DAILY, June 30: Canada to face #6-ranked Morocco in Round of 16 match Saturday

Published 7:00 am Tuesday, June 30, 2026

FIFA World Cup Trophy displayed at BC Place Stadium on July 26, 2024 in Vancouver. (Ethan Cairns/Getty Images for FIFA)

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Three matches were played Monday including Netherlands vs. Morocco, the battle of most interest to soccer-mad Canadians.

Morocco won in Monterrey to earn a Round of 16 clash with our Canadian men this Saturday morning (July 4) in Houston, 10 a.m. start Pacific time.

Ranked sixth in the world, Morocco are soccer giants compared to 30th-ranked Canada, who’ll be underdogs in Texas.

In other Round of 32 action Monday, Brazil beat Japan 2-1 in Houston before Germany lost to Paraguay 4-3 in penalties after drawing 1-1 through 120 minutes.

The current knockout round continues with 12 more matches this week — three a day until Friday, July 3.

Ivory Coast vs. Norway in Dallas, 10 a.m.

France vs. Sweden in New York, 2 p.m.

Mexico vs. Ecuador in Mexico City, 6 p.m.

England vs. Congo in Atlanta, 9 a.m.

Belgium vs. Senegal in Seattle, 1 p.m.

U.S. vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina in San Francisco, 5 p.m.

Spain vs. Austria in Los Angeles, noon

Portugal vs. Croatia in Toronto, 4 p.m.

Switzerland vs. Algeria in Vancouver, 8 p.m.

Australia vs. Egypt in Dallas, 11 a.m.

Argentina vs. Cabo Verde in Miami, 3 p.m.

Colombia vs. Ghana in Kansas City, 6:30 p.m.

Canada vs. Morocco in Houston, 10 a.m.

Paraguay vs. (winner of France/Sweden game) in Philadelphia, 2 p.m.

Brazil vs. (winner of Norway/Ivory Coast game) in New York, 1 p.m.

TBD vs. TBD in Mexico City, 5 p.m.

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