In a country dominated by cricket and rugby, it took a while for the sport to catch on. Now, with the Socceroos making a deep run in the World Cup, the country is fully behind them.

Egypt beat Australia in a penalty shootout at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The North African nation progresses to the round-of-16 game in Atlanta on July 7, where they wi

Australian soccer fans attending the World Cup match against Egypt at Dallas Stadium visited Arlington to watch the Texas Rangers play the Detroit Tigers, experiencing American baseball culture and even catching a foul ball.

La Roja came into the World Cup as the +450 favorites and saw their odds slip after early struggles in the group stage, but they shortened back to +560 after their latest win. Portugal, meanwhile, escaped with a narrow 2-1 win over Croatia and saw their World Cup winner odds shorten slightly from 14-1 to 13-1 as a result.

Matchday 22 of the World Cup saw the second-to-last of day of the Round of 32, with another 3 teams securing their spot in the Round of 16. In the first game of the day, Spain see

Switzerland faces Algeria in a Round of 32 match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup at BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia on Thursday, July 2 — here’s how to watch.

The Round of 32 fixtures at the FIFA World Cup 2026 came to a thrilling conclusion on Friday (local time), with Colombia becoming the final team to book a place in the next round.

Australia manager Tony Popovic made an interesting decision with only 44 seconds left in extra time in the Socceroos' loss to Egypt in the World Cup's round of 32 on Friday, July 3. He subbed out his goalkeeper for penalty kicks.