Updated World Cup 2026 Bracket, Odds and Round of 32 Schedule After Wednesday's Results

The FIFA World Cup Round of 32 continued on Wednesday with three matches.

On paper, two teams (England and the United States) were heavy favorites over their opponents (DR Congo and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively), while Belgium vs. Senegal appeared to be a harder match to project.

Here's a look at how everything unfolded, alongside the updated knockout bracket, the latest Round of 32 odds, the schedule and recaps and highlights of all three contests.

Wednesday's Results

England def. DR Congo, 2-1

Belgium def. Senegal, 3-2

United States def. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2-0

Round of 32 Schedule and Odds

All odds via FanDuel. All times Eastern.

Thursday, July 2

• Spain (-950) vs. Austria (+610), 3 p.m. – Inglewood, California
• Portugal (-280) vs. Croatia (+220), 7 p.m. – Toronto
• Switzerland (-205) vs. Algeria (+164), 11 p.m. – Vancouver

Friday, July 3

• Australia (+116) vs. Egypt (-142), 2 p.m. – Arlington, Texas
• Argentina (-2000) vs. Cabo Verde (+1160), 6 p.m. – Miami Gardens, Florida
• Colombia (-500) vs. Ghana (+370), 9:30 p.m. – Kansas City

Wednesday's Recaps

United States 2, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0

The Americans are heading to the round of 16.

In a testament to how much expectations have risen around the United States men's program, it was expected to win Wednesday's knockout game against Bosnia and Herzegovina. And it delivered with a dramatic 2-0 victory behind goals from Folarin Balogun and Malik Tillman to go along with incredibly clutch defense down the stretch after the former was ejected with a red card.

While Balogun scored the first goal and drew the red card, it was goalkeeper Matt Freese with the initial highlight.

He recovered nicely with a diving save on a corner kick that was headed right to the back of the net, which maintained the scoreless tie in the early going. Balogun appeared to break that tie shortly after that, but his first goal was called back for offside.

Not to worry, as he buried another chance right before halftime to give the Red, White and Blue the advantage. It was a deserved goal as part of a dominant first half that saw him just miss another as his shot cleared the cross bar, and he drew a response from LeBron James himself:

Yet for as dominant as Balogun was in the first half, he—and the officials—put the Americans in an incredibly difficult position in the second half when he was issued a red card in the 64th minute.

It was a questionable red card at best, especially juxtaposed against some of the fouls that didn't even draw yellows before it, but it meant the United States had to defend the narrowest of leads with only 10 men on the field.

A game that the Americans largely controlled in terms of possession and chances prior to the card suddenly switched, as Bosnia and Herzegovina was able to generate momentum with the man advantage.

As if the frustration from the red card wasn't enough, Christian Pulisic appeared to provide some much-needed insurance with a second goal for the home team before he was called for offside. That seemingly kept the pressure on the United States defense, but it instead remained on the attack and took full advantage of a foul in a favorable position thanks to Tillman.

Tillman drilled the free kick past the wall and into the corner of the net to provide the crowd with the breathing room it so desperately wanted.

And it was enough breathing room to clinch a matchup with Belgium in the round of 16 as the defense and Freese continued to turn away every Bosnia and Herzegovina chance in crunch time.

England 2, DR Congo 1

Harry Kane's second-half brace guided England to a 2-1 win over DR Congo, who authored an incredible upset attempt in Atlanta.

DR Congo grabbed a 1-0 lead in the seventh minute after Brian Cipenga found himself all alone after a great cross from Chancel Mbemba. He snuck the ball between England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford and the left goalpost for the early 1-0 lead.

England maintained incredible pressure on DR Congo in the first half in search of its first goal, but DR Congo goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi became a brick wall on two shots from Jude Bellingham and one on Kane. He also got a little help from Aaron Wan-Bissaka.

There was some first half drama outside of Mpasi's play.

First, Yoane Wissa nearly gave DR Congo a 2-0 lead but hit the post.

Shortly thereafter, Kane went down in the box, but no penalty was called. VAR review confirmed the no-call.

In the end, DR Congo took a 1-0 lead into halftime.

In the beginning of the second half, Mpasi maintained his brilliance, denying Bellingham a third time.

However, Kane leveled the score at one after England's pressure finally resulted in a goal in the 75th minute. Anthony Gordon chipped the ball toward Kane, who headed it in for the equalizer.

The Gordon-Kane combination came through again in the 86th minute. Gordon found Kane, who authored a tremendous goal in the face of multiple DR Congo defenders and fired a shot in the upper-right hand corner of the net.

DR Congo had one more chance in the closing seconds of stoppage time when Bellingham fouled Wissa just outside the box. However, Wissa's attempt at goal went over the crossbar.

Credit to England, of course, for the dramatic comeback, but DR Congo deserves its flowers as well for a fantastic effort against heavy favorites.

England will now face World Cup tri-host Mexico at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City on Sunday at 8 p.m. ET.

Belgium 3, Senegal 2

Belgium was down 2-0 with five minutes remaining in regulation but scored twice in four minutes and got a penalty kick in extra time for the incredible 3-2 win over Senegal.

Habib Diarra put Senegal on the board first in the 25th minute off a rebound.

Sadio Mané's cross found Ismaïla Sarr, who headed the pass toward goal. The ball went off the right goal post, but Diarra was there to put it in the empty net.

Sarr got his goal in the 51st minute for a 2-0 lead.

Moussa Niakhaté fired a long pass downfield toward Sarr, who got behind Belgium's back line, made one touch with his chest and let the ball bounce once before firing a shot to the right side of the net.

Belgium's situation looked dire in the 85th minute, but Romelu Lukaku got one back after knocking one home in the six-yard box.

Diego Moreira prevented Senegal from clearing the ball as Belgium pressured the defense. The ball deflected off Moreira to Meunier, who fired a cross to Lukaku. The Napoli star took care of the rest.

Still, Belgium needed one more goal for the equalizer and had little time to get that done. However, Leandro Trossard delivered a great cross to Youri Tielemans, who took care of the rest and headed the ball in for the score.

The two teams went to extra time. Belgium had a great chance for the 3-2 lead in the 117th minute after Moreira's cross was deflected and found its way to Dodi Lukébakio, but his shot hit the crossbar.

However, just a few minutes later, Senegal was called for a penalty in the box.

Moreira fired a cross, and Tielemans was there to receive the ball. However, Lamine Camara was called for a penalty on the tackle.

For a few minutes of time, Senegal's Pathé Ciss stayed on the ground.

Eventually, Tielemans stepped up for the kick and put it home.

Tielemans' goal is the latest game-winner in World Cup history.

Senegal kept pressing though, and even earned a free kick just outside the box. Pape Sarr's shot was high, though, and Belgium escaped with the dramatic 3-2 victory.