Live updates from Saturday's knockout round games at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Get the latest news, results and highlights from the 39-day tournament.

Kylian Mbappe scored his seventh goal of the tournament with a penalty kick, leading France to the quarterfinals of the 2026 North and Central America

The referee who officiated France's last-16 victory over Paraguay has come in for fierce criticism from sections of the French media. Ilgiz Tantashev, 42, from Uzbekistan, was judged to have lost control of the fiery encounter,

Brad Guzan, Bob Bradley and Kaylyn Kyle react to France's 1-0 win over Paraguay to advance to the Quarterfinals and face Morocco. They also preview Mexico-England in Mexico City.

Morocco beat Canada 3-0 in Houston on Saturday to become the first team at the World Cup to progress to the quarterfinals.

After France survived a contentious World Cup round of 16 clash with a 1-0 victory over Paraguay, French manager Didier Deschamps tried to take the high road. France somehow ended the match with all three bookings from Uzbek referee Ilgiz Tantashev despite Paraguay being the team who sat deep and defended.