The spaces are filling fast as Spain, Belgium, Egypt and Cape Verde all reached the last 32 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup being co-hosted by USA, Canada and Mexico.
England are through to the last 32 before they play Panama in New York at 22:00 BST – full fixtures here
If England win their group and DR Congo qualify in third, they will meet in the last 32, but as it stands Senegal will play Thomas Tuchel’s side
Scotland’s chances of progression fall to 0.07% according to Opta
Cape Verde’s date with destiny against defending champions Argentina in Miami is one of nine last-32 ties that have been confirmed.
Speaking on Cape Verde, Gary Neville, a former England defender said on ITV, “I think those sceptics who thought expanding the World Cup wasn’t the right thing might be rethinking it watching these Cape Verde fans because this is really special. A country of 500,000 people getting to the knockout phase”.
