If you want to see some of the best players in the world, then Tuesday’s slate of round of 32 games at the 2026 World Cup will feature plenty of them.Ivory Coast and Norway open the day in Dallas with Norwegian superstar Erling Haaland facing a difficult test against an impressive team that is one of Africa’s best. The second game of the day takes us to New York New Jersey Stadium, where Sweden will need a shocking upset to advance past a powerful French team — headlined by Kylian Mbappé, Ousmane Dembélé and Michael Olise — that has expectations of playing in the final at the same stadium on July 19.Finally, Mexico will be looking to continue its perfect group stage campaign int the knockouts when it hosts Ecuador in Mexico City. Defense will tell the story in this game as Mexico has yet to concede at this tournament.Here is all you need to know for Tuesday at the World Cup:When: Tuesday, June 30, 1 p.m. ETWhere: DallasTV: FOXStream: Watch three days free on FOX OneWhile Norway is the favorite in Tuesday’s round of 32 matchup at Dallas Stadium, Ivory Coast will be difficult to beat and enters this game in strong form. Norway finished its group stage with wins over Iraq and Senegal before losing to Germany with a heavily rotated starting lineup that did not include Martin Ødegaard, Antonio Nusa and Erling Haaland. Those players will all return for this game, and with them, Norway boasts one of the strongest attacks in the tournament. Haaland has scored braces in his first two and has lived up to expectations.Norway’s Erling Haaland Scores BRACE in Second Consecutive FIFA World Cup Match Ivory Coast had lofty expectations heading into this tournament after defeating France in Nantes earlier this month. Since then, Les Elephants have only lived up to the hype. Emerse Faé’s team conceded just two goals in the group stage, despite facing Germany and Ecuador. Physically, the Ivory Coast is one of the best teams remaining in the World Cup, but it also has a lot of skill. Its front line consists of wingers Amad Diallo of Manchester United and Yan Diomande of RB Leipzig — who is heavily linked with a move to Paris Saint-Germain — along with Villarreal’s Nicolas Pépé in the middle. While Norway, through Haaland, can score goals in droves, this game could be decided by its defense. Norway needs to improve in that area, as it has conceded at least one goal in each of the group stage games and has not kept a clean sheet in five…
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