Norway is through to the Round of 16 at the FIFA World Cup 2026™ after a hard-fought 2-1 win against Ivory Coast. Manchester City striker Erling Haaland scores the team's second goal. France is also through, after a commanding 3-nil win over Sweden. Kylian Mbappé scored a double, World Cup goal tally moves to 18 just behind Lionel Messi by one goal. Mexico celebrates first knockout win since 1986 with Julián Quiñones and Raúl Jiménez strike in first half, scoring 2-nil against Ecuador. Join your host Haylena Krishnamoorthy for this episode of World Cup Daily | The 90+ Podcast, as she breaks down the latest results from today’s matches, and brings you the latest on the Socceroos’ preparations against Egypt.
Is Norway through to the Round of 16?
What record did Mbappé set this time?
Did Jimenez score a goal for Mexico?
And how are the Socceroos' feeling, three sleeps before they face Egypt?
I’m your host, Haylena Krishnamoorthy, and in this episode of SBS News’ World Cup Daily: The 90+ Podcast, I'll bring you the biggest stories on and beyond the pitch.
Norway is through to the Round of 16 after a hard-fought 2-1 win against Ivory Coast.
Antonio Nusa gave the Norwegians the lead just before half-time.
But Ivory Coast responded after the second half, with substitute Amad Diallo making an immediate impact, to equalise after coming off the bench.
And with just minutes remaining Manchester City striker Erling Haaland scores the team's second goal.
Norway's fans in the stadium and outside perform the "Viking Row" in sync, as they chant "ro" to the beat of drums.
France is also through, after a commanding 3-nil win over Sweden.
Kylian Mbappé opened and closed the scoring in the second half, as Les Bleus took control before sealing a comfortable victory.The 27-year-old netted a double today, which adds to an extraordinary World Cup record.
But says their objective is to make the finals.
"No, no, I think that the objective, like I said, it is to go as far as possible. To go until the 19th of July (World Cup final), to return here and try to win. We will go step by step. And then, of course, the more goals you score, the more you go up in the rankings, I think that everybody already knows that. Also I am convinced that Leo (Lionel Messi) is going to still score goals, so I don't really look at it too much. I look more at the opponents that we might play and to what point we are getting closer to our goal, which is reaching the final."
Mbappé now has six goals in this tournament, and his career World Cup tally moves level with Lionel Messi on 18 goals - just one behind Messi's all-time record of 19.
Michael Olise was also a threat for the Swedish side.
French coach Didier Deschamp's side will now face Paraguay in the Round of 16.
Paraguay shockingly knocked Germany out yesterday.
Despite the result, Sweden coach Graham Potter says there is still plenty to be proud of.
"I thought the first period was quite stable, I thought we just stepped a little bit too much in the second period of the first half, it's not easy with the quality they have to maintain as much as we wanted but we probably got pushed back. And it's just disappointing that we couldn't hold on at nil-nil half time we could've got to maybe regroup but that obviously makes the game a bit more difficult for us."
Elsewhere, Julián Quiñones led Mexico with their first goal against Ecuador .
And Raúl Jiménez striking their second in the first half, winning 2-nil.
After a VAR review by the referee, Ecuador's Piero Hincapie - who was seen covering his mouth in confrontation with Mexican forward Santi Gimenez was given a red card in stoppage time.
A new FIFA rule in this World Cup bans players from covering their mouths during a confrontation.
Mexico will now head to the Round of 16 against either England or DR Congo.
Ahead of the Mexico-Ecuador match, I spoke to Michelle Yañez-Olivares.he's the founder of an independent media outlet, Amiga Mia, which champions Latin and Hispanic culture in Australia.
Michelle tells me football is deeply woven into everyday life across Latin America.
"It really starts at the grassroots, at the ground level with, you know, kids learning football as a means of getting close to community and, you know, build, we're building their community and also part of like sort of a family ritual and then it goes all, it sort of sticks with them until they grow up and it becomes a really big part of of identity, I would say. And so definitely for Mexico and Ecuador, you'll see that, you know, football is a huge part of a greater majority part of how they form a community celebrate the, you know, the country and also celebrate the culture."
She says Mexico has done an incredible job with its opening ceremony.
"I've got so much pride in seeing them be one of the host countries and, you know, if you look at their opening ceremony. I think something that was a moment of pride for a lot of people in the community was that, how they honoured their indigenous people in the opening ceremony and, you know, they showcase so many different artists, not just Mexican, but also, you know, Colombian like J Balvin and Shakira and stuff like that. So I think having them as a host nation has been amazing and being able to have so many different Latin American countries as part of this World Cup, you know, from the big ones that we know, like Argentina and Brazil down to the small ones, like Paraguay, like we saw yesterday has been has been really heartwarming and it's definitely bringing the community together for sure."
Beyond football itself, she's loved seeing Australian and Mexican fans embracing each other's traditions.
"Beautiful content of like the Mexicans embracing the Aussies and vice versa. Like you'll see each other really embracing each other and getting into sharing traditional customs such as like the Aussies are showing the Mexicans how to do a shooey, which is the fun tradition of drinking alcohol from a shoe. I mean, I would never do it, but it's so it's so fun to watch. And, you know, it's so synonymous to Aussie culture when it comes to like sports and sort of stuff."
She says wearing colours is how they showcase their culture.
"For Mexico you know, wearing the traditional Mexican hat would be one wearing, um, I guess for both of them wearing like the bonchitos, a boncho, wearing, obviously, you know, there was a beautiful video is all circulating on social media, of the Ecuadorean fans and generally with Ecuador, you'll see a sea of yellow. And there was a beautiful video of an Ecuadorean fan wearing the Andean condor, which is a national bird. They call them the king of the Andes, the condor. And he was dressed in that costume as he saw the last game of Ecuador."
And one of Michelle's favourite stories of the tournament has been Paraguay's goalkeeper, Orlando Gill - both on and off the pitch.
Gill has gained international recognition as Paraguay's World Cup hero for the sacrifices he made for his family.
Less than four years ago, after his son was born prematurely, he had to sell his kit to support his family.
Now attention turns to Australia's Round of 32 clash with Egypt.
The Socceroos know they'll potentially have to face one of world football's biggest stars - Mohammed Salah.
Australia's Jordy Bos says the squad has already begun planning for that challenge.
"Mo Salah is a top player and he's been at the top for a very long time and we'll definitely have to look at how we can stop him and Egypt, and we've already done a little bit about that and it's just fine tuning and seeing what the coach and staff have in mind to help us with that."
Socceroos' Ajdin Hrustic says belief inside the Australian camp is growing with every match.
"I think we can and I believe that we can get this far and let's take it game by game and see how we approach this one, prepare for it well and get it done."
Australia will face Egypt in Dallas on Saturday 4am AEST.
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Tomorrow, we'll wrap up England's clash with DR Congo, Belgium taking on Senegal, and the United States meeting Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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