The most important contest of the day for knockout round purposes is Argentina v. Austria, as both won their openers. The best competition of the day is likely Norway against Senegal.
Iraq and Jordan are both looking to mimic the success of the minnows from African and the Americas.
Dave Clark
Today's games
Argentina vs Austria
Time: 10 am (Pacific)
Where: AT&T Stadium, Arlington (Dallas), Texas
TV: Fox, Telemundo
Online: Fox One, Peacock
France vs Iraq
Time: 2 pm (Pacific)
Where: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
TV: Fox, Telemundo
Online: Fox One, Peacock
Norway vs Senegal
Time: 5 pm (Pacific)
Where: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford (New York), New Jersey
TV: Fox, Telemundo
Online: Fox One, Peacock
Jordan vs Algeria
Time: 8 pm (Pacific)
Where: Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara (San Francisco), California
TV: FS1, Telemundo
Online: Fox One, Peacock
All matches are available on iHeartRadio as well.
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What’s interesting today?
- Every appearance by Messi is wonder. His first match was the standard of the round. As Miami collects another World Cup player can they ride the success of Argentina to even more trophies?
- Nashville's Ahmed Qasem barely saw the field in Iraq's opening loss. After failing to generate much of an attack against Norway and facing an even stronger France, will their coach make changes?
- Mbappé might be the epitome of a low-touch forward these days. The man needs a millisecond to change games.
- What Kylian does with speed, Erling Braut Haaland does with power. The dichotomy of successful, elite players could not be more extreme on a day where matches include Messi, Mbappé, and Haaland.
- Jordan is tied for the worst team at attempting defensive line-breaking passes after round one. The team they're tied with? Tournament giants Argentina. Not all stats are predictive.
- Algeria is one of the rare teams yet to score.
