Six champs, three hosts, one giant stage: World Cup 16th-finals begin
Argentina leads a stacked round of 16 featuring six past winners and three co-hosts; underdogs lurk everywhere.
The World Cup’s round of 16 is here, and it’s a knockout bonanza like never before. Defending champion Argentina marches straight into the knockout phase as one of seven past winners still alive. They’re joined by five other crowned heads—Brazil, France, England, Spain, and Germany—plus three host nations already through to the next stage.
