Club World Cup: 6️⃣ round-of-32 ties you can't miss 🔥

Club World Cup: 6️⃣ round-of-32 ties you can't miss 🔥 It’s going to be fire! Here we go! The knockout stage kicks off this Sunday night with the round of 32. With this new format, there will already be plenty of blockbuster clashes. And so you can plan your schedule as best as possible, we’ve picked out the six fixtures you absolutely cannot miss! Brazil vs Japan - Monday 29 June (7pm) This is one of the most intriguing clashes of this group stage. After struggling against Morocco before raising their level, Brazil are about to take on an intriguing Japan side that managed to hold the Netherlands to a draw, despite the Dutch looking impressive in their other two matches. Seleção can still rely on Vinicius Jr, who has been at his very best at the start of this World Cup. 📸 KARL MONDON,MAURO PIMENTEL - AFP or licensors Netherlands vs Morocco - Tuesday 30 June (3am) This is probably the biggest clash of this round of 32. The runners-up at the last AFCON and semi-finalists at the previous World Cup take on a Netherlands side that made a huge impression in the group stage. It promises to be a fiery encounter, with one of the main outsiders already heading home. 📸 Darrian Traynor - 2026 Getty Images Ivory Coast vs Norway - Tuesday 30 June (7pm) Evenly matched on paper, this clash could have plenty of surprises in store. Between an unstoppable Erling Haaland since the start of the competition and an Ivory Coast side that came within inches of claiming Germany’s scalp, both teams have serious arguments for reaching the round of 16! 📸 Mattia Ozbot - 2026 Getty Images France vs Sweden - Tuesday 30 June (11pm) Probably the team that has made the biggest impression in the group stage, France will be facing their second European opponent in four matches. Up against Les Bleus is a Sweden side that seems capable of the best and the worst, but above all can count on a Gyökeres-Isak strike duo that must be watched like a hawk. 📸 Justin Setterfield - 2026 Getty Images Belgium vs Senegal - Wednesday 1 July (10pm) Two heavyweights who almost miraculously made it into the round of 32. Their paths have been strangely similar, with two very difficult opening matches before finishing with an attacking masterclass. Only a brave man would try to predict the outcome of this encounter. 📸 Michael Reaves - 2026 Getty Images Portugal vs Croatia - Friday 3 July (1am) Because it could be Cristiano Ronaldo’s or Luka Modrić’s last World Cup match, because these two teams probably haven’t shown their best football yet, because they are two historic World Cup nations... this is a clash not to be missed. We might even be lucky enough to witness Ronaldo’s first-ever goal in a World Cup knockout match. 📸 CHANDAN KHANNA - AFP or licensors This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.