Overview
- The full round‑of‑32 schedule was published for matches running Sunday June 28 through Friday July 3 with kickoffs and host stadiums set in Mexico, the United States and Canada.
- Argentina closed the group stage with a 3‑1 win over Jordan in Dallas and finished top of Group J, earning a Friday July 3 meeting with debutants Cabo Verde at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium.
- Mexico will face Ecuador at Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca in a round‑of‑32 fixture that is part of the staggered, multi‑city knockout calendar.
- The 48‑team expansion introduced this unprecedented extra knockout round to reduce 48 group qualifiers to 32 and to map winners into a fixed octavos schedule across North American venues.
- The draw produced surprise pairings and underscored tournament drama: debutant Cabo Verde advanced as a Cinderella team, Uruguay was eliminated without a win, and logistics for fans and teams will be complex because of tight dates and cross‑border travel.