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England arrived in Mexico City to a less than warm welcome, with fans lining the streets outside their hotel to boo the squad ahead of their World Cup last-sixteen clash with Mexico. The atmosphere was hostile from the moment the bus pulled up, setting a charged and combative tone for what promises to be a fiercely contested knockout tie.
Meanwhile, Cape Verde are packing their bags, but they leave this World Cup having written one of its most remarkable stories. The tournament debutants, one of the smallest nations in the competition, captured global attention with goalkeeper Vozinha's heroics helping them earn a historic first World Cup point against Spain. Forget the superstars — this team became the soul of the two thousand twenty six tournament.
And in the round of sixteen picture, Colombia are through after Jhon Arias put them ahead inside the first fifteen minutes against Ghana and they never looked back. A one-nil win, controlled and composed, is enough to send the Colombians marching into the knockout rounds where the competition only gets harder from here.
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