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Ronaldo bids farewell, USA eliminated, and Mbappe slams racism at World Cup
Cristiano Ronaldo played his final match for Portugal as the USA were knocked out by Belgium in the 2026 World Cup. Egypt head coach Hossam Hassan spoke about Palestine, and Kylian Mbappe hit back at a racist senator.
The round of 16 excitement continues at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Notable events unfolded ahead of Tuesday's Argentina-Egypt and Switzerland-Colombia matches.
Tuesday's match schedule
Argentina and Egypt will meet at Atlanta Stadium at 19:00 Turkish Standard Time. The Switzerland-Colombia clash will start at BC Place in Vancouver at 23:00 Turkish Standard Time.
Predictions ahead of Argentina-Egypt match
The two sides last met in a friendly in Cairo in 2008, which Argentina won 2-0 with goals from Sergio Agüero and Nicolas Burdisso. Lionel Messi missed that match due to injury.
According to Opta's supercomputer's 25,000 simulations, Argentina have a 69.1% chance of winning in regular time, while Egypt's upset probability is 12.3% and a draw stands at 18.5%.
Switzerland-Colombia matchup
The two sides have met four times before, with the last match ending in a 3-1 win for Colombia in March 2007. According to Opta data, Colombia's chance of winning in regular time is 41.9%, Switzerland's 28.2%, and a draw probability is 29.9%.
Emotional farewell from Ronaldo
With Portugal's elimination, Cristiano Ronaldo brought his sixth World Cup journey to a close. The 41-year-old star said, "I'm sad to leave the World Cup this way. I gave my best, my conscience is clear. This was my last World Cup, now I'll spend time with my family and think."
Ronaldo did not make a clear statement about whether he would quit the Portugal national team.
USA's host dream dashed by Belgium
Host nation USA bowed out after a 4-1 defeat to Belgium. Charles De Ketelaere starred with two goals and an assist, while Christian Pulisic was injured and goalkeeper Matt Freese's error led to a goal.
US player Tyler Adams expressed disappointment, saying, "We wanted to seize this chance and do something special but we couldn't."
Egypt coach Hassan's message on Palestine
Egypt head coach Hossam Hassan touched on the Palestine issue during the pre-Argentina press conference. Hassan, who earlier unfurled a Palestinian flag after the win over Australia, said, "Anyone who does not feel sorry for the Palestinian people is not human; whether they are Arab, European, or American."
Hassan compared the world's reaction to civilian casualties in Gaza with the sensitivity shown to animal rights, saying that thousands of people losing their lives in one day should not be normalized.
Mbappe's response to racism by Paraguayan senator
France captain Kylian Mbappe hit back hard at racist remarks by Paraguayan senator Celeste Amarilla. Amarilla had posted insults targeting Mbappe after Paraguay's elimination by France.
Mbappe wrote on his X account, "Dear Celeste Amarilla, you are a disgusting woman and unworthy of your position. Because of your thoughtlessness and arrogant racism, the whole world forgot the historic effort of the Paraguayan players in this tournament."
Amarilla later deleted the post and apologized to Mbappe.
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