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      <title>Austria and Algeria advance to World Cup round of 32, Iran eliminated</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Austria and Algeria were the last two teams to advance to the &lt;a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.reuters.com/sports/world-cup/"&gt;World Cup&lt;/a&gt; round of ​32 after battling to a 3-3 draw in ‌Kansas City on Saturday in a result that sent Iran out of the tournament.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Algeria and Austria exchange late goals ​to both advance.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Iran needed either Algeria or ​Austria to prevail to move on to ⁠the knockout phase for the first time.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Algeria to ​face Switzerland at BC Place, Vancouver, on July 2.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Austria ​to meet Spain at the Los Angeles Stadium on July 2.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Round of 32 fixtures:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;South Africa v Canada, June 28, Los Angeles ​Stadium&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Brazil v Japan, June 29, Houston Stadium&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Germany v ​Paraguay, June 29, Boston Stadium&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Netherlands v Morocco, June 29, Estadio ‌Monterrey&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ivory ⁠Coast v Norway, June 30, Dallas Stadium&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;France v Sweden, June 30, New York&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mexico v Ecuador, June 30, Mexico City Stadium&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;England v DR ​Congo, July 1, ​Atlanta Stadium&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Belgium ⁠v Senegal, July 1, Seattle Stadium&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;US v Bosnia and Herzegovina, July 1, San ​Francisco Bay Area Stadium&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Spain v Austria, ​July ⁠2, Los Angeles Stadium&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Portugal v Croatia, July 2, Toronto Stadium&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Switzerland v Algeria, July 2, BC Place, Vancouver&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Australia v ⁠Egypt, ​July 3, Dallas Stadium&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Argentina v ​Cape Verde, July 3, Miami Stadium&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Columbia v Ghana, July 3, Kansas ​City Stadium.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>Austria and Algeria were the last two teams to advance to the <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://www.reuters.com/sports/world-cup/">World Cup</a> round of ​32 after battling to a 3-3 draw in ‌Kansas City on Saturday in a result that sent Iran out of the tournament.</strong></p>
<p>Algeria and Austria exchange late goals ​to both advance.</p>
<p>Iran needed either Algeria or ​Austria to prevail to move on to ⁠the knockout phase for the first time.</p>
<p>Algeria to ​face Switzerland at BC Place, Vancouver, on July 2.</p>
<p>Austria ​to meet Spain at the Los Angeles Stadium on July 2.</p>
<p><strong>Round of 32 fixtures:</strong></p>
<p>South Africa v Canada, June 28, Los Angeles ​Stadium</p>
<p>Brazil v Japan, June 29, Houston Stadium</p>
<p>Germany v ​Paraguay, June 29, Boston Stadium</p>
<p>Netherlands v Morocco, June 29, Estadio ‌Monterrey</p>
<p>Ivory ⁠Coast v Norway, June 30, Dallas Stadium</p>
<p>France v Sweden, June 30, New York</p>
<p>Mexico v Ecuador, June 30, Mexico City Stadium</p>
<p>England v DR ​Congo, July 1, ​Atlanta Stadium</p>
<p>Belgium ⁠v Senegal, July 1, Seattle Stadium</p>
<p>US v Bosnia and Herzegovina, July 1, San ​Francisco Bay Area Stadium</p>
<p>Spain v Austria, ​July ⁠2, Los Angeles Stadium</p>
<p>Portugal v Croatia, July 2, Toronto Stadium</p>
<p>Switzerland v Algeria, July 2, BC Place, Vancouver</p>
<p>Australia v ⁠Egypt, ​July 3, Dallas Stadium</p>
<p>Argentina v ​Cape Verde, July 3, Miami Stadium</p>
<p>Columbia v Ghana, July 3, Kansas ​City Stadium.</p>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 11:26:03 +0500</pubDate>
      <author>none@none.com (Reuters)</author>
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        <media:title>Austria's Sasa Kalajdzic celebrates scoring their third goal with teammates. -- Reuters</media:title>
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        <media:title>Algeria players celebrate after the match. -- Reuters</media:title>
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