Austria and Algeria advance to World Cup round of 32, Iran eliminated

Published 28 Jun, 2026 11:26am 1 min read

Austria and Algeria were the last two teams to advance to the World Cup 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.

Algeria and Austria exchange late goals ​to both advance.

Iran needed either Algeria or ​Austria to prevail to move on to ⁠the knockout phase for the first time.

Algeria to ​face Switzerland at BC Place, Vancouver, on July 2.

Austria ​to meet Spain at the Los Angeles Stadium on July 2.

Round of 32 fixtures:

South Africa v Canada, June 28, Los Angeles ​Stadium

Brazil v Japan, June 29, Houston Stadium

Germany v ​Paraguay, June 29, Boston Stadium

Netherlands v Morocco, June 29, Estadio ‌Monterrey

Ivory ⁠Coast v Norway, June 30, Dallas Stadium

France v Sweden, June 30, New York

Mexico v Ecuador, June 30, Mexico City Stadium

England v DR ​Congo, July 1, ​Atlanta Stadium

Belgium ⁠v Senegal, July 1, Seattle Stadium

US v Bosnia and Herzegovina, July 1, San ​Francisco Bay Area Stadium

Spain v Austria, ​July ⁠2, Los Angeles Stadium

Portugal v Croatia, July 2, Toronto Stadium

Switzerland v Algeria, July 2, BC Place, Vancouver

Australia v ⁠Egypt, ​July 3, Dallas Stadium

Argentina v ​Cape Verde, July 3, Miami Stadium

Columbia v Ghana, July 3, Kansas ​City Stadium.

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