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Brazil, World Cup and Japan
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Brazil take on dark horses Japan in the World Cup round of 32 at NRG Stadium in Houston today. Brazil topped their group to reach the knockout stage, while Japan finished as runners-up in Group F. The winners of today’s game will face either Ivory Coast or Norway in New York for a place in the quarter-finals.
France beat Senegal 3-1 thanks to a brace from Kylian Mbappe. Danny Parkins and Dax McCarty ask how impressive France’s win was, if Spain should be concerned after their draw with Cape Verde, and the biggest takeaway of USMNT thrashing Paraguay 4-1.
The USMNT has a 12-match winless streak against European teams, something that must change in the round of 32 to keep World Cup hopes alive.
A first half flurry from Mexico was enough for the co-hosts to register a first World Cup knockout win in 40 years as they advanced to the round of 16 with a 2-0 win at the Azteca. With the crowd roaring them on,
