USA's Pulisic, England's Bellingham In the World Cup Spotlight For Match Day 21

The knockout round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup rolls on, and Wednesday will see three more teams advance and three more teams exit the tournament after the round of 32. In the opening game, contending England will hope to end the Cinderella run of the DR Congo when the teams face off in Atlanta.

The second game takes us to Vancouver, Canada, where Belgium and Senegal are both coming off five-goal blowout wins in their respective group stage finales.

Finally, co-hosts the United States will return to action at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium and look for just its second-ever knockout win when it hosts a Bosnia and Herzegovina team that will be a challenge with its youthful roster.

Here is everything you need to know for Wednesday at the World Cup.

When: Wednesday, July 1, 12 p.m. ET

Where: Atlanta

TV: FOX

Stream: Watch three days free on FOX One

Contenders England take on one of the tournament’s fairytale stories in the DR Congo.

England entered the World Cup as one of the teams with a realistic chance of winning the title. Thus far, it's been decent but hasn’t played like a superpower along the lines of France, Spain or Argentina. The Three Lions were at their best in the second half of their opening 4-2 win over Croatia. After that, it was pedestrian efforts in a 0-0 draw with Ghana followed by a 2-0 win over Panama where the English needed 62 minutes before getting on the board.

England has plenty of firepower offensively with one of the game’s best center forwards in Harry Kane, a deep selection of wing options that includes Marcus Rashford and Bukayo Saka and Jude Bellingham in the middle.

The biggest concern for England’s starting lineup is at right back, as both Reece James and Jarell Quansah are sidelined