France, Norway and Mexico all advanced to the 2026 FIFA World Cup round of 16 with impressive victories on Tuesday. Kylian Mbappé scored twice as France beat Sweden 3-0, moving within one goal of Lionel Messi on the tournament’s all-time scoring list and setting up a last-16 clash with Paraguay. Erling Haaland netted a late winner as Norway edged Côte d’Ivoire 2-1 to book a meeting with Brazil. Co-hosts Mexico also progressed with a 2-0 win over Ecuador, thanks to goals from Julián Quiñones and Raúl Jiménez, extending their unbeaten run and fourth straight clean sheet before a round-of-16 showdown with the winner of England vs. DR Congo.
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