World Cup LIVE: Knockout stages get underway as Canada face South Africa

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Welcome to Flashscore's Football Tracker, where we'll be bringing you all the news and updates as the knockout stages of the 2026 FIFA World Cup begin.

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Catch up on day 17 as it happened here.

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Live updates

13:00 BST - Speaking of Bellingham, manager Thomas Tuchel was full of praise for the young midfielder after his goal and assist.

"He is just in a sweet spot after his injury, he is just happy to play, and he feels free and he can just hopefully now also play with that intensity in a short period of time," Tuchel said of the midfielder, who turns 23 on Monday.

Read more: Tuchel says Bellingham in 'sweet spot' after starring role against Panama

12:40 BST - England sealed top spot in Group L last night after beating Panama 2-0, in a match that saw Harry Kane become the Three Lions' record goalscorer in World Cups.

Teammate Jude Bellingham was full of praise, labelling him the best England player ever.

"He's the best England player of all time. He's the one who showed up more than anyone, more than any England player. And so it's quite easy to play with him."

Read more: Bellingham heaps praise on England teammate Kane

12:20 BST - Flashscore's Ste Carson has taken a closer look at Scotland's situation, and what they need to change to break their streak of falling at the first hurdle in major tournaments.

Read more: What Scotland need to do to break group stage curse

12:00 BST - Perhaps the biggest story coming out of last night's action was the departure of Scotland manager Steve Clarke - who stepped down from his role just moments after their elimination from the World Cup was confirmed.

"The most emotional part of this goodbye is for my players, without whom we wouldn't have had any of the memories that we've accumulated from 2019 until now," Clarke said.

"They deserve all the praise and adulation that they receive and it was truly an honour to be called their gaffer.

"Thanks for having me and good luck to my successor."

Read more: Clarke steps down from Scotland role after World Cup elimination

11:50 BST - Good morning and welcome to Flashscore's Football Tracker! The 2026 World Cup knockout stages get underway tonight as co-hosts Canada take on South Africa at 20:00 BST - we'll have all the news and updates for their match right here.

Before that, some reaction from last night's games and the group stage as a whole - take a look at our match reports from the fixtures on day 17!

England 2-0 Panama - report.

Croatia 2-1 Ghana - report.

Portugal 0-0 Colombia - report.

DR Congo 3-1 Uzbekistan - report.

Austria 3-3 Algeria - report.

Argentina 3-1 Jordan - report.