MOTD Live: FIFA World Cup 2026
Round-of-16 Match Eight
Coverage of the eighth round-of-16 match (Kick-off 9.00pm), which takes place at BC Place Vancouver in Canada. The concluding match of this stage four years ago proved to be memorable for several reasons, not the least the final score, as Portugal claimed a comprehensive 6-1 victory over Switzerland. This despite the fact Cristiano Ronaldo was left out of the starting line-up for the first time in a major tournament since Euro 2008 with Gonçalo Ramos making his first start instead, which proved to be a wise move as Ramos became the youngest to score a World Cup hat-trick since Flórián Albert in 1962. Others to get their name on the scoresheet were Raphaël Guerreiro, Rafael Leão, and experienced centre-back Pepe, who became the oldest player to score in the World Cup knockout stage and the second oldest to score at any stage, behind Cameroon's Roger Milla