7M - Full Round of 32 World Cup fixtures revealed – Ronaldo and Modric brace for emotional final World Cup duel

The complete line-up for the World Cup’s Round of 32 knockout stage has been locked in, headlined by an iconic Toronto showdown between Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal and Luka Modric’s Croatia, a fixture billed as the last dance for two global legends.

Ronaldo and Modric shared six trophy-laden seasons together at Real Madrid from 2012 to 2018, lifting four Champions League crowns side by side during their time in the Spanish capital. Now aged 41 and 40 respectively, the pair will captain their respective nations in what is widely expected to be their final World Cup appearance.

## Full confirmed knockout schedule (all kick-off times listed in UK hours)
### England’s knockout path mapped out
The Three Lions take on DR Congo in Atlanta at 5pm Wednesday. Should Gareth Southgate’s side overcome their African opponents, they will travel to Mexico City’s iconic Azteca Stadium to meet the winner of Mexico versus Ecuador in the Round of 16. That Central American clash takes place at the Azteca in the early hours of Wednesday, kicking off at 2am.

Transatlantic and cross-continental battles

South Africa face Canada in Los Angeles at 8pm Sunday, while the Netherlands clash with Morocco in Monterrey at 2am Tuesday. The victors of those two ties will then collide in Houston for a spot in the quarter-finals.

Carlo Ancelotti’s star-studded Brazil squad face a tricky test against Japan in Houston at 6pm Monday. A Brazilian victory would set up a Round of 16 meeting with either Ivory Coast or Norway, who go head-to-head at MetLife Stadium in New York/New Jersey at 6pm Tuesday in Dallas.

Germany sealed top spot in their group despite a late loss to Ecuador, and now tackle Paraguay in Boston. The winning side will fly to Philadelphia to face the victor of France against Sweden, an all-European fixture at MetLife Stadium kicking off at 10pm Tuesday evening.

A mouth-watering Iberian rematch looms on the horizon. Spain eliminated Portugal en route to their historic 2010 World Cup triumph, and history could repeat itself if both nations navigate their opening knockout ties. Spain take on Austria at 8pm Wednesday, while Portugal’s date with Croatia in Toronto gets underway at midnight Thursday (early Friday UK time). If both advance, they will square off in Dallas in the Round of 16.

Belgium lock horns with Senegal in Seattle at 9pm Wednesday, before hosts USA welcome Bosnia and Herzegovina in San Francisco four hours later. The two match-winners will return to Seattle to battle for a quarter-final berth.

Messi’s Argentina chase deep tournament run

Lionel Messi leads Argentina against surprise breakout side Cape Verde in Miami at 11pm Friday night. A win for the South American giants would pit them against either Australia or Egypt in Atlanta; those two nations meet in Dallas at 7pm Friday.

Another emotionally charged tactical battle awaits in Vancouver in the small hours of Friday (4am), as Algeria manager Vladimir Petkovic comes up against his former national team Switzerland. The winner stays in Vancouver to take on the victor of Colombia versus Ghana, kicking off in Kansas City at 2.30am Saturday.

After weeks of group-stage drama, the field has been whittled down from 48 competing nations to 32, all now fighting to reach the World Cup final at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium on July 19.