FIFA World Cup

Switzerland will next face defending champion Argentina on Saturday at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. Argentina defeated Egypt 3-2 earlier in the day.

With the score in the knockout round still even after 30 minutes of extra time, a penalty shootout decides which team advances to the next round.

Messi, who was in tears after the final whistle, scored his eighth goal of this year's tournament in the 83rd minute to level the score at 2-2. It was his record-extending 21st at the World Cup.

Goalkeeper Unai Simón extended his scoreless streak to 609 minutes in Spain's 1-0 win over Portugal.

Belgium knocked out the US in the round of 16 for the second time in 12 years and extended its unbeaten streak to 18 games.

“Thank you to FIFA for doing what was right and reversing a great injustice!” Trump said Sunday on social media after Balogun's suspension was lifted.

Spain reached the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time since winning the title in 2010.

“Through your recklessness and your brazen racism, the entire world has already forgotten the journey and the historic effort that your players accomplished during this World Cup,” Mbappé wrote on X.

On the day before the round of 16 game, Ronaldo spoke to reporters for about 25 minutes and said he hoped it wouldn't be his last match and wanted “to enjoy what will be my last World Cup to the fullest.”

FIFA's ruling Sunday — to defer Balogun's ban for one year of probation — deviated from football's traditional rule of law and drew stinging criticism globally.

“I am just proud of the mentality and the attitude ... round of 16 it is a moment in tournaments when you find a way to win and we did it with pure mentality and heart,” England coach Thomas Tuchel said. “We overcame every obstacle that was thrown our way.”

Balogun received a red card for stepping awkwardly on the right ankle of Bosnia-Herzegovina's Tarik Muharemovic

The Americans opened the World Cup with a rousing 4-1 win over Paraguay and fans in Seattle had the seismographs jumping in the win over the Socceroos.