It's day 16 at the World Cup and team news is rolling in ahead of the conclusion of three more groups -- follow along with ESPN.

Cody Gapko and the Netherlands are in the knockout stage at the 2026 FIFA men's World Cup, but his heart is elsewhere. Read why.

Heading into the World Cup, much of the talk around the Netherlands had (rightly) been on a frontline that did not really hold up in comparison with the great names that came before it. There is still a lot of work to do before the cast of 2026 can be compared to Ruud van Nistelrooy or Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink,

Brazil's World Cup Round of 32 meeting with Japan on Monday ​comes with the chance for revenge for Carlo Ancelotti's squad and a test of how far he has taken ‌his team since a Tokyo collapse early in his tenure.

The ardent, orange-clad fanbase is taking over Kansas City on Thursday, June 25, when the Netherlands diehards (and probably some bandwagon locals) will make their way from the Power & Light District to Union Station in the Orange Walk,