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All of the matchups have been set for the World Cup's round of 32 with the knockout stage getting underway Sunday when Canada plays South Africa in Southern California. The U.S. will face Bosnia-Herzegovina on Wednesday in Santa Clara, California, while third co-host Mexico returns to its capital to take on Ecuador on Tuesday. Tournament favorite France returns to the New York area to play Sweden on Tuesday, with the winner of that game meeting Germany or Paraguay in the round of 16.

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As group play winds down at the World Cup, the biggest intrigue might not be who finishes first in a four-team group. It’s who finishes third. Teams that finish first and second in their groups move on automatically to the Round of 32. The United States, Canada and Mexico, co-hosts of the tournament, have all advanced, along with France, Germany, Brazil, Norway and others. The U.S. will face Bosnia-Herzegovina on Wednesday in Santa Clara, California, while Canada heads to Southern California to face South Africa on Sunday. Other marquee matchups are set, including Morocco versus the Netherlands and Japan versus Brazil.