{"id":6027,"date":"2026-06-28T06:37:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T06:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racingsport.xyz\/?p=6027"},"modified":"2026-06-28T06:37:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T06:37:41","slug":"world-cup-2026-england-progress-as-scotland-crash-out-and-messi-scores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racingsport.xyz\/?p=6027","title":{"rendered":"World Cup 2026: England progress as Scotland crash out and Messi scores"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"asset:7f354f41-e1ae-4c02-95e8-0e9867f6cbef\">\n<header class=\"ssrcss-1gu7x8n-Header e14e9ror5\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1de7kuz-HeadingContainer e14e9ror1\"><\/p>\n<h3 type=\"normal\" class=\"ssrcss-89o2pv-Heading e10rt3ze0\"><span role=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-189b1h2-HeadlineWrap e14e9ror2\"><span>The knockout qualifiers<\/span><span class=\"ssrcss-rcvhal-ServerSideTime e14e9ror0\"><span data-testid=\"timestamp\" class=\"ssrcss-19b8cwc-Timestamp ekpio9q4\"><span data-testid=\"accessible-timestamp\" class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">published at 07:15 BST<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ssrcss-crgz56-Time ekpio9q2\">07:15 BST<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><\/span><\/header>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Of the qualifiers, 13 are from Europe, nine are from Africa, five are from South America, three from North and Central America, and one from Asia, while Australia complete the 32.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Here is a full list of those through so far:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ssrcss-1ynsflq-UnorderedList e1q8fsc70\">\n<li spacing=\"rich-text\" class=\"ssrcss-ugdhan-Stack e1y4nx260\">\n<p>      Group A: Mexico, South Africa\n    <\/li>\n<li spacing=\"rich-text\" class=\"ssrcss-ugdhan-Stack e1y4nx260\">\n<p>      Group B: Switzerland, Canada\n    <\/li>\n<li spacing=\"rich-text\" class=\"ssrcss-ugdhan-Stack e1y4nx260\">\n<p>      Group 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