knockout
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The incentive is clear for Mexico, as the group winner will play the next two knockout rounds at Azteca Stadium, where El Tri has never lost a World Cup match.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026
Mexico, a co-host of the tournament alongside the United States and Canada, is aiming to reach the knockout stage of the World Cup and advance beyond the round of 16.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026
The “Meat Wall” acts as a loophole by trapping goalkeepers on their line, and experts expect it to be crucial in the World Cup knockout rounds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026
He added their aim is to try to get into the knockout stages as one of the best third-placed teams.
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026
Probably a knockdown or a knockout, he thought; maybe the brash kid had made good his boast.
From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers
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