knockout
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El Tri has won only one match in the knockout stage — in 1986, when it defeated Bulgaria 2-0 at Azteca Stadium.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026
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
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
The flip side is the Scots are just one good performance away from making history by progressing to the knockout stages for the first time.
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026
She was wearing this knockout tennis suit, and here I was in my black jeans and army jacket.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
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