knockout
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Bellingham is the first player to score at least two goals in consecutive World Cup knockout matches since Diego Maradona in 1986.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
The 48-team World Cup, with an extra knockout round, made early meetings between group winners not only possible but almost certain.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
The general feeling was that if McGregor was to win he would need to land an early knockout blow and he clearly felt that was his best route to victory too.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
And the goal by LAFC’s Stephen Eustáquio in the second minute of second-half stoppage time to lead Canada to a 1-0 victory over South Africa in its first knockout game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
The knockout possibilities knock Dorcas out because here—with grown-ups and as in war—people play for keeps.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
Haaland's scoring is evenly spread, with four goals in the group stage and three in the knockouts.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
This is uncharted territory for both nations, who have previously never reached the knockouts.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
The Tartan Army were the best of it, a travelling support that tried to lift the team up and carry them into the knockouts.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
It means they may need to wait until Sunday to find out whether they will reach the knockouts for the first time.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
Louis had battled his way through twenty-seven professional matches with twenty-three knockouts and no defeats to reach his current status as the number one challenger in the world.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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