Today's matches:
Portugal vs D.R. Congo - 19:00 CET
England vs Croatia - 22:00 CET
Uzbekistan vs Colombia - 04:00 CET
Live updates:
14:30 CET - There is still plenty of time until the first match of the day, so why don't you check some of our big features out before proceedings get underway?
How Lionel Messi dismantled Algeria as Argentina begin their World Cup defence
How England can continue their good recent form over an ageing Croatia at the World Cup
EXCLUSIVE: Otabek Shukurov on Uzbekistan's World Cup debut and a clash with Portugal
12:45 CET - Good afternoon and welcome to a fascinating day at the 2026 World Cup as the final eight teams play their opening games of the tournament. First up today, Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal begin their campaign with what should be a relatively comfortable game against D.R. Congo from 19:00 CET.
That is followed by Thomas Tuchel's England getting their World Cup journey started against Croatia in a rematch of the 2018 World Cup semi-final.
As always, check out our day six highlights piece and relive all the action from yesterday's thrilling matches here.