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2026 FIFA World Cup knockout stage

Stage in FIFA World Cup

The knockout stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. Played from June 28 to July 19, 2026, the knockout stage will end with the final, to be held at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The top two teams from each of the twelve groups, along with the best eight third-placed teams, will advance to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination tournament. There will be 32 matches in the knockout stage, including a match for third place.

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OBSCURE WIKIPEDIA ENTRY OF THE DAY Mysterioso Pizzicato
Mysterioso Pizzicato, also known as The Villain or The Villain's Theme, is a piece of music whose earliest known publication was in 1914, when it appeared in an early collection of incidental photoplay music aimed at accompanists for silent films. The main motif, with minor variations, has become a well-known and widely used device, incorporated into various other musical works, and the scores of films, TV programmes and video games, as well as unnotated indications in film scripts. Continue reading
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