World Cup July 3: Portugal-Spain is set, Swiss steel returns

A four-post Twitter/X pack for the latest Round of 32 shake-up. Use the images in order as neutral stadium atmosphere photos: cover, Spain angle, Portugal-Spain bracket drama, Switzerland reset.

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Portugal vs Spain is locked in.

Spain just handled Austria 3-0 behind a Mikel Oyarzabal brace, while Portugal survived Croatia 2-1 on a Goncalo Ramos stoppage-time header. The Round of 16 just got its heavyweight tie. 1 2

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Spain are not just winning. They are turning into a problem.

Austria got three put past them, Spain's unbeaten run hit 34 matches, and Lamine Yamal plus Pau Cubarsi gave this team a teenage knockout-start milestone not seen since 1958. 1

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Unpopular take: Portugal's messiest win might be more dangerous than Spain's cleanest one.

Cristiano Ronaldo finally had his first World Cup knockout goal, then Ramos stole it late. That is exactly the kind of chaos that travels in this bracket. 2

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Switzerland quietly did one of the biggest jobs of the round.

Breel Embolo and Dan Ndoye sent Algeria home 2-0, giving the Swiss their first World Cup knockout win since 1938. So who should worry more about them next: Colombia or Ghana? 3

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ESPN's tournament schedule listed Spain 3-0 Austria, Portugal 2-1 Croatia, and Switzerland 2-0 Algeria as the July 2 Round of 32 results, with Australia-Egypt, Argentina-Cape Verde, and Colombia-Ghana next on July 3. 4