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the year 2026
2026 nián
2026年
World Cup
Shìjièbēi
世界杯
knockout stage / elimination rounds
táotài sài
淘汰赛
to begin / to start
kāishǐ
开始
，
multiple (teams)
duō zhī
多支
football team / soccer team
qiúduì
球队
today
jīntiān
今天
to compete / match / competition
bǐsài
比赛
。

the year 2026

2026 nián

2026年

World Cup

Shìjièbēi

世界杯

knockout stage / elimination rounds

táotài sài

淘汰赛

today

jīntiān

今天

officially / formally

zhèngshì

正式

to begin / to start

kāishǐ

开始

。

England

Yīnggélán

英格兰

、

Belgium

Bǐlìshí

比利时

and

hé

和

United States

Měiguó

美国

will / about to

jiāng

将

at / in

zài

在

July 1st

qīyuè yī rì

七月一日

each / respectively

gèzì

各自

to take the field / to appear

chūchǎng

出场

。

July 1, 2026 at 12:40 PM

the year 2026

2026 nián

2026年

World Cup

Shìjièbēi

世界杯

at / in

zài

在

North America

Běi Měizhōu

北美洲

to be held / to take place

jǔxíng

举行

，

today

jīntiān

今天

to enter / to advance to

jìnrù

进入

knockout stage / elimination rounds

táotài sài

淘汰赛

stage / phase

jiēduàn

阶段

。

today

jīntiān

今天

there are / to have

yǒu

有

three matches

sān chǎng

三场

competition / match

bǐsài

比赛

：

England

Yīnggélán

英格兰

versus / against

duì

对

Congo

Gāngguǒ

刚果

、

Belgium

Bǐlìshí

比利时

versus / against

duì

对

Senegal

Sāinèijiāěr

塞内加尔

，

and also / in addition

háiyǒu

还有

United States

Měiguó

美国

versus / against

duì

对

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bōhēi

波黑

。

this

zhè

这

to be / is

shì

是

knockout stage / elimination rounds

táotài sài

淘汰赛

，

lost / to lose

shū le

输了

then / immediately

jiù

就

to be eliminated / knocked out

chūjú

出局

。

group stage

xiǎozǔ sài

小组赛

already

yǐjīng

已经

to end / to conclude

jiéshù

结束

completed action particle

了

，

thirty-two

sānshíèr

三十二

(measure word for teams)

zhī

支

football team / soccer team

qiúduì

球队

to enter / to advance to

jìnrù

进入

completed action particle

了

knockout stage / elimination rounds

táotài sài

淘汰赛

。

this edition / the current tournament

běnjiè

本届

World Cup

Shìjièbēi

世界杯

final / championship match

juésài

决赛

will / about to

jiāng

将

at / in

zài

在

July

qīyuè

七月

the 19th day

shíjiǔ rì

十九日

to be held / to take place

jǔxíng

举行

。

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World Cup 2026 Knockout Stage Kicks Off with Three Matches on July 1

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