The night was marked by weather chaos as Norway and France progressed to the semi-finals.
Here is the latest World Cup news.
France–Iraq 3–0
Due to storms, the crowd was evacuated and the halftime break was two hours long. France then progressed to the round of 16 after a confident victory.
Kylian Mbappé scored two goals and is now, along with Miroslav Klose, the second best scorer in World Cup history behind Lionel Messi.
► Read more about the match here.
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Norway–Senegal 3–2
Norway progressed from the World Cup group stage for the second time ever and just like in the opener against Senegal, star striker Erling Haaland scored two goals.
Norway will now settle with France to win their group.
► Read more about the match here.
Jordan–Algeria
Match start 05.00. Follow our live reporting here!
Sweaty night for the expert
Because the match between France and Iraq was delayed by two hours, SVT’s plans fell through. Hanna Marklund was to be the expert commentator in both that match and in the subsequent match between Norway and Senegal.
But the matches overlapped and the commentator Linus Eklund started to commentate Norway-Senegal alone. In the second half he was joined by Hanna Marklund.
SVT was also forced to change the tableau. Norway’s match was broadcast on SVT2 during the time that the matches were played in parallel.
Potter held a press conference
Sweden’s national team captain Graham Potter held a press conference as the clock approached midnight, Swedish time. The press conference lasted almost an hour and Potter spoke for a good while on several issues.
Among other things, he gave a long declaration of love to center back Isak Hien.
► Read more here.
Who kissed Shakira?
World artist Shakira recorded the official song for the World Cup 2026. On Monday night, she was also present when Argentina faced Austria in Dallas.
She blew kisses to the rest of the audience when she was shown on the big screen and she even got kissed herself. But who was the caped person who kissed Shakira without showing his face?
The question eluded some viewers and was taken up by the British tabloid, among others Daily Mail. The answer is not very remarkable.
It was Shakira’s son Milan.
He is 13 years old and his father is former soccer player Gerard Piqué.
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