World Cup 2026: Messi’s 39th Birthday Coincides with Final Group Stage Showdowns

All 48 teams have now played two matches each, so we are down to the final round of group-stage matches, where teams in the same group will be playing at the same time.

Wednesday sees six games in total across Groups A, B, and C to determine who will finish first or second, and who will still have a chance to qualify as one of the best third-place teams.

We start the day in Group B with Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Qatar and Switzerland vs. co-hosts Canada . Then, it's off to Group C with Morocco vs. Haiti and Scotland vs. Brazil . And finally, we head to Group A for Czechia vs. already-qualified Mexico and South Africa vs. South Korea .

Enjoy all the features, news, video analysis and color from around the competition.

_Originally reported by [ESPN](https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49162159/world-cup-daily-messi-turns-39-midnight-workout-three-groups-decided)._