Paraguay left Germany in shock and everything else you need to know from a dramatic day of World Cup action

 

Paraguay scale through the shock of the tournament so far, and Brazil and Morocco booked their places in the Round of 16 after knockout round wins on Monday.

It seems like a drama across North America as the first full day of Round of 32 action got going and served up tense match after tense match. Two of the games went to penalties and the other was decided with a winner in the final minutes that sent one team into jubilation and the other into heartbreak.

Brazil Suffers Japan in the final minute, 2-1

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Brazil's Gabriel Martinelli celebrates after scoring late in second-half stoppage time. (A

shley Landis/ AP).

Brazil has survived to the 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 after a last-minute goal broke Japanese hearts in Houston in the first game of the day.

It took until the late minutes of the game for the five-time world champions to finally pull ahead of the Samurai Blue, using a goal from Gabriel Martinelli to finally push past the Japanese 2-1.

Real Madrid beat Barcelona to signing of Nigerian youngster compared to Roberto Carlos

 Los Blancos have proof himself once again to beat Barcelona and a host of other European clubs to the signing of a Nigerian-born protege

Real Madrid have gian a fierce multi-club transfer battle to secure the signature of highly-rated teenage full-back Victory Okorie.

The sixteen-year-old defensive prodigy has put pen to paper on his first professional contract with Los Blancos, cementing his status as one of the most coveted young talents in Spanish football.