Sports SummaryBrief at 2:06 p.m. EDT

World Cup group-stage finale action will determine the round of 32 matchups, with eight teams competing for four spots as play concludes. The United States, Canada and Mexico have advanced as hosts, and France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Brazil and Norway also moved on. In the U.S., the team will play Bosnia-Herzegovina on Wednesday in Santa Clara, while Canada faces South Africa on Sunday in Southern California, alongside marquee games such as Morocco vs. Netherlands, Japan vs. Brazil, and Norway vs. Ivory Coast. Elsewhere, Cape Verde reached the knockout round as the smallest country after drawing Saudi Arabia 0-0. Lionel Messi will not start Argentina’s group finale against Jordan, but coach Lionel Scaloni said he could come on as a substitute.