The Moroccans, having failed to impress in a bad-tempered first half, took the lead five minutes after the interval through Azzedine Ounahi. Ounahi swept home Achraf Hakimi's cut-back free kick from inside the D as the Canadian defence failed to close him down. The Girona midfielder scored his second by converting a breakaway with eight minutes remaining to seal victory. And an ultimately comfortable win was topped off in stoppage time as Soufiane Rahimi slid his shot under keeper Maxime Crepeau. It was tough on Canada, who had started by far the stronger team in Texas and should have led early on. "There was one team on the pitch," Canada boss Jesse Marsch said of his side's start to the game. "We were better than the number seven team in the world today." But Morocco progress, as they move one win away from equalling their historic run to the semi-finals at the 2022 World Cup. Canada pressed the Moroccans relentlessly from the start, and both Jonathan David and Tani Oluwaseyi were denied one on one by Morocco keeper Bono inside the opening 11 minutes. The African side were below par and clearly frustrated for long periods as seven yellow cards were shown by English referee Michael Oliver. But Morocco ultimately came through and were close to a third when Rahimi looped a header off the crossbar - before the striker finally got his goal with the last touch of the match. It means Canada's most successful men's World Cup campaign comes to an end - a tournament in which they earned their first point, win, group stage progression and knock-out victory. "We want to thank you for making us dream," one Canadian journalist said to Marsch in the post-match news conference. "Before, we never believed we'd ever make it this far. So we just want to say thank you."

Playing in temperatures above 30C until well after 10pm, Nestor Lorenzo's men booked a date with Switzerland in Vancouver on Tuesday (21:00 BST), with the mouth-watering prospect of a quarter-final meeting with Argentina looming beyond that - and the only surprise is that they did not win by a wider margin. Ghana ended the night without a shot on target and registered just four in total across their four games - only Iraq had fewer at this World Cup. Indeed, Colombia had twice as many shots on target in the game as Ghana managed in the entire tournament. Thomas Partey came closest for the Black Stars as he fizzed a long-range shot inches past the post inside 60 seconds. In a chaotic opening 10 minutes, Colombia forward Jhon Cordoba was forced off with a groin strain, with Luis Suarez coming on, while Ghana lost right-back Marvin Senaya to a hamstring injury, with Alidu Seidu replacing him. It was Suarez who burst down the right and crossed for the unmarked Arias to guide home a far-post volley after 14 minutes, with Seidu failing to track the midfielder's run. Ghana eventually came out of their shell and Manchester City forward Antoine Semenyo saw a shot deflected over the bar - as his tournament ended without a single effort on target. At the other end, Luis Diaz dragged a low shot wide of the near post with only recalled keeper Lawrence Zigi to beat and Suarez powered a header off-target from Jefferson Lerma's cross. In added time, Zigi did well to claw Johan Mojica's downward header off the line from Daniel Munoz's cross to the far post. Colombia replaced James Rodriguez, on his 130th appearance, at half-time, with Richard Rios dragging a low shot wide within moments of coming on for the captain. Gustavo Puerta drew another flying save from Zigi and Diaz saw a goal ruled out for offside shortly after, sliding home Lerma's cross after Partey had been caught in possession. Diaz was then foiled by Zigi's block when clean through after Puerta's unselfish pass on the break. Partey almost punished Colombia's profligacy as he dragged a low strike wide on 69 minutes. But Colombia continued to create chances. Juan Ferrero Quintero blasted just past the post from distance and Diaz saw a curler deflected off-target, while Davinson Sanchez's downward header from a corner was stopped by Zigi. Ghana tried to find a late leveller to force extra time but became the seventh of nine African sides in the last 32 to be eliminated at this stage, with only Morocco and Egypt continuing their journey.

The team lying 64th in the Fifa rankings twice came back to equalise against opponents who are second in the world. With the score locked at 1-1 after 90 minutes, the outsiders forced their illustrious opponents into extra time. Lisandro Martinez then thought he had won it for Argentina with a superb finish in the 92nd minute. But Sidny Lopes Cabral produced one of the World Cup's great goals 11 minutes later when he cut inside to the left of the box and whipped a curling strike over goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez and into the top corner to make it 2-2. Enjoying the night of his career, Cabral then forced a stunning save from Martinez four minutes from the end of extra time - but they could not draw level for a third time to force penalties. It was a party atmosphere early in Miami - with thousands of expectant Argentines cheering on their team. And they had looked to be easing their way to victory when Lionel Messi produced another moment of magic in the 29th minute. The Argentina captain scored his 20th World Cup goal as he beautifully controlled defender Martinez's long ball before finishing high into the net. But the smallest nation to play in a World Cup knockout match were not about to leave the tournament quietly. And Deroy Duarte's second-half finish pulled Cape Verde level - as he made the run into the box and powered a finish through the legs of Manchester United defender Martinez and beyond the goalkeeper from a tight angle as a number of Cape Verde fans cried tears of joy. Two minutes into extra time in Miami, defender Martinez latched on to Alexis Mac Allister's flick from a corner and produced a powerful finish to beat goalkeeper Vozinha. Then came Cabral's world-class equaliser for Cape Verde. And although it was not to be for them in the end, they certainly left their mark on the World Cup.

Defender Hossam Abdelmaguid scored the decisive spot-kick for the Pharaohs, who won the shootout 4-2 after Australia defenders Harry Souttar and 18-year-old Lucas Herrington missed their efforts. Egypt took the lead against the run of play at the Dallas Stadium in their first knockout match since 1934 when an unmarked Emam Ashour powered in Karim Hafez's right-wing cross beyond Patrick Beach after 13 minutes. His second goal of the tournament meant his side have scored more goals at these finals (six) than they managed across their previous three appearances in 1934, 1990 and 2018. It could have been a different story for Australia had Cristian Volpato's 25-yard effort from outside of the area not clipped the top of the crossbar after five minutes. After winning only one of their previous 15 World Cup matches when conceding first, it was always going to be a difficult task for the Socceroos. They had chances to restore parity, with the most inviting coming nine minutes before the break when the ball dropped to Aziz Behich inside the area following a set-piece. However, the Melbourne City defender - who has scored only three times in 87 internationals - was unable to provide a finish past Mostafa Shobeir. Manchester City forward Omar Marmoush spurned a glorious opportunity to double Egypt's lead within 10 seconds of the second half as he rolled a shot wide when through. They were made to rue that miss 10 minutes later when Egypt defender Mohamed Hany diverted Aiden O'Neill's free-kick from the left past Shobeir, becoming only the second player in World Cup history to score two own goals at a single tournament. Australia - the last remaining nation from the Asian federation - survived a late scare to force extra time when keeper Beach remarkably twisted in the air to stretch out a left hand to deny Ramy Rabia, who met a 94th-minute Mohamed Salah cross with a thumping header. Salah, who started the game after a hamstring concern, then teed up Haissem Hassan, but his goalbound effort was blocked by Souttar. The tie remained level after extra time, but Egypt held their nerve in a tense shootout, with Salah among his side's scorers. It meant heartbreak for Australia, who had replaced keeper Beach with the more experienced Mat Ryan at the end of extra time in preparation for penalties. But the former Brighton stopper was unable to make a save as Egypt were flawless with their spot-kicks from Mahmoud Saber, Rabia, Salah and, finally, Abdelmaguid. Souttar fired the first one for Australia over and Herrington struck the bar, while Jackson Irvine and Awer Mabil converted.

The Swiss took an early lead in Vancouver after some brilliant wing play from Freiburg's Johan Manzambi, who beat his man before delivering a lovely cutback for Rennes' forward Embolo to turn home in the 10th minute. Nottingham Forest winger Ndoye then doubled their lead just 46 seconds after the half-time break with a fine finish inside the area. It was the first time Switzerland scored more than one goal in a World Cup knockout game since a 7-5 defeat by Austria in the 1954 quarter-finals. Algeria - who were in search of their first win in the knockout stages - had a decent spell before the break - but with their best opportunity, Fares Chaibi hit a timid shot which Switzerland goalkeeper Gregor Kobel easily saved, and they rarely threatened again. Not since they beat Germany in the 1938 World Cup last-16 - before the introduction of group stages - had Switzerland won a knockout game but they easily progressed here. Murat Yakin's side had a glorious opportunity for a third late on when Fabian Rieder had a clear chance at the back post with the goal at his mercy but he mishit the ball and it went towards a grateful Algeria goalkeeper Luca Zidane, who had appeared beaten. Switzerland have now reached the last 16 of the World Cup for the fourth successive tournament, and they will face the winner of Colombia and Ghana on 7 July at 21:00 BST at BC Place Vancouver.