The 16-team knockout-round picture is beginning to take shape as group play heads into its final few days, but not without some more off-field headlines to accompany the in-game dramatics.

While Canada’s men’s FIFA World Cup–title hopes may have been dashed, the tennis lads were making their own history, hoisting their first-ever Davis Cup yesterday. A victory 109 years in the making.

No. 4 France came to prove why they’re the defending champs, Argentina’s hopes are still alive thanks to a key victory over Mexico and Group E is wide open after yesterday’s second set of Group Stage action.

Despite the aforementioned Davies creating a true Canadian Heritage moment by scoring the CanMNT’s first-ever World Cup goal, the world No. 41 squad was eliminated from knockout contention with yesterday’s 4–1 loss to No. 12 Croatia.

After Wednesday’s 1–0 loss to No. 2 Belgium, No. 41 CanMNT have proven they belong and aim to score their first World Cup tournament win over No. 12 Croatia at 11 a.m. ET on TSN.

Native American mascots in sports and the work being done to eliminate these harmful stereotypes.

No. 41 CanMNT kicks off their first men’s FIFA World Cup campaign in 36 years against No. 2 Belgium at 2 p.m. ET. Scroll through the game’s key deets, then catch the action on TSN. Allez les rouges!

National teams aside, chaos was the name of the game over the first few days of World Cup play, with a plethora of off-field controversies paired with perhaps the biggest upset in tourney history. Our jaws are still on the floor.

The Toronto Argonauts hoisted their league-leading 18th Grey Cup last night, usurping the reigning back-to-back champion Blue Bombers in a down-to-the-wire 24–23 win.

After squaring off against continental rivals to qualify for a spot at the quadrennial competition, 31 teams join Qatar, our problematic hosts, for the month-long tournament in hopes of being crowned world champs.

ICYMI, Qatar’s men’s FIFA World Cup kicked off yesterday with a lavish opening ceremony featuring emcee Morgan Freeman, K-pop star Jungkook and soldiers on camels.