France, Norway, and Mexico all secured victories on Tuesday to advance from the FIFA World Cup Round of 32 into the next stage.
France defeated Sweden 3-0 in New York, maintaining their dominant form with a fourth consecutive win.
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The French team has outscored opponents 13-2 and has not trailed for a single minute in the tournament.
Kylian Mbappé scored twice against Sweden, bringing his tournament tally to six goals and sharing the Golden Boot lead with Lionel Messi.
Michael Olise provided two assists and struck the post with an overhead kick.
France will face Paraguay in the Round of 16 after the South American side defeated Germany.
In Dallas, Norway edged past the Ivory Coast 2-1 for their first-ever World Cup knockout match victory.
Antonio Nusa opened the scoring in the 39th minute from a Martin Ødegaard assist.
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Erling Haaland secured the win with his fifth goal of the tournament in the 86th minute, converting a pass from Patrick Berg.
Norway will face Brazil in the next round.
Mexico overcame Ecuador 2-0 at the Estadio Azteca after a thunderstorm delayed kickoff by 60 minutes.
The victory ended a 40-year drought for a World Cup knockout stage win for El Tri, breaking the curse of the "quinto partito."
Mexico had suffered seven consecutive Round of 16 eliminations between 1994 and 2018 and missed the group stage four years ago.
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Mexico will face either England or the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday in Mexico City for a chance to reach the quarterfinals for the third time in its history.
