Switzerland and Colombia moved into key positions as the group stage tightened

Between 05:00 on June 24 and 05:00 on June 25 Beijing time, the World Cup moved into a decisive stretch of group-stage play. Croatia beat Panama 1-0 and Colombia beat DR Congo 1-0. In Group B, public match coverage showed Switzerland, Canada, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Qatar reshaping the race for first place and possible third-place qualification. Because public result pages were updating at different speeds, this item reports only the verified results and the qualification trend rather than overstating an unrefreshed table as final.