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Your snapshot for Saturday, July 4, 2026 — live action, what's coming up, and this day in history.

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Saturday, July 4, 2026 — what's live and what's next.
● Live now FIFA World Cup 2026 — the Round of 16 begins Single-elimination football opens as hosts Canada meet Morocco in Houston, with Paraguay v France to follow in Philadelphia — the first two of eight last-16 ties. View the tournament →

This week's schedule — Jul 4 → Jul 11

Professional and college fixtures across the coming week. Filter by category or show the full slate.
Sat Jul 4
FIFA World Cup 2026 — Round of 16 opensCanada v Morocco · Houston · then Paraguay v France · Philadelphia
Men's
Sat Jul 4
Tour de France — Grand DépartStage 1 begins and ends in Barcelona · three-week Grande Boucle under way
Men's
Sat Jul 4
Wimbledon — ladies' singlesThird round · All England Club, London · Alex Eala stuns defending champion Iga Swiatek
Women's
Sat Jul 4
Wimbledon — gentlemen's singlesThird round · All England Club, London
Men's
Sun Jul 5
World Cup — Round of 16Brazil v Norway · East Rutherford · plus Mexico v England · Mexico City
Men's
Mon Jul 6
World Cup — Round of 16Portugal v Spain · Arlington · plus USA v Belgium · Seattle
Men's
Tue Jul 7
World Cup — Round of 16Argentina v Egypt · Atlanta · plus Switzerland v Colombia · Vancouver
Men's
Jul 7–8
Wimbledon — quarterfinalsLadies' and gentlemen's singles reach the last eight · All England Club
Women's
Jul 9–11
World Cup — quarterfinalsThe last eight meet across Foxborough, Inglewood, Miami Gardens and Kansas City
Men's
All week
WNBA regular seasonGames most nights across the league
Women's
All week
MLB regular seasonFull Independence Day slate; All-Star Game July 14 in Philadelphia
Men's
Offseason
NCAASummer break — play resumes with fall sports in late August
College

On this day — July 4

Moments that shaped the sporting calendar.
2010
Serena Williams wins her fourth Wimbledon singles title, beating Vera Zvonareva in the final.
1993
Pete Sampras captures the first of his seven Wimbledon titles, defeating Jim Courier in the final.
1983
Dave Righetti of the New York Yankees no-hits the Boston Red Sox 4–0 on Independence Day at Yankee Stadium.
1981
John McEnroe wins his first Wimbledon crown, ending Björn Borg's five-year reign at the All England Club.
1980
Nolan Ryan records his 3,000th career strikeout, fanning Cesar Geronimo of the Cincinnati Reds.
1939
Lou Gehrig calls himself "the luckiest man on the face of the earth" in his farewell at Yankee Stadium as the Yankees retire his No. 4.
1908
Hooks Wiltse of the New York Giants throws a 10-inning no-hitter to edge the Philadelphia Phillies 1–0.