https://www.mahoningmatters.com/sports/article316366344.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/ade0c20b-cb03-4d44-89ec-189bb14001b8/1_th.jpg Hosts happy as US, Canada, Mexico all reach World Cup last 16 The World Cup's host nations have all advanced to the last 16. That's after the U.S. ended a 24-year wait for a knockout-stage win by beating Bosnia, Mexico snapped a 40-year wait for a World Cup knockout victory with a win over Ecuador, and Canada made history with a first-ever last-16 place after defeating South Africa. https://www.mahoningmatters.com/sports/article316366344.html/video-embed 37 2026-07-02T21:25:09Z no https://www.mahoningmatters.com/sports/article316366879.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/31debbce-915a-4f4b-a5d7-8d0353229aa8/1_th.jpg Soccer surpasses baseball in the U.S. Soccer edges past baseball as the U.S.'s 3rd-favorite sport; And kids favor soccer even more, per 2024 data. https://www.mahoningmatters.com/sports/article316366879.html/video-embed 58 2026-07-02T21:45:44Z no