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Jude Bellingham scored twice in 98 seconds, Harry Kane converted a penalty to move into the top five of all-time World Cup scorers, and England survived over 40 minutes with 10 men to beat Mexico 3-2 in one of the great World Cup matches at the Estadio Azteca. Thomas Tuchel’s side are through to the
Iran twice came from behind to draw 2-2 with New Zealand at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on Monday, June 15, in a pulsating, end-to-end Group G opener that delivered four well-worked goals and left the entire group deadlocked after the opening round of fixtures. Elijah Just gave New Zealand the lead twice, in the
Amad Diallo climbed off the bench to deliver the latest possible drama, scoring a 90th-minute winner as Ivory Coast began their World Cup campaign with a 1-0 victory over Ecuador at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Sunday, June 14. The Manchester United winger’s calm finish ended Ecuador’s remarkable 19-game unbeaten run and gave Emerse
Saudi Arabia came agonisingly close to another famous World Cup scalp, only to be denied by a late Maximiliano Araujo equaliser as Uruguay escaped Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium with a 1-1 draw on Monday, June 15. Abdulelah Al-Amri, a centre-back, gave the Saudis a surprise lead deep into the first half, capitalising on a rebound
Romelu Lukaku needed just twenty two seconds to change the course of a match he had not even started, rescuing a 1-1 draw for Belgium against Egypt at Seattle Stadium on Monday, June 15. Emam Ashour’s superb 19th-minute strike from distance had given Egypt a first-half lead and a real chance of a maiden World
Cape Verde produced one of the great World Cup shocks in recent memory, holding European champions Spain to a goalless draw at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Monday, June 15. A nation of just over 500,000 people and making their World Cup debut, the Blue Sharks frustrated Luis de la Fuente’s star-studded squad for the
Sweden made an emphatic statement on their return to the World Cup stage, thrashing Tunisia 5-1 at Monterrey Stadium on Sunday, June 14, in a performance that announced Graham Potter’s side as genuine contenders in Group F. Yasin Ayari scored twice, either side of goals from Alexander Isak, Viktor Gyokeres, and substitute Mattias Svanberg, as
France open their 2026 World Cup campaign at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey against Senegal in one of the standout Group I fixtures and one of the most emotionally loaded matches of the entire tournament. Senegal are the reigning African champions, ranked among the continent’s best teams, and arrive with Sadio Mane, Ismaila Sarr, and
In what was arguably the match of the tournament so far, the Netherlands and Japan played out a breathtaking 2-2 draw at Dallas Stadium on Sunday, June 14, in a Group F opener that had everything. [matchcard id=14] Ronald Koeman’s Oranje twice took the lead and twice were pegged back by a Japan side that
Germany announced their 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign in emphatic fashion, dismantling debutants Curaçao 7-1 at Houston Stadium on Sunday, June 14. Julian Nagelsmann’s side put on a clinical, fluid display that left no doubt about their intentions this summer, with Kai Havertz finishing with a brace, Felix Nmecha opening the scoring, and substitute Denis
Austria make their return to the World Cup for the first time since 1998 when they face Jordan at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, a match that is Austria’s to lose on paper but that carries significance in the broader context of a Group J that also contains Argentina and Algeria. A win here sets
Lionel Messi opens his final World Cup campaign at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City against Algeria, a team that has never beaten Argentina and faces the defending champions at the peak of their confidence. For Argentina, this is the beginning of the attempt to become the first nation to win back-to-back World Cups since Brazil
Iraq’s return to the World Cup for the first time since 1986 meets one of the tournament’s most compelling stories in Norway, a side carrying Erling Haaland, arguably the most prolific striker in world football right now, back onto the global stage after 28 years of Norwegian absence. The match at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough
Australia produced one of the most disciplined defensive performances of the opening round to beat Turkey 2-0 at BC Place in Vancouver on June 14, claiming three crucial points in Group D and setting up a fascinating qualification battle with the United States. A historic goal from teenage striker Nestory Irankunda and a clinical second-half
Scotland ended a 28-year wait for a World Cup win with a tight but deserved 1-0 victory over Haiti at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. John McGinn’s 28th-minute goal, deflected into the net off a Haitian defender, was the only goal of the match and enough to give the Tartan Army three points in their
The most anticipated match of the group stage opening weekend lived up to its billing. Brazil and Morocco, ranked sixth and seventh in the world respectively, produced a pulsating 1-1 draw at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on June 13, in front of a crowd of 80,663 under a blazing afternoon sun. Morocco
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