Belgium and Egypt played out a 1-1 draw in the opening Group G match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup at Seattle Stadium on Monday (June 15, 2026). Romelu Lukaku brought Egypt an own goal within seconds of his introduction and then scored the equalizer just 28 seconds after his arrival in the 66th minute […]
Cape Verde announced themselves on the World Cup stage with a brilliant 0-0 draw against Spain on Monday (June 15, 2026) frustrating the European champions who dominated possession with almost 75 percent and had 27 attempts on goal but could find no way past 40-year-old keeper Vozinha. The African side erected a blue-shirted barricade in
Sweden hammered Tunisia 5-1 in the Mexican city of Guadalupe on Sunday (June 14, 2026) to destroy the North African nation’s defensive reputation and take early control of World Cup Group F. Yasin Ayari opened the scoring early with a thunderbolt from distance and Alexander Isak added Sweden’s second in the 30th minute. Omar Rekik
Amad Diallo grabbed a 90th-minute winner to give Ivory Coast a 1-0 victory over Ecuador in their opening game of the FIFA World Cup 2026 in Philadelphia on Sunday (June 14, 2026). Ivorians will next face Germany in their Group E match on June 20. Ecuador hit the bar twice in the first half and
Japan twice fought back to snatch a 2-2 draw with the Netherlands in Texas on Sunday as they began their World Cup campaigns with an 89th-minute equalizer. In front of 69,285 spectators, the game simmered in the first period before bursting into life in the second half. Netherlands captain Virgil van Dijk scored with a
Germany dominated from the start and hammered Curacao 7-1 in their FIFA World Cup opener on Sunday (June 14, 2026) in the Group E match, beating the smallest nation to qualify for a World Cup. Felix Nmecha scored the quickest goal of the tournament so far, in the sixth minute, after a sublime one-two with
