Australia made a winning start in Group D at Vancouver, British Columbia, beating Türkiye 2-0 on Saturday (June 13, 2026) to spoil Türkiye’s World Cup return after 24 years. Nestory Irankunda opened the scoring with a brilliant goal in the 27th minute and Connor Metcalfe added Australia’s second in the second half, sweeping home from […]
Scotland secured their first win at the FIFA World Cup in 36 years with a 1-0 win against Haiti at Gillette Stadium outside Boston on Sunday (June 14, 2026) courtesy of a John McGinn goal in the 27th minute. Villa skipper McGinn fired in the only goal with the aid of a deflection just before
Vinicius Junior scored a brilliant equalizer as Brazil kicked off their World Cup campaign with a faltering 1-1 draw against Morocco in New Jersey on Saturday. Ismael Saibari put Morocco ahead in the 21st minute when he ran through and scooped the ball home, but Vinicius produced a moment of magic to ensure Brazil took
The first major controversy of the FIFA World Cup 2026 has occurred in Saturday’s Group B game between Switzerland and Qatar, which finished 1-1. Switzerland’s Breel Embolo and Miro Muheim scored, but Embolo’s penalty prompted a worldwide debate on whether the striker was offside before the foul in the 18-yard box. FIFA had promised a
The United States beat Paraguay 4-1 in their FIFA World Cup 2026 Group D match, their biggest tally of goals in a single World Cup game. The USA got off to a quick start when Paraguay’s Damian Bobadilla scored an own goal in the seventh minute to put the Americans ahead 1-0. Folarin Balogun scored
Canada and Bosnia and Herzegovina played out a thrilling 1-1 draw in a dramatic FIFA World Cup 2026 Group B opener in Toronto, with co-hosts Canada earning their first-ever point in the history of the tournament after six straight defeats in previous editions. Bosnian forward Jovo Lukic opened the scoring from a corner in the
