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
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
