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

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