Lionel Messi became the outright leading scorer in World Cup history on June 23 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, netting twice against Austria to take his tournament tally to 18 goals. The defending champions Argentina swept aside a competitive
Netherlands delivered their most commanding performance of the tournament so far, routing Sweden 5-1 in Group F at NRG Stadium on 20 June 2026. Brian Brobbey, a surprise starter, struck twice inside 17 minutes, Cody Gakpo added a second-half
Paraguay pulled off one of the tournament’s biggest upsets on June 20, beating Türkiye 1-0 at Levi’s Stadium despite finishing with ten men for most of the second half. Matías Galarza struck in the 2nd minute to give the
Marcelo Bielsa’s Uruguay looked to have overturned a first-half deficit at Hard Rock Stadium, only for substitute Hélio Varela to punish a defensive error and hand Cape Verde a second successive World Cup point. The two-time world champions now
Brazil recovered from their opening draw against Morocco to dismantle Haiti 3-0 at Lincoln Financial Field on June 20, with Matheus Cunha producing a standout brace and Vinicius Junior wrapping up the scoring before halftime. The result lifts Carlo
Morocco delivered a clinical sucker-punch at Gillette Stadium on June 20, with Ismael Saibari’s strike after just 70 seconds ending Scotland’s hopes of sealing a knockout-stage place. The Atlas Lions, who reached the Qatar 2022 semi-finals, moved top of
Without injured captain Christian Pulisic, the United States produced a composed Group D performance at Lumen Field on June 20, defeating Australia 2-0 through a Cameron Burgess own goal and a well-taken Alex Freeman header just before half-time. The
Luis Romo’s 50th-minute finish, capitalising on a goalkeeper error, was enough to give co-hosts Mexico a 1-0 win over South Korea in Group A at Estadio Akron on June 19. Javier Aguirre’s side collected six points from two games
Canada recorded their first FIFA World Cup victory in emphatic fashion on June 19, routing Qatar 6-0 at BC Place in Vancouver. Jonathan David’s hat-trick headlined the rout, while Cyle Larin and Nathan Saliba also scored, with Qatar reduced
Switzerland moved to the top of World Cup 2026 Group B with an emphatic 4-1 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina on June 19 at SoFi Stadium. The match was goalless until the 74th minute, when 20-year-old substitute Johan Manzambi broke the