Ruben Vargas and Johan Manzambi were on target as Switzerland defeated Canada 2–1 on Wednesday to finish top of World Cup Group B, while the co-hosts secured a historic place in the knockout stage. The decisive clash in Vancouver saw both sides enter knowing victory would secure first place in the group and a more…
Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to score in six different FIFA World Cup tournaments after netting twice in Portugal’s 5-0 victory over Uzbekistan in Houston on Tuesday. The 41-year-old captain struck early in the match to open the scoring before adding a second in a dominant first-half display, either side of a Nuno Mendes…
Erling Haaland continued his impressive scoring form at the FIFA World Cup, netting a brace as Norway secured a 3-2 victory over Senegal on Monday to book their place in the Round of 32 with a game to spare. Marcus Holmgren Pedersen gave Norway the lead late in the first half in New Jersey before…
Algeria boosted their chances of reaching the knockout stage of the FIFA World Cup after coming from behind to defeat Jordan 2-1 in a Group J encounter on Monday, a result that ended the Asian side’s debut campaign in the tournament. Jordan took the lead through Nizar Al-Rashdan, but Algeria responded with an equaliser from…
Kylian Mbappe celebrated his 100th appearance for France in style, scoring twice as Les Bleus secured a comfortable 3-0 victory over Iraq in a World Cup Group I encounter that was delayed for more than two hours due to severe weather in Philadelphia on Monday. The Real Madrid forward opened the scoring in the 14th…
Egypt secured the first FIFA World Cup victory in their history with a 3-1 comeback win over New Zealand on Sunday, moving within touching distance of a maiden appearance in the knockout stage. Mohamed Salah, Mostafa Zico and Trezeguet scored for the Pharaohs after Finn Surman had given New Zealand an early lead in the…
Japan moved to the brink of the FIFA World Cup last 32 with a commanding 4-0 victory over Tunisia on Saturday, in the tournament’s 1,000th match. Ayase Ueda scored twice, while Daichi Kamada and Junya Ito also found the net as Japan climbed level on four points with the Netherlands at the top of Group…
Spain bounced back from their opening-day setback with a commanding 4-0 victory over Saudi Arabia in the FIFA World Cup 2026 on Sunday. The European champions, held to a surprise goalless draw by Cape Verde in their first group game, made a blistering start in Atlanta, scoring inside 10 minutes to seize control of the…
Canada recorded their first-ever FIFA World Cup victory in emphatic fashion on Thursday, thrashing nine-man Qatar 6-0 in Vancouver to move to the brink of the last 32. The tournament co-hosts, who had lost all six of their previous World Cup matches across the 1986 and 2022 tournaments, ended that run in style at BC…
