Austria beat Jordan 3-1 in World Cup Group J to secure their first World Cup win in 36 years. Romano Schmid scored first, Ali Olwan replied for Jordan, before a Yazan Al Arab own goal and a late Marko Arnautovic penalty
Continue ReadingErling Haaland scored twice on his World Cup debut as Norway beat Iraq 4-1 in Group I. Leo Ostigard also scored and Iraq suffered a late own goal, giving Norway an emphatic opening result.
Continue ReadingLionel Messi scored a hat-trick as Argentina beat Algeria 3-0 in Group J. The three goals moved Messi onto 16 World Cup goals, level with Miroslav Klose, while Argentina made a strong statement in the group stage.
Continue ReadingFrance beat Senegal 3-1 in their World Cup opener as Kylian Mbappe scored twice and became France’s outright top scorer with 58 international goals. Bradley Barcola also scored in a result that gave Les Bleus an early bo
Continue ReadingIran drew 2-2 with New Zealand in Group G after twice coming from behind. Elijah Just scored both New Zealand goals, while Ramin Rezaeian and Mohammad Mohebbi rescued a point for Iran.
Continue ReadingSaudi Arabia drew 1-1 with Uruguay in Group H after Abdulelah Al-Amri opened the scoring and Mohammed Al-Owais made a series of key saves. Maxi Araujo equalised late for Uruguay, but Saudi Arabia left a strong impression
Continue ReadingCape Verde held Spain to a 0-0 draw in one of the World Cup’s biggest upsets. Veteran goalkeeper Vozinha starred as Spain dominated possession but failed to break down a disciplined Cape Verde defense.
Continue ReadingBelgium drew 1-1 with Egypt after Romelu Lukaku helped force an own goal just 22 seconds after coming on. Emam Ashour had put Egypt ahead, and the result highlighted both Egypt’s discipline and Belgium’s reliance on Luka
Continue ReadingSweden beat Tunisia 5-1 to move top of Group F, with Yasin Ayari scoring twice. Alexander Isak, Viktor Gyokeres and Mattias Svanberg also netted in a dominant Swedish display.
Continue ReadingGermany thrashed Curacao 7-1 in Group E, with Kai Havertz scoring twice in a dominant opening win. Curacao still made history through Livano Comenencia’s first-ever World Cup goal for the nation.
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