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Ten-Man Paraguay Send Turkiye Out After Galarza’s 65-Second Strike

Ten-Man Paraguay Send Turkiye Out After Galarza’s 65-Second Strike Paraguay’s 1-0 win over Turkiye had an early goal, a red card, a desperate siege and one of the tournament’s sharpest survival stories. Matias Galarza scored after 65 seconds, Miguel Almiron was sent off before halftime, and Paraguay still held on. What changed first Paraguay beat […]

Eloy Room Turns Ecuador Pressure Into Curacao’s First World Cup Point

Eloy Room Turns Ecuador Pressure Into Curacao’s First World Cup Point Curacao’s 0-0 draw with Ecuador became one of the clearest goalkeeper stories of the tournament as Eloy Room protected a historic point. Ecuador created the volume, but Room’s save count kept Curacao in the match and changed the pressure in Group E. What changed […]

Undav Drags Germany Into the Knockout Stage After Ivory Coast Scare

Undav Drags Germany Into the Knockout Stage After Ivory Coast Scare Germany’s 2-1 win over Cote d’Ivoire was not comfortable, but Deniz Undav’s late double gave Julian Nagelsmann progress and a warning. Franck Kessie put Cote d’Ivoire ahead before Undav equalized in the 68th minute and struck again deep into stoppage time. What changed first […]

USA Beat Australia and Reach the Knockout Stage With a Game to Spare

USA Beat Australia and Reach the Knockout Stage With a Game to Spare The United States handled the first major checkpoint of their home World Cup by beating Australia 2-0 and securing a knockout place. An early own goal forced by Folarin Balogun and a second-half Alex Freeman finish changed the pressure around Group D. […]

Morocco Push Scotland Into a Group C Calculation After a 1-0 Win

Morocco Push Scotland Into a Group C Calculation After a 1-0 Win Scotland’s narrow 1-0 defeat to Morocco changed the tone of Group C, leaving Steve Clarke’s side with a final-match calculation rather than comfort. Morocco’s win kept them level with Brazil on six points before the last round, while Scotland were left needing a […]

Brazil Use Cunha and Vinicius to Reset Group C Against Haiti

Brazil Use Cunha and Vinicius to Reset Group C Against Haiti Brazil’s 3-0 win over Haiti gave Carlo Ancelotti the result he needed, but the shape of the victory still left questions before the Scotland game. Matheus Cunha scored twice before Vinicius Junior added a third in first-half stoppage time, moving Brazil ahead of Morocco […]

Colombia Lean on Diaz and Late Campaz Header to Hold Off Uzbekistan

Colombia’s 3-1 win over Uzbekistan was not as comfortable as the score may suggest, but it gave them the opening Group K result Portugal failed to find. Luis Diaz produced a goal and an assist, Daniel Munoz struck the opener, and Jaminton Campaz made the game safe in stoppage time. Uzbekistan, playing their first World […]

DR Congo Take a Historic Point as Portugal Lose Control of Their Opener

Portugal began with the kind of early goal that should calm a favourite. Joao Neves headed in Pedro Neto’s cross after six minutes, Cristiano Ronaldo started a record-equalling sixth World Cup, and the match looked set for Portuguese control. DR Congo refused that script and left Group K with a 1-1 draw that carries historical […]

England Survive Croatia Chaos as Bellingham Drives the Second-Half Turn

England opened their World Cup campaign with a 4-2 win that contained almost everything Thomas Tuchel would want and fear at the same time. Harry Kane scored twice, Jude Bellingham took the second half by the collar, and Marcus Rashford finished the game late. Croatia also twice exposed England’s defensive spacing before the break. That […]

South Africa Keep Czechia Within Reach After Mokoena Penalty in Atlanta

South Africa’s World Cup did not turn into a win in Atlanta, but Teboho Mokoena’s late penalty kept it alive. Czechia led from the sixth minute through Michal Sadilek and looked on course for a result that would have changed Group A. Instead, a handball call seven minutes from time gave South Africa their way […]