New Zealand took the lead in the 15th minute as Finn Surman’s header from the centre found the target. He was assisted by Tim Payne with a cross following a corner.

The Group H match between Egypt and New Zealand is under way at the BC Place Vancouver in Vancouver, on June 22, 2026.

Midfielder Emam Ashour scored his first international goal, which was cancelled out in 66th minute after Romelu Lukaku forced an own goal by the Pharoahs and prevented Egypt from winning their first game in their fourth World Cup appearance.

Elijah Just scored early in each half for New Zealand, but Iran responded twice to keep the All Whites winless in their World Cup history. New Zealand still matched its entire goal total from each of its two previous World Cup runs while posting an impressive result against a team ranked 65 places higher by FIFA.

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The Group G match between Uruguay and Cabo Verde is under way at the Miami stadium in Miami Gardens, on Sunday. 

Uruguay were held to a 1-1 draw in ‌their Group H World Cup opener against Saudi Arabia after ⁠Abdulelah Al Amri’s opener for the Gulf nation was cancelled out ‌by Maxi Araujo in a game where both sides ‌profited from goalkeeping errors.

Cabo Verde announced themselves on the World Cup stage with a stunning 0-0 draw against Spain, frustrating the European champions who dominated possession and had 27 goal attempts but could find no way past 40-year-old keeper Vozinha.

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The Group G match between Belgium and Iran is under way at the Los Angeles stadium in Inglewood, on Sunday. 

Romelu Lukaku forced Egypt into an own goal within seconds of entering the game and favored Belgium escaped with a 1-1 draw in the opening Group G match of the 2026 ‌World Cup at Seattle Stadium. Lukaku’s equalizer came just 28 seconds after entering the game in ⁠the 66th minute and prevented Egypt from winning their first game in their fourth World Cup appearance.

Iran opened its politically charged World Cup by playing to a 2-2 draw with New Zealand, overcoming two deficits and getting the final goal from Mohammad Mohebbi in the 64th minute.

The FIFA World Cup began on June 10 and ends with the final on July 20.

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The Group H match between Spain and Saudi Arabia is under way at the Atalanta stadium in Atalanta city, on June 21, 2026.

After a frustrating goalless draw against debutant Cape Verde, Spain suddenly finds itself in desperate need of a positive result against Saudi Arabia. Star player Lamine Yamal could now be rewarded with a place in the starting XI alongside Nico Williams, with Ferran Torres and Gavi among those likely to miss the cut.

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Saudi Arabia heads into the clash after an impressive 1-1 draw against Uruguay. The Saudis absorbed pressure, stayed organised and punished mistakes, taking the lead through Abdulelah Al-Amri before eventually being pegged back by Maxi Araujo’s equaliser.

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Germany thrashed debutants Curacao 7-1 in their opener and would be confirmed as group winners if they defeat Ivory Coast and Ecuador fail to beat Curacao in Kansas City.

Progressing to the knockout round would be a relief for the Germans who astonishingly have failed to reach that stage since they won their fourth World Cup in Brazil in 2014.

Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann said his team had to be prepared for Ivory Coast’s athleticism.

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Cody Gakpo and Brian Brobbey both scored twice as the rampant Netherlands thrashed Sweden 5-1 in a World Cup warning on Saturday in Houston.

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Ronald Koeman’s side top Group F with four points from two games, ahead of Sweden on three, Japan (one) and Tunisia (none).

The Netherlands team, captained by Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk, were held to a 2-2 draw by Japan, in their opening match. Group leaders Sweden thrashed Tunisia 5-1, after which the Tunisian coach was sacked.

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Paraguay’s Matias Galarza celebrates scoring their first goal in the FIFA World Cup 2026 match against Turkiye at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, Santa Clara, California, U.S., on June 19, 2026.
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Matías Galarza scored the first goal for Paraguay on Friday (June 19, 2026), in its Group D FIFA World Cup match against Türkiye , at the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, USA.

Also read: Cunha scores twice as Brazil win 3-0 and eliminate Haiti

Previusly, Brazil beat Haiti 3-0 at the World Cup as Matheus Cunha ‌struck twice and Vinicius Jr added another first-half goal ⁠to send the five-times champions top of Group C on four ‌points and eliminate their opponents on Friday (June 19, 2026)

Neymar did not make the trip as he is ‌still recovering from a calf injury, which has kept him sidelined for over a ⁠month.

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