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.

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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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