World Cup 2026 saw its first kick of a football on June 11, as co-hosts Mexico faced off against South Africa.
Since then, it has been one of the highest-scoring World Cups in recent memory, Cape Verde sprung a surprise holding Spain to a goalless draw and the golden boot race has got off to a flying start.
As we enter round two of the group stage matches, here is your essential World Cup 2026 round-up.
- Today's Games
- Yesterday's Scores
- World Cup Scores So Far
World Cup Scores So Far
Date |
Group |
Fixture |
Score |
|---|---|---|---|
June 11 |
A |
Mexico vs South Africa |
2-0 |
June 12 |
A |
South Korea vs Czechia |
2-1 |
June 12 |
B |
Canada vs Bosnia and Herzegovina |
1-1 |
June 13 |
D |
United States vs Paraguay |
4-1 |
June 13 |
B |
Qatar vs Switzerland |
1-1 |
June 13 |
C |
Brazil vs Morocco |
1-1 |
June 14 |
C |
Haiti vs Scotland |
0-1 |
June 14 |
D |
Australia vs Turkiye |
2-0 |
June 14 |
E |
Germany vs Curacao |
7-1 |
June 14 |
F |
Netherlands vs Japan |
2-2 |
June 15 |
E |
Ivory Coast vs Ecuador |
1-0 |
June 15 |
F |
Sweden vs Tunisia |
5-1 |
June 15 |
H |
Spain vs Cape Verde |
0-0 |
June 15 |
G |
Egypt vs Belgium |
1-1 |
June 15 |
H |
Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay |
1-1 |
June 16 |
G |
Iran vs New Zealand |
2-2 |
June 16 |
I |
France vs Senegal |
3-1 |
June 16 |
I |
Iraq vs Norway |
1-4 |
June 17 |
J |
Argentina vs Algeria |
3-0 |
June 17 |
J |
Austria vs Jordan |
3-1 |
June 17 |
K |
Portugal vs DR Congo |
1-1 |
June 17 |
L |
England vs Croatia |
4-2 |
June 17 |
L |
Ghana vs Panama |
1-0 |
June 17 |
K |
Colombia vs Uzbekistan |
3-1 |
June 18 |
A |
Czechia vs South Africa |
1-1 |
June 18 |
B |
Switzerland vs Bosnia and Herzegovina |
4-1 |
June 18 |
B |
Canada vs Qatar |
6-0 |
June 18 |
A |
Mexico vs South Korea |
1-0 |
June 19 |
D |
USA vs Australia |
2-0 |
June 19 |
C |
Scotland vs Morocco |
0-1 |
June 19 |
C |
Brazil vs Haiti |
3-0 |
June 19 |
D |
Turkiye vs Paraguay |
0-1 |
June 20 |
F |
Netherlands vs Sweden |
5-1 |
June 20 |
E |
Germany vs Ivory Coast |
2-1 |
June 20 |
E |
Ecuador vs Curacao |
0-0 |
June 20 |
F |
Tunisia vs Japan |
Today's Games
World Cup 2026: Today's Results & Upcoming Fixtures
Sunday's games get under way was Spain vs Saudi Arabia in Atlanta as Group H goes into its second lot of fixtures.
Belgium vs Iran follows in Group G, with Uruguay and Cape Verde doing battle back in Group H, before the day is rounded out in Group G action between New Zealand and Egypt.
Today's fixtures (KOs UK time)
Spain vs Saudi Arabia, 5pm, Group H
Belgium vs Iran, 8pm, Group G
Uruguay vs Cape Verde, 11pm, Group H
New Zealand vs Egypt, 2am, Group G
Yesterday's Scores
Yesterday's World Cup Scores (June 20)
- Netherlands 5-1 Sweden
- Germany 2-1 Ivory Coast
- Ecuador 0-0 Curacao
- Tunisia v Japan
Group Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Group I
Group J
Group K
Group L
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England's next game is on Tuesday, June 23 at 9pm BST.
The Three Lions' opponents will be a Mohammed Kudus-less Ghana. The Black Stars do have the likes of Antoine Semenyo and Inaki Williams, though, so let's not get too complacent.
Ghana took on Panama in their Group L opener, securing a late win through Caleb Yirenkyi, shortly after England had dispatched of Croatia in what was a much more entertaining game.
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The tournament's opening clash was an eventful 2-0 win for co-hosts Mexico, with goals from Raul Jiminez and Julian Quinones, two red cards for South Africa and a sending off for the victors.
South Korea vs Czechia followed: with the latter going 1-0 up after 60 minutes, before the South Koreans turned it around to prevail 2-1 with 67th and 80th minute strikes.
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World Cup 2026: The Story So Far
Canada vs Bosnia and Herzegovina was next. The co-hosts fell to an early Jovo Lukic hammer, a glorious Sead Kolasinac goal-line clearance, then substitute Cyle Larin levelled the score to end Group B's opening fixture in a 1-1 draw.
After drama between ex-USMNT forward Clint Dempsey and Canada boss Jesse Marsch, the final nation of the three co-hosts, USA, delivered the strongest performance of the trio with a 4-1 victory over Paraguay.
Then came Qatar vs Switzerland, ending 1-1 with a late own goal from Swiss left-back Miro Muheim tying the score in the 94th, before Brazil vs Morocco showed what the Africa Cup of Champions were made of, also ending in a 1-1 stalemate with the Moroccans being the dominant force.
John McGinn gave the Tartan Army a night to dream of in Group C, as his 28th minute strike saw Scotland prevail 1-0 over Haiti in their first World Cup victory for 36 years.
Australia vs Turkey in Vancouver gave the Socceroos a 2-0 win in a far closer clash than the scoreline suggested. Nestory Irankunda struck first with a classic World Cup strike, before Connor Metcalfe doubled the lead with 15 minutes remaining.
Germany battered Curacao in what is quickly becoming a staple blow-out World Cup victory for the Germans, prevailing 7-1. They are now responsible for three of the five World Cup games this century in which a team has scored seven or more goals.
Netherlands vs Japan followed with an absolute classic that saw the latter come back from one goal deficits twice to tie the final score at 2-2, before Ivory Coast bagged a late 1-0 win over Ecuador courtesy of a brilliantly instinctive Amad Diallo goal.
Goals from Alexander Isak, Viktor Gyokeres, Yasin Ayari and Mattias Svanberg yielded a strong 5-1 victory for Sweden against Tunisia, before Spain were held to a frustrating 0-0 draw by Cape Verde, which led to the biggest lost bet in 2026 World Cup history so far, and Egypt sprung a dominant performance against Belgium to secure a point for themselves in Group G, ending 1-1.
To complete an evening of draws, Saudi Arabia held two-time champions Uruguay 1-1, before New Zealand – who earned three draws last time they reached the World Cup 16 years ago, and left South Africa unbeaten – were locked in a 2-2 stalemate with Iran.
France defeated Senegal 3-1 thanks to an inspired second half performance, led by Michael Olise. Iraq and Norway returned to the global stage playing out a 4-1 scoreline, in which Erling Haaland, unsurprisingly, netted twice.
But, anything Mbappe and Haaland can do, so can 38-year-old Lionel Messi. The Argentine turned back the clock to any calendar year in the past 20 by netting a first World Cup hat-trick in a 3-0 win over Algeria. Evergreen.
Portugal kicked off their World Cup by taking an early lead against DR Congo but squandered their opportunity to make a fast start. The African nation equalised through Yoane Wissa and that is how it stayed. Cristiano Ronaldo was, predictably, not pleased.
England's defensive display gave their fans kittens, according to FourFourTwo columnist Henry Winter, on location in Dallas for the 4-2 win over Croatia. Goals from Harry Kane (2), Jude Bellingham and Marcus Rashford did the business for the Three Lions.
Ghana were unconvincing elsewhere in Group L, but secured victory over Panama thanks to a 95th-minute goal from Caleb Yirenkyi.
The final game of the first round of fixtures saw Colombia take a 3-1 win over Uzbekistan to put themselves top of Group K above DR Congo and Portugal.
The Czechs were once again left frustrated by their inability to hold onto a lead against South Africa in the first of the second round of group games, with Mchael Sailek's early opener cancelled out by Teboho Mokoena's 83rd-minute penalty.
That leaves both sides in need of a result in their final game, thanks to Mexico making it back-to-back wins by beating South Korea 1-0 in the later game in Group A to become the first team to book their place in the knockout stage.
Fellow hosts the USA joined them there the next day with a 2-0 win over Australia. The Americans made certain to top their group despite still having a game to play, thanks to head-to-head record taking primacy over goal difference.
At the effluent-coated end of that stick, Turkiye were the first team to be mathematically dumped out of the competition after they lost a hilarious encounter with Paraguay. Miguel Almiron become the first player in world football to be sent off for covering his mouth while talking to an opponent just before half time, but Turkiye were unable to make any of their 33 shots count for anything and ended up losing 1-0 to a second-minute strike from Matias Galarza.
Canada claimed their first-ever win at a men's World Cup in comprehensive fashion with a 6-0 win over ten-man Qatar that featured a Jonathan David hat-trick - but the occasion was marred by a horrible double leg break for Ismael Kone that has taken the midfielder out of the tournament.
That left co-hosts and Switzerland both needing just one more point to guarantee a knockout place after the Swiss claimed a bizarre 4-1 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina - and we say 'bizarre' because the first goal didn't come until the 74th minute, with the Bosnians having a man dismissed late on for good measure.
Scotland lost 1-0 to Morocco to leave themselves on a knife-edge with Brazil still to come and a place as one of the best third-placed teams by no means assured. The Selecao sent Haiti out of the competition with a 3-0 win to move to the top of an otherwise tight, competitive group C.
Sweden were not as bad as the 5-1 scoreline would suggest against the Netherlands, but that will have come as little comfort to Graham Potter as he waited to see how Group F rivals Japan and Tunisia would fare in the later kick-off.
Germany breathed a sigh of relief after trailing Ivory Coast at half time, only for super-sub Deniz Undav to save the day by equalising midway through the second half before popping up with a 94th-minute winner that guaranteed top spot in Group E.
Curacao put some respect back on their name after their Germany experience with a goalless draw against a frustrated Ecuador, which does little for either side in terms of progressing but which was much greater cause for celebration for the tiny island nation.
