Erling Haaland scored twice on his FIFA World Cup debut as Norway defeated Iraq 4-1 in their Group I opener. Leo Østigård also scored as Norway made a winning return to the World Cup.
Thomas Partey will miss Ghana's FIFA World Cup 2026 opener against Panama after a Canadian court rejected his appeal against a visa refusal, leaving his tournament participation in doubt.
Austria defeated World Cup debutants Jordan 3-1 in their first FIFA World Cup match since 1998. Romano Schmid scored while Ali Olwan netted Jordan's historic first World Cup goal.
Lionel Messi said records are 'just statistics' after equalling Miroslav Klose's all-time FIFA World Cup goals record with a hat-trick in Argentina's 3-0 win over Algeria.
Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick as Argentina defeated Algeria 3-0 in their FIFA World Cup 2026 opener. The Argentine captain equalled Miroslav Klose's all-time World Cup goals record with 16 goals.
A ten-man India U20 team qualified for the SAFF U20 Championship final after defeating Maldives in their final league match on Tuesday at the Kalinga Stadium.
The comments came as Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Chile officially launched their candidacy to stage the centenary edition of football's showpiece tournament at a ceremony in the Uruguayan capital Montevideo.
The Indian contingent had reached Birmingham as defending champions in three categories but has been able to retain the gold medal in only one.
Achanta Sharath Kamal lost for the first time in the tournament but Harmeet Desai and G Sathiyan first won doubles and then registered victories in their respective singles matches as India beat Singapore 3-1 in the CWG 2022 to defend their gold medal from 2018.
Exhibiting a brilliant gameplay, Gukesh not only extended his unbeaten run at the prestigious event but also helped India B register an impressive victory against fourth-seeded Spain-team's fifth successive win in the open section.
