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Picture : Lionel Scaloni always unbeaten with Argentina ! World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 27 (July 7) – Round of 16 Argentina vs Egypt 3-2 *Argentina won a World Cup match after trailing by two goals for the first time in history. *Argentina is only the second non-European nation to win a World Cup…

Picture : Charles De Ketelaere scored two goals against USA to qualify Belgium ! World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 26 (July 6) – Round of 16  USA vs Belgium 1-4 *Belgium has become the first nation since Germany in 2010 to score at least three goals in each of its first two knockout-stage matches…

Picture : The goal of the game was scored by Spain’s Mikel Merino ! World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 26 (July 6) – Round of 16 Portugal vs Spain 0-1 *Spain has qualified for the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 2010 (when they also eliminated Portugal in the Round of 16).…

Picture : Kane and Bellingham qualified England for quarter final ! World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 25 (July 5) – Round of 16 Mexico vs England 2-3 *England have reached the World Cup quarter-finals in three consecutive tournaments (2018, 2022, 2026) for the second time, following the period from 1962 to 1970 (also three…

Picture : Orjan Nyland stopped a penalty in the first half and contributed with a great performance to this big surprise of the World Cup ! World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 25 (July 5) – Round of 16 Brazil vs Norway 1-2 *Norway have reached the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time in…

Picture : Didier Deschamps has become the first head coach to reach 10 World Cup knockout-stage victories (1 in 2014, 4 in 2018, 3 in 2022, 2 so far in 2026). World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 24 (July 4) – Round of 1 Paraguay vs France 0-1 *For the first time in history, France…

Picture : Mohamed Ouahbi became the second African coach to reach the World Cup quarter-finals, following Walid Regragui who did it with Morocco in 2022. World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 24 (July 4) – Round of 16 Canada vs Morocco 0-3 *Morocco became the first nation outside UEFA and CONMEBOL to qualify for the…

Picture : Jhon Arias (from Palmeiras) scored the third goal by a Brasileirão player in a World Cup knockout stage match in the XXI century. World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 23 (July 3) – Round of 32 Colombia vs Ghana 1-0 *Colombia have not lost any of their last seven World Cup matches (5…

World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 23 (July 3) – Round of 32 Argentina vs Cabo Verde 3-2 *Argentina are only the third defending champions to reach the World Cup Round of 16 in the XXI century, following Brazil in 2006 and France in 2022. *Argentina have scored at least two goals in 10 consecutive…

Picture : Eman Ashour scored Egypt’s first World Cup knockout-stage goal since Abdelrahman Fawzi World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 23 (July 3) – Round of 32 Australia vs Egypt 1-1 (pen. 2-4) *Eman Ashour scored Egypt’s first World Cup knockout-stage goal since Abdelrahman Fawzi against Hungary on 27 May 1934: the longest gap (92…

Picture : Breel Embolo is the first Swiss player to score multiple goals at two different men’s World Cup editions (2 in 2022, 2 in 2026). World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 22 (July 2) – Round of 32 Switzerland vs Algeria 2-0 *Algeria are the only African nation to have lost by a margin…

Picture : the last dance for Luka Modric in the World Cup. World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 22 (July 2) – Round of 32 Portugal vs Croatia 2-1 *Portugal won a World Cup knockout stage match after trailing for the second time in their history, following the quareter-final against North Korea on 23 July…

Picture : Mikel Oyarzabal has scored 16 goals in his last 15 appearances for Spain. World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 22 (July 2) – Round of 32 Spain vs Austria 3-0 *Unai Simón extended to 519 minutes his run without conceding in the World Cup, setting the longest unbeaten streak for a goalkeeper in…

Picture : Folarin Balogun became the fourth player to score a goal and receive a red card in a World Cup knockout match, World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 21 (July 1) – Round of 32 USA vs Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-0 *The United States had beaten a European team at the World Cup for…

Picture : Youri Tielemans’ penalty goal at 124 minutes 43 seconds became the latest goal in the history of the World Cup. World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 21 (July 1) – Round of 32 Belgium vs Senegal 3-2 *Belgium have won a World Cup knockout-stage match after overcoming a deficit of 2 or more…

Picture : Harry Kane has now scored 20 goals for England at major tournaments (13 at the World Cup and 7 at the Euro).  World Cup 2026 Statistics – Day 21 (July 1) – Round of 32 England vs DR Congo 2-1 *England won a World Cup match after trailing at halftime for the first…