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Somali referee Omar Artan was denied US entry after 11 hours at Miami airport. FIFA confirmed he'll receive his full World Cup tournament fee despite missing the tournament.

John McGinn's deflected 28th minute goal gave Scotland a 1-0 win over Haiti, ending a 36-year World Cup wait and topping Group C.

Qatar earned their first ever World Cup point after Boualem Khoukhi's 94th minute header secured a 1-1 draw against Switzerland at Levi's Stadium.

Morocco led Brazil 1-1 at MetLife Stadium before Vinicius Junior's 32nd minute curler rescued a point in their Group C World Cup opener.

FIFA blamed a technical outage after VAR offside lines vanished during Switzerland vs Qatar. Gary Neville called it a dictatorship. The match ended 1-1.

Four Indian-origin players including Tahsin Jamshid, who holds an Indian passport, are representing four different nations at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Ollie Robinson is doubtful for England's second Test at The Oval after knee soreness, days after taking 7 wickets and winning player of the match at Lord's.

Neymar is ruled out of Brazil's 2026 World Cup opener vs Morocco at MetLife Stadium due to a Grade II calf injury sustained on May 17. Return date still unclear.

Christian Pulisic surpassed Cristiano Ronaldo's World Cup assists record in just his fifth appearance, helping the USA beat Paraguay 4-1 in Los Angeles.

Khuliso Mudau's confused reaction to referee Wilton Sampaio's English VAR announcement during Mexico vs South Africa became the World Cup 2026's first viral meme.

Paraguay's president Santiago Peña attended USA's 4-1 World Cup opener in LA. Donald Trump skipped it, citing a packed schedule and his 80th birthday weekend.

Folarin Balogun scored twice and Pulisic set up an own goal as USA beat Paraguay 4-1 in their 2026 FIFA World Cup opener at SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles.