The game of the day on June 26 featured the real-life champions, Spain, who had their backs up against the wall on the tabletop. After netting just one point and not scoring a goal in their first two matches, they faced a must-win game against Uruguay, who had already won Group H. Spain took care of business with a 4-1 win to claim second place and advance.
After beating Saudi Arabia 1-0, Cape Verde is likely to go through as a third-place team with four points.
France and Norway played an exciting match in the Group I finale. Erling Haaland scored twice in the first nine minutes to put Norway up 2-0, but Kylian Mbappe scored the next two goals and France won 4-2. But, France didn’t win the group. France and Senegal tied their match. And Senegal’s 7-1 pasting of Iraq gave them a +8 goal differential, two better than France.
Belgium wrapped up one of the most dominant group stages by any country, beating New Zealand 6-1 to finish with a perfect nine points and a +10 goal differential in Group G. Egypt edged Iran 2-1 to take second place.
Group G: Belgium 9 (3-0-0, +10), Egypt 6 (2-1-0, -1), Iran 1 (0-2-1, -2), New Zealand 1 (0-2-1, -7)
Group H: Uruguay 6 (2-1-0, +2), Spain 4 (1-1-1, +2), Cape Verde 4 (1-1-1, -2), Saudi Arabia 3 (1-2-0, -1)
Group I: Senegal 8 (2-0-1, +8), France 8 (2-0-1, +6), Norway 3 (1-2-0, 0), Iraq 0 (0-3-0, -14)
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France 4, Norway 2
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
2′ GOAL Norway Erling Haaland
9′ GOAL Norway Erling Haaland
21′ GOAL France Kylian Mbappe
30′ Yellow Card Norway Antonio Nusa
45+’ Yellow Card Norway Kristoffer Ajer
58′ GOAL France Kylian Mbappe
67′ GOAL France Jules Kounde
86′ GOAL France (own goal)
92′ Yellow Card Norway Fredrik Aursnes
Senegal 7, Iraq 1
BMO Field, Toronto, Canada
33′ GOAL Senegal Ismaila Sarr
40′ Yellow Card Iraq Ibrahim Bayesh
45′ Yellow Card Senegal Krepin Diatta
45+’ GOAL Senegal Ismaila Sarr
46′ GOAL Senegal (own goal)
53′ Yellow Card Senegal Sadio Mane
53′ GOAL Iraq Amir Al Ammari (penalty kick)
59′ GOAL Senegal Iliman Ndiaye
66′ GOAL Senegal Iliman Ndiaye (corner kick)
74′ GOAL Senegal (own goal)
92′ GOAL Senegal Krepin Diatta (corner kick)
Cape Verde 1, Saudi Arabia 0
Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
39′ Yellow Card Saudi Arabia Hassan Al Tambakti
39′ GOAL Cape Verde Ryan Mendes (free kick)
57′ Yellow Card Saudi Arabia Saud Abdulhamid
Spain 4, Uruguay 1
Estadio Akron, Zapopan, Mexico
2′ GOAL Spain Lamine Yamal
21′ GOAL Spain Mikel Merino
36′ GOAL Spain Lamine Yamal
45+’ GOAL Uruguay Rodrigo Bentancur (free kick)
47′ Yellow Card Uruguay Sebastian Caceres
56′ Yellow Card Spain Alex Baena
90′ GOAL Spain Aymeric Laporte
Egypt 2, Iran 1
Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington
10′ GOAL Egypt Rami Rabia
32′ Yellow Card Iran Shojae Khalilzadeh
36′ GOAL Iran Shojae Khalilzadeh
45′ Yellow Card Iran Mohammad Mohebi
45+’ Yellow Card Egypt Mostafa Zico
48′ Yellow Card Egypt Emam Ashour
58′ Yellow Card Egypt Yasser Ibrahim
67′ GOAL Egypt Mahmoud Saber
91′ Yellow Card Iran Saeid Ezatolahi
91′ Yellow Card Egypt Ahmed El Fotouh
Belgium 6, New Zealand 1
BC Place Stadium, Vancouver, Canada
4′ GOAL Belgium Charles De Ketelaere
8′ GOAL Belgium Youri Tielemans
18′ Yellow Card Belgium Charles De Ketelaere
25′ Yellow Card New Zealand Elijah Just
36′ GOAL Belgium Leandro Trossard
37′ GOAL New Zealand Elijah Just (corner kick)
45+’ GOAL Belgium Brandon Mechele
53′ Yellow Card Belgium Romelu Lukaku
75′ GOAL Belgium Charles De Ketelaere
77′ GOAL Belgium Leandro Trossard
86′ Yellow Card Belgium Brandon Mechele
