South Africa has advanced to the playoffs after beating South Korea 1-0 in round 2 FIFA World Cup group stage match in Mexico. Brazil has made it to the playoffs after defeating Scotland 3-0 in round 3 of the FIFA World Cup group stage in Miami, Florida. Switzerland defeated Canada 2-1 in round 3 of the FIFA World Cup group stage in Vancouver, and both teams have made it to the playoffs.
Colombia defeated the Democratic Republic of the Congo 1-0 in their second-round group stage match to advance to the World Cup knockout round. England and Ghana played to a 0-0 draw in their second-round group stage match at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, The Croatian national football team defeated Panama 1-0, Portugal blanked Uzbekistan 5-0.
The United States eased restrictions on the Iran squad's travel arrangements at the World Cup, allowing them to travel two days before their next match, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said.
Algeria beat Jordan 2-1 in a Group J match, France beat Iraq 3:0 in a second-round group-stage match at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Tuesday.
Argentina’s Lionel Messi scored a goal in his team’s match against Austria, becoming become the all-time leading goalscorer in men's World Cup history.
Egypt defeated New Zealand 3-1 in a second-round group stage match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Spain has defeated Saudi-Arabia 4-0 in round 2, Uruguay and Cabo Verde played out a 2-2 draw in a second-round group stage match.
Azerbaijani gymnasts took part in several international competitions, achieving strong results, the Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation said.
Azerbaijani boxer Saeedjamshed Jafarov has become the winner of the World Cup held in the Chinese city of Guiyang.
The Iranian national team arrived in the United States from Mexico a day ahead of their 2026 World Cup match against Belgium, and their hotel is being guarded by police.
Two matches in Groups E and F were played at the 2026 World Cup on Saturday night: Ecuador faced Curaçao, while Tunisia played a match with Japan.
The Turkey national team lost to Paraguay 0:1 in the second round of the World Cup group stage. The match took place in Santa Clara, California, USA.
Brazil defeated Haiti 3:0 in round 1 of the FIFA World Cup 2026 group stage, Morocco defeated Scotland 1:0, the U.S. defeated Australia 2:0.
Colombia beat Uzbekistan 3-1 in a Group K match at the 2026 World Cup in Mexico City. Ghana defeated Panama 1-0 in a Group L encounter at the FIFA World Cup in Toronto. England beat Croatia 4-2 in their World Cup opener in Dallas, Texas.
The Norway national team defeated Iraq 4:1 in a group stage match of the FIFA World Cup in Foxborough, United States (Massachusetts).
Iran tied with New Zealand, Saudi Arabia tied with Uruguay, while Belgium and Egypt also played to a draw in a FIFA World Cup group stage matches.
The Azerbaijan women’s basketball team advanced to the final of the FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup 2026 Qualifier after defeating Kosovo in the semi-finals.
The national football team of Mexico defeated South Africa 2-0 in the opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The Russian national football team scored 3-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago in an exhibition match played on Tuesday night at a stadium in Russia’s westernmost city of Kaliningrad.
With only two days remaining before the kick-off of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the organizers of the much-anticipated global football championship have decided to revoke the earlier allocated quota for Iranian football fans traveling to North America to support their national team, Reuters reported, citing the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI).
Residents of Sumgait, Azerbaijan, will be able to watch matches of the Conference League this season. Belarusian BATE will host their opponents in the city.
