England defeats Panama 2-0 and advances as group leader

England beats Panama 2-0 with goals from Bellingham and Kane. Croatia also wins.

Publicado 2 hours ago el 28 de junio a las 11:54 | 2 mins reading |28 vistas | por Miguel Torres

England secure first place

England needed an hour to open the scoring, but then finished the game in six minutes. Jude Bellingham, at 61′, broke the tie with a shot that beat goalkeeper Orlando Mosquera. Six minutes later, Harry Kane extended the lead with an accurate header.

The 2-0 victory against Panama gave England the lead in Group L. Croatia, by beating Ghana 2-1 in the other match of the day, took second place. The African team, despite the defeat, secured its place among the best eight third parties.

Panama resisted with order for much of the first half. Mosquera was a figure until Bellingham found the space. In the second half, the Panamanians tried to respond, but Jordan Pickford avoided the tie with a key save. José Fajardo scored a goal in injury time, but it was disallowed for offside after a VAR review.

England left behind the doubts of the goalless draw against Ghana and showed solvency. Thomas Tuchel’s team now awaits a rival for the round of 16, who will emerge from the group of the best third parties. For the moment, the opponent would be Senegal, although the definition will depend on the closing of the group stage.

Croatia, with Luka Modric as a leader, beat Ghana with goals from Petar Sucic and Nikola Vlasic. Derrick Luckassen temporarily tied for the African team, but the Europeans imposed their hierarchy and took the victory.

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Mexico clashes with Ecuador in the Round of 32 of the World Cup

Mexico will face Ecuador in the Round of 32 of the 2026 World Cup at the Mexico City Stadium.

Publicado 1 hour ago el 28 de junio a las 12:24 | 1 min reading

Mexico vs Ecuador: the Round of 32 duel

The Mexican National Team already knows its next rival in the 2026 World Cup. Ecuador will be the team it will face in the Round of 32, a direct elimination phase where there is no margin for error.

The match will be played on Tuesday, June 30 at 8:00 p.m. at the Mexico City Stadium. There, the Tricolor has never lost a World Cup match; In the current fair he has three consecutive victories.

Ecuador arrives with four points, after a campaign where it beat Germany, tied with Curacao and lost to Ivory Coast. He is a rival who already knows the taste of beating a world champion.

The only World Cup history between both teams dates back to Korea-Japan 2002. That time, Mexico won 2-1 with goals from Jared Borgetti and Gerardo Torrado.

Details of the meeting

Date: Tuesday, June 30
Time: 8:00 p.m. (central Mexico)
Transmission: Channel 5, TUDN, Azteca 7 and ViX World Pass

The match will define who advances to the second round. There is no tomorrow for either team.

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DR Congo comes back and beats Uzbekistan 3-1 in qualifying rounds

Congo comes back against Uzbekistan and has four points in Group K.

Publicado 1 hour ago el 28 de junio a las 12:10 | 1 min reading

Congolese comeback in Group K

The DR Congo team gave a surprise by winning 3-1 against Uzbekistan, in a match where they managed to reverse the adverse score. With this result, the African team has four points in Group K of the World Cup qualifiers.

Uzbekistan started strongly. At minute 10, Eldor Shomurodov scored an early goal that excited his fans. The Central Asian team retreated after the lead, waiting for the African rival.

The Congolese reaction lasted until the second half. In the 68th minute, Yoane Wissa converted a penalty that tied the score. The forward took the ball and scored for the momentary tie.

Just ten minutes later, Fiston Mayele made it 2-1 with excellent anticipation to goalkeeper Nematov, who went wrong on the play.

In the final stretch, Yoane Wissa sealed his double with a precise shot between a sea of legs, sending the ball into the corner of the rival goal. The final 3-1 confirmed the Congolese comeback.

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Uruguay says goodbye to the World Cup with criticism of Bielsa and Muslera

La Celeste is out in the group stage after losing to Spain. The goalkeeper and the coach indicated.

Publicado 2 hours ago el 28 de junio a las 11:28 | 2 mins reading

Uruguay’s early goodbye

Uruguay became the first FIFA world champion to be eliminated in the group stage of the 2026 World Cup. The 1–0 defeat against Spain, with a goal by Álex Baena for which goalkeeper Fernando Muslera was responsible, unleashed a wave of anger and disappointment in Montevideo.

“Uruguay eliminated from the 2026 World Cup: Muslera’s mistake, Bentancur’s gesture and a team without identity,” headlined El País. “What a failure: Uruguay out of the World Cup,” added La Diaria. El Espectador described the situation as “the toughest elimination in the history of the World Cup.”

La Celeste added only two points and finished third—behind Spain and Cape Verde, debutants in the tournament. At halftime, Muslera was replaced by Sergio Rochet. Bielsa clarified that the change was requested by the goalkeeper himself.

“What I leave for Uruguayan football is nothing. It was a step that left nothing,” declared Bielsa. “I am responsible for this disappointment. To dump on myself all the disappointment generated by the work I did… it is good that it is so.”

Muslera, 40 years old and present in five World Cups, also spoke: “I never imagined suffering so much for this sport. I apologized to my teammates and to all the Uruguayan people.”

The disagreements between Bielsa and the squad have been going on for months. Captain Federico Valverde was replaced in the second half and left the field without greeting the coach. Days before, Valverde, Bentancur, Ugarte and Rochet met privately with Bielsa to question the intensity of the training sessions.

Bielsa led three South American teams in World Cups, with a record of 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses. His best performance was in South Africa 2010 with Chile, reaching the round of 16. In 2002 they were left out in the group stage with Argentina, despite having figures like Batistuta and Verón.

The early elimination reopens the debate about Bielsa: misunderstood genius or revolutionary? Meanwhile, Spain avoided a clash with Argentina, and Cape Verde will face Messi and his team in the round of 32.