Substitute Cyle Larin helped co-hosts Canada make history with a first World Cup point after his deflected 78th-minute strike rescued a 1-1 draw with Bosnia and Herzegovina in Toronto. Jovo Lukic threatened to spoil the party occasion for Jesse Marsch’s men when he scored in the 21st-minute before ex-Arsenal defender Sead Kolasinac produced an incredible second-half clearance to preserve Bosnia’s one-goal lead.
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Substitute Oh Hyeon-gyu gave South Korea a winning start to the World Cup as they came from behind to beat the Czech Republic 2-1. Oh struck 11 minutes from time after Hwang In-beom’s moment of magic had cancelled out Czech captain Ladislav Krejci’s header in Guadalajara. South Korea made the brighter start, Son Heung-min firing over with Lee Han-Beom heading over the bar before Paris St Germain’s Lee Kang-in forced a save from Matej Kovar with an effort from outside the box.
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Co-hosts Mexico made a strong start to their 2026 World Cup campaign as they defeated nine-man South Africa at a packed Azteca Stadium in the tournament opener. Three players were sent off in all, with Mexico reduced to 10 men in the closing moments. Mexico had only needed nine minutes before they delighted their fans with the first goal of the finals.
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FC Barcelona have confirmed that winger Lamine Yamal will miss the remainder of season due to a hamstring injury. The Spain star suffered the issue in the action of scoring a penalty during his side’s 1-0 win over Celta Vigo, with Barca issuing an update on the 18-year-old’s World Cup prospects. The superstar is expected to be fit in time to help Spain’s bid to secure a second World Cup title.
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Brighton produced a dominant 3-0 win to leapfrog Chelsea in the Premier League, boosting their European hopes while piling further misery on struggling visiting head coach Liam Rosenior. Goals from Ferdi Kadioglu, Jack Hinshelwood and Danny Welbeck lifted Brighton into sixth place, while Chelsea have now lost five consecutive league matches without scoring for the first time since 1912.
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