27 shots, 5.2m followers: Insane stats from shock World Cup draw

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The FIFA World Cup 2026™ is well and truly underway!

As the group stages progress and the fixtures continue to pile up, this is your hub for every result, goal and Man of the Match across the entire tournament.

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Matchday 5

Group G:

IRAN 2-2 NEW ZEALAND

Goals: E.Just - NZ (7', 55'), R.Rezaeian - IRN (32'), M.Mohebi - IRN (64')

Man of the Match: Ramin Rezaeian (IRN)

• New Zealand are unbeaten in their past four WC matches with four draws.
• This was the fourth draw from four Matchday 5 fixtures.

Group H:

SAUDI ARABIA 1-1 URUGUAY

Goals: A.Al Amri - KSA (41'), M.Araujo - URU (80')

Man of the Match: Federico Valverde (URU)

• Uruguay fired off 27 shots, with Saudi Arabia's goalkeeper Mohammed Al Owais making nine saves.
• Uruguay keeper Fernando Muslera became the oldest from his nation to play at the World Cup at 39 years and 364 days.

Group G:

BELGIUM 1-1 EGYPT

Goals: E.Ashour - EGY (20'), M.Hany - BEL (66' OG)

Man of the Match: Emam Ashour (EGY)

• Belgium's goal came within 22 seconds of Romelu Lukaku coming on as a sub. He didn't score it but his presence forced the own-goal from Hany.
• European nations have now won just three games out of 10 so far at this World Cup.

Group H:

SPAIN 0-0 CAPE VERDE

Goals: Nil

Man of the Match: Vozinha (CPV)

• Spain had 27 shots on goal, the most at a World Cup without scoring.
• Spanish striker Mikel Oyarzabal became the first player since 1966 to go the first 30 minutes of a World Cup match without a single touch.
• 40-year-old Cape Verde keeper Vozinha's performance saw his Instagram following jump from 50k to 1.9m during the match. He now has 5.2m followers.

Matchday 4

Group F:

SWEDEN 5-1 TUNISIA

Goals: Y.Ayari - SWE (7', 90+6'), A.Isak - SWE (30'), O.Rekik - TUN (43'), V.Gyokeres - SWE (59'), M.Svanberg - SWE (86')

Man of the Match: Alexander Isak (SWE)

• Yasan Asiri, who scored two in his World Cup debut, was born to a Tunisian father. He turned down a call-up with Tunisia to represent his birth nation.

Group F:

NETHERLANDS 2-2 JAPAN

Goals: V.van Dijk - NED (50'), K.Nakamura - JPN (57'), C.Summerville - NED (64'), D.Kamada - JPN (88')

Man of the Match: Virgil van Dijk (NED)

• Japan came from behind twice to earn a deserved point.
• This was the first World Cup match in which the Dutch had not fielded a player based in the Netherlands in the starting lineup.

Group E:

IVORY COAST 1-0 ECUADOR

Goals: A.Diallo - CIV (90')

Man of the Match: Y.Diomande (CIV)

• Ivory Coast claim their first ever World Cup win over a South American nation

Group E:

GERMANY 7-1 CURACAO

Goals: F.Nmecha - GER (6'), L.Comenencia - CUR (21'), N.Schlotterbeck - GER (38'), K.Havertz - GER (45+5' PEN, 88'), J.Musiala - GER (47'), N.Brown - GER (68'), D.Undav - GER (78')

Man of the Match: Kai Havertz (GER)

• Germany matched their iconic 7-1 scoreline from their triumphant Semi Final win over Brazil in 2014.
• Curacao made their official World Cup debut after qualifying for the first time in the nation's history, becoming the smallest nation for both size and population to ever play in a World Cup.

Matchday 3

Group D:

AUSTRALIA 2-0 TURKIYE

Goals: N.Irankunda - AUS (27'), C.Metcalfe - AUS (75')

Man of the Match: Nestory Irankunda (AUS)

• Nestory Irankunda becomes Australia's youngest ever goalscorer.
• 22yo Patrick Beach made eight saves after earning the nod over captain Maty Ryan.
• Tony Popovic becomes the first Australian to both play for and manage Australia at a World Cup.

Group C:

HAITI 0-1 SCOTLAND

Goals: J.McGinn - SCO (29')

Man of the Match: John McGinn (SCO)

• Scotland claim their first World Cup win since 1990.

Group C:

BRAZIL 1-1 MOROCCO

Goals: I.Saibari - MAR (21'), V.Junior - BRA (32')

Man of the Match: Vinicius Junior (BRA)

• Morocco finished the game with more shots and a higher expected goal tally.

Group B:

QATAR 1-1 SWITZERLAND

Goals: B.Embolo - SUI (17' PEN), M.Muheim - QAT (90+4' OG)

Man of the Match: Breel Embolo (SUI)

• Qatar earns their first point in World Cup history with a late own goal.

Matchday 2

Group D:

USA 4-1 PARAGUAY

Goals: D.Bobadilla - USA (7' OG), F.Balogun - USA (31', 45+5'), Mauricio - PAR (73'), G.Reyna - USA (90+8')

Man of the Match: F.Balogun (USA)

• This is the first time the United States have scored four goals in one game at a men's FIFA World Cup™.

Group B:

CANADA 1-1 BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA

Goals: J. Lukic - BIH (9'), C. Larin - CAN (78')

Man of the Match: I.Kone (CAN)

• Canada secured its first point at a FIFA World Cup™.

Matchday 1

Group A:

SOUTH KOREA 2-1 CZECHIA

Goals: L.Krejci - CZE (59'), I.Hwang - SK (67'), H.Oh - SK (80')

Man of the Match: I.Hwang (SK)

• Czechia manager Miroslav Koubek became the oldest manager in World Cup history, overtaking South Africa's Hugo Broos - who held the record for a matter of hours.
• Feyenoord midfielder In-Beom Hwang contributed with a goal and assist from midfield.

Group A:

MEXICO 2-0 SOUTH AFRICA

Goals: J.Quinones - MEX (9'), R.Jimenez - MEX (67')

Red Cards: S.Sithole - SA (49'), T.Zwane - SA (84'), C.Montes - MEX (90+2')

Man of the Match: Julian Quinones (MEX)

• Gilberto Mora became the sixth youngest player in World Cup history at just 17yrs, seven months old.
• Mexico are now unbeaten in all of their last eight World Cup openers.
• Three red cards in the opening match, Qatar 2022 saw just four reds across the entire tournament.