GOAL! Tunisia 0-1 Netherlands (Skhiri own goal, 3)The Netherlands lead after three minutes in Kansas.It is an own goal from Skhiri, who cannot deal with a cross from the right.Alan Smith26 June 2026 00:05Japan 0-0 Sweden3’ – There appears to be a change in shape from Sweden here. Instead of a back three it is a four with the wing backs operating as full backs and Lindelof stepping into defensive midfield. That was a role he carried out several times for Villa towards the end of the club season.Alan Smith26 June 2026 00:04Japan 0-0 Sweden2’ – Ayari delivers the corner and Suzuki punches it away before Sweden win another corner on the opposite side. Gudmundsson puts this one in but cannot beat the first man.The roof is on in Dallas, where it is just after 6pm local time.Alan Smith26 June 2026 00:02Kick-off! Japan 0-0 Sweden1’ – We’re underway in Dallas. Sweden and Isak start, playing right to left as we watch.And inside 20 seconds midfielder Stroud, making a fourth appearance, wins a corner.Alan Smith26 June 2026 00:00Almost timeThe teams are emerging from the Dallas tunnel – one of few in the US stationed on the halfway line – and the stands look packed.(Reuters)(AP)Alan Smith25 June 2026 23:54Tunisia v Netherlands to kick-off on timeThere were fears earlier on of a storm delay in Kansas City but those fears have passed and both matches will get underway at the same time – 10 minutes from now.Alan Smith25 June 2026 23:50If you missed the earlier action, Ecuador are dark horses againEcuador battled, scrapped and clawed their way to this famous World Cup 2026 comeback victory over Germany. A deserved 2-1 win to advance to the knockout stage for the second-ever time and ensure redemption for the maligned coach Sebastian Beccacece. They finish third in Group E, in another blow to Scotland’s hopes of becoming one of the eight third-place teams to advance, with their manager clambering into the stands like he had won Wimbledon in what promises to be a wild New York party.This was a performance of great intensity, but after failing to score in this tournament after two games; an exquisite finish from Nilson Angulo and a gift from Manuel Neuer sealed the deal here. Once the safest pair of hands in football, the Bayern stopper has been shaky in the United States and his presence further exposes Germany’s unstable World Cup hopes. Julian Nagelsmann’s side wilted under the intense atmosphere, with a third of the estimated 900,000 Ecuadorians in the…
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