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KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - JUNE 20: Eloy Room #1 of Curacao applauds fans as he holds a shirt in tribute of late Curacao goalkeeper Jarzinho Pieter after the 0-0 draw during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group E match between Ecuador and Curacao at Kansas City Stadium on June 20, 2026 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Saturday saw a couple lopsided scorelines, with Japan turning on the style against Tunisia in the late game and Sweden experiencing the full spectrum of The Graham Potter Experience, following-up a 5-1 win with a 5-1 defeat. So both the Netherlands and Japan are back on track, level on three points with Sweden in the group with one set of matches to go for each (including Japan facing Sweden).
In between, we saw a couple slightly less lopsided scorelines as Germany came from behind to beat Côte d’Ivoire, 2-1 — Deniz Undav scoring the winner in the 94th minute after he had leveled things in the 68th — and Ecuadro struggling once again and failing to score, this time doing so against lowly Curaçao. The Curacaoan goalkeeper almost set a competition record for number of saves made with 15, though it was more quantity than quality from Ecuador at the end of the day.
A few big games on tap today as well, including Spain, Belgium, and Egypt.
Let’s go!
SPAIN vs. SAUDI ARABIA
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Opening game draws hit quite differently for these two, with Spain on the wrong end of Cape Verde’s historic point but Saudi Arabia doing quite well to earn the same against Uruguay. They’ll probably have to do even better if they want the same (or better) result in this one. Spain will be extra motivated, surely.
Date / Time: Sunday, June 21, 2026, 12pm EDT; 5pm BST
Venue: Mercedes-Benz Arena, Atlanta, GA, USA
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)
On TV: FOX, Telemundo (USA); BBC One (UK); elsewhere
Streaming online: FOX One, Peacock (USA); BBC iPlayer (UK)
Chelsea interest: Marc Cucurella was a Chelsea players when the tournament began. He won’t be when the tournament ends. In fact, his transfer to Real Madrid was announced just before their first game. Best of luck to him.
BELGIUM vs. IRAN
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Two more teams coming off of draws in games in which they probably were the favorites. They can’t both be favored today! (Belgium are the strong favorites, for what it’s worth.)
Date / Time: Sunday, June 21, 2026, 3pm EDT; 8pm BST
Venue: SoFi Stadium; Los Angeles, CA, USA
Referee: Dário Herrera (Argentina)
On TV: FOX Sports 1, Telemundo (USA); ITV 1 (UK); elsewhere
Streaming online: FOX One, Peacock (USA); ITVx (UK)
Chelsea interest: Former Chelsea prodigal son Romelu Lukaku made an impact off the bench for the Red Devils in their first game. Might he start today?
URUGUAY vs. CAPE VERDE
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Cape Verde had an historic night against Spain. Imagine they go one better against Uruguay…
Date / Time: Sunday, June 21, 2026, 6pm EDT; 11pm BST
Venue: Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, FL, USA
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)
On TV: FOX Sports 1, Telemundo (USA); BBC One (UK); elsewhere
Streaming online: FOX One, Peacock (USA); BBC iPlayer (UK)
Chelsea interest: None
NEW ZEALAND vs. EGYPT
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Rinse, repeat. Draws, looking to do better.
Date / Time: Sunday, June 21, 2026, 9pm EDT; 2am BST
Venue: BC Place, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Referee: Omar Al-Ahlie (UAE)
On TV: FOX Sports 1, Telemundo (USA); ITV 1 (UK); elsewhere
Streaming online: FOX One, Peacock (USA); ITVx (UK)
Chelsea interest: None
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