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Another match, another draw at the World Cup. Belgium and Egypt draw 1-1 in Seattle on their first match day.
Emam Ashour opened the scoring. But then the match reached peak drama in the second half when Romelo Lukaku subbed on.
Lukaku forcing Mohamed Hany to commit an own goal off a cross leads to the equalizer. A thrilling match at Lumen Field in Seattle.
Follow our Egypt-Belgium live coverage for all the post match reaction and analysis.
Cape Verde players have taken their time to leave the stadium in Atlanta. I guess it was deserved they had their time to celebrate and let that sink it. Lovely dancing antics as they walk out from the mixed zone.
A Hollywood script couldn’t have made a more thrilling story.
Romelu Lukaku comes into the game off the bench, appearing in his 127th cap for country. Immediately, Lukaku makes an impact, scoring a goal off a cross to equalize.
A thrilling finish ahead in Seattle as it’s 1-1. Follow our Belgium-Egypt live coverage for all the analysis on Lukaku’s goal.
Miami, it’s your turn to have World Cup matches. Today, Hard Rock Stadium hosts its first match of the tournament when Uruguay faces Saudi Arabia.
But spectators are already soaking in the atmosphere outside the stadium. There’s a big World Cup ball that fans are posing in front of.
Expect this to be a popular spot on match day.
That feeling when you draw Spain 0-0 and earn your country’s first World Cup point ever.
That is the facial expression on Bubista, the manager of Cape Verde, who led his team to an incredible effort.
Cape Verde produced one of the most shocking results in the history of the World Cup with its 0-0 over Spain. But where does it rank among the all-time World Cup upsets?
Our The Athletic writers do a deep dive on the greatest upsets in World Cup history and how Cape Verde-Spain stacks up against those.
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Greatest World Cup shocks: Debating where Cape Verde holding Spain ranks
Checked in with various people I know who were at the Japan-Netherlands game yesterday. To a person (including me), everyone has the “Nippon” chant stuck in their heads, just as The Athletic’s Chris Vannini predicted.
I don't know about you, soccer fans, but I am still BUZZING about that historic Cape Verde result against Spain. Can you believe it? A 0-0 draw against one of the tournament favourites, to earn your first ever World Cup point.
Celebrate well, Cape Verde supporters.
But the World Cup cracks on with its second match of the day featuring Belgium and Egypt from Lumen Field in Seattle. Egypt get the opening goal thanks to a brilliant strike from Emam Ashour.
Follow our Belgium-Egypt live coverage for all the analysis, sights and sounds from this second match of the day.
The jovial mood at U.S. training was briefly interrupted by a collision during a warmup drill that hurt Sebastian Berhalter.
He's back up now and participating in the possession drill, but was in pain for around 30 seconds.
Jovial mood at the U.S. camp today to start training. During rondos the quality is high but laughs coming. Sergino Dest nutmegged Tim Weah. At the next break Weah asked the cameras if they recorded it. When the answer was yes, he jokingly insisted the footage must be deleted.
Dest put his arm around Weah and asked the camera crew to send him the video.
The scenes in Atlanta are joyful after Cape Verde’s historic first point in its maiden World Cup match.
Here is a photo of two fans, emotional to see their country perform like this on the global stage against a global football superpower in Spain.
Incredible theatre. Why the World Cup is the best!
The entire USMNT squad starts its pre-training laps — except for Christian Pulisic.
A U.S. Soccer spokesperson just said that Pulisic is doing a “modified training session” and will be out on the field shortly to do individual drills separate from the rest of the team. Pulisic was subbed off at halftime against Paraguay with what has been described as a “minor” calf issue.
OH MY GOODNESS! Cape Verde have just delivered one of the most shocking results in the history of the World Cup.
At Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Cape Verde with a glorious 0-0 draw against Spain. That was Cape Verde’s first ever World Cup match and it just recorded its inaugural point.
Against a global football superpower and one of the tournament favourites in Spain no less.
Tune into our Spain-Cape Verde live coverage for all of the post match analysis.
ARD has released the viewing figures for Germany’s 7-1 win over Curacao. The public broadcaster attracted 23.5 million, for around a 70 percent share of the audience (the game was also available on Magenta TV, which is a subscription service).
It's notable because it's a huge jump from Qatar four years ago. At that tournament, which was widely criticised by the German public on account of the host country’s human rights record, the national team’s opening game (a defeat to Japan) drew only 9 million viewers.
What is happening at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta is absolutely extraordinary.
Spain and Cape Verde are in the final 10 minutes of their group-stage match. Cape Verde is trying to get its historic first World Cup point as a country in this tournament.
Tune into our live coverage for the conclusion as we march toward a massive result.
With Lamine Yamal making his World Cup debut today against Cape Verde, I highly recommend you read Pol Ballús feature on the 18-year-old superstar.
This excerpt shows what Yamal can be for Spain and global football if he has a productive World Cup. A reminder that Yamal began today’s match against Cape Verde on the bench.
📝: “Yamal is Spain’s irreplaceable genius, an exciting attacking threat with no equal, a player De la Fuente has built his team around — which helps explain why they are, for many, favourites to win.
“On a personal level, he has already achieved so much in these transformative past two years. If he fulfils expectations this summer, his standing will go fully stratospheric.”
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Lamine Yamal has changed. The schoolboy at Euro 2024 is now a World Cup superstar
An energetic group of Belgium supporters pose for a photo in Seattle.
Belgium kicks off against Egypt at 3 p.m. ET (12 p.m. local time).
Shocked at how packed this building is already, nearly two hours before kickoff. NBA arenas are a ghost town until minus-60.
Midfielder Tyler Adams speaks on Christian Pulisic’s status ahead of USA’s next game against Australia:
💬: “Christian will be fine.”
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