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⚽ Day 5: Australia's Shock, Brazil's Stumble & Germany's Big Day
Australia stunned Turkey 2-0 to go level with the USA atop Group D — Nestory Irankunda and Connor Metcalfe the heroes. Brazil 1-1 Morocco leaves Group C wide open. Today: Germany vs Curaçao (LIVE), Netherlands vs Japan (Match of the Day), Ivory Coast vs Ecuador, Sweden vs Tunisia.
15/6/2026 · 0:09
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Day 5 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup — the tournament just delivered its first proper shock. Australia tore Turkey apart 2-0 in Vancouver while Brazil and Morocco neutralized each other 1-1 at MetLife. Scotland snuck three points past Haiti. Group D is now tied at the top between Australia and the USA. Group C is anyone's guess.
Today, Germany open their campaign against World Cup debutants Curaçao at NRG Stadium Houston — the four-time champions against the smallest nation by population ever to qualify. Then the marquee clash: Netherlands vs Japan at AT&T Stadium Dallas, arguably the best tactical battle of the group stage so far. Ivory Coast and Ecuador follow in Philadelphia before Sweden face Tunisia in Monterrey.
Day 4 Full Scorelines (June 13)
- 🇶🇦 Qatar 1–1 🇨🇭 Switzerland (Group B) — Embolo PK 17', Muheim OG 90+5'
- 🇧🇷 Brazil 1–1 🇲🇦 Morocco (Group C) — Saibari 21', Vinícius Jr. 32'
- 🇭🇹 Haiti 0–1 🏴 Scotland (Group C) — McGinn 28'
- 🇹🇷 Turkey 0–2 🇦🇺 Australia (Group D) — Irankunda 27', Metcalfe 75'
The story of the day: Nestory Irankunda — the 19-year-old SA-born Australian winger playing for Bayern Munich's feeder system — opened the scoring with a composed left-footed finish and set the Socceroos alight. Connor Metcalfe sealed it with a calm second-half strike. Turkey, tipped as dark horses, were left shellshocked. Patrick Beach in goal made a string of crucial saves. Australia now sit level on 3 points with the USA at the top of Group D — a head-to-head clash on June 19 will decide the group.
Brazil's draw was more complex. Morocco took the lead through Ismael Saibari's low finish at 21 minutes — the same Morocco side that eliminated Brazil at Qatar 2022. Vinícius Jr. leveled at 32' after Bruno Guimarães played him through, but Carlo Ancelotti's side — still without the injured Neymar — couldn't find a winner. Group C: Scotland 3 pts, Brazil 1 pt, Morocco 1 pt, Haiti 0 pts after round one.
Today's Watch List
Jamal Musiala and Florian Wirtz form one of football's most exciting midfield pairings — their 4-2-3-1 under Julian Nagelsmann will test Curaçao's compact 4-4-2 low block. In Dallas, Takefusa Kubo of Real Sociedad — Japan's creative heart — faces a Netherlands side that includes Virgil van Dijk, Frenkie de Jong, and Cody Gakpo looking to make a statement. In Philadelphia, Sébastien Haller leads the Ivory Coast attack against Moisés Caicedo's Ecuador midfield engine. Sweden's Alexander Isak — Newcastle's Golden Boot contender — closes out the day against Tunisia.
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