The tournament has been one of the highest-scoring in history so far and produced nearly 25% more scoring than the same span of games in the previous World Cup.
Football
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The goals also make him the second-oldest player to score at a World Cup.
8:35am
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The squad will be allowed to travel into the country two days before its next match according to the US Department of Homeland Security.
World
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The Argentine footballer has just turned a year older, but his talent and tactical awareness are still razor sharp.
Health
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The former Liverpool player played an instrumental role in Egypt’s 3-1 win over NZ yesterday.
Tuesday 7:22am
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Details of all the matches at the World Cup in the US, Canada and Mexico.
Mon, Jun 1
All matches will be available on TVNZ+ with some also broadcast live and free on TVNZ channels.
Sun, May 31
The record goal for a 1-0 lead came in the 38th minute and two days before Messi’s 39th birthday.
Tuesday 6:36am
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New Zealand looked on course to secure their first World Cup victory, but ultimately fell short to a dominant Egypt side.
New Zealand
Mon, Jun 22
The All Whites take on Mo Salah's Egypt in Vancouver with kickoff at 1pm NZT.
NZ suffered their first defeat at the World Cup, going down 3-1 to Egypt.
New Zealand has never won a match at a World Cup, but Tim Brown believes that could all change in today's match against Egypt.
The All Whites enter today's match against No. 29 Egypt with a chance to move out of the group stage for the first time in their World Cup history.
The 26-year-old scored two goals in New Zealand's 2-2 draw with Iran, becoming one of the most notable performances from the competition's opening round.
Sun, Jun 21
Both sides will be searching for their first win in tomorrow's game, with two draws leaving the Group G standings incredibly tight.
Ever since Scotland fans learned they’d begin the country’s ninth World Cup appearance in Boston, plans were being made for a party.
Sat, Jun 20
According to New Zealand Football, the forward is the first Sikh to play at a senior men’s FIFA World Cup.
Fri, Jun 19
Ismaël Koné was stretchered off with a serious injury to his lower left leg in a chaotic match that saw Qatar receive two red cards.
The Wellington Phoenix said it had accepted an undisclosed fee from Paraguayan giants Club Olimpia.
"He is currently under medical observation, recovering and progressing favourably within his current condition," the family of 68-year-old Jorge Messi said.
More than 465,000 people watched the opening match on TVNZ 1 – and it was TVNZ+’s biggest streaming day ever.
Thu, Jun 18
Logan Rogerson was enjoying a trip to Bali with his girlfriend when he got an early morning phone call from All Whites head coach Darren Bazeley.
Te Ao Māori
Goals from Harry Kane, Marcus Rashford, and Jude Bellingham helped England defeat their old foes.
According to reports, he referred to Iran’s attacks as New Zealand’s and described New Zealand’s moves as Iran’s during the opening minutes of the broadcast.
Messi scored his first goal in the opening minutes off a nifty feed from Inter Miami teammate Rodrigo De Paul, the second early in the second half, and the third moments before subbing out to a standing ovation.
Wed, Jun 17
“We were clear this was the process,” Andrew Giuliani, the executive director of the White House FIFA Task Force said.
"I've been watching Eli do that, what you saw yesterday, for the last 10 years," Declan Edge, a former coach of Just's, told Breakfast.
