In Group A, Senegal coasted to a 3-1 win over hosts Qatar, knocking them out of the tournament. Ecuador came back to claim a point against the Netherlands in a 1-1 draw. In Group B, Iran scored two stoppage time goals to beat Wales 2-1, while the highly anticipated clash between England and USA played out to a goalless draw.
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Group E Favourites, Germany were beaten 2-1 by Japan in a major upset. While Spain coasted to a 7-0 win over Costa Rica. In Group F, Croatia were held to a goalless draw against Morocco, while Belgium edged Canada in a 1-0 victory.
After a shaky start to the match, world champions France hammered Australia 4-1 in their Group D clash, whilst Denmark vs Tunisia and Poland vs Mexico both played out to goalless draws.
Saudi Arabia upset Argentina 2-1 in their Group C clash, claiming a win over many people’s tournament favourites on a day the Saudis will never forget.
Jude Bellingham and Bukayo Saka were on the scoresheet as England crushed Iran 6-2 in their Group B matchup, whilst Netherlands scored late to beat African champions Senegal 2-0 before the USA and Wales played out to a 1-1 draw.
In the opening match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, hosts Qatar lost 2-0 to Ecuador. Qatar now become the first host nation to lose their opening match.
An Ecuador fan takes trolling to the next level, rubbing it in right in front of Qatar fans. Safe to say the Qatar fans were not happy.
Springbok captain and Liverpool fan, Siya Kolisi was put through his paces in a series of drills by Jurgen Klopp. Although his love for football is clear, Siya should maybe stick to his day job.
EA Sports FIFA had a sit down with the legends of the past as they passed down some knowledge on representing their country on the world’s biggest stage to the current stars of today.