Match overload Day 2 don finish, and e belong to Mauricio Pochettino US Men National Team, wey produce one of their best ever performance for absolute 4-1 beatdown of Paraguay.
Paraguay don concede just ten goals for their entire 18-game qualification campaign for South America, but dem fold like house of cards against Christian Pulisic and company.
US maybe get small luck with own goal for opener, but first-half brace nearly hat-trick from Folarin Balogun give dem 3-0 half-time lead.
Paraguay get one back after break, but result never for doubt, and Gio Reyna restore three-goal margin with wonderful strike for last kick of game.
Earlier for day, Canada waste plenty chances to dispatch Bosnia and Herzegovina, and instead settle for 1-1 draw.
All in all, good day for hosts.
And now we truly begin madness with more games than we fit handle.
Qatar host last World Cup but fail to register point and score just one goal for their three games.
But dem be back-to-back Asian champions 2019 and 2023, and this time dem reach expanded tournament purely on merit, finishing campaign under manager Julen Lopetegui with almost entirely home-base squad.
By contract, Switzerland don make it to knockout rounds for each of last three World Cups, and dem hope to do at least one better this year.
Date and time for Saturday June 13 2026, 3pm EDT, 8pm BST for Levi Stadium Santa Clara California USA, referee Saíd Martínez from Honduras.
For TV FOX Telemundo USA, ITV 1 UK, streaming online FOX One Peacock USA, ITVx UK.
Chelsea interest: two ex-Chelsea midfielders for Swiss squad, one-time loanee Denis Zakaria and former prospect Miro Muheim wey dey Cobham for about four years from 2014 to 2018 between ages 16 and 20.
He don dey HSV since 2021 and help dem earn promotion back to Bundesliga for 2025.
Dem finish 13th last year, with Muheim playing nearly every game.
Zakaria na bit player for us for 2022-23, on loan from Juventus; he go join Monaco after that season, where he don be steady presence ever since.
Goalkeeper Gregor Kobel dey linked with Chelsea couple times for recent years, while left back Ricardo Rodriguez subject to similar stories like decade ago, when he dey make name for Wolfsburg.
Him and Granit Xhaka be the two veteran leaders of team these days; Xhaka of course resurrect career under incoming Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso at Bayer Leverkusen after facing fair bit of ridicule at Arsenal, before returning to Premier League and make impact with Sunderland.
No introduction needed for Seleção, wey face administratively crowned African champions, wey dem award that title nearly two months after actually losing final to Senegal amid some controversy.
Date and time for Saturday June 13 2026, 6pm EDT, 11pm BST for MetLife Stadium East Rutherford New Jersey USA, referee Slavko Vinčić from Slovenia.
For TV FOX Telemundo USA, BBC One UK, streaming online FOX One Peacock USA, BBC iPlayer UK.
Chelsea interest: we follow Brazil more closely over past year, after dem appoint Carlo Ancelotti as manager last May and he start picking Estêvão, Andrey Santos, and João Pedro regularly for his team.
Alas, Estêvão pick hamstring injury couple months ago wey rule am out of tournament, and neither Santos nor JP end up get picked for final squad.
Latter decision don leave everyone flabbergasted, so hopefully Uncle Carlo know wetin he dey do.
And no, Neymar no fit to play and remain doubtful for rest of tournament as well.
We no get any Chelsea representation at Morocco either, and our former player Hakim Ziyech don dey out of frame for past two years.
He do briefly repair relationship with national team leadership after falling out with their previous head coach, but these days he dey play for Morocco and dem pick just two home-based players, the two backup goalkeepers to Bono.
Dem get couple kids from RC Strasbourg for team, including winger Gessime Yassine and midfielder Samir El Mourabet.
El Mourabet born for city and come up through RCSA academy before become key player at age 20 for our sister club this season.
This be Haiti first World Cup since 1974 and Scotland first World Cup since 1998, so either way, some history go dey made.
Date and time for Saturday June 13 2026, 9pm EDT, 2am BST for Gillette Stadium Foxborough Massachusetts USA, referee Mustapha Ghorbal from Algeria.
For TV FOX Telemundo USA, BBC One UK, streaming online FOX One Peacock USA, BBC iPlayer UK.
Chelsea interest: no Chelsea players on Haiti, but dem get couple Premier League players for Wilson Isidor of Sunderland and Jean Bellegarde of Wolves.
So just one Premier League player after Wolves finish dead last for league.
Scotland dey managed by Chelsea legend Steve Clarke and don dey since 2019; this be his first World Cup and third major tournament.
Dem fail to win game at either Euro 2020 or 2024.
And unfortunately, his job to change that trend don become tougher when former Chelsea prospect and midfield enthusiast Billy Gilmour and title winner for Italy under Antonio Conte at Napoli suffer injury during preparations and dem rule am out of tournament.
Turkey dey back for World Cup for first time since their historic run to third-place finish for 2002.
E unlikely say dem go replicate that success, dem no do much on international stage since third-place finish at Euro 2008.
Australia meanwhile look to build on their knockout round appearance four years ago, where dem lose to eventual champions Argentina.
Date and time for Saturday June 13 2026, 9pm PDT, 5am BST for BC Place Vancouver BC Canada, referee Jesús Valenzuela from Venezuela.
For TV FOX Sports 1 Telemundo USA, ITV 1 UK, streaming online FOX One Peacock USA, ITVx UK.
Chelsea interest: Chelsea fit dey head down under this summer for part of preseason, but no Aussies for our squad at moment, just as no players from Turkey either.
Real Madrid Arda Güler worth price of admission alone however, or price of stay up late night.
