INTERNATIONAL — June 18, 2026
England, Colombia, Ghana Secure World Cup Victories
England's four goals against Croatia came from Harry Kane's brace along with strikes from Jude Bellingham and Marcus Rashford, as Colombia and Ghana also claimed wins and Portugal drew with Congo in the tournament hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico.
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England defeated Croatia by a score of four goals to two during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Harry Kane scored two of the goals for England. Jude Bellingham added another goal for England. Marcus Rashford also scored for England. Croatia scored two goals in the match with Martin Baturina and Petar Musa finding the net.
Colombia secured a three goals to one victory over Uzbekistan in their World Cup match. Daniel Muñoz scored for Colombia. Luis Díaz scored for Colombia. Abbosbek Fayzullaev scored the goal for Uzbekistan.
Ghana won their match against Panama by one goal to zero. The goal was scored by Mohammed Kudus for Ghana.
Portugal and Congo ended their match in a one goal to one draw. João Neves scored for Portugal. Yoane Wissa scored for Congo.
The tournament is jointly hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico. These results are from matches played in the co-hosted tournament featuring teams from around the world competing in the prestigious event.
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