On Day 9 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup (Friday, June 19), the USA beat Australia 2-0 in Seattle, Brazil thrashed Haiti 3-0 behind a Matheus Cunha brace, Morocco edged Scotland 1-0 in Boston, and Paraguay beat Türkiye 1-0 in San Francisco. Brazil moved top of Group C on goal difference, while Mexico became the first team to officially clinch a knockout-round spot. USA 2-0 Australia: Co-hosts Take Control of Group D The headline fixture of the day saw the United States defeat Australia 2-0 in Seattle to seize control of Group D. With Christian Pulisic ruled out due to …
June, 2026
-
17 June
Lionel Messi’s World Cup Scoring Record
Messi Equals Klose’s All-Time World Cup Goals Record With Hat-Trick vs Algeria Lionel Messi has tied Miroslav Klose’s record of 16 World Cup goals, the most in men’s tournament history, after scoring a hat-trick in Argentina’s 3-0 win over Algeria on June 16, 2026. The strikes came in Messi’s tournament opener at his sixth World Cup. Messi’s World Cup Scoring Record Messi reached 16 World Cup goals across six tournaments (2006-2026), matching Germany’s Miroslav Klose, who set the mark across four tournaments from 2002 to 2014. Messi scored in the 17th, 60th and 76th minute, recording his first-ever World Cup …