Germany, Sweden and World Cup
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Curacao's Dick Advocaat, 78, is the oldest head coach in the 2026 World Cup while Germany's Julian Nagelsmann is the youngest at 38. The 40-year age gap between them is the largest ever between two coaches in a FIFA World Cup match.
Matchday 4 of the FIFA World Cup has seen goals flow in across the matches. Here we recount what has happened so far, with the latest match first. Still to come, Sweden vs Tunisia: and you can FOLLOW THAT LIVE HERE An end-to-end physical encounter that saw both sides miss plenty of chances and saw the woodwork at both ends disturbed repeatedly was decided by a late Amad goal as Ivory Coast joined Germany with three points at the end of matchday 1 in Group E.
Nine wins in a row, leading to potential tussles in three group matches of the World Cup, should give enormous confidence to Germany, always regarded as a contender for the title. It has had a top podium finish in four FIFA titles, one less than the Samba boys, Brazil.
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FIFA World Cup 2026 points table: Germany and Sweden top respective groups after emphatic wins - check full standings
India, June 15 -- FIFA World Cup 2026 Points Table: Sweden scored five past Tunisia to win the final game of Matchday 4. Moreover, Japan and the Netherlands drew their game from Group F, which meant that Blagult topped the group after defeating the Eagles of Carthage at Estadio Monterrey in Mexico.
Havertz and Isak star as European pair record big wins, Japan twice fight back to draw with the Netherlands and a late Amad Diallo strike helps Côte d'Ivoire down Ecuador.
It was goals galore last night especially for Germany, who got seven goals past Curaçao. The rookies, though, scored their first ever world cup goal. The goals continued in the
The 2026 Winter Olympics are now in full swing, with Germany and Sweden facing off against one another to kick off the ice hockey portion of the tournament. The two teams were even with a 1-1 score at the end of the first period. However, Sweden scored ...
Making its first World Cup appearance, Curaçao had the unenviable task of facing powerhouse Germany, which was heavily favored to take three points in its opener. Germany won the World Cup in 2014, but followed that up with disappointing group-stage exits both in 2018 and 2022.
