2026 World Cup, overnight round-up

Every morning, OneFootball will bring you a full recap of the night at the World Cup. Let’s get into the summary of another eventful night!

The must-see moment of the night

That’s it: all the opening matchdays have now been played!

All 48 teams in this World Cup have now played one match, with the final two opening fixtures taking place overnight.

A particularly lively Matchday 1, as shown by these standout stats:

• 24 matches played
• 75 goals scored
• One hat-trick (Lionel Messi vs Algeria)
• Seven braces
• Three red cards

What a feast! Now it’s on to the second round of matches starting this Thursday afternoon!

The night’s results

01:00: Ghana 1-0 Panama. Click here to read the match recap!

04:00: Uzbekistan 1-3 Colombia. Click here to read the match recap!

The standings

Group K

1) Colombia – 3 pts (+2)

2) Portugal – 1 pt (0)

3) DR Congo – 1 pt (0)

4) Uzbekistan – 0 pts (-2)

Group L

1) England – 3 pts (+2)

2) Ghana – 3 pts (+1)

3) Panama – 0 pts (-1)

4) Croatia – 0 pts (-2)

The three players who stood out

The two stars of Ghana and Colombia lived up to their superstar status overnight.

Antoine Semenyo, Ghana’s Manchester City forward, played a decisive role in Caleb Yirenkyi’s winning goal in the 90+1st minute against Panama, while Luis Díaz delivered a brilliant goal-and-assist performance to kick off the tournament in style!

Our third MVP of the night is Ghana’s saviour: Caleb Yirenkyi! The 20-year-old midfielder earned Ghana three precious points against Panama.

📸 Robert Cianflone – 2026 Getty Images

Today’s schedule and the upcoming night’s fixtures

18:00: Czechia vs South Africa (Group A)

21:00: Switzerland vs Bosnia and Herzegovina (Group B)

00:00: Canada vs Qatar (Group B)

03:00: Mexico vs South Korea (Group A)

The player to watch

After a very average opening match and facing criticism, Jonathan David needs to step up and get on the scoresheet tonight against Qatar.

The Canadian superstar and his team take on Qatar in a hugely decisive second matchday in Group B, where all four teams have… one point.

It’s David time !

📸 Francois Nel – 2026 Getty Images

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.