FIFA World Cup 2026: Matchday 1 recap
The Matchday 1 of FIFA World Cup 2026 served up 24 matches and 75 goals (3.1 per game). And the crowd didn't see all of it coming โ 8 results went against the way most fans tipped.
๐ฑ Against the crowd
๐ต๐น Portugal1โ1๐จ๐ฉ DR Congo
97% of tippers backed Portugal, but it finished level 1โ1.
๐ช๐ธ Spain0โ0๐จ๐ป Cabo Verde
96% of tippers backed Spain, but it finished level 0โ0.
๐ถ๐ฆ Qatar1โ1๐จ๐ญ Switzerland
86% of tippers backed Switzerland, but it finished level 1โ1.
๐ธ๐ฆ Saudi Arabia1โ1๐บ๐พ Uruguay
83% of tippers backed Uruguay, but it finished level 1โ1.
๐ง๐ช Belgium1โ1๐ช๐ฌ Egypt
80% of tippers backed Belgium, but it finished level 1โ1.
All results โ and how fans tipped
๐ฒ๐ฝ Mexico2โ0๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa
Fans tipped: Mexico 90% ยท Draw 4% ยท South Africa 6% (592 tips)
๐ฐ๐ท South Korea2โ1๐จ๐ฟ Czechia
Fans tipped: South Korea 47% ยท Draw 30% ยท Czechia 23% (598 tips)
๐จ๐ฆ Canada1โ1๐ง๐ฆ Bosnia and Herzegovina
Fans tipped: Canada 62% ยท Draw 18% ยท Bosnia and Herzegovina 21% (633 tips)
๐บ๐ธ USA4โ1๐ต๐พ Paraguay
Fans tipped: USA 66% ยท Draw 14% ยท Paraguay 19% (633 tips)
๐ถ๐ฆ Qatar1โ1๐จ๐ญ Switzerland
Fans tipped: Qatar 9% ยท Draw 5% ยท Switzerland 86% (643 tips)
๐ง๐ท Brazil1โ1๐ฒ๐ฆ Morocco
Fans tipped: Brazil 78% ยท Draw 14% ยท Morocco 8% (643 tips)
๐ญ๐น Haiti0โ1๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Scotland
Fans tipped: Haiti 8% ยท Draw 10% ยท Scotland 81% (641 tips)
๐ฆ๐บ Australia2โ0๐น๐ท Turkey
Fans tipped: Australia 28% ยท Draw 23% ยท Turkey 49% (638 tips)
๐ฉ๐ช Germany7โ1๐๏ธ Curacao
Fans tipped: Germany 96% ยท Draw 1% ยท Curacao 2% (638 tips)
๐ณ๐ฑ Netherlands2โ2๐ฏ๐ต Japan
Fans tipped: Netherlands 66% ยท Draw 17% ยท Japan 17% (636 tips)
๐จ๐ฎ Ivory Coast1โ0๐ช๐จ Ecuador
Fans tipped: Ivory Coast 26% ยท Draw 25% ยท Ecuador 49% (638 tips)
๐น๐ณ Tunisia1โ5๐ธ๐ช Sweden
Fans tipped: Tunisia 8% ยท Draw 16% ยท Sweden 75% (640 tips)
๐ช๐ธ Spain0โ0๐จ๐ป Cabo Verde
Fans tipped: Spain 96% ยท Draw 1% ยท Cabo Verde 3% (636 tips)
๐ง๐ช Belgium1โ1๐ช๐ฌ Egypt
Fans tipped: Belgium 80% ยท Draw 12% ยท Egypt 8% (638 tips)
๐ธ๐ฆ Saudi Arabia1โ1๐บ๐พ Uruguay
Fans tipped: Saudi Arabia 8% ยท Draw 8% ยท Uruguay 83% (633 tips)
๐ฎ๐ท Iran2โ2๐ณ๐ฟ New Zealand
Fans tipped: Iran 48% ยท Draw 29% ยท New Zealand 23% (633 tips)
๐ซ๐ท France3โ1๐ธ๐ณ Senegal
Fans tipped: France 93% ยท Draw 5% ยท Senegal 2% (628 tips)
๐ณ๐ด Norway4โ1๐ฎ๐ถ Iraq
Fans tipped: Norway 91% ยท Draw 4% ยท Iraq 5% (628 tips)
๐ฆ๐ท Argentina3โ0๐ฉ๐ฟ Algeria
Fans tipped: Argentina 95% ยท Draw 4% ยท Algeria 2% (628 tips)
๐ฆ๐น Austria3โ1๐ฏ๐ด Jordan
Fans tipped: Austria 76% ยท Draw 18% ยท Jordan 6% (624 tips)
๐ต๐น Portugal1โ1๐จ๐ฉ DR Congo
Fans tipped: Portugal 97% ยท Draw 2% ยท DR Congo 1% (626 tips)
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England4โ2๐ญ๐ท Croatia
Fans tipped: England 63% ยท Draw 27% ยท Croatia 11% (628 tips)
๐ฌ๐ญ Ghana1โ0๐ต๐ฆ Panama
Fans tipped: Ghana 54% ยท Draw 29% ยท Panama 16% (628 tips)
๐บ๐ฟ Uzbekistan1โ3๐จ๐ด Colombia
Fans tipped: Uzbekistan 3% ยท Draw 6% ยท Colombia 92% (628 tips)
Match of the round: ๐ฉ๐ช Germany7โ1๐๏ธ Curacao โ 8 goals.
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