From favourites recovering from first-round disappointment to underdogs creating more history, day 11 of the FIFA World Cup had a little bit of everything.

We're into double digits at the FIFA World Cup as we reach day 10, and the headlines keep rolling with Curacao making history against Ecuador and Japan ending Tunisia's hopes at the tournament.

The ninth day of the tournament saw wins for the USA, Morocco, Brazil, and Paraguay, with the five-time champions finally breaking through against a weak Haiti side. The result for hosts USA secured their place in the next round with a game to spare. Morocco and Paraguay picked up their first wins, while Turkey and Haiti will play the final round just to fulfil the schedule.

Friday sees the United States back in action, this time against Australia in what is likely to be the game which decides who will top Group D, given that both already won their opening matches of the tournament.

Both Canada and Qatar were looking for their first win of World Cup 2026 as they stepped out onto the BC Place Vancouver pitch on Thursday.

Day Eight at the World Cup saw eight teams start their second matchday, and it was successful day for two of the hosts with Canada and Mexico experiencing wins.

So far, so good in terms of entertainment value at World Cup 2026.

2,920 days after his historic dismissal from the Spanish national team, Julen Lopetegui returned to the World Cup sidelines with Qatar.

With Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland and Lionel Messi all having announced themselves in their respective opening games of World Cup 2026, Wednesday evening gave Cristiano Ronaldo the opportunity to match their exploits.

Day seven of the World Cup is over, with big wins for England and Colombia, while Portugal faltered in a draw against the DR Congo and Ghana netted a last-gasp winner to defeat Panama.