2026 FIFA World Cup
Group B:

• Switzerland 4-1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Qatar 1-1 Switzerland
• Canada 1-1 Bosnia and Herzegovina

Switzerland whipped Bosnia and Herzegovina 4-0 in Group B at the on-going 2026 FIFA World Cup at the Los Angeles stadium on Thursday afternoon.

Johan Manzambi (2), Ruben Vargas and Granit Xhaka (penalty) scored the all-important goals inside the final quarter hour of the game.

Manzambi, the SC Freiburg attacking midfielder was well stationed to volley home past goalkeeper Nikola Vasilj.

Vargas finished from close range after being set up by Breel Donald Embolo in the 84th minute.

Once again, Manzambi got his second goal in the game on the stroke of full time, with Vargas turning provider this time round.

Bosnia and Herzegovina completed the game with a man less after the sending off for defender Tarik Muharemovic in the 80th minute.

Muharemovic (Sassuolo football club defender) denied Embolo a goal scoring opportunity.

Bosnia and Herzegovina pulled a goal back through a stunning Ermin Mahmic wonder strike from 35 yards in the third minute of added time.

Mahmic, an attacking midfielder for Czech first league club Slovan Liberec struck off a first-time volley that flew past goalkeeper Gregor Kobel into the back of the net for the consolation.

Xhaka of Sunderland football club sealed Switzerland’s victory with a well drilled penalty.

The victory takes Switzerland top of group B with 4 points after their 1-all with Qatar.

In the same group, Canada faces Qatar at the BC Place Vancouver stadium in Vancouver city.

Argentina is the reigning champion.

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FIFA World Cup 2026 (Group K):

• Portugal 1-1 DR Congo

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) earned their first ever point at the FIFA World Cup.

Upon return to the global footballing fiesta, DR Congo gallantly played to a 1-all draw with Portugal at the Houston Stadium on Wednesday afternoon.

Two headed goals from Joao Pedro Goncalves Neves and Yoane Wissa ruled the day.

Neves headed home the opener in the 6th minute as Portugal took the lead.

The Paris Saint-Germain Football Club midfielder headed past goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi for the opening goal off a perfectly weighted cross from the left from Pedro Neto.

Wissa headed home the equaliser in the last of the four additional minutes as the opening stanza ended one goal apiece.

DR Congo marked a return to the FIFA World Cup since 1974 when they made their debut.

Group K also includes Uzbekistan and Colombia at the Mexico City stadium, facing off in the coming hours.

Team Line Ups:

Portugal XI: Diogo Costa (G.K), João Cancelo, Nuno Mendes, Tomás Araújo, Renato Veiga, João Neves, Bruno Fernandes, Vitinha, Bernardo Silva, Pedro Neto, Cristiano Ronaldo

Subs: Rui Silva (G.K), Jose Sa (G.K), Nelson Semedo, Ruben Dias, Diogo Dalot, Matheus Nunes, Goncalo Ramos, Joao Felix, Goncalo Inacio, Francisco Trincao, Rafael Leao, Goncalo Guedes, Ruben Neves, Samu Costa, Francisco Conceicao

Head coach: Roberto Martinez

DR Congo XI: Lionel Mpasi (G.K), Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Arthur Masuaku, Steve Kapuadi, Axel Tunazebe, Chancel Mbemba, Ngal’ayel Mukau, Edo Kayembe, Samuel Moutoussamy, Yoane Wissa, Cedric Bakambu

Subs: Timothy Fayulu (G.K), Matthieu Epolo (G.K), Dylan Batubinsika, Nathanel Mbuku, Brian Cipenga, Theo Bongonda, Gael Kakuta, Joris Kayembe, Meschack Elia, Noah Sadiki, Aaron Tshibola, Charles Pickel, Fiston Mayele, Simon Banza, Gedeon Kalulu

Head coach: Sebastien Desabre

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2026 FIFA World Cup (Group I):

• France 3-1 Senegal

France defeated Senegal 3-1 in Group I of the on-going 2026 FIFA World Cup at the New York New Jersey stadium on Tuesday afternoon.

Kylian Mbappe struck a brace and Bradley Barcola scored two second half goals for the French, 2022 losing finalists to Argentina in Qatar.

After largely a promising first half for Senegal, where Nicholas Jackson hit the lower post and Ismailia Sarr blasted over from close range, it was the European side that took the lead in the subsequent stanza.

Mbappe scored in the 66th minute for the opener before substitute Barcola got the second goal with 8 minutes to play.

Senegal pulled back a goal through Ibrahim Mbaye’s decent goal in the 5th minute of added time.

Sixty seconds later, Mbappe scored his second on the evening, France’s third with a wonder shot from 35 yards away from goal to seal the victory.

This was Mbappe’s 57th goal in 99 international games for France.

Norway face Iraq in Group I’s other duel at the Boston stadium in Foxborough as the French take early charge of the pool.

Later on, the reigning champions Argentina kick off their title defence against North Africans Algeria at the Kansas city stadium in Kansas city during Group J.

The other Group J contest has Austria against Jordan at the San Francisco Bay Area stadium, Santa Clara.

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