{"id":249429,"date":"2026-06-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/22\/spains-lamine-yamal-scores-first-world-cup-goal-plus-other-highlights-from-the-second-weekend-the-gist\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T00:00:00","slug":"spains-lamine-yamal-scores-first-world-cup-goal-plus-other-highlights-from-the-second-weekend-the-gist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/22\/spains-lamine-yamal-scores-first-world-cup-goal-plus-other-highlights-from-the-second-weekend-the-gist\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain\u2019s Lamine Yamal scores first World Cup goal, plus other highlights from the second weekend | The GIST"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><span class=\"copy-container-module--small--f809b\">\u26bd <em>So much f\u00fatbol, so little time. Here\u2019s the latest from the World Cup (WC).<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udcaa Three teams are through to the 32-team knockout stage<\/strong> after winning their groups over the weekend: Mexico (Group A), the U.S. (Group D), and Germany (Group E). Applause, applause.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sadly, three teams have also been mathematically eliminated from the WC, but will still finish their group stage campaigns later this week: Haiti (Group C), T\u00fcrkiye (Group D), and Tunisia (Ground F).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 Back to the USMNT, the boys topped Australia 2\u20130 on Friday,<\/strong> even without injured superstar Christian Pulisic. That locked them into a July 1st Round of 32 date with a still-undecided opponent, but first they\u2019ll need to complete the group stage on Thursday against aforementioned T\u00fcrkiye. LFG.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 As for fellow co-hosts CanMNT, Isma\u00ebl Kon\u00e9 was given <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZzwDW3hUGB\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a hero\u2019s welcome<\/a><\/strong> back to camp after undergoing surgery on his broken leg, a gruesome injury suffered in Canada\u2019s first-ever men\u2019s WC win. That 6\u20130 Thursday dub over Qatar included a hat trick from striker Jonathan David, plus a goal from midfielder Nathan Saliba, who subbed on for Kon\u00e9.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>CanMNT hasn\u2019t yet clinched a spot in the knockouts, but their chances are high: If <em>Les Rouges <\/em>win or draw against Switzerland on Wednesday, they\u2019ll win Group B.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\ud83d\ude4c Spanish teen Lamine Yamal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@foxsports\/video\/7653883374649494815\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">scored his first WC goal<\/a> yesterday,<\/strong> the opening <em>golazo<\/em> in Spain\u2019s 4\u20130 win over Saudi Arabia. Hours later, Egypt won their first WC game, a 3\u20131 victory over New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udc4f First-time WCer Cabo Verde remains undefeated,<\/strong> stymieing megawatt Uruguay 2\u20132 yesterday, a draw that included the West Africa island country\u2019s first <em>and <\/em>second-ever goals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\ud83d\ude31 Cura\u00e7ao goalkeeper Eloy Room made 16 saves, <\/strong>tying legendary American goalkeeper Tim Howard\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/soccer\/news\/curacao-goalkeeper-eloy-room-epic-performance-world-cup-ecuador\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WC record<\/a>, as the tiny Caribbean nation stunned the tourney by drawing Ecuador 0\u20130 on Saturday for their first WC point. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DZ2ZyfaxK8n\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Crown them<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udcfa We\u2019ll be treated to four games apiece today and tomorrow <\/strong>as the last of the game twos<strong> <\/strong>wrap up. Here\u2019s a few you can\u2019t miss:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf7 Argentina vs. \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf9 Austria (Group J) \u2014 Today at 1 p.m. ET:<\/strong> Lionel Messi is one goal away from breaking the all-time men\u2019s career WC goals record. Yeah, go ahead and take that long lunch.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf4 Norway vs. \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf3 Senegal (Group I) \u2014 Today at 8 p.m. ET:<\/strong> If you can only watch one game, it should be this one: Norway\u2019s Golden Boot contender Erling Haaland takes on formidable Senegal for control of the tourney\u2019s toughest group.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf9 Portugal vs. \ud83c\uddfa<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\n  n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\n  document,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('init', '1716705275141133'); \/\/ Insert your pixel ID here.\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n      <\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegistsports.com\/article\/world-cup-second-weekend\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u26bd So much f\u00fatbol, so little time. 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