While Germany and Sweden earned overwhelming victories, Japan and the Netherlands played a thriller and Ivory Coast edged Ecuador.

Belgium are the latest European side to get their 2026 World Cup campaign under way against Egypt, and you can follow the action live with ESPN.

Kai Havertz scored two goals as Germany pulled away from World Cup first-timer Curaçao late in the opening half and piled on after that in a 7-1 win Sunday in a group match. Livano Comenencia tied it at 1-1 with his left-footed shot through traffic from the center of the box in the 21st minute to give Curaçao its first goal in the

Former Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp has apologised to Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann for a comment regarding the team's lineup ahead of their ​7-1 World Cup Group E opening victory over Curacao on Sunday after it ‌triggered a furore back home.