📝 2026 World Cup, the overnight round-up | OneFootball

Every morning, OneFootball brings you a full recap of the night at the World Cup.

The must-see story of the night

Mexico comfortably qualified against Ecuador last night.

A fourth win at this World Cup and... a fourth clean sheet! Mexico beat South Africa 2-0, then South Korea 1-0, followed by a 3-0 win over the Czech Republic. Same story against Ecuador: a 2-0 victory.

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That says a lot about the goalkeeper’s efficiency! But also, and above all, about the Mexican defense. Another clean sheet against England or DR Congo?

The night’s results

France 3-0 Sweden. Click here to see the match recap!

Mexico 2-0 Ecuador. Click here to see the match recap! 

The image of the night

Against Sweden, Michael Olise was simply exceptional. Ruthless in front of goal, the French international gave us chills. For your enjoyment: his insane acrobatic effort that could have been the best goal of this World Cup.

Even though he didn’t score against the Swedes, Michael Olise still delivered two key passes.

The 3 players who shone

The attacking players stole the show in these matches. Hard to be a defender against that...

Starting with Michael Olise, once again. Chances, passing, movement... What an incredible player! Clearly one of France’s heroes on Tuesday night. Impossible not to mention him.

Then there’s Kylian Mbappé, of course. The author of a brace, the striker is now up to six goals in this World Cup. Like his compatriot, he could have finished the match with five goals given how effective he was.

Finally, over to Mexico, where Julian Quinones got on the scoresheet and also provided an assist. The winger single-handedly sent his team through to the round of 16. For that alone: bravo.

The schedule for today and tonight

6:00 p.m.: England - Democratic Republic of the Congo

10:00 p.m.: Belgium - Senegal 

2:00 a.m.: United States - Bosnia and Herzegovina

The player to watch

Will the inevitable Harry Kane score again against DR Congo?

Already directly involved in three goals since the start of this World Cup, the striker is determined to finish among the tournament’s top scorers.

With Kylian Mbappé (6), Lionel Messi (6), Erling Haaland (5), and Vinicius and Ousmane Dembélé (4), Harry Kane certainly doesn’t want to miss his chance.

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Also very much in the running for the Ballon d'Or, the Englishman has the chance to shine and help his nation join Mexico. Will he take it?

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.

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