World Cup Day Fifteen

Group A MEXICO won have won all three group games as they win their final game 3-0 against CZECH REPUBLIC. Mexico have a total of 6 goals, while Czech remain on just 2 goals. SOUTH KOREA lost 1-0 to South Africa and remain on 2 goals. Mexico are top with maximum points of 9. South Africa finished in second place with 4 points. South Korea end on 3 points while Czech Republic finish on 1 point. 

Group E another shock result in this World Cup and that is group leaders GERMANY lost their last game 2-1 to Ecuador after going a goal up in 2 minutes. Germany have a total of 10 goals. Curaçao lost 2-0 to Ivory Coast. Germany are through to the second round with 6 points. Ivory Coast also in the second round, are in second place also with 6 points. Ecuador are third with 3 points with Curaçao in fourth place with 1 point.

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Group K Colombia won 1-0 against Dr Congo. Colombia are top after they have won both their games, with 6 points. Second is Portugal with 4 points. Third DR Congo with 1 point. Bottom of the group are Uzbekistan with no points. 

Group L After they were beaten by England in their first game, CROATIA won their second game 1-0 against Panama. Croatia have a total of 3 goals. England are top with 4 points, with Ghana second also on 4 points. Croatia are in third place with 3 points, and Panama with no points. 

They have now started our third and final games in the group stages and the games will be coming thick and fast. 

Group B SWITZERLAND have won two of their three games after they won 2-1 against CANADA. Switzerland drew their other game and are on a total of 7 goals. Canada have won one game, drew one and now lost one. They are on a total of 8 goals. Bosnia won their first and final game in the first round winning 3-1 against Qatar. Switzerland have finished top of the group with 7 points. In second place is Canada with 4 points while Bosnia in third place with 4 points. All three are in the second round. Qatar finished bottom with 1 point with their World Cup finished. 

Group C SCTOLAND lost their final group game, 3-0 to BRAZIL. Scotland have only managed to score one goal in this round. Brazil have taken their goals tally to 7 goals. MOROCCO won 4-2 against Haiti. With their biggest result to date, Morocco have a total of 6 goals. Brazil finished top of the group with 7 points with Morocco second, also on 7 points. Scotland end with 3 points but Haiti are out with no points.

Sheet Two

Here are the table's top 15 after all of our Golden Goals teams have now played their second game in the first round of the World Cup 2026.

As you can see from the table above, that David Barrett is in the lead now, after the second games of the first round. David’s teams are Argentina, Brazil, Germany and Norway.

We had three players that picked up the highest score after the first round second games with a total of 14 goals each. They are Simon Dickinson, Keith Rattle and Ian Smith. 

    GAME    GAME                                              GOALS

             TWO      ONE        NAME                             TOTAL 

                 1             3           D. BARRETT                       25

                 2           17           S. STUBBS                           24

                 3             7           S. THOMSON                      24

                 4           13           D. WOOD                             24

                 5           15           M. CASSE                            23

                 6             2           L. HARRINGTON               23

                 7           25           S. DICKINSON                    23

                 8             5           A. NEWMAN                       23

                 9           16           S. REEVE                             23

               10             4           J. WOOD                              23

               11           10           B. BURROUGHS                 22

               12             8           MANGO                               22

               13           35           I. SMITH                               22

               14             6           B. SOPER                              22

               15           24           A. STUBBS                           22

So who are the best teams that we have in the 2026 World Cup after the second set of games have now been played. Well, I can tell you that they are

GERMANY (9) NETHERLANDS (7) CANADA (7) FRANCE (6) total of 29 goals

All but six of our teams have scored in the second games in the first round, and they have collected a total of 58 goals. In the last Golden Goals World Cup, we reached a incredible total of 58 goals from the first round, second games. This is the best that we have had to date. The six teams that did not score are BELGIUM, ENGLAND, GHANA, SCOTLAND, SOUTH KOREA and TURKEY.

GERMANY still holds the current record for the highest score with that 7-1 win over Curacao in Group E in their opening game.

TURKEY from Group D are our worst team as they have all failed to score any goals in both of their opening games.

The fastest goal has been scored by Matías Galarza for Paraguay in Group C after they won 1-0 against Turkey in their second game in the first round. It took just 64 seconds (1 minute and 4 seconds)

Top goal scorers in the World Cup 2026 “Golden Boot” are Argentina’s Lionel Messi with 5 goals, and then he is followed by France’s Kylian Mbappe, and Norway’s Erling Haaland with 4 goals each.  Germany’s Deniz Undav and Canada’s Jonathan David are on 3 goals each. We then have 20 players with 2 goals each. 

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Group I NORWAY had won their first game and have also won their second game 3-2 against SENEGAL. Norway are now on a total of 7 goals, while Senegal are on 3 goals and still yet to win a game. France are top with Norway in second place, both with 6 points, and into the second round. Senegal are in third place with Iran fourth. Both have failed to pick up any points. 

Group J Algeria won their first game by beating Jordan 2-1. Argentina are top of the group with 6 points, with Austria in second place with 3 points. Algeria are third, also with 3 points. Jordan have no points. 

Group K PORTUGAL drew their first game but won their second 5-0 against Uzbekistan. Ronaldo scored his first 2 goals of the tournament. Portugal are on a total of 6 goals. 

Group L ENGLAND after their fantastic opening game, drew 0-0 against GHANA, which becomes the fourth 0-0 draw in the World Cup.  England are top with 4 points with Ghana in second place also now with4 points. 

Top goal scorer for the Golden Boot at the moment is Argentina’s Lionel Messi with 5 goals, and then he is followed by France’s Kylian Mbappe, and Norway’s Erling Haaland with 4 goals each.  Germany’s Deniz Undav and Canada’s Jonathan David are on 3 goals each. 

The fastest goal has been scored by Matías Galarza for the Paraguay in Group C after they won 1-0 against Turkey in their second game in the first round. It took just 64 seconds (1 minute and 4 seconds)

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Group G EGYPT have picked up their biggest win to date as they win 3-1 to New Zealand. Egypt who drew 1-1 with Belgium, are now on a total of 4 goals. Egypt are now top with 4 points, followed by Iran on 2 points. In third place is Belgium, also with 2 points, while New Zealand are fourth with just 1 point. 

Group I FRANCE went a goal up in the first half with a fantastic goal from Mbappe on his 100th France appearance, against Iraq. But the game was delayed for 2 hours due to a thunderstorm. In the second half two more goals for France, gave them a 3-0 win. France are through to the second round and are on a total of 6 goals. 

Group J ARGENTINA have won their second game of the tournament as they beat Austria 2-0. The goals coming from Lionel Messi who is now the all-time leading scorer with 18 goals in 28 World Cup games, The first goal came in the 38^th minute with his second in 90+5. Messi has scored all 5 Argentina’s goals. And they are now in the second round.

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Group E Ecuador have now lost both their first two games as they drew 0-0 against Curaçao. Germany are still top of this group with 6 points. In second place we have Ivory Coast with 3 points. Ecuador are in third place and Curaçao, are in fourth place both with 1 point each. 

Group F JAPAN get their first three points as they win 4-0 to Tunisia. Japan are on a total of 6 goals. Netherlands are top with 4 points, Japan are second also with 4 points. Sweden are third with 3 points and Tunisia with no points and are out of the World Cup. 

Group H After they had drawn against Cape Verde 0-0 in their first game, SPAIN have picked up their first lot of goals, and points as they win 4-0 against Saudi Arabia. Spain are on 4 goals. URUGUAY drew in their first game 1-1, and in their second game they drew again 2-2 against CAPE VERDE. Uruguay are on a total of 3 goals, while Cape Verde have picked up their first goals of the tournament. Cape Verde drew 0-0 in their opening game against Spain. Spain are top of the group with 4 points while Uruguay are in second place with 2 points. Cape Verde are third also with 2 points. Saudi Arabia are fourth with 1 point. 

Group G BELGIUM drew their opening game 1-1 with Egypt, and they drew again 0-0 against Iran. Belgium. Belgium still with just 1 goal. Iran are top with 2 points with Belgium second also with 2 points.

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Group C BRAZIL have won their second game 3-0 against Haiti and are on a total of 4 goals. Brazil are top with 4 points, with Morocco in second place, also with 4 points. Scotland are in third place with 3 points, while Haiti are fourth, still waiting for their first point. 

Group D TURKEY lost their second game 1-0 to PARAGUAY. Turkey have failed to score in their two opening games, while Paraguay get their first win and are on a total of 2 goals. USA are top of the group with 6 points. Australia are second with 3 points. Paraguay are in third place, also with 3 points. Turkey are in fourth place with no points. 

Group F NETHERLANDS have won their second game 5-1 against SWEDEN after they drew their first game 2-2. Netherlands have taken their goals tally up to 7 goals. Sweden, who had won their first game 5-1, are now on a total of 6 goals. Netherlands are top of the group with 4 points, with Sweden second on 3 points. 

Group E GERMANY won their first game with seven goals. They also won their second game 2-1 against the Ivory Coast after going a goal down in the first half, winning the game with a very late goal in injury time. Both goals came from D. Undav. Germany are on a total of 9 goals and are top of the group with 6 points. They are through to the second round. Ivory Coast are in second place with 3 points.                         

 Top goal scorer for the Golden Boot at the moment is between Argentina’s Messi, Canada’s Jonathan David, and Germany’s Deniz Undav, with 3 goals each.  

The fastest goal has been scored by Ismael Saibari of Morocco after just 70 seconds in Group C after they won 1-0 against Scotland in their second game in the first round.