Tuesday, 16 June 2026

World Cup Day Five

Group E The Ivory Coast have won their first game 1-0 against Ecuador. Germany are top with the Ivory Coast in second place. Ecuador are in third place. 

Group F SWEDEN have started their World Cup tournament well by winning 5-1 against Tunisia. Sweden are in their 4th World Cup with us. Their biggest amount of goals came in 1994 USA, where they finished with 15 goals when they won the 3rd/4th play-off. In their last World Cup in 2006, Germany, with Golden Goals, finished with 3 goals and went out in the second round. Sweden are top with Japan in second place. Netherlands are in third place. 

Group G BELGIUM drew their first game 1-1 against EGYPT. Belgium are in our 7th World Cup and their highest amount of goals came in 2018 Russia, with 16 goals, where they won the 3rd/4th play-off. They have a total of 8 votes. Egypt are in their second World Cup with us. They appeared in 2018 Russia and picked up 2 goals. They went out in the group stages. They have just 2 votes this time round. 

Group H Probably the first shock of the World Cup is that SPAIN drew 0-0 against CAPE VERDE, who are in their very first World Cup and with Golden Goals. Spain are in their 10th World Cup with us and their highest score is 10 goals, which they first collected in 1994 USA, and then again in the 2002 Korea/Japan and both times reaching the quarter-finals. Spain have picked up the highest votes this World Cup with 30. Cape Verde have 1 vote. What a game that was for them. URUGUAY drew 1-1 against Saudi Arabia after going a goal down in the first half. Uruguay are in their 5th World Cup with us. Their highest amount of goals came in the 2018 Russia with 7 goals. They went out in the quarter-finals. In Qatar they finished with just 2 goals and went out in the group stage. They have 4 votes this time round. Uruguay are top with Saudi Arabia in second place. Spain are in third place.                  

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