2026-06-25 aa0e00561af53f5e0c6571b7e1cb611451109624 /feed/2026/06/25/ivory-coast-s-soccer-team-reaches-the-knockout-stage-of-the-fifa-world-cup-for-the-first-time-in-its-team-history-defea Ivory Coast's soccer team reaches the knockout stage of the FIFA World Cup for the first time in its team history, defeating Curaçao, 2-0, in Group E. 1782445589 2026-06-25 b4db13ef1eb01bd06be351e87fc1694bef84028e 37 2026 FIFA World Cup 1 /wiki/2026%20fifa%20world%20cup Curaçao 116 /wiki/curacao%20national%20football%20team FIFA World Cup 71 /wiki/fifa%20world%20cup Group E 172 /wiki/2026%20fifa%20world%20cup%20group%20e Ivory Coast 14 /wiki/ivory%20coast%20national%20football%20team association football 2 /wiki/association%20football knockout stage 37 /wiki/2026%20fifa%20world%20cup%20knockout%20stage 2026 FIFA World Cup Curaçao FIFA World Cup Group E Ivory Coast association football knockout stage 2026 FIFA World Cup 2026-06-24 270f2c634e15130b281ff56e0d10b175431862fb 30 2026 FIFA World Cup FIFA 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Cup association football 3 /feed/2026/06/22/in-association-football-argentine-forward-and-captain-lionel-messi-overtakes-germany-s-miroslav-klose-as-the-fifa-world In association football, Argentine forward and captain Lionel Messi overtakes Germany's Miroslav Klose as the FIFA World Cup's all-time top-goalscorer with 18 goals after scoring a brace in a 2–0 win over Austria in the group stage. 2026-06-20 0cb58128849f413661e7b3ae6e04150a5e376b4c 27 2026 FIFA World Cup Curaçao FIFA World Cup Group E association football 5 /feed/2026/06/20/in-association-football-fifa-world-cup-debutants-curacao-the-smallest-nation-by-population-to-play-at-the-world-cup-e In association football, FIFA World Cup debutants Curaçao, the smallest nation by population to play at the World Cup, earn their first-ever point at the tournament after drawing 0–0 against Ecuador in the group stage. 2026-06-18 c8f27842a4aa7114b5b2a94a988e755e59fc4598 42 2026 FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup association football 3 /feed/2026/06/18/in-association-football-co-hosts-canada-win-their-first-ever-fifa-world-cup-match-after-defeating-qatar-6-0-on-the-seco In association football, co-hosts Canada win their first-ever FIFA World Cup match after defeating Qatar 6–0 on the second matchday. 2026-06-16 fd0e5e9e16c2c4d04154522e37b221bca29774bc 28 2026 FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup association football 3 /feed/2026/06/16/in-association-football-argentine-forward-and-captain-lionel-messi-becomes-the-first-male-player-to-appear-in-six-fifa In association football, Argentine forward and captain Lionel Messi becomes the first male player to appear in six FIFA World Cups and joins Germany's Miroslav Klose as the tournament's all-time leading scorer with 16 goals after scoring a hat-trick in Argentina's 3–0 win against Algeria in their opening match. 2026-06-14 6927f2e56bb8ff0596a1326507a4cb452800acaf 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qualify for a FIFA World Cup, make their tournament debut and score their first-ever goal in a 7–1 defeat against Germany. 2026-06-13 6609d0fdc34a97bdd93d2e7b846d067de0f1ed80 /feed/2026/06/13/qatar-earns-their-first-ever-point-in-world-cup-history-after-tying-with-switzerland-1-1-in-the-group-stage-match Qatar earns their first-ever point in World Cup history after tying with Switzerland 1–1 in the group stage match. 1781444610 2026-06-13 2b51b5708dc46193eec211b2f3a17f8a4cdaf24c 11 2026 FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup association football 3 /feed/2026/06/13/in-association-football-qatar-earns-their-first-point-in-world-cup-history-after-drawing-with-switzerland-1-1-in-their In association football, Qatar earns their first point in World Cup history after drawing with Switzerland 1–1 in their group stage match. 2026-06-11 3a8f72635a62bf3d004361f9c93133a916ab64c2 35 2026 FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup association football 3 /feed/2026/06/11/in-association-football-the-2026-fifa-world-cup-consisting-of-48-national-teams-for-the-first-time-begins-with-matches In association football, the 2026 FIFA World Cup consisting of 48 national teams for the first time begins with matches in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. An opening ceremony is held at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. 2025-11-18 173738b697251a0eac6dcba099973e29a12df0ab 28 2026 FIFA World Cup Curaçao FIFA World Cup association football 4 /feed/2025/11/18/in-association-football-curacao-qualifies-for-the-2026-fifa-world-cup-after-winning-group-b-of-the-third-round-of-conca In association football, Curaçao qualifies for the 2026 FIFA World Cup after winning Group B of the third round of CONCACAF qualifiers for the World Cup. In its first World Cup appearance, Curaçao becomes the smallest nation by both population and area to qualify for the tournament. /feed/2026/06/25/in-association-football-the-ivory-coast-reaches-the-knockout-stage-of-the-fifa-world-cup-for-the-first-time-after-defea The Athletic'' via ''The New York Times 25 9a2031edf5b0542deb6c40a0e30e60e19dfe2e34 6 https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/live-blogs/curacao-vs-ivory-coast-live-updates-world-cup-2026-score-result/k2RRyE3DH58f/ 2026 In association football, the Ivory Coast reaches the knockout stage of the FIFA World Cup for the first time after defeating Curaçao 2–0 to place second in Group E.