Group E Favourites, Germany were beaten 2-1 by Japan in a major upset. While Spain coasted to a 7-0 win over Costa Rica. In Group F, Croatia were held to a goalless draw against Morocco, while Belgium edged Canada in a 1-0 victory.
After a shaky start to the match, world champions France hammered Australia 4-1 in their Group D clash, whilst Denmark vs Tunisia and Poland vs Mexico both played out to goalless draws.
Saudi Arabia upset Argentina 2-1 in their Group C clash, claiming a win over many people’s tournament favourites on a day the Saudis will never forget.
Tunisia held Denmark to a goalless draw in their World Cup opener on Tuesday, kicking off their Group D campaign with a strong performance against one of the pre-tournament dark horses.
Jude Bellingham and Bukayo Saka were on the scoresheet as England crushed Iran 6-2 in their Group B matchup, whilst Netherlands scored late to beat African champions Senegal 2-0 before the USA and Wales played out to a 1-1 draw.
In the opening match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, hosts Qatar lost 2-0 to Ecuador. Qatar now become the first host nation to lose their opening match.
An Ecuador fan takes trolling to the next level, rubbing it in right in front of Qatar fans. Safe to say the Qatar fans were not happy.
Ballon d’Or winner, Karim Benzema has been ruled out of France’s World Cup title defense. The striker picked up a thigh injury in training, adding to the long list of Les Bleu’s injury woes.
EA Sports FIFA had a sit down with the legends of the past as they passed down some knowledge on representing their country on the world’s biggest stage to the current stars of today.
Former Argentina striker, Sergio Aguero was stuck on a flight to Qatar with Brazil fans and it’s safe to say he was less than pleased.