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Tournament favourite Spain couldn’t beat Cabo Verde on Monday (June 15), among Day 5 highlights at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The two teams were held scoreless in Atlanta in the day’s first of four matches, all ended in draws — something not seen at the World Cup since 1958.
The population of Cabo Verde, a tiny island nation off Africa’s west coast, is just 529,000, while Spain’s hovers around 50 million, just for some perspective there.
In Seattle, Belgium and Egypt finished 1-1.
EGYPT STRIKE FIRST AND WHAT A GOAL IT IS!
Emam Ashour scores his first ever international goal on the biggest stage! #FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/1F8EbgRoBv
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) June 15, 2026
Monday’s most entertaining game was the late one in Los Angeles, where Iran and New Zealand battled to a 2-2 draw. Iran twice answered with goals including Mohammad Mohebi’s deadly header in the 64th minute.
IR IRAN HAVE AN ANSWER ONCE AGAIN!
Mohammad Mohebi heads it off the post and into the goal to make it 2-2! #FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/pUcuSe3jj0
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) June 16, 2026
In Miami, Saudi Arabia and Uruguay scored one goal each for yet another tie, fourth of the day.
Today’s four matches (Tuesday) are France vs. Senegal in New York (noon start Pacific time), Iraq vs. Norway in Boston (3 p.m.), Argentina vs. Algeria in Kansas City (6 p.m.) and Austria vs. Jordan in San Francisco (9 p.m.), all shown live on TSN.
World Cup soccer viewing area set up at Guildford Town Centre in #Surreybc
(Photo: Fee Fi on Fleetwood Community Corner on Facebook) @ShopGTC @SurreyNowLeader pic.twitter.com/Nvvnwaxw4b
— Tom Zillich (@TomZillich) June 16, 2026
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