{"id":1306,"date":"2026-06-16T16:40:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T16:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=1306"},"modified":"2026-06-16T16:40:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T16:40:29","slug":"from-the-sports-desk-four-world-cup-games-four-tightly-contested-draws-on-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=1306","title":{"rendered":"From The Sports Desk: Four World Cup games, four tightly contested draws on Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>The last time four World Cup matches on the same day ended in a tie, <\/em><em><strong>Pel\u00e9<\/strong><\/em><em> was the 17-year-old breakout star and Frenchman <\/em><em><strong>Just Fontaine <\/strong><\/em><em>went on to score a tournament-record 13 goals. That was 1958. Iran didn\u2019t enter that competition but began its troubled 2026 World Cup campaign with one of those ties, 2-2 against New Zealand. Iran\u2019s coach said his team was ordered to leave the U.S. and return to its training base in Mexico only a few hours after the match.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=1304\">Florida couple in IVF clinic\u2019s embryo mix-up will keep baby who is not genetically theirs<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Looking ahead, if there\u2019s a modern-day equivalent to Fontaine, it might be the prolific <\/em><em><strong>Kylian Mbapp\u00e9<\/strong><\/em><em>. The Real Madrid star, who scored a hat trick in the last final, opens his campaign when France faces Senegal today.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>World Cup Recap<\/h2>\n<p>For all of the focus on geopolitics before Iran-New Zealand, on the pitch, the Group G matchup was a back-and-forth roller coaster, with Team Melli showing spirit to rally twice from behind in front of fierce Los Angeles support. Nonetheless, coach <strong>Amir Ghalenoei <\/strong>will be disappointed to tie against a team ranked 65 places lower in FIFA\u2019s rankings. <strong>Elijah Just<\/strong>, who plays for Motherwell in the Scottish Premiership, netted a brace, becoming the first New Zealand player to score more than one goal in a World Cup game.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>If Iran\u2019s opener was the most newsworthy game of the World Cup so far, then Cape Verde-Spain was the most surprising. World Cup debutants Cape Verde, a nation of 10 volcanic islands off the coast of Africa with a population of just over 500,000, had 40-year-old goalkeeper <strong>Vozinha<\/strong> to thank for keeping the reigning European champions \u2014 who included <strong>Pedri<\/strong>, <strong>Rodri<\/strong> and <strong>Ferran Torres<\/strong> \u2014 at bay. Not even teen sensation <strong>Lamine Yamal<\/strong>, who came on as a substitute after 70 minutes, could break the deadlock.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, a lackluster Belgium drew 1-1 with Egypt. It was the same score line between Saudi Arabia and Uruguay.<\/p>\n<h2>World Cup Preview<\/h2>\n<p>When Senegal beat then-defending champions France 1-0 in the 2002 opener, it was one of the biggest World Cup shocks of all time. The two meet again this afternoon, with France boasting arguably the strongest squad in the competition and a frightening front line that could include <strong>Michael Olise<\/strong>, <strong>Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9<\/strong>, <strong>D\u00e9sir\u00e9 Dou\u00e9<\/strong> <em>and<\/em> Mbapp\u00e9. Les Bleus enter the Senegal game ranked second in the world behind Argentina \u2014 who take on Algeria tonight \u2014 and this year are tipped by many pundits to go one better than their runners-up finish four years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Norway makes its World Cup return after 28 years and will hope its goal-scoring machine of <strong>Erling Haaland<\/strong> leads them to victory over Iraq. Argentina begins its title defense with <strong>Lionel Messi<\/strong> and Co. playing Algeria.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=1302\">Arizona motorist rushing home for \u2018Love Island\u2019 busted going over 100 mph, highway patrol says<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>At midnight, Austria \u2014 managed by onetime interim Manchester United coach <strong>Ralf Rangnick<\/strong> \u2014 plays Jordan, which is making its World Cup debut.<\/p>\n<h2>Men In Blazers<\/h2>\n<p>With apologies to the ancient Greeks, the term \u201cherculean effort\u201d has officially been replaced by \u201cCape Verdean effort.\u201d Cape Verde\u2019s goalkeeper, <strong>Vozinha<\/strong>, had a particularly busy afternoon in Atlanta, making seven massive saves and adding upward of 6 million Instagram followers over the course of the game. Men in Blazers founder <strong>Roger Bennett<\/strong> chatted with the now-world famous, 40-year-old Vozinha after the historic result about what this means for Cape Verde and his journey to the World Cup stage. Check that out here.<\/p>\n<p>Today is absolutely stacked with intrigue as the World Cup\u2019s two most recent champions both begin their quests to raise the trophy once again. First, 2018 winner France takes on Senegal at 3 p.m. ET at New York\/New Jersey Stadium in a rematch 24 years in the making. Then, current titleholder Argentina, led by Lionel Messi in his sixth trip to the tournament, battles Algeria in Kansas City, Missouri, at 9 p.m. ET. For the full match schedule, head here.<\/p>\n<p><em>For more World Cup coverage sent straight to your inbox every morning,<\/em><em> subscribe to the Men in Blazers newsletter<\/em><em>. We\u2019ll be covering every match, every goal and every joyous moment that soccer\u2019s biggest spectacle is sure to bring.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>What We\u2019re Watching<\/h2>\n<p>World Cup! All the games are on Telemundo and Peacock, and all times are Eastern:<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=1300\">5 women injured in New Jersey after people on moped throw acid on them<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>3 p.m.: <\/strong>France vs. Senegal<\/li>\n<li><strong>6 p.m.: <\/strong>Norway vs. Iraq<\/li>\n<li><strong>9 p.m.: <\/strong>Argentina vs. Algeria<\/li>\n<li><strong>12 a.m.: <\/strong>Austria vs. Jordan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>That\u2019s it for now! 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