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📝 World Cup 2026: overnight round-up
June 21, 2026
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📝 World Cup 2026: overnight round-upAs every morning, here is the overnight roundup from the World Cup!
The night's must-see momentWe may already have THE save of the start of this World Cup.
>Despite Tunisia’s 4-0 collapse against Japan, Tunisia goalkeeper Aymen Dahmen produced what is, for now, the reflex save of this World Cup.
>A ball that stays out by a matter of millimeters, full stretch on the ground: honestly, it’s perfect!
The night's resultsEcuador 0-0 Curaçao. Click here to read the match recap!
>Tunisia 0-4 Japan. Click here to read the match recap!
The standingsGroup E:
>1) Germany - 6 points (+7)
>2) Ivory Coast - 3 points (0)
>3) Ecuador - 1 point (-1)
>4) Curaçao - 1 point (-6)
>Group F:
>1) Netherlands - 4 points (+4)
>2) Japan - 4 points (+4)
>3) Sweden - 3 points (0)
>4) Tunisia - 0 points (-8)
The 3 players who stood outThe monster performance of the night was obviously from Curaçao’s 37-year-old goalkeeper Eloy Room, who made 15 saves against Ecuador!
>He was the hero as Curaçao picked up its first-ever World Cup point!
>For Japan, a shoutout as well to Ayase Ueda and Junya Ito, who scored a brace and a goal respectively against Tunisia.
📸 Charlotte Wilson - 2026 Getty Images
Today's schedule and the upcoming night18:00: Spain vs Saudi Arabia (Group H)
>21:00: Belgium vs Iran (Group G)
>00:00: Uruguay vs Cape Verde (Group H)
>03:00: New Zealand vs Egypt (Group G)
The player to watchSpain must put behind its unbelievable opening 0-0 draw against Cape Verde this Sunday against Saudi Arabia.
>And Lamine Yamal is expected to start! It would be the very first World Cup match started by the FC Barcelona wonderkid!
📸 Florencia Tan Jun - 2026 Getty Images
>This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.