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‼️ ALL-TIME RECORD ‼️ Caleb Yirenkyi becomes the YOUNGEST player in WC HISTORY to score a winning goal in stoppage time (last goal of the match, breaking a tie) at 20 YEARS and 153 days. Ranking: Yirenkyi (Ghana 1-0 Panama, 2026): 20y 153d Fonseca (Uruguay 1-0 South Korea, 1990): 20y 281d Seferovic (Switzerland 2-1 Ecuador, 2014): 22y 113d Kane (Tunisia 1-2 England, 2018): 24y 325d Davids (Netherlands 2-1 Yugoslavia, 1998): 25y 108d

GHA 🇬🇭 1-0 🇵🇦 PAN (FT) - Yirenkyi's strike at 94'04'' is the FOURTH latest goal to break a 0-0 in regulation time in WC HISTORY: Cheshmi (Wales 0-2 Iran, 2022): 97m58s Totti (Italy 1-0 Australia, 2006): 94m26s Bouhaddouz (Morocco 0-1 Iran, 2018, own goal): 94m06s Yirenkyi (Ghana 1-0 Panama, 2026): 94m04s

#GetThisChip - Ghana's starting goalkeeper was subbed off at half-time vs Panama. Only TWO previous cases in WC HISTORY of a starting goalkeeper being replaced at the break: 1994: Borislav Mikhailov (Bulgaria) vs Sweden, third-place play-off 1994: Choi In-Young (South Korea) vs Germany, group stage

#GetThisChip - FIRST TIME in WC HISTORY that two Spanish coaches manage on the same day two nations OTHER than Spain: Roberto Martínez with Portugal vs DR Congo and Thomas Christiansen with Panama vs Ghana.

#GetThisChip - Carlos Queiroz manages Ghana at his FIFTH World Cup today and becomes the FIFTH coach in WC HISTORY to manage teams from THREE different confederations at the tournament (UEFA with Portugal, AFC with Iran, CAF with Ghana): Parreira: AFC, CAF, CONMEBOL Bora Milutinovic: AFC, CAF, CONCACAF Dick Advocaat: AFC, CONCACAF, UEFA Guus Hiddink: AFC, OFC, UEFA Carlos Queiroz: AFC, CAF, UEFA

GHA 🇬🇭 0-0 🇵🇦 PAN (15') - Carlos Queiroz manages Ghana at his FIFTH World Cup (Portugal 2010, Iran 2014/2018/2022, Ghana 2026). He equals Bora Milutinovic as the SECOND coach with most WC participations in HISTORY: Parreira: 6 (1982-2010) Milutinovic: 5 (1986-2002) Queiroz: 5 (2010-2026) Herberger: 4 Winterbottom: 4 Baroti: 4 Schön: 4 H. Michel: 4 Tabárez: 4 Deschamps: 4

GHA 🇬🇭 0-0 🇵🇦 PAN (1') - The 12th ever CAF vs CONCACAF clash at the World Cup begins. All-time record from the previous 11 meetings: 5 wins for CAF, 2 draws and 4 wins for CONCACAF. Goals: 13-12 for Africa.

#GetThisChip - England's #9 (Kane), #10 (Bellingham) and #11 (Rashford) all scored vs Croatia today. The 6th WC match with such a coincidence since nations started assigning fixed squad numbers for the whole tournament (1954-2026): 1954: Austria 7-5 Switzerland - Wagner, Probst and Körner 1962: Yugoslavia 3-1 Uruguay - Jerkovic, Galic and Skoblar 1990: USSR 4-0 Cameroon - Zavarov, Protasov and Dobrovolski 2002: Brazil 4-0 China - Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Ronaldinho 2022: Spain 7-0 Costa Rica - Gavi, Asensio and Ferran Torres 2026: England 4-2 Croatia - Kane, Bellingham and Rashford

ENG 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 4-2 🇭🇷 CRO (FT) - FIRST EVER time England rack up THREE consecutive wins in a WC opener (2018, 2022 and 2026). All-time record in WC debut matches: 8 wins, 6 draws, 3 losses across 17 editions. 1950 (W): 2-0 vs Chile 1954 (D): 4-4 vs Belgium 1958 (D): 2-2 vs USSR 1962 (L): 1-2 vs Hungary 1966 (D): 0-0 vs Uruguay 1970 (W): 1-0 vs Romania 1982 (W): 3-1 vs France 1986 (L): 0-1 vs Portugal 1990 (D): 1-1 vs Rep. Ireland 1998 (W): 2-0 vs Tunisia 2002 (D): 1-1 vs Sweden 2006 (W): 1-0 vs Paraguay 2010 (D): 1-1 vs USA 2014 (L): 1-2 vs Italy 2018 (W): 2-1 vs Tunisia 2022 (W): 6-2 vs Iran 2026 (W): 4-2 vs Croatia

ENG 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 4-2 🇭🇷 CRO (86') - Marcus Rashford scores. The FIRST FC Barcelona player to score at the 2026 World Cup AND the FIRST FC Barcelona player ever to score for England in WC HISTORY.

#GetThisChip - With Bellingham's goal, Real Madrid become SOLO leaders of the all-time ranking of clubs with the MOST goals contributed to the World Cup in HISTORY: Real Madrid: 81 Bayern Munich: 80 Barcelona: 76 Inter Milan: 72 Juventus: 59 Manchester United: 46 PSG: 46 Atlético de Madrid: 44 Peñarol: 39 AC Milan: 36

ENG 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 3-2 🇭🇷 CRO (47') - Jude Bellingham puts England ahead. THIRD Real Madrid player to score at the 2026 World Cup, joining Kylian Mbappé and Vinícius Jr. Real Madrid take SOLO lead in the most-goals-scored-by-club ranking: Real Madrid: 4 goals (3 players) PSG: 3 (3 players) Arsenal: 3 (Gyökeres, Havertz) Inter Miami: 3 (Messi)

#GetThisChip - Ivan Perisic provides an assist at the 2026 World Cup and becomes the SECOND player in WC HISTORY to record assists in FOUR different editions (2014, 2018, 2022 and 2026). Only Lionel Messi has done it more (FIVE editions, 2006-2022).

ENG 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 2-2 🇭🇷 CRO (HT) - Only the 2nd time England have gone into half-time at 2-2 in a World Cup. The first one was the origin of the 4 years of hell David Beckham endured every time he played away from Old Trafford.

#GetThisChip - With his second goal of the match (a header), Harry Kane becomes the 4TH England player ever to score TWO headed goals in WC HISTORY: Geoff Hurst: 1966 David Platt: 1990 John Stones: 2018 Harry Kane: 2018-2026

#GetThisChip - With Baturina's goal, England reach 13 goals conceded from outside the box at the World Cup. Top nations to concede goals from outside the box in WC HISTORY: Italy: 16 Argentina: 15 Germany: 15 Brazil: 15 Mexico: 15 Spain: 14 ENGLAND: 13 France: 11 Switzerland: 11 Russia/USSR: 11

ENG 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 2-1 🇭🇷 CRO (42') - Harry Kane's BRACE. His 10th WC goal ever, equalling Gary Lineker as England's ALL-TIME top scorer at the World Cup: Lineker: 10 goals in 12 matches Kane: 10 goals in 12 matches

#GetThisChip - Today's was Harry Kane's SIXTH penalty taken at the World Cup (shootouts excluded). He matches Lionel Messi as the TWO players with the most penalties ever taken in WC HISTORY: Leo Messi: 6 (4 SCORED - 2 SAVED) Harry Kane: 6 (5 SCORED - 1 MISSED) Eusebio: 4 (4 SCORED) Rensenbrink: 4 (4 SCORED) Batistuta: 4 (4 SCORED) Cristiano Ronaldo: 4 (3 SCORED - 1 SAVED) Asamoah Gyan: 4 (2 SCORED - 1 POST - 1 BAR)

ENG 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 1-0 🇭🇷 CRO (18') - 8th penalty retake in WC HISTORY and the 3rd after a missed first attempt. In all three cases, the second attempt found the back of the net. Kane's 9th WC goal. One away from equalling Lineker's 10.

ENG 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 0-0 🇭🇷 CRO (1') - 6 wins for England, 2 draws and 3 wins for Croatia in 11 meetings between the two nations, but those 3 Croatian wins were 3 daggers straight to the heart: the first two knocked England out of Euro 2008 and the third denied them their second-ever World Cup final.