Having delighted fans with their shock 0-0 draw with Spain in their opener, Cape Verde took a dream lead against Uruguay through Kevin Pina's long-range free-kick which went through the middle of the wall in the 21st minute. Going ahead changed the game's structure as Cape Verde became more attacking and left themselves exposed at the back. Uruguay made the most of the extra space, with Maxi Araujo diving low to nod in an equaliser after defender Sidny Lopes Cabral flicked a delivery back towards his own goal. Agustin Canobbio, who was not in the starting line-up for Uruguay's 1-1 draw with Saudi Arabia, then justified his inclusion by turning home an Araujo pass from close range in first-half stoppage time. Cape Verde's poor distribution in the face of a tireless Uruguayan press often made it difficult for them to build up through the pitch, although they kept trying to work openings. And Cape Verde found a way to hit back - thanks largely to a lapse in concentration from the Uruguay defence. Mathias Olivera tried to play the ball across his own box but did not notice the waiting Helio Varela, who controlled the ball to take it past the goalkeeper before guiding it into the back of the empty net. Uruguay nearly snatched a winner, but Federico Valverde had a goal ruled out for offside after bundling the ball over the line from close range. Both sides had further chances to win it in stoppage time but neither could find a crucial third goal. Second-placed Uruguay and third-placed Cape Verde have two points from two games in Group H and both remain in the hunt to qualify for the last 32.

Belgium have now drawn back-to-back matches at this World Cup and face the prospect of a second successive group-stage exit. But it could have been a very different story had Romelu Lukaku connected with Kevin de Bruyne's inviting cross inside the opening five minutes. The Napoli striker - his country's all-time leading scorer - was handed his first start since June 2025 and was expected to spearhead Belgium's bid for a much-needed victory, but looked off the pace. Instead, a string of outstanding saves from Iran goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand, coupled with a costly red card for Belgium's young defender Nathan Ngoy, condemned the Red Devils to another frustrating night on the international stage. The result leaves the 2018 semi-finalists in danger of failing to progress from Group G. Belgium will still go through if they beat New Zealand in their final group game, but any other result would leave their progress in doubt. For Iran, meanwhile - who have only been allowed to fly into the United States a day before each match - the draw means it is the first time they have avoided defeat in their opening two matches of a World Cup.

The Barcelona teenager had been a second-half substitute in Spain's opening Group H game against Cape Verde, but he was unable to inspire his side to victory as the 2010 winners laboured to a deeply frustrating goalless draw. As expected, the 18-year-old was restored to manager Luis de la Fuente's starting line-up against Saudi Arabia – and he wasted little time in making his mark. Mikel Oyarzabal's low cross from the left evaded Saudi Arabia defender Hassan Al Tambakti before being tapped in at the far post by Lamine Yamal, who became only the second player aged 18 or younger – after Pele in 1958 – to open the scoring in a World Cup match. Reluctant to rest on their laurels, Spain continued to swarm forward and doubled their lead through Oyarzabal, who finished low past goalkeeper Mohammad Al-Owais after Saudi Arabia had failed to clear a corner. The Real Sociedad forward scored his second just three minutes later, sweeping home Dani Olmo's flick-on at the far post to all but end the game as a contest. Oyarzabal nearly completed his hat-trick with 10 minutes of the first half remaining, but he could only strike the crossbar after intercepting Al-Owais' stray pass. Lamine Yamal and Oyarzabal were both taken off at the interval, but their withdrawals did little to disrupt Spain's rhythm as De la Fuente's team continued to pin Saudi Arabia back in the second half. Al-Owais was equal to Marc Cucurella's powerful effort three minutes after the restart, only for the ball to rebound off Al Tambakti and into the back of the net to make it 4-0. Spain took their foot off the gas a little after that, although half-time substitute Ferran Torres almost extended their advantage when he dragged a shot wide after being played through on goal. Abdullah Al Hamdan registered Saudi Arabia's only effort on target with 10 minutes remaining, before Torres had a goal disallowed for offside - following a lengthy check by the video assistant referee - deep into stoppage time.

The four-time winners endured a frustrating outing after going behind to a 30th-minute goal from Ivory Coast captain Franck Kessie but Julian Nagelsmann turned to his bench in search of a response - and Undav delivered emphatically with a second-half double. The Stuttgart forward applied a smart finish to fellow substitute Nadiem Amiri's cross to break Ivory Coast's resistance in the 68th minute before scoring the winner in the 94th minute to inflict a painful defeat on the African nation. Undav had also scored a goal and provided two assists after coming off the bench in their 7-1 opening win against Curacao. The dejected Ivorians can still progress from Group E behind Germany with a win against World Cup debutants Curacao in their final game. Emerse Fae's side impressed with their energy and directness early on in Toronto, but it was Germany who carved out the clearer of chances. The Germans had the ball in the back of net in the 22nd minute through Aleksandar Pavlovic but his header from a corner was ruled out for a foul on goalkeeper Yahia Fofana. Ivory Coast then took the lead as their exciting 19-year-old winger Yan Diomande found Amad Diallo, whose close-range effort was blocked by Nathaniel Brown only for Kessie to convert the rebound. Germany's frustration grew as Havertz had a goal disallowed for a foul on Emmanuel Agbadou by Jamal Musiala in the build-up while an unmarked Christ Inao Oulai and Kessie spurned chances to double the Ivorians' lead. Those misses ultimately proved costly as they were undone by the injury-time winner from Undav. Fofana had kept out efforts from Brown and Amiri late on but there was nothing he could do as Undav expertly trapped a pass from Felix Nmecha and slotted past the goalkeeper on the turn to break the Ivorian hearts in the dying seconds.

Sunderland's Brian Brobbey and Liverpool's Cody Gakpo scored two goals apiece for Ronald Koeman's side, with relegated West Ham's Crysencio Summerville adding a fifth for the Dutch. Sweden's consolation goal came from Newcastle's Anthony Elanga. Brobbey was a surprise inclusion in the Dutch line-up at the expense of Summerville, who impressed and scored in the 2-2 draw with Japan, but the Black Cats forward took little time in repaying the faith of Koeman. In the fifth minute the Netherlands went from one end of the pitch in just seven touches - Brobbey took down a long ball from goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen, played it to Gakpo on the left wing, and then charged into the penalty area to convert the winger's low cross. Brobbey netted his second 12 minutes later when he stabbed home from Denzel Dumfries' low cross after getting goalside of Sweden defender Isak Hien. Sweden thought they had halved the deficit in first-half stoppage time when Gustaf Lagerbielke nodded into an empty net after beating Verbruggen to a free-kick, but the offside flag went up. Sweden's mini-fightback was quashed less than two minutes into the second half when Gakpo tapped in at the back post from another dangerous Dumfries delivery across the face of goal. Gakpo scored his second in the 54th minute when Summerville - brought on at half-time - drove forward and set the Liverpool man up to drill a low shot past Kristoffer Nordfeldt in the Sweden goal. That strike took the goals scored at this World Cup to 100 in 33 games, the fastest a century has been reached since the 1958 edition (32 or 33 games as both were played simultaneously). Graham Potter's Sweden pulled a goal back five minutes later when substitute Elanga ran on to a through ball and lifted his shot past Verbruggen. Summerville capped an impressive second-half cameo with a late run and strike into the bottom corner. The Netherlands go top of Group F with four points, while Sweden will likely need a result against Japan in their final group game to secure progress to the knockout stage.