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World Cup 2026 · day 7

World Cup 2026 Day 7 Recap (June 17): Portugal stumbles, England come back, Colombia cruise

Yesterday's Results

Day 7 of the World Cup 2026 delivered emotion from start to finish — and the scoreline that surprised fans the most was precisely the smallest one. Portugal, who carry 1 world title (1966... wait, that's England — Portugal have no titles listed in the dossier), stumbled right out of the gate.

Portugal 1 x 1 Democratic Republic of Congo — Group K, in Houston. João Neves opened the scoring as early as the 6th minute, but Yoane Wissa equalized at 45+5', still in the first half, and the score never moved again. With the result practically decided at halftime, only 17% of pitaqueiros got it right — the biggest upset of the day. CNN Brasil highlighted that "Cristiano doesn't shine" on Portugal's debut.

Colombia 3 x 1 Uzbekistan — Group K, in Mexico City. Colombia were the most dominant side of the day: Daniel Muñoz opened at 40', Uzbekistan leveled through Fayzullaev at 60', but Luis Díaz put the Colombians back in front at 65' and Jáminton Campaz nailed the coffin shut at 90+9'. With an 83% success rate, fans had no doubt. According to UOL, "Luis Díaz decided it on a night of goalkeeping errors".

England 4 x 2 Croatia — Group L, in Dallas (Arlington). The match was a pure rollercoaster. Harry Kane scored twice (12' and 42'), but Croatia responded with Baturina (36') and Musa (45+5'), going into halftime level at 2-2. In the second half, Bellingham turned it around at 47' and Rashford sealed it at 85'. England, champions in 1966, opened the tournament with a statement — but only 40% of fans predicted the English victory.

Austria 3 x 1 Jordan — Group J, in the San Francisco Bay Area (Santa Clara). Romano Schmid opened the scoring at 21', Jordan pulled one back through Ali Olwan at 50' and the match stayed open until Arnautovic sealed the result in added time (90+12'). Note: the goal by Yazan Al-Arab at 76' was credited to Austria — final score confirmed at 3-1. Folha de S.Paulo described it as a "scrappy game". With 75% accuracy, fans did well.

Ghana 1 x 0 Panama — Group L, in Toronto. Goalless throughout until Caleb Yirenkyi exploded the net at 90+5' to give Ghana all three points. Half of the pitaqueiros (50%) correctly predicted Ghana's win.


Group Standings

Group A: Mexico and South Korea lead, tied on 3 points each (goal differences of +2 and +1, respectively). Czech Republic and South Africa are yet to score a point.

Group B: All four teams — Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Qatar and Switzerland — have 1 point and a goal difference of zero. Everything is still open.

Group J: Argentina lead with 3 points and a goal difference of +3, closely followed by Austria (3 pts, goal difference +2). Jordan and Algeria are still searching for their first point.

Group K: Colombia shoot ahead at the top with 3 points and a goal difference of +2. Portugal and DR Congo share second place with 1 point each. Uzbekistan sit bottom (goal difference -2).

Group L: England (goal difference +2) and Ghana (goal difference +1) share the lead with 3 points. Panama and Croatia are yet to get off the mark.


Ranking Scorers

The highlight of the day was an anonymous fan who reached 60 points — nobody came close. Danilo Mizuguti (/user/danilo-mizuguti-a0c1b0) comes second with 30 points. Vitor Pereira (/user/vitor-pereira-8570fc), Mateus Sanino (/user/mateus-sanino-85c180) and a second anonymous fan round out the top 5 with 20 points each.


Today's Fixtures

Czech Republic vs South Africa — Group A, at 13h (Brasília). Almost all Pitacos fans are backing the Czechs: 80% are going for Czech Republic, 20% for a draw and zero votes for South Africa. The runaway favourite according to the stands — can you disagree? Lock in your prediction at /jogo/republica-tcheca-vs-africa-do-sul.

Switzerland vs Bosnia and Herzegovina — Group B, at 16h. Total unanimity: 100% of pitaqueiros are backing Switzerland. Is anyone going to swim against the tide? /jogo/suica-vs-bosnia-e-herzegovina.

Canada vs Qatar — Group B, at 19h. Fun fact: 100% of predictions point to a draw, with zero votes for either winner. Don't fans believe in a decisive result? Show your analysis at /jogo/canada-vs-catar.

Mexico vs South Korea — Group A, at 22h. This one promises to divide: 75% are backing South Korea, 25% for a draw and zero votes for Mexico — even though the Mexicans lead the group on goal difference. It's worth placing your pitaco at /jogo/mexico-vs-coreia-do-sul and seeing if the fans are right. 🔥


Sources: openfootball, Google News, Wikidata

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