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The Portuguese, among the favorites for the World Cup, ended a disappointing match against the Democratic Republic of Congo (1-1) on Wednesday evening.
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Portugal made its debut against the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Wednesday June 17, at 7 p.m. in Houston (United States), for Cristiano Ronaldo’s sixth and last World Cup. The Portuguese very quickly scored a first goal thanks to João Neves at the start of the match, until the DRC equalized shortly before half-time (1-1), with a goal from Yoane Wissa. The Portugal team, also led by the Parisians Vitinha, Nuno Mendes and Gonçalo Ramos, is nevertheless among the favorites for this World Cup. In the same Group K, affordable for the Seleção, Uzbekistan challenges Colombia in Mexico City (Mexico), at 4 a.m., in the night from Wednesday to Thursday. England, for their part, faces Croatia on Wednesday evening.
- England-Croatia, one of the shocks of this group stage. Every four years, England begins to dream of a second World Cup title, after that of 1966. This year, placed in Group L, the Three Lions want to start their campaign against Croatia, a remake of the 2018 semi-final won by the Vatreni. In the same group, Ghana and Panama face each other at 1 a.m. in Toronto.
- France beats Senegal to enter the competition. After a difficult first half, the Blues turned things around to win 3-1 in New York, led in particular by Kylian Mbappé, author of a double and now top scorer in the history of the French team. Bradley Barcola also scored, and Michael Olise impressed. The finalists of the last edition ideally launched their quest for a third star in a match that had all the trappings of it, 24 years after the defeat against the Lions of Teranga at the opening of the 2002 World Cup.
- A hat-trick from Messi ensures Argentina’s victory against Algeria. If France has Kylian Mbappé, Argentina can always count on Messi, who scored a hat-trick, allowing his team to easily win (3-0) against Algeria in Kansas City. At almost 39 years old, he became the top scorer in the history of the competition, with 16 goals, and the first player to play in six World Cups. In Group I, that of France, Erling Haaland’s Norway dominated Iraq (4-1), thanks to a double from the Manchester City striker.
- Austria is also doing well. The Austrians got off to a perfect start to their World Cup in San Francisco by winning 3-1 against Jordan, a result which allowed them to take second place in Group J, ahead of Argentina on goal difference.
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This Live is now over. Here’s what to remember from this Wednesday’s news:
• #MIDDLE_EAST The presidents of the United States and Iran have signed the memorandum of understanding concluded last weekend to end the war in the Middle East, without waiting for the ceremony initially planned in Switzerland on Friday. Donald Trump deposited his signature during a state dinner organized in Versailles, according to the Elysée. Here is what the text contains.• #G7 A l’issue du G7 organisé à Evian, Emmanuel Macron a described the summit as “succès”which notably allowed a “remobilization” in favor of Ukraine. “We are committed to increasing pressure on Russia, including by strengthening our sanctions”he congratulated himself.• #FOOT French football is in mourning. The coach of Stade Brestois, Eric Roy, is died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 58. The man who was crowned best coach in Ligue 1 in 2024 after qualifying Brest for the Champions League had been fighting illness for more than three years, without abandoning his bench. -
#FOOT England confirms that they will have to be counted on during this World Cup. At the end of an attractive match, Harry Kane’s teammates won against Croatia (4-2), thanks to a double from their captain, as well as goals from Jude Bellingham and Marcus Rashford. Two other meetings are on the program for the night: Ghana-Panama (1 hour) and Uzbekistan-Colombia (4 hours).
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#FOOT Never two without three. After coaching FC Nantes between 2007 and 2008, then from 2012 to 2016, Michel Der Zakarian makes his return to the Canaries bench. Objective: immediate return to Ligue 1, after relegation to Ligue 2.
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#FOOT The day after the Blues’ victory against Senegal, the French substitutes are preparing to play a small friendly match against a local team. Before kick-off, the French delegation gathered to respect a minute of silence in memory of theBrest coach, Eric Roy, died of canceras reported by our special correspondent Andréa La Perna.
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#FOOT It’s half-time in Dallas, where Croatia is giving England a hard time. Despite a double from Harry Kane, the two teams are tied (2-2), the Croats having managed to come back twice thanks to very nice goals from Martin Baturina and Peter Musa, the regional player of the stage, who plays at FC Dallas.
(Aric Becker / AFP)
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#FOOT And you, have you succumbed to the madness of predictions for the World Cup? The MonPetitProno application has been at the top of application downloads for several days, with more than 3 million users claimed. Thomas Vinclair presents this phenomenon which is particularly affecting businesses, sometimes with prizes up for grabs.
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#FOOT Return to the World Cup grounds, where England have just opened the scoring against Croatia (1-0, 12e). The goal was scored by English captain Harry Kane from the penalty spot (twice, because the first penalty, saved by the Croatian goalkeeper, had to be withdrawn due to a foul by the goalkeeper, who was too eager to dive).
(Richard Pelham / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP)
The Three Lions are coming off a successful qualifying campaign, with eight wins in eight games (and 22 goals scored and none conceded), enough to make them serious contenders for a world title that has eluded them since 1966. The reigning European vice-champions have been led since 2024 by the German Thomas Tuchel, former coach of PSG. -
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“French football has lost a very competent technician and a very endearing personality.”
#FOOT Didier Deschamps joins the many tributes paid to Eric Roy, coach of Brest, who succumbed today to pancreatic cancer. “He fought against illness with a determination that commands respect”he greets. Discover in this report how the technician left his mark on the world of football.
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#FOOT Portugal stalls for its debut at the World Cup. Despite a quick opening score from Joao Neves, the Seleçao, who is an outsider for the final victorywas held by the Democratic Republic of Congo (1-1). The other match in Group K will pit Uzbekistan against Colombia tonight at 4 o’clock.
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#FOOT Relief for Olympique de Marseille. Threatened with exclusion from the Europa League due to too large a deficit, the Marseille club obtained a year’s reprieve to comply with the rules of financial fair play. However, he received a fine and a restriction on the number of players who could participate in the next Europa League.
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