Group G
Standings
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷France | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
| 🇺🇾Uruguay | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 🇶🇦Qatar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 🇨🇩DR Congo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
Top 2 qualify 3rd: best-third race
The state of play
After Matchday 1, 🇫🇷 France lead the way on 3 points. The top two go through automatically, with the third-placed side chasing one of the eight best-third spots. Every goal counts.
Group G matches
Valverde's Uruguay grind out gritty opener
Uruguay, a tiny country that invented what winning a World Cup even means, squeezed past Asian champions Qatar 1-0 in Dallas on Sunday. It was scrappy, tense, and completely them.
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Mbappé's France survive Ghana's Houston heartbeat
France were supposed to cruise. Ghana had other ideas — and for long, delicious stretches of a sweaty Houston afternoon, they were absolutely right. This was a 2-1 scoreline that felt far smaller than the story it contained.
Mbappé vs La Celeste: The World Holds Its Breath
France have the most frightening forward line at this World Cup, and Uruguay absolutely do not care. This is the kind of match that produces legends — and broken hearts.