Group I
Standings
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇮Ivory Coast | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 🇵🇹Portugal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 🇷🇸Serbia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 🇳🇿New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
Top 2 qualify 3rd: best-third race
The state of play
After Matchday 1, 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast 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 I matches
Adingra's Brilliance Breaks Kiwi Hearts in Vancouver
Ivory Coast, a nation that once nearly lost its football soul, edged New Zealand's dreamers 1-0 in a match that had no business being as gripping as it was. The All Whites came agonisingly close to the World Cup win they've chased for 44 years, and honestly, they might haunt you a little.
Ronaldo's Last Stand Ends in Glorious Stalemate
Cristiano Ronaldo came to Los Angeles hunting World Cup glory one final time, and Serbia had the audacity to nearly steal the whole thing. Two goals apiece, a stadium of 70,000 in disbelief, and Group I suddenly wide open.
Ronaldo's Last Dance Meets Africa's Roaring Elephants
Cristiano Ronaldo, almost certainly playing in his final World Cup, faces an Ivory Coast side that has already survived the impossible once before. This is the kind of game that makes football fans out of people who claim they don't watch football.