Group J
Standings
The state of play
After Matchday 1, 🇩🇪 Germany 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 J matches
Musiala and Wirtz Torch Colombia in Jersey
Germany's two most exciting young players basically tag-teamed Colombia into submission on a humid New Jersey evening, and a legend named James Rodríguez spent 90 minutes trying — and nearly succeeding — to stop them. It finished 2-1, but it felt like a statement from a nation that spent eight years in the wilderness.
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Mahrez's Men Make Boston Bow Count
Algeria edged Iraq 1-0 at Gillette Stadium in a match that felt bigger than the scoreline suggested — two nations with huge footballing hearts and everything to prove on the grandest stage of all. One goal separated them, but the emotion? That was immeasurable.
Two Worlds Collide Under the New Jersey Sky
Germany are back, dangerous, and desperate to prove they belong at the top table again. Algeria have beaten bigger names and will not be coming to MetLife to make up the numbers.