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🚨 ICYMI: South Korea break a winless World Cup streak.

Hwang Inbeom 🇰🇷 🇰🇷 South Korea 2-1 Czechia 🇨🇿 (Match 2)

Julián Quiñones 🇲🇽 🇲🇽 Mexico 2-0 South Africa 🇿🇦 (Match 1)

🧵 Thread: Michelob Ultra Superior Player of the Match | 2026 FIFA World Cup

🚨⚽️ | NEW: South Korea has won its opening match at the FIFA World Cup for the first time since June 12, 2010, against Greece. June 11, 2026 🇰🇷 South Korea 2-1 Czechia 🇨🇿 June 12, 2010 🇰🇷 South Korea 2-0 Greece 🇬🇷 ➡️ South Korea go level on points with co-hosts Mexico in Group A of the 2026 FIFA World Cup

🚨⚽️ | NEW: Julián Quiñones has been named the Michelob Ultra Superior Player of the Match for his performance in Mexico’s 2-0 win over South Africa in the opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. ➡️ Quiñones got the first and helped set up the second as Mexico dominated South Africa

🚨⚽️ | NEW: Co-hosts Mexico kick off the 2026 FIFA World Cup with a 2-0 win over South Africa. ⚽️ 9’ Mexico 1-0 South Africa 🟥 49’ Siphephelo Sithole sent off for South Africa ⚽️ 67’ Mexico 2-0 South Africa 🟥 84’ Themba Zwane sent off for South Africa 🟥 90+2’ César Montes sent off for Mexico ⏱️ FT Mexico 2-0 South Africa ➡️ Mexico are now unbeaten in eight consecutive opening games at the men’s FIFA World Cup, with their last loss being a 1-0 loss to Norway in the 1994 edition

🚨⚽️ | NEW: Julián Quiñones is the first player from a CONCACAF nation to score the opening goal at a FIFA men’s World Cup tournament. June 11, 2026 🏆 2026 FIFA World Cup 🇲🇽 Mexico ⏱️ 9' 🆚 South Africa

🚨⚽️ | NEW: Julián Quiñones is the first player from a CONCACAF nation to score the opening goal at a FIFA men’s World Cup tournament. June 11, 2026 🇲🇽 Mexico ⏱️ 9' 🆚 South Africa

🚨⚽️ | NEW: Julián Quiñones scores the first goal of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

🚨⚽️ | NEW: A lineup of all 48 countries present at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. ➡️ The World Cup is officially underway with co-hosts Mexico taking on South Africa at Mexico City Stadium

🚨⚽️ | NEW: José Mourinho has returned to Real Madrid as head coach, 13 years after leaving the club. ➡️ Mourinho has signed a three-year deal and returns to the Bernabéu for a second spell in charge, replacing Alvaro Arbeloa, who the club announced on Wednesday had agreed to leave

My pick for the 2026 FIFA World Cup! VAMOS ESPAÑA 🇪🇸

🚨⚽️ | NEW: Somali referee Omar Artan, the 2026 FIFA World Cup match official refused entry to the United States due to visa issues, has been appointed by UEFA to take charge of the 2026 UEFA Super Cup between Paris Saint-Germain and Aston Villa on August 12. 🇸🇴 Artan returned to Somalia after being denied entry to the U.S. when he landed in Miami this week to join up with the World Cup match officials based in the Florida city ➡️ A statement by U.S. Border and Customs Protection cited ”vetting concerns” for Artan’s removal from the country and FIFA President Gianni Infantino told critics to ”chill and relax” when asked about FIFA’s failure to resolve the issue

🚨⚽️ | NEW: Somali referee Omar Artan, the 2026 FIFA World Cup match official refused entry to the United States due to visa issues, has been appointed by UEFA to take charge of the 2026 UEFA Super Cup final between Paris Saint-Germain and Aston Villa on August 12. 🇸🇴 Artan returned to Somalia after being denied entry to the U.S. when he landed in Miami this week to join up with the World Cup match officials based in the Florida city ➡️ A statement by U.S. Border and Customs Protection cited ”vetting concerns” for Artan’s removal from the country and FIFA President Gianni Infantino told critics to ”chill and relax” when asked about FIFA’s failure to resolve the issue

🚨⚽️ | NEW: Julien Kouadio Adonis, president of the National Committee of Elephants Supporters (CNSE), has revealed that Côte d’Ivoire home-based fans have been denied visas to the United States. Kouadio: ”The supporters have canceled the trip because the U.S. government does not want to see supporters from certain countries, including Côte d’Ivoire, on its soil. The United States has been clear with us, saying they do not want to see our supporters. This situation hurts us deeply because it prevents us from fulfilling our sacred duty, which is to support our team.”

🚨⚽️ | NEW: Julien Kouadio Adonis, president of the National Committee of Elephants Supporters (CNSE), has revealed that Côte d’Ivoire home-based fans have been denied visas to the United States. Kouadio: ”The supporters have canceled the trip because the U.S. government does not want to see supporters from certain countries, including Côte d’Ivoire, on its soil. The United States has been clear with us, saying they do not want to see our supporters. This situation hurts us deeply because it prevents us from fulfilling our sacred duty, which is to support our team.”

🚨⚽️ | NEW: Bukayo Saka wore the captain’s armband for England for the first time during their 3-0 win over Costa Rica.

🚨⚽️ | NEW: Barcelona, together with Barcelona City Council, the Government of Catalonia, and with the support of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), as host and co-organizing association, has formally submitted to UEFA the bid and complete dossier to apply for hosting the 2029 UEFA Champions League Final. ✅ The submitted documentation includes all the technical, contractual and institutional requirements demanded by UEFA, as well as the necessary guarantees to demonstrate the organizational capacity of the Spotify Camp Nou and the city of Barcelona to host the final ➡️ From this point onwards, UEFA will begin the evaluation phase of the different proposals submitted to determine which venue will be selected to host the 2029 Champions League final

🚨⚽️ | NEW: The Trump administration has claimed FIFA referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan was denied admission to the U.S. due to “association with suspected members of terror organizations.” White House senior administration official: “Upon further inspection by CBP, derogatory information, including association with suspected members of terror organizations, was discovered making the traveler ineligible for admission to the United States under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The traveler was refused admission and given immigration forms that provide the section of law used to complete an expedited removal under 8235 of the INA. President Trump’s administration will not allow any security threat to enter our country - full stop.” ➡️ The referee was one of 52 match officials chosen by FIFA, and had reported to Miami last weekend to join a training camp with his peers in Florida ahead of the tournament