2026 FIFA World Cup; Team USA Blanks Socceroos, Clinch Group D Title; Paraguay Eliminates Turkey; Haiti Also Eliminated After Losing To Brazil; Early Goal Paces Morocco Past Scotland

Four more FIFA World Cup games were contested on Friday.

GROUP C:  

At Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts: 

Ismael Saibari's goal in the second minute stood up as Morocco defeated Scotland 1-0. At Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia: Matheus Cunha scored twice (23', 36') and Vinicius Junior once (45'+3) as Brazil eliminated Haiti from the tournament with a 3-0 fistbeating.

GROUP C STANDINGS:

1.    Brazil (1-0-1; GD +3; PTS 4)

2.    Morocco (1-0-1; GD +1; PTS 4)

3.    Scotland (1-1-0; GD 0; PTS 3)

4. z-Haiti (0-2-0; GD -4; PTS; 0)

z-Eliminated from tournament

GROUP D:

At Lumen Field, Seattle:

Goals from Cameron Burgess (OG-11') and Alex Freeman (43') powered the United States to a 2-0 blanking of Australia that clinched not only a berth in the knockout stage, but also with Paraguay's later victory over Turkey, locked up top spot in Group D.

At Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California:

Matias Galarza scored in the second minute and Paraguay, despite playing the second half reduced to ten men, defeated Turkey 1-0 and eliminated the Crescent Stars from the tournament.

GROUP D STANDINGS:

1.x-United States (2-0-0; GD +5; PTS 6)

2.    Australia (1-1-0; GD 0; PTS 3)

3.    Paraguay (1-1-0; GD -2; PTS 3)

4.z-Turkey (0-2-0; GD -3; PTS 0)

x-Won Group D and clinched berth in knockout stage

z-Eliminated from tournament