Uzbekistan v Colombia: World Cup 2026 – live
Summary
The article covers the 2026 World Cup football matches, including Argentina’s strong win over Algeria highlighted by Lionel Messi’s hat-trick, Portugal’s less successful debut against DR Congo, and England’s convincing victory over Croatia. It previews the upcoming match between Uzbekistan, playing their first World Cup, and Colombia, who had a strong past record but have struggled recently.Key Facts
- Lionel Messi scored three goals against Algeria, marking his first World Cup hat-trick and tying the record for most World Cup goals with 16.
- Argentina won their match against Algeria by 3-0.
- Portugal did not perform well in their opening match against DR Congo, drawing 0-0 and failing to score.
- England defeated Croatia with a score of 4-0, showing strong teamwork and energy.
- Uzbekistan is making their first World Cup appearance and scored 14 goals during their AFC qualifiers.
- Uzbekistan's original coach, Srečko Katanec, resigned due to ill health and was replaced by Timur Kapadze, who led the team unbeaten to qualify.
- Fabio Cannavaro, a former World Cup-winning captain, was appointed to coach Uzbekistan despite limited recent coaching success.
- Colombia had a strong past record under coach Néstor Lorenzo but have recently lost friendly matches to France and other teams.
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