{"id":5001,"date":"2026-06-18T04:24:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T04:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/?p=5001"},"modified":"2026-06-18T04:24:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T04:24:27","slug":"world-cup-roundup-harry-kane-joins-goalscoring-stars-cristiano-ronaldo-struggles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/?p=5001","title":{"rendered":"World Cup Roundup: Harry Kane Joins Goalscoring Stars; Cristiano Ronaldo Struggles"},"content":{"rendered":"

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One day after Kylian Mbapp\u00e9, Erling Haaland and Lionel Messi all started their World Cups with multi-goal games, Harry Kane got in on the act \u2014 but Cristiano Ronaldo couldn’t.<\/p>\n

The England captain scored twice in England’s win over Croatia, while Ronaldo couldn’t make a real impact in Portugal’s draw against DR Congo. Ronaldo’s role in the Portuguese team has been a hot topic, and his performance on Wednesday will not dispel any concerns.<\/p>\n

Here is everything you might have missed on Day 7 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n

Goal Of The Day<\/strong><\/p>\n

Right Back<\/p>\n

Colombia<\/p>\n

Colombia entered its World Cup-opening match against Uzbekistan as a massive favorite, and it played like that was the case. Colombia dominated the first 39 minutes, but it needed a moment of brilliance to finally break through.<\/p>\n

Bayern Munich star Luis D\u00edaz picked up the ball on the left side of the pitch and spotted a run from right back Daniel Mu\u00f1oz. The lofted pass spotted the Crystal Palace man in stride and resulted in the opening goal of the game.<\/p>\n

Mu\u00f1oz used the momentum of D\u00edaz’s pass and flicked his shot past Utkir Yusupov to give Colombia a deserved lead.<\/p>\n

Assist Of The Day<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winger<\/p>\n

England<\/p>\n

There were a few impressive assists today, specifically from both of Croatia’s goals, but a combination of England substitutes put the cherry on top of the Three Lions’ win.<\/p>\n

Saka picked up the ball on the right wing and drove forward, playing a perfect pass into the path of Marcus Rashford as he made a run down the left side. Rashford picked it up and finished calmly.<\/p>\n

While Saka and Rashford didn’t start, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see the pair make more of an impact for England later in the tournament.<\/p>\n

Save(s) Of The Day<\/strong><\/p>\n

Goalkeeper\"Croatia\"Soccer<\/p>\n

Livakovic was busy on Wednesday, facing 22 shots against England. He made seven saves, multiple of which came on one sequence.<\/p>\n

First, England defender Nico O\u2019Reilly headed toward goal and forced a reflex save out of Livakovic. Winger Anthony Gordon had a header from a few yards out saved, and then Livakovic thwarted defender Ezri Konsa’s effort from just a couple of yards in front of goal.<\/p>\n

He wasn’t done from there and made an impressive save off a shot from Kane just minutes later. It was an impressive performance from Livakovic, who plays for Dinamo Zagreb in Croatia.<\/p>\n

Moment Of The Day<\/strong><\/p>\n

Forward\"DRDR Congo<\/p>\n

Portugal took an easy lead against DR Congo after Neves headed home impressively. Wissa answered later in the first half, though, to make history for his country.<\/p>\n

This is DR Congo’s first-ever World Cup under that name. When it was known as Zaire in 1974, it lost all three games without scoring a goal.<\/p>\n

Wissa rose highest to head home impressively past Portugal goalkeeper Diogo Costa. It was a wonderful moment in Houston for a DR Congo team that showed it’s not content to have just qualified for the World Cup.<\/p>\n

DR Congo had chances in transition late in the match, but it never seriously tested Costa again. At the final whistle, they will be thrilled to have won a point with the draw.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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