LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 15: Elijah Just #11 of New Zealand celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group G match between IR Iran and New Zealand at Los Angeles Stadium on June 15, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) | Getty ImagesIve thoroughly enjoyed the first few days of this World Cup, contrary to my own expectations. The crowds have been lively, the games have been fun, and the fever is catching all around this vast country. Its early days still, barely halfway through the first set of group stage games, but so far so good.And today is set up for further fun, with both finalists from four years ago and one of the more popular dark horse candidates all beginning their journeys.Giddyup!FRANCE vs. SENEGALBeaten finalists four years ago. Champions the four years prior to that. Ever-expectant, World Cups tend to go either great, or downright disastrous for France. Champions 1998, 2018. Didnt win a game 2022, 2010. Runners-up 2006, 2022. Didnt even qualify 1990, 1994.One of those disasters began with defeat to Senegal in the opening match of the 2002 tournament.Senegal, whod go all the way to the quarterfinals that year, and to the Round of 16 four years ago, won the most recent Africa Cup of Nations back in January, but then had the title stripped from them by administrative decision two months later. That doesnt take away from the quality in their squad, or the ambition with which they arrive.Date / Time:Tuesday, June 16, 2026, 3pm EDT; 8pm BSTVenue:MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ, USAReferee:Alireza Faghani (Iran)On TV:FOX, Telemundo (USA); BBC One (UK);elsewhereStreaming online:FOX One, Peacock (USA); BBC iPlayer (UK)Chelsea interest:Malo Gusto has established himself as a regular for France over the past year and should see plenty of minutes from head coach (and former Chelsea player) Didier Deschamps. Meanwhile, historys most adorable midfield destroyer, NGolo Kant is back, reestablishing himself in the selection since late last year. He even came back to Europe from Saudi Arabia, on loan to Fenerbahe for whom he would play most every minute, to ensure his place.In the other corner of this heavyweight bout, weve got ex-Chelsea tower of power Kalidou K2 Koulibaly and the big towel himself, douard Mendy. And weve also got everyones favorite agent of chaos, Nicolas Jackson. Will the Good Nico or the Bad Nico show up? Spoiler alert, theyre the same Nico. And lets not forget about Mamadou Sarr, unlike the coaches at Chelsea after he got recalled from Strasbourg in January.IRAQ vs. NORWAYIraq have only ever been to one World Cup before, Mexico 86, when they lost all three of their games. Norway havent done much better either, though they did reach the Round of 16 in 1998, which was their most recent appearance. They are a popular pick for tournament dark-horses this year as Erling Haaland gets to play in his first World Cup.Date / Time:Tuesday, June 16, 2026, 6pm EDT; 11pm BSTVenue:Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA, USAReferee:Pierre Atcho (Gabon)On TV:FOX, Telemundo (USA); BBC One (UK);elsewhereStreaming online:FOX One, Peacock (USA); BBC iPlayer (UK)Chelsea interest:No Chelsea players, current or former, on either team. We did make a play for Norways Antonio Nusa back in 2023, but failed to turn his head. The young winger would join RB Leipzig the following summer; hes still there, for now.ARGENTINA vs. ALGERIAArgentina are looking to become the first country since Brazil in 1962 to repeat as World Cup champions. Their team is largely unchanged from four years ago, with a whopping 17 players returning. The one big absence is ngel Di Mara, whos retired from international duty.Argentina began the 2022 tournament by losing to Saudi Arabia, 2-1 in a big shocker, so they are unlikely to panic even if Algeria pull off an upset here. Date / Time:Tuesday, June 16, 2026, 9pm EDT; 2am BST (next day)Venue:Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO, USAReferee:Szymon Marciniak (Poland)On TV:FOX, Telemundo (USA); ITV 1 (UK);elsewhereStreaming online:FOX One, Peacock (USA); ITVx (UK)Chelsea interest:This list starts with Enzo Fernndez and ends with Valentn Barco. (Barcos not yet officially a Chelsea player, just as Enzo hasnt left yet by any means, but lets assume the expected outcomes are going to be the actual outcomes sooner or later.) And yes, Lionel Messi is still around as well.AUSTRIA vs. JORDANIts often the least-heralded matchup that produces the most entertainment in a day. Austria were surprisingly good at the last Euros, reaching the round of 16 while Jordan were runners-up at the last Asian Cup (losing to Qatar) in 2023. Only one Europe-based player for Jordan, to add to the mystery.Date / Time:Tuesday, June 16, 2026, 9pm PDT; 5am BST (next day)Venue:Levis Stadium, Santa Clara, CA, USAReferee:Dahane Beida (Mauritania)On TV:FOX Sports 1, Telemundo (USA); BBC One (UK);elsewhereStreaming online:FOX One, Peacock (USA); BBC iPlayer (UK)Chelsea interest:Former Chelsea man Carney Chukwuemeka switched allegiance from England to Austria earlier this year, and has already made three appearances for the country of his birth (born in Vienna before moving to England at a young age). Carnz has managed to stay healthy this season, making a career-high 38 appearances for Borussia Dortmund, which is nice to see.

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Pete Crow-Armstrong became the first major league player to hit for the cycle this season as the Chicago Cubs rallied for a 5-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night.Chicago trailed 4-3 in the ninth inning before Pedro Ramrez hit an RBI single off Seth Halvorsen with the bases loaded and nobody out. Matt Shaw then walked on five pitches to force home the winning run.Cole Carrigg's three-run homer off Caleb Thielbar in the eighth, his third home run in seven big league games, gave the Rockies a 4-2 lead. Crow-Armstrong's sacrifice fly in the bottom half pulled Chicago within one.Crow-Armstrong extended his on-base streak to 19 games with his second leadoff home run in three games, a 434-foot shot center field off Michael Lorenzen.Crow-Armstrong led off the third with a triple to center. He doubled in the fifth and singled leading off the seventh for the 13th cycle in Cubs history and second since 1993.A triple short of a cycle on Saturday, Crow-Armstrong joined Hack Wilson (1930) as the only Cubs center fielders to hit for the cycle since 1901.Crow-Armstrong finished 4 for 4 with two RBIs but only scored once as the Cubs went 0 for 9 with runners in scoring position until the ninth. He was picked off first base by Brennan Bernardino after his single. Daniel Palencia (2-1) pitched a scoreless ninth for the Cubs (38-35). Juan Mejia (1-6) took the loss for the Rockies (27-46).Chicago starter Shota Imanaga allowed one run over 5 2/3 innings. He was lifted with two on before reliever Phil Maton walked Carrigg to force home Colrado's first run.With the score tied 1-all in the sixth, Shaw tripled into the right-field corner to score Moises Ballesteros from first.Ramrez entered as a pinch hitter in the eighth. Up nextRockies RHP Ryan Feltner (2-2, 5.20 ERA) starts Tuesday against Cubs RHP Edward Cabrera (4-3, 4.86).___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb

Pete Crow-Armstrong became the first major league player to hit for the cycle this season as the Chicago Cubs rallied for a 5-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night.Chicago trailed 4-3 in the ninth inning before Pedro Ramrez hit an RBI single off Seth Halvorsen with the bases loaded and nobody out. Matt Shaw then walked on five pitches to force home the winning run.Cole Carrigg's three-run homer off Caleb Thielbar in the eighth, his third home run in seven big league games, gave the Rockies a 4-2 lead. Crow-Armstrong's sacrifice fly in the bottom half pulled Chicago within one.Crow-Armstrong extended his on-base streak to 19 games with his second leadoff home run in three games, a 434-foot shot center field off Michael Lorenzen.Crow-Armstrong led off the third with a triple to center. He doubled in the fifth and singled leading off the seventh for the 13th cycle in Cubs history and second since 1993.A triple short of a cycle on Saturday, Crow-Armstrong joined Hack Wilson (1930) as the only Cubs center fielders to hit for the cycle since 1901.Crow-Armstrong finished 4 for 4 with two RBIs but only scored once as the Cubs went 0 for 9 with runners in scoring position until the ninth. He was picked off first base by Brennan Bernardino after his single. Daniel Palencia (2-1) pitched a scoreless ninth for the Cubs (38-35). Juan Mejia (1-6) took the loss for the Rockies (27-46).Chicago starter Shota Imanaga allowed one run over 5 2/3 innings. He was lifted with two on before reliever Phil Maton walked Carrigg to force home Colrado's first run.With the score tied 1-all in the sixth, Shaw tripled into the right-field corner to score Moises Ballesteros from first.Ramrez entered as a pinch hitter in the eighth. Up nextRockies RHP Ryan Feltner (2-2, 5.20 ERA) starts Tuesday against Cubs RHP Edward Cabrera (4-3, 4.86).___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb

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Tunisia sack head coach Sabrei Lamouchi after their 5-1 defeat by Sweden in their World Cup opener.