England Thrill in Texas, Ghana Stun Panama, Uzbekistan Make World Cup History

Another night at the 2026 World Cup delivered three major stories: England beat Croatia 4-2 in Arlington, Texas, Ghana scored in the 95th minute to defeat Panama 1-0 in Toronto, and Uzbekistan made its World Cup debut with a respectable 3-1 loss to Colombia in Mexico City.

England and Croatia produced the night's standout match, with 29 total shots, 21 of them by England. Harry Kane scored twice, first on a retaken penalty in the 12th minute and then with a header in the 42nd after Martin Baturina equalized for Croatia in the 36th. Jude Bellingham made it 3-1 in the 47th minute, Marcus Rashford added a fourth in the 85th, and Kane also made a crucial defensive intervention late on. Croatia goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic kept the margin from growing even larger.

Ghana looked second best for much of its match against Panama, while Panama chased what would have been its first World Cup point. Orlando Mosquera, formerly of Maccabi Tel Aviv, made important saves and Christian Martinez, who plays for Kiryat Shmona, stood out for Panama. But in the 95th minute, Brandon Thomas Asante set up 20-year-old Caleb Yirenkyi for the winner, his first international goal.

Uzbekistan entered the tournament for the first time in its history and equalized through Abbosbek Fayzullaev in the 60th minute after Eldor Shomurodov forced a loose ball from Camilo Vargas. Colombia had led through Daniel Munoz, set up by Luis Diaz in the 40th minute, then Diaz scored again five minutes after the equalizer when he punished a goalkeeper error by Utkir Yusupov. Diaz later assisted Hamilton Campaz in the 97th minute. Harry Kane also reached 10 World Cup goals, tying Gary Lineker as England's all-time top scorer in the tournament, while Toronto's Sankofa Square turned into a Ghanaian fan gathering point.