World Cup 2026 current: Excitement after Kane penalty – “Should be banned”

The Canadian national team got their first win (6-0) at a World Cup, but had to cope with a shocking moment. In the center: a brutal foul by Qatar’s Assim Madibo on Ismaël Koné. The Canadian fell to the ground and the 24-year-old’s lower leg was clearly misaligned. Read more about this here.

With his tears during the national anthem, Teboho Mokoena sparked a moving moment before kick-off. After his hand penalty to make it 1-1 against the Czech Republic, South Africa’s World Cup hero spoke about his emotions. “I was completely overwhelmed, I thought of my late grandfather,” said the midfielder. His successful penalty kick in the 83rd minute kept the 2010 hosts in the tournament.

“At that moment I felt his presence. I thought if he was here he would be proud of me. I know he believed in me even when no one else believed in me,” Mokoena said. At a WM For him, playing is a childhood dream that comes true.

Hearing the English national anthem at the first World Cup game: Had that Thomas Tuchel excited for a long time. But then he looked at a “wall”. “I beg FIFA to change the position of photographers during the national anthems,” the 52-year-old said after the game. The request did not go unheard. Now there is a change. How FIFA responded to the German coach’s request read here.

Thursday, June 18, 2026

After Germany’s opening victory at the World Cup against Curaçao (7:1), an image edited using artificial intelligence became a nuisance for a German fan. The recording, which is supposedly from the broadcast of the game, shows cheering German fans after the penalty was scored by Kai Havertz to 3:1. In the middle of the crowd of fans you can see a fan wearing a Germany jersey who looks like Adolf Hitler.