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97:50 - Kaan Ayhan's goal for Türkiye was the second-latest winning goal on record (since 1966) in the FIFA World Cup after IR Iran's Roozbeh Cheshmi vs. Wales in 2022 (97:56), excluding extra time.
Consolation.
2 - 2026 Dünya Kupası'nda çektiği ilk 62 şutundan gol çıkaramayan Türkiye, ABD karşısındaki ilk iki şutunu da gole çevirdi.
Orkun Kökçü
Arda Güler
Rötar.
21 - ABD filelerini havalandıran Arda Güler (21 yaş 120 gün), Emre Belözoğlu'nu (21 yaş 275 gün vs Kosta Rika) geride bırakarak Dünya Kupası tarihinde gol atan en genç Türk futbolcu oldu. Devirteslim.
4 - Sweden's four goals from outside the box are the most by any team in the group stage of a single FIFA World Cup since Brazil in 2006 (also 4).
Placement.
371 - Only Saudi Arabia v Spain (391), Jordan v Algeria (383) and Cabo Verde v Spain (373) have recorded more high-intensity pressures in a 2026 FIFA World Cup match so far than Ecuador's 371 against Germany.
Relentless.
10/10 - 🇨🇮 Yan Diomande is the only player this century to do the following across his first three FIFA World Cup games:
Complete 10+ dribbles
Create 10+ chances
Rising.
4 - Following Nilson Angulo's strike for Ecuador vs Germany, four different Sunderland players have now scored at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with only PSG having more individual scorers at the tournament (6).
Ha'way.
1:49 - Leroy Sané's goal vs Ecuador (01:49) was Germany's second-fastest scored in their FIFA World Cup history behind Ernst Lehner's strike against Austria in 1934 (1st minute).
Rapid.
𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐄𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐝-𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬?
Keeping track of all the permutations when trying to work out who can qualify among the eight best third-place teams at the World Cup is a pain.
So let us do it instead...
1 - Only once before has a side batted a full day in a men's Test in England without losing a wicket.
🇦🇺 v 🏴 Trent Bridge 1989, 301 runs, day 1
🇳🇿 v 🏴 Trent Bridge 2026, day 1, ???
Will the @BLACKCAPS do it...?
Resolute.