Sports News from Sunday, June 21st, 2026

Japan delivered a commanding 4-0 win over Tunisia in the World Cup's 1,000th match to move to the brink of the knockout stages, while the North Africans were eliminated after a second successive defeat in Group F.

Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann said Deniz Undav could earn his first World Cup start after the striker's late heroics rescued the four-time champions against Ivory Coast and fired them into the knockouts for the first time since 2014.

Tiny Curacao battled to a 0-0 draw with Ecuador to earn the first World Cup point in the Caribbean island's history on Saturday after an outstanding performance from goalkeeper Eloy Room enabled them to celebrate a landmark day.