{"id":215274,"date":"2026-06-29T00:01:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T00:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/world-cup-2026-today-live-updates-latest-news-as-it-happened-on-june-28-espn\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T00:01:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T00:01:42","slug":"world-cup-2026-today-live-updates-latest-news-as-it-happened-on-june-28-espn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/world-cup-2026-today-live-updates-latest-news-as-it-happened-on-june-28-espn\/","title":{"rendered":"World Cup 2026 today: Live updates, latest news as it happened on June 28 – ESPN"},"content":{"rendered":"

The World Cup group stage has finally come to a close, and after England<\/a> claimed a valuable but unconvincing 2-0 win over Panama<\/a>, you can follow all the latest news across the day right here, with ESPN.
The victory, which came courtesy of second-half goals from Jude Bellingham<\/a> and Harry Kane<\/a>, saw Thomas Tuchel’s side top Group L and set up a round of 32 clash with Congo DR<\/a>.
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Kane’s header, which put the game beyond almost all doubt, saw him become England’s all-time top goalscorer at World Cups, with 11 goals. The record was previously held by Gary Lineker.
Elsewhere, Lionel Messi<\/a> was setting his own records as his free kick in Argentina<\/a>‘s 3-1 win over Jordan<\/a> saw him become the first man ever to score in seven consecutive World Cup appearances.
A topsy-turvy 3-3 draw between Algeria<\/a> and Austria<\/a> — in which Riyad Mahrez<\/a> scored twice but saw his stoppage-time “winner” cancelled out by Sasa Kalajdzic<\/a>‘s even later header — meant that Iran<\/a> exited the competition in the final few seconds of the group stage, after having previously been set to be one of the eight best third-placed sides.
There was also late drama in the game between Colombia<\/a> and Portugal<\/a>, in which Davinson S\u00e1nchez<\/a> thought he’d scored a last-minute winner only to see his goal ruled out for one of the most marginal offside calls in recent memory.
The knockout stage gets underway on Sunday as South Africa<\/a> face co-hosts Canada<\/a> in the round of 32. The winner of that game will have their work cut out for them in the round of 16 as they will face either the Netherlands<\/a> or Morocco<\/a>.
– World Cup 2026 today: Live updates, latest news as it happened on June 27<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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