Brian Brobbey and Cody Gakpo scored braces to engineer a 5-1 victory over Sweden as the Dutch stamped their name in the 2026 World Cup.
Summerville got in on the action through a Depay assist and Elanga showed why Newcastle spent so much money on him as he scored a consolation.
Ecaudor and Curuçao played out an entertaining 0-0 with Eloy Room of Curuçao putting on a clinic of 15 saves to worldwide amazement
Japan thrashed Tunisia 4-0 to make the Tunisians the third team out of the 2026 showpiece in the USA, Canada & Mexico. Very prim, very proper.
Germany slim win over Ivory Coast was borne through Denis Undav coming clutch at just the right moment after going behind and even squeezing in time to gift Côté d’Ivoire a glorious chance to win it before sealing the win.

