Chapello 🇳🇬

Realtor / Educator / Giran

[Chapello 🇳🇬 @Chapello93]

Today's full fixture list:

🇫🇷 France vs 🇸🇳 Senegal — MetLife Stadium, New Jersey — 3pm ET (Group I)

🇮🇶 Iraq vs 🇳🇴 Norway — Gillette Stadium, Boston — 6pm ET (Group I)

🇦🇷 Argentina vs 🇩🇿 Algeria — Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City — 9pm ET (Group J)

🇦🇹 Austria vs 🇯🇴 Jordan — Levi's Stadium, San Francisco — Midnight ET (Group J)

Four matches. Two complete groups launching their Group Stage campaigns simultaneously. And I need you to understand something — every one of these four matches has a real upset possibility written into it.

After what Day 5 showed us — where Spain, Belgium, and Uruguay all failed to win — no analyst in their right mind can guarantee that France, Norway, or Argentina will have an easy day today. This World Cup has shown us time and time again that reputation does not score goals. Preparation does. Discipline does. Desire does.

Yesterday, a 550,000-person island nation held the European Champions scoreless for 90 minutes. Today, Senegal, Algeria, Iraq, and Jordan walk onto those pitches knowing exactly what is possible. They saw Vozinha cry at that final whistle. They saw Saudi Arabia hold Uruguay. They know.
Group I is between France, Senegal, Norway, and Iraq. Group J has Argentina, Algeria, Austria, and Jordan. By midnight tonight, we will have a much clearer picture of who the contenders are in both groups — and who is already in early trouble.

#WorldCup2026 #June16 #TodaysFixtures #France #Argentina #Norway #Messi #Mbappe #Haaland

[Chapello 🇳🇬 @Chapello93]

🌍⚽ WORLD CUP 2026 — ALL RESULTS SO FAR ⚽🌍

DAY 1 | JUNE 11
🇲🇽 Mexico 2-0 South Africa 🇿🇦
🇰🇷 South Korea 2-1 Czechia 🇨🇿

DAY 2 | JUNE 12
🇨🇦 Canada 1-1 Bosnia & Herzegovina 🇧🇦
🇺🇸 USA 4-1 Paraguay 🇵🇾

DAY 3 | JUNE 13
🇶🇦 Qatar 1-1 Switzerland 🇨🇭
🇧🇷 Brazil 1-1 Morocco 🇲🇦
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland 1-0 Haiti 🇭🇹
🇦🇺 Australia 2-0 Türkiye 🇹🇷

DAY 4 | JUNE 14
🇩🇪 Germany 7-1 Curaçao 🇨🇼
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast 1-0 Ecuador 🇪🇨
🇳🇱 Netherlands 2-2 Japan 🇯🇵
🇸🇪 Sweden 5-1 Tunisia 🇹🇳

DAY 5 | JUNE 15
🇪🇸 Spain 0-0 Cape Verde 🇨🇻
🇧🇪 Belgium 1-1 Egypt 🇪🇬
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 1-1 Uruguay 🇺🇾
🇮🇷 Iran 2-2 New Zealand 🇳🇿

📊 16 matches | 40 goals |

#WorldCup2026 #Scores #Results #GroupStage #FIFA2026

[Chapello 🇳🇬 @Chapello93]

🌍⚽ WORLD CUP 2026 — ALL RESULTS SO FAR ⚽🌍

DAY 1 | JUNE 11
🇲🇽 Mexico 2-0 South Africa 🇿🇦
🇰🇷 South Korea 2-1 Czechia 🇨🇿

DAY 2 | JUNE 12
🇨🇦 Canada 1-1 Bosnia & Herzegovina 🇧🇦
🇺🇸 USA 4-1 Paraguay 🇵🇾

DAY 3 | JUNE 13
🇶🇦 Qatar 1-1 Switzerland 🇨🇭
🇧🇷 Brazil 1-1 Morocco 🇲🇦
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland 1-0 Haiti 🇭🇹
🇦🇺 Australia 2-0 Türkiye 🇹����

DAY 4 | JUNE 14
🇩🇪 Germany 7-1 Curaçao 🇨🇼
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast 1-0 Ecuador 🇪🇨
🇳🇱 Netherlands 2-2 Japan 🇯🇵
🇸🇪 Sweden 5-1 Tunisia 🇹🇳

DAY 5 | JUNE 15
🇪🇸 Spain 0-0 Cape Verde 🇨🇻
🇧🇪 Belgium 1-1 Egypt 🇪🇬
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 1-1 Uruguay 🇺🇾
🇮🇷 Iran 2-2 New Zealand 🇳🇿

📊 16 matches | 40 goals |

#WorldCup2026 #Scores #Results #GroupStage #FIFA2026

[Chapello 🇳🇬 @Chapello93]

Omo. This one pain me for Tino Livramento, I won't lie.

The boy picked up a calf injury in training on Sunday — just days before England's World Cup opener against Croatia — and sources say he could be out for up to six weeks. Six weeks. His entire tournament. Gone. In training. Not in a match. Not in a tackle. In TRAINING. That is the cruelest thing football can do to a young man.

And this is not even his first injury problem coming into this tournament. Livramento missed the last two months of the Premier League season before this, arrived low on match fitness, and was still fighting his way back. The body just didn't cooperate. My heart goes out to him genuinely.

Now — let's talk about the decision Tuchel made, because this is where it gets analytically interesting.

Instead of calling up another fullback as a like-for-like replacement, Tuchel went for Trevoh Chalobah — a centre-back. That is a deliberate tactical statement. Tuchel is saying: "I already have enough fullback cover with Reece James, Djed Spence, and Ezri Konsa. What I want is another body in central defence who I can trust." And he knows Chalobah better than almost any England manager ever could — it was Tuchel himself who gave Chalobah his Chelsea debut back in 2021. This is not a panic call. This is a coach going to a player he trusts.

Chalobah was one of the few reliable performers in Chelsea's turbulent season. Consistent. Physical. Good in the air. Comfortable with the ball. For a Tuchel system that likes to build from the back, those qualities matter.

But abeg — make we be honest. England's right back options are now looking thin. Reece James is first choice, with Djed Spence and Konsa available as cover. If James picks up any knock during this tournament? Na problem be that.

England were also extremely lucky with timing — FIFA rules only allow squad replacements up to 24 hours before a team's first match. If Livramento had been injured even a day later, they could not have replaced him at all. That is a very narrow escape for the Three Lions camp.

For Tino personally — heartbreaking. The boy is 23 years old, was finally getting his chance on the biggest stage, and the body failed him at the worst possible moment. But his time will come again. Injuries are not the end of the story for a player of his quality.

For England — it's a blow, but a manageable one. Tuchel has enough quality in that squad to absorb this. The question now is whether they show up against Croatia on Wednesday with the right mentality.

#England #Livramento #Chalobah #WorldCup2026 #ThreeLions #Tuchel #SquadNews

[Sky Sports News @SkySportsNews]

BREAKING! Tino Livramento has been forced to withdraw from England's World Cup squad due to injury, with Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah set to replace him 🚨

[Chapello 🇳🇬 @Chapello93]

@JJGrayF1 @EzzyMUFC Probably……✌️

[Chapello 🇳🇬 @Chapello93]

The best World Cup song

[Chapello 🇳🇬 @Chapello93]

This is one of the reasons I don’t argue with people.

[Chapello 🇳🇬 @Chapello93]

@Andxion_ He's the best

[lobistars🇵🇹 @john322226]

Old taker New taker

[Chapello 🇳🇬 @Chapello93]

@tobyasky He played deep and it helped the team.. His experience came in handy for them.

[Chapello 🇳🇬 @Chapello93]

🇫🇷 France vs 🇸🇳 Senegal — Group I
🇮🇶 Iraq vs 🇳🇴 Norway — Group I
🇦🇷 Argentina vs 🇩🇿 Algeria — Group J
🇦🇹 Austria vs 🇯🇴 Jordan — Group J

France vs Senegal — This is the match of the day for me. France have Mbappé, Griezmann, and one of the deepest squads at this tournament. But Senegal? My people, do not sleep on Senegal. Sadio Mané is still capable of world-class moments. Cheikhou Kouyaté provides experience. And the Teranga Lions have a physical intensity that makes them uncomfortable to play against for anyone. This will not be easy for France. France are favourites and they should win — but Senegal will make them earn it.

Iraq vs Norway — Haaland. That is the one word you need to know going into this match. Erling Haaland at a World Cup, with a point to prove, with the world watching. Norway are not a one-man team — they have quality throughout — but when Haaland is in the mood, opposition defences simply run out of answers. Iraq will compete and they will be organised, but Norway should have enough to take three points here.

Argentina vs Algeria — Now this is the one that will have the whole of South America and North Africa glued to their screens. Messi. Possibly his last World Cup. Argentina, the defending champions, walking out under maximum pressure. Algeria qualified impressively and they have dangerous individual players. But Argentina, when they are at full intensity and Messi is involved in the game, are a different level. I expect Argentina to win — but I expect Algeria to make them work for it.

Austria vs Jordan — An interesting match that could have implications for Group J standings. Austria have been building as a team under their manager and they have physical quality and technical ability. Jordan will be organised and hard to break down. I lean Austria here, but Jordan are capable of causing a surprise if their defensive structure holds.

The 2026 World Cup started with matched up expectations in the first few days. Yesterday was the day the underdogs took full control of the narrative. Today, the giants respond.
Or they try to.
Because as June 15 just proved — nothing in this tournament is guaranteed.

#WorldCup2026 #WorldCupDaily #June16 #Argentina #France #Norway #Haaland #Messi #Mbappé #MatchDay6 #FIFAWorldCup #GroupI #GroupJ

[Chapello 🇳🇬 @Chapello93]

Make I take una into the record books today — because amidst all the chaos of Spain's disappointing draw against Cape Verde, two of their players quietly cemented their place in World Cup history. And we cannot let that pass without discussion.

First — Lamine Yamal.

Yamal became the youngest European player ever to appear at two major tournaments — UEFA Euro 2024 and the 2026 FIFA World Cup — at just 18 years and 337 days old. He broke the record previously held by Jude Bellingham, who was 19 years and 145 days old when he made his first World Cup appearance in 2022.
Think about what that means. This boy was born in 2007. He came off the bench against Cape Verde and was immediately Spain's most direct, most dangerous player. He changes pace. He beats defenders. He creates angles. And he is still a teenager. The ceiling on this player is — I don't even want to speculate because it will sound like hyperbole. But based on what I've seen? It's very, very high.

Second — Gavi.

Gavi became just the sixth player in history to appear at two different FIFA World Cup tournaments before the age of 21. The five others who achieved this? Pelé, Norman Whiteside, and three others who belong to the rarest company in football history.

Pelé. PELÉ. You understand what it means to be mentioned in the same statistical breath as Pelé? The greatest footballer who ever lived. And Gavi, from Barcelona, is now on that list. For all of Spain's struggles yesterday, let nobody forget that the core of this team is built around generational talent that does not come along often.
The challenge for Spain is not talent — they have more than enough of it. The challenge is structure. The challenge is getting the best out of these individual players within a team system that has clear tactical vulnerabilities against disciplined low-block opposition. And the 2026 World Cup, where "smaller" teams are arriving better prepared and more tactically sophisticated than ever, is going to test that Spain system severely.
But the names in their squad — Yamal, Gavi, Pedri, Morata, Ferran Torres — this is not a team that should be going home in the group stage. If they sort their structure out, they can still make a deep run. The question is whether they have the time and the self-awareness to diagnose the problem and fix it before it is too late.
Because in tournament football, there is no time for long conversations. You either adapt, or you're on a plane home.

#Yamal #Gavi #Spain #WorldCup2026 #DidYouKnow #History #Pele #YoungLegends #LaRoja

[433 @433]

𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃 𝐂𝐔𝐏 𝐃𝐄𝐁𝐔𝐓 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐋𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐘𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐋 🤩

𝗛𝗘 𝗛𝗔𝗦 𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗗 𝗔𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗'𝗦 𝗕𝗜𝗚𝗚𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗚𝗘 ⭐

Only 18 years old. Already won the EUROs. Now ready to conquer the World Cup 🌍🏆

[Chapello 🇳🇬 @Chapello93]

Let me put some respect on New Zealand's name today. Because what happened in Los Angeles was not just a good performance — it was a history-making night for a footballing nation that often gets overlooked in global conversations.
Elijah Just recorded the first brace by a New Zealand player in World Cup history.
First. Ever. In World Cup history. New Zealand has been sending teams to this tournament since 1982 — and in all those years and all those matches, no All Whites player had ever scored twice in a single World Cup game. Until Elijah Just walked onto that pitch in Los Angeles and did it on the grandest stage, in their debut match of the tournament.
That is the kind of record that follows a man for the rest of his life. Every time New Zealand's football story is told, Elijah Just's name will be in the chapter that matters.
But he wasn't alone in making history.
Chris Wood became the first New Zealand player ever to register two assists in a single World Cup match. Wood — the experienced striker, the team's talisman — dropped deeper, linked play, created space, and delivered two perfect contributions that led directly to goals. That is the kind of intelligent, selfless football that wins you points at World Cups.
And the team records? They kept coming.
New Zealand had 8 shots on target — their most in any World Cup match in history. For a team that many expected to defend deep and grind out a result against a physically imposing Iran side, this was a revelation. They attacked. They pressed. They believed they could score — and they were right.
Michael Boxall became New Zealand's oldest World Cup player ever, at 37 years and 302 days old. Another record. Another piece of history made by a veteran who has spent his career waiting for exactly this moment.
On the Iranian side, Ehsan Hajsafi became the first Iranian player in history to make 10 World Cup appearances. That is a remarkable personal milestone for a player who has been the backbone of Iranian football for over a decade.
One match. One night in Los Angeles. And the history books had to be rewritten multiple times before the final whistle.
This is why I always say — never sleep on the so-called "smaller" teams at a World Cup. Because on any given night, they will show you exactly what they are made of.
#ElijahJust #NewZealand #WorldCup2026 #ChrisWood #Records #History #AllWhites #MichaelBoxall

[Squawka @Squawka]

Elijah Just's game by numbers vs. Iran:

49 touches
22/26 successful passes
7x possessions won
5 passes into final third
5 duels won
3 touches in opp. box
2/2 shots on target
2 goals
1 chance created

Clinical. 🎯

[Chapello 🇳🇬 @Chapello93]

@weirdlyseen @Yoruba_Global Oya, no vex .
I be Idiot.
Tainkyu

[Chapello 🇳🇬 @Chapello93]

@Andxion_ I love both of them, but CR7 is my GOAT.

[Chapello 🇳🇬 @Chapello93]

🧤🇨🇻
Let me tell you about a man called Vozinha.
His full name is Josimar José Évora Dias. He was born in Mindelo — a small port city of about 70,000 people on the island of São Vicente in Cape Verde. His father wanted to name him Valdano, after the Argentine striker Jorge Valdano of Real Madrid. But the authorities didn't allow it. So they called him Vozinha — meaning "Little Voice" in Cape Verdean Creole. The boy who was supposed to be named after a striker became a goalkeeper instead.
And on June 15, 2026, that goalkeeper — now 40 years old — walked into Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta and shut out Spain.
I've been watching football for a long, long time. I have seen many things. But what Vozinha did yesterday? E don enter the category of things I will be telling people about for the rest of my life.
He turned professional at age 25, making his debut for an obscure local side called Batuque in 2007 — the same year Spain's Lamine Yamal was born. Let that hit you. While Lamine Yamal was taking his first steps as a baby in Spain, Vozinha was just beginning his professional career in Cape Verde. Nineteen years later, the two of them were on the same pitch — and the 40-year-old won.
His career path is not the kind you read about in glossy football magazines. After brief spells in Cape Verde and Portugal, he moved to Angolan side Progresso. From there, he played for Zimbru in Moldova, Gil Vicente in Portugal, AEL Limassol in Cyprus, and AS Trenčín in Slovakia. This is a man who chased football to every corner of the earth. He didn't have the luxury of a big transfer fee or a Champions League spotlight. He just kept showing up, kept working, kept believing.
He woke up on Monday as an unheralded 40-year-old goalkeeper enjoying the back end of a 19-year career. He has won a single trophy — the 2018-19 Cypriot Cup with AEL Limassol. One trophy in 19 years. And he still kept going.
Then his country qualified for their first ever World Cup. And Vozinha — veteran, journeyman, 40-year-old keeper who most people outside Cape Verde had never heard of — was between the sticks.
Against Spain, he made 7 saves. Six of those saves were from inside the box. Four of them were diving saves. He read the game, commanded his area, organised his defenders, and performed with the calmness of someone who has spent 19 years preparing for exactly this moment — even if he didn't know it.
Vozinha became the third-oldest goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet in a men's World Cup match, after Peter Shilton (40 years, 281 days) and Dino Zoff (40 years, 130 days). He is now in the same conversation as two of the greatest goalkeepers in the history of football. Dino Zoff — who won the 1982 World Cup. Peter Shilton — England's greatest ever keeper. And now? Vozinha from Mindelo.
He was named Man of the Match, and he cried when he heard the final whistle.
Omo. When I saw that — when I saw this man, with his grey-flecked beard and his tired legs and his 19 years of sacrifice — when I saw him cry at that final whistle? I'm not ashamed to tell you, something moved inside me too. Because this is exactly why we love football. This game does not care about your ranking. It does not care about your budget or your history or your reputation. On any given day, in any given match, a 40-year-old goalkeeper from a tiny island nation can stand in front of the best team in Europe and say — not today.
By the time it was over, Vozinha had gained over 1 million followers on social media. The world found him in 90 minutes. He deserved it. Every single one.

#Vozinha #CapeVerde #WorldCup2026 #Goalkeeper #Legend #BlueSharks #MotM #JourneymanStory

[Football on TNT Sports @footballontnt]

Cape Verde had never played a World Cup match before today 🇨🇻

They've just taken a point off reigning European champions Spain 🤯

[Chapello 🇳🇬 @Chapello93]

I know say na here Egbon go camp 😂

[POOJA!!! @PoojaMedia]

The PR Cape Verde's ladies got yesterday again was out of the world.

People even started posting their festival as World Cup posts.

But to be candid, they are gorgeous ❤️❤️

[POOJA!!! @PoojaMedia]

The PR Cape Verde's ladies got yesterday again was out of the world.

People even started posting their festival as World Cup posts.

But to be candid, they are gorgeous ❤️❤️

[Chapello 🇳🇬 @Chapello93]

🇪🇸❌🇨🇻
Make I tell una something. If anybody had told me before this tournament that Spain — the reigning European Champions, ranked number 2 in the entire world , would come to Atlanta, play against a country with 550,000 people ranked 67th on the planet, and go home with ZERO goals? I for laugh that person silly 😜. I for tell them "oga, go rest." But na so e happen. And I saw second of it( from my living room in Ikorodu).
This was not a fluke. This was not luck. This was a PLAN. Cape Verde came into this game with a clear instruction from their coaching staff — sit deep, defend your life, and make Spain work for every single inch of that pitch. And e work. E work well well.
Cape Verde set up in a solid 5-4-1 formation and they executed it like a team that had been preparing for this moment for years. Because they have been. This is Cape Verde's FIRST EVER World Cup. They qualified after decades of trying. So when they say they came here to compete — shey you believe them now?
Let's talk about the numbers because the numbers tell a story that will make your head spin.
Spain had 734 passes. Seven hundred and thirty-four !!!!. Cape Verde managed just 205. And in the attacking half? Spain had 593 passes to Cape Verde's 22. Twenty-two passes in the opposition half. Omo! 😲 Cape Verde practically lived in their own box the entire match. And yet — and yet — Spain could not score.
Spain had 27 shots — tied for their most shots in a World Cup game without scoring since records began in 1966. Twenty-seven attempts. And the ball never crossed the line. That is not just good defending. That is organised, disciplined, tactically intelligent defending of the highest level.
Now let's talk about the tactical angle because this is where it gets interesting for those of us who really love this game.
Spain under their current system like to play through the lines — quick combinations, third-man runs, overloading wide areas and cutting inside. But Cape Verde's back five took away every passing lane through the middle. Every time a Spanish midfielder tried to turn and face forward, there was a white shirt in front of them. Every time a winger tried to isolate a fullback, the covering centre-back was already sliding across. It was like trying to break into a house where every window and every door has been cemented shut.
And Lamine Yamal didn't even start the game. When he came on in the second half, Spain looked a bit more purposeful and direct — but by that time, Cape Verde's defenders had found their rhythm and their confidence, and Vozinha was already playing the match of his entire career.
The 65-place gap between Spain (ranked 2nd) and Cape Verde (ranked 67th) is the 9th biggest ranking difference in a World Cup matchup in history. And yet the smaller team walked away with the point. Shey that doesn't tell you that rankings are just numbers on paper?
The last debutant team to earn a point at the World Cup was Iceland — back in 2018 against Argentina. Cape Verde just joined that conversation.
Spain now has one point from one game. They still have Uruguay and Saudi Arabia to play. But the pressure? E don land heavy on their shoulders. This draw has changed everything in Group H and every analyst worth their salt must admit — nobody saw Cape Verde coming like this.
This is obviously my biggest shock of the 2026 World Cup so far.
#Spain #CapeVerde #WorldCup2026 #BlueSharks #LaRoja #ShockResult #GroupH #SpainCapeVerde #FIFA2026

[Chapello 🇳🇬 @Chapello93]

🇪🇸 SPAIN 0 – 0 CAPE VERDE 🇨🇻
One of the greatest draws in World Cup history — Cape Verde held reigning European champions Spain to a scoreless draw in their FIRST EVER World Cup match! 🤯 (NBC News)
The Blue Sharks didn't just survive — they SHOCKED the world. 🦈