{"id":16649,"date":"2026-07-02T06:51:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T01:21:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/?p=16649"},"modified":"2026-07-02T06:51:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T01:21:30","slug":"fifa-world-cup-2026-july-1-mbappe-ties-messi-haaland-hits-60-and-mexico-rule-the-azteca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-july-1-mbappe-ties-messi-haaland-hits-60-and-mexico-rule-the-azteca\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 | July 1: Mbapp\u00e9 Ties Messi, Haaland Hits 60, and Mexico Rule the Azteca"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Three matches. Three results that mattered. July 1 at FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122 delivered drama, controversy, and two of the biggest individual milestones of the tournament so far. Here is everything that happened while you were sleeping \u2014 and what it means for the road ahead.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-black ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Page Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #282fff;color:#282fff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-july-1-mbappe-ties-messi-haaland-hits-60-and-mexico-rule-the-azteca\/#Norway_2%E2%80%931_Ivory_Coast_%E2%80%94_Haalands_60th_Sends_Les_Elephants_Home\" title=\"Norway 2\u20131 Ivory Coast \u2014 Haaland&#8217;s 60th Sends Les \u00c9l\u00e9phants Home\">Norway 2\u20131 Ivory Coast \u2014 Haaland&#8217;s 60th Sends Les \u00c9l\u00e9phants Home<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-july-1-mbappe-ties-messi-haaland-hits-60-and-mexico-rule-the-azteca\/#France_3%E2%80%930_Sweden_%E2%80%94_Mbappe_Brace_Ties_Messi_at_the_Top\" title=\"France 3\u20130 Sweden \u2014 Mbapp\u00e9 Brace Ties Messi at the Top\">France 3\u20130 Sweden \u2014 Mbapp\u00e9 Brace Ties Messi at the Top<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-july-1-mbappe-ties-messi-haaland-hits-60-and-mexico-rule-the-azteca\/#Mexico_2%E2%80%930_Ecuador_%E2%80%94_The_Azteca_Roars_and_the_Prestianni_Law_Makes_Headlines\" title=\"Mexico 2\u20130 Ecuador \u2014 The Azteca Roars, and the Prestianni Law Makes Headlines\">Mexico 2\u20130 Ecuador \u2014 The Azteca Roars, and the Prestianni Law Makes Headlines<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-july-1-mbappe-ties-messi-haaland-hits-60-and-mexico-rule-the-azteca\/#The_Numbers_That_Matter_Today\" title=\"The Numbers That Matter Today\">The Numbers That Matter Today<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/global\/blog\/fifa-world-cup-2026-july-1-mbappe-ties-messi-haaland-hits-60-and-mexico-rule-the-azteca\/#Whats_Coming_Next\" title=\"What&#8217;s Coming Next\">What&#8217;s Coming Next<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><i>Every <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\"><i>FIFA World Cup 2026\u2122<\/i><\/a><i> match \u2014 live on ZEE 5. Get the <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/myaccount\/subscription?plan-ref=0-11-7467&amp;asset-ref=0-6-4z5914493&amp;visibility=SELECTED&amp;context=FIFA\"><i>ZEE 5 FIFA Subscription<\/i><\/a><i>\u00a0 Quarterly Plan at \u20b9799 and stream every knockout clash from your couch.<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Norway_2%E2%80%931_Ivory_Coast_%E2%80%94_Haalands_60th_Sends_Les_Elephants_Home\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/match-clips\/0-6-4z5974253\/civ-vs-nor-quickfire-highlights-fifa-world-cup-2026\/0-1-6z5994860?utm_source=GoogleOneBox&amp;utm_medium=GoogleSearch&amp;utm_campaign=OneBox_quick_fire_highlight\"><b>Norway 2\u20131 Ivory Coast<\/b><\/a><b> \u2014 Haaland&#8217;s 60th Sends Les \u00c9l\u00e9phants Home<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It started with a Nusa wonder goal. It ended with a Haaland milestone. And somewhere in between, Amad Diallo gave<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/ivory-coast\/ivory-coast-squad\"> Ivory Coast<\/a> fans a moment to believe.<\/p>\n<p>Antonio Nusa broke the deadlock in the 39th minute with a curling right-footed finish that would have been a contender for goal of the tournament on any other night. Ivory Coast, in unfamiliar territory as the team chasing the game, hit back through Amad Diallo in the 74th minute \u2014 the substitute combining brilliantly with P\u00e9p\u00e9 before rolling a clinical left-foot finish into the corner.<\/p>\n<p>Norway answered immediately. Oscar Bobb drove down the right, Patrick Berg laid it off, and Erling Haaland swept it home with his left foot \u2014 his 60th international goal. Clinical. Inevitable. Goalkeeper \u00d8rjan Nyland then denied Diallo&#8217;s stoppage-time free-kick with a full-stretch save to seal it. Norway 2\u20131. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/norway\/norway-squad\">Norway<\/a> advancedadvance to face <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/brazil\/brazil-squad\">Brazil<\/a> in the Round of 16.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"France_3%E2%80%930_Sweden_%E2%80%94_Mbappe_Brace_Ties_Messi_at_the_Top\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/match-clips\/0-6-4z5974253\/fra-vs-swe-quickfire-highlights-fifa-world-cup-2026\/0-1-6z5994871?utm_source=GoogleOneBox&amp;utm_medium=GoogleSearch&amp;utm_campaign=OneBox_quick_fire_highlight\"><b>France 3\u20130 Sweden<\/b><\/a><b> \u2014 Mbapp\u00e9 Brace Ties Messi at the Top<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>France were not at their sharpest in the first half \u2014 two woodwork strikes, an offside goal, and 74% possession that produced just one goal. That goal, however, was Mbapp\u00e9 at his best: a corner routine, three defenders dribbled past inside the box, a curling strike into the top corner in the 45th minute.<\/p>\n<p>The second half was ruthless. Barcola made it two in the 53rd minute after Olise&#8217;s through-ball split Victor Lindel\u00f6f&#8217;s legs. Mbapp\u00e9 completed his brace in the 74th \u2014 a backheel to Olise, a perfectly timed overlapping run, a calm finish around the keeper. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/france\/france-squad\">France<\/a> 3\u20130. Six tournament goals for Mbapp\u00e9. He is now level with Lionel Messi at the top of the Golden Boot race.<\/p>\n<p>France play <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/paraguay\/paraguay-squad\">Paraguay<\/a> in the Round of 16 at the Philadelphia Stadium, on July 5 at 2:30 AM IST.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mexico_2%E2%80%930_Ecuador_%E2%80%94_The_Azteca_Roars_and_the_Prestianni_Law_Makes_Headlines\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/match-clips\/0-6-4z5974253\/mex-vs-ecu-quickfire-highlights-fifa-world-cup-2026\/0-1-6z5994886?utm_source=GoogleOneBox&amp;utm_medium=GoogleSearch&amp;utm_campaign=OneBox_quick_fire_highlight\"><b>Mexico 2\u20130 Ecuador<\/b><\/a><b> \u2014 The Azteca Roars, and the Prestianni Law Makes Headlines<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The night began with a one-hour delay \u2014 torrential rain and lightning forcing both teams to wait in the tunnel. When play finally started, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/mexico\/mexico-squad\">Mexico<\/a> were electrifying. Juli\u00e1n Qui\u00f1ones opened the scoring in the 22nd minute, Ra\u00fal Jim\u00e9nez curled in a second nine minutes later, and the Estadio Azteca was in full voice.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zee5.com\/sports\/football\/fifa-world-cup\/2026\/0-6-4z5974253\/0-2-5z5974716\/teams\/ecuador\/ecuador-squad\">Ecuador<\/a>&#8216;s Hern\u00e1n Gal\u00edndez made a spectacular 67th-minute save to deny C\u00e9sar Montes a third. Then came the moment that will be talked about beyond footballbeyond the football. In the 90th minute, defender Piero Hincapi\u00e9 covered his mouth during a confrontation \u2014 a gesture that triggered a VAR review under FIFA&#8217;s new anti-discrimination protocol, the Prestianni Law. Straight red card. Ecuador finished with ten men. Mexico finished by advancing to the Round of 16 at the Azteca.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Numbers_That_Matter_Today\"><\/span><b>The Numbers That Matter Today<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Mbapp\u00e9: 6 tournament goals. The Golden Boot race is now a two-horse contest. Haaland&#8217;s 60th international goal confirmed him as Norway&#8217;s all-time leading scorer. And Mexico won a knockout match in a World Cup after 40 years. They conceded 0 goals in their 4 matches. The home advantage is real, and the crowd knows it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whats_Coming_Next\"><\/span><b>What&#8217;s Coming Next<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Round of 32 continues till Saturday morning IST. The knockout bracket is taking shape. 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