World Cup 2026 Day Two: Canada and USA in Action After Explosive Start
World Cup 2026 Day Two: Canada and USA in Action

Two down, 102 to go! Good news this morning if you are a fan of Mexico or South Korea. Not so much for supporters of South Africa or Czechia. Even with the limited data so far, stats are spinning around the online universe, the most eye-popping being that the red count so far in this World Cup is just one fewer than the whole of Qatar 2022. A trend? We shall see. Other stats involve official attendances. More on that shortly.

Co-hosts Take Centre Stage

After Mexico took centre stage on Thursday, day two of World Cup 2026 sees the other two co-hosts in action. Canada take on Bosnia & Herzegovina in Group B before the USA host Paraguay in Group D, that one in the early hours of Saturday for UK viewers. Pat on the back if you are reading this now having watched the first two games in their entirety.

Key Highlights So Far

Anyway, we have five goals, three red cards, an opening ceremony and much else to talk about. No time for drinks breaks here, let us get this going!

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