World Cup LIVE: Ronaldo's Portugal take on D.R. Congo before England face Croatia

Ronaldo in training
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After a thrilling day six where some of the world's best players grabbed the headlines, day seven sees the conclusion of the first round of fixtures with Portugal and England looking to write headlines of their own.

Today's matches:

Portugal vs D.R. Congo - 19:00 CET

England vs Croatia - 22:00 CET

Ghana vs Panama - 01:00 CET

Uzbekistan vs Colombia - 04:00 CET

Live updates: 

12:45 CET - Good afternoon and welcome to a fascinating day at the 2026 World Cup as the final eight teams play their opening games of the tournament. First up today, Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal begin their campaign with what should be a relatively comfortable game against D.R. Congo from 19:00 CET.

That is followed by Thomas Tuchel's England getting their World Cup journey started against Croatia in a rematch of the 2018 World Cup semi-final. 

As always, check out our day six highlights piece and relive all the action from yesterday's thrilling matches here.