World Cup Day 2 highlights: Late winners, later heartbreak and now Ronaldo
Here is everything you need to know to enjoy Friday at the World Cup.
Ready, set, GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLL!
Keep your most wooden spoons close. The first full day of action at the 2018 World Cup in Russia kicked off with a group stage matchup between Egypt and Uruguay that was billed as a clash between two of the most dynamic attackers in the world: Mo Salah and Luis Suarez. Alas, Salah remained on the bench and Suarez made the least of some scoring opportunities before teammate Jose Gimenez bailed him out with a last-gasp winner. After that, Iran got a late winner itself by way of a heartbreaking Morocco own goal. The trio of games concludes with as high-profile a clash as we’re going to see in the group stage: Spain vs. Portugal. It quickly became a battle of wills and goals between Cristiano Ronaldo and Diego Costa.
Please stay tuned as the day rolls on for the final scores and must-see highlights.
World Cup scores and schedule For Match Day 2
Uruguay 1-0 Egypt (Jose Gimenez 89’)
Morocco 0-1 Iran (Aziz Bouhaddouz O.G. 90’+5)
Half-time score: Portugal 2-1 Spain (TV: FOX and Telemundo; Livestream, Fox Sports Go, Telemundo Deportes en vivo)
World Cup goals and highlights from Day 2
Here are all the goals and top moments from Friday at the World Cup.
RONALDO SCORED A PENALTY, LIKE RIGHT AWAY
- In just the fourth minute, Ronaldo earned a penalty kick. He stepped to the spot and gave Portugal an early 1-0 lead over Spain.
Cristiano Ronaldo gets the opener!
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 15, 2018
He draws the penalty and buries it to give Portugal an early 1-0 lead against Spain. #PORESP pic.twitter.com/P08bLoLcKV
Then Diego Costa equalized for SPAIN!
Diego Costa does it himself to pull Spain level! pic.twitter.com/7hoyfaHEyj
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 15, 2018
But Ronaldo pushed another goal past De Gea
RONALDO AGAIN!
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 15, 2018
His effort from outside the box slips through De Gea's gloves and it's 2-1 Portugal! #PORESP pic.twitter.com/uLxMNl9BEm
So Costa responded with another goal!
Another one for Diego Costa!
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 15, 2018
Spain's training-ground free kick ends up in the back of the net thanks to Busquets and Costa. pic.twitter.com/lpEVcJALe5
Nacho broke the tie with a screamer of a goal!
UNBELIEVABLE STRIKE FROM NACHO!
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 15, 2018
The defender makes up for his early mistake with a beauty to put Spain ahead 3-2. pic.twitter.com/r6Zokn9mQ5
Jose Gimenez scored Uruguay’s winning goal late!
Uruguay emerged with a nervy 1-0 victory over the Salah-less Egypt thanks to an 89th-minute goal from Jose Gimenez.
#MundialTelemundo Así narró @sadovnik1965 el gol de @JoseMaGimenez13 que tiene al frente a #URU sobre #EGY pic.twitter.com/2GS6idTVO1
— Telemundo Deportes (@TelemundoSports) June 15, 2018
A Morocco own goal wins it for Iran even later!
Despite Morocco appearing the stronger side for large stretches, Iran stole a win when Morocco’s Aziz Bouhaddouz scored a heartbreaking own goal in stoppage time.
Heartbreak for Morocco!
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 15, 2018
Bouhaddouz heads it into his own net in stoppage time to give Iran the lead. pic.twitter.com/7FA7Migvk5
Before that, chances came ... and went unfinished.
We're not really sure how Morocco didn't score on this play... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ pic.twitter.com/x2bkosf2bG
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 15, 2018
El Kajoui keeps Morocco level with this big save on Azmoun! #MARIRN pic.twitter.com/geBRmbxROG
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 15, 2018
We’re still waiting for Mo Salah’s magic...
- Salah, who suffered a shoulder injury while playing for Liverpool in the Champions League final, spent Egypt’s opening game on the bench. Egypt coach Héctor Cúper had previously said “I can almost assure you 100 percent he will play,” but the star was held out against Uruguay.
To understand why this was such a bummer, let’s get caught up on the rise of the “Egyptian King.”
Luis Suarez had a rough game but not THAT rough.
- In Uruguay’s opener against Egypt, Suarez squandered some chances, but avoided disaster or disgrace.
Oof, this Luis Suarez miss ... #URUEGY pic.twitter.com/J0rkgbWrBR
— SB Nation (@SBNation) June 15, 2018
You may remember Luis Suarez from such World Cup scandals as Wait, did that dude just bite that other guy? and Oh, that’s def a red card but also kinda smart. Of course, you could also know the Uruguay star as an integral attacker at Barcelona, where he has recorded 152 goals and 84 assists in 198 appearances.
Prepare for Ronaldo’s abs.
- As long as Cristiano Ronaldo has a Portugal shirt on, he is a danger to opponents. Lose track of him even for a moment, and he decides the game. By the time Ronaldo has that Portugal pulled off, it’s too late. He’s celebrating a goal. And while you’re busy tabulating his abdominal muscles, he’s likely to go nab another.
18 – Cristiano Ronaldo was directly involved in more goals than any other player in the 2018 European World Cup qualifiers (18), scoring 15 goals & assisting a further three. Talisman #OptaWCPreview pic.twitter.com/15Esa3DAAQ
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) June 11, 2018
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- Need help feeling some World Cup feelings? Please turn to “Here’s how to get excited about the World Cup, even if your team isn’t in Russia,” by Ritika Bhasker.
- Read SB Nation’s Zito Madu on the impossibility of removing the World Cup from the real world.
- OK, now you’re ready to pick a team? Let us pair your palette with the perfect squad.
- Russia walloped Saudi Arabia in the opener and Kim McCauley explained how losing a star player was the improbable key to success.
- Want your World Cup content in podcast form? Check out Gimlet’s “We Came To Win” series on the World Cup.
- The opening words of Brian Phillips’ World Cup preview at The New Yorker are “Ladies and gentlemen, start your psychic octopuses”, and you should need no more convincing to read more of the words that follow.
- Also, uh, Spain just fired its coach. Yes, they are among the tournament favorites. And, of course, Pique is citing Michigan’s 1989 men’s hoops team as an inspiration in this trying time.
Universidad de Michigan. Baloncesto. 1989. Campeón de la NCAA. No sería la primera vez que ocurre. Todos unidos, ahora más que nunca.
— Gerard Piqué (@3gerardpique) June 13, 2018
Want a World Cup meme? The World Cup already has a meme!
Love the fraught relationship dynamics of the Distracted Boyfriend meme? But worry that it doesn’t come burdened with enough oppression and corruption? Well, the 2018 World Cup has just the meme for you! It’s Russian President Vladimir Putin shrugging while hanging with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia and FIFA president Gianni Infantino.
“You two have anything to do with this?” pic.twitter.com/hKXXVv0pmr
— Brian Floyd (@BrianMFloyd) June 14, 2018
It's 2-0 Russia pic.twitter.com/qtG7wgW4Is
— SB Nation (@SBNation) June 14, 2018

