Now that the FanTeam Fantasy World Cup 2026 game is live we take a look at what happened in the 2nd round of matches (GW2). FanTeam’s game is 18+ only – please play responsibly. BeGambleAware. T&Cs apply. For more discussion, team planning and strategy chat, visit FISO’s FanTeam Forum.
The second round of World Cup 2026 group-stage fixtures delivered more drama, more shocks and several major fantasy swings. Portugal bounced back in style with a 5-0 win over Uzbekistan, Canada produced one of the biggest results of the tournament so far by thrashing Qatar 6-0, while France, Brazil, Spain, Argentina and Germany all picked up important wins.
With GW3 just now underway, the qualification picture is beginning to take shape.
Thursday 18 June
Czechia 1-1 South Africa
Czechia and South Africa both collected their first points of the tournament, leaving Group A finely balanced behind Mexico.
Switzerland 4-1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Switzerland made a major statement in Group B with a dominant 4-1 win.
Canada 6-0 Qatar
Canada produced one of the performances of GW2, with Jonathan David scoring a hat-trick. Qatar were overwhelmed and Canada’s goal difference received a huge boost.
Mexico 1-0 Korea Republic
Mexico followed up their opening win by edging Korea Republic, putting themselves in a strong position in Group A.
Friday 19 June
USA 2-0 Australia
The United States kept up their strong start with a second win and a clean sheet.
Scotland 0-1 Morocco
Morocco bounced back from their draw with Brazil by beating Scotland, leaving Group C wide open.
Brazil 3-0 Haiti
Brazil got their first win of the tournament with a comfortable victory over Haiti with Cunha scoring twice.
Türkiye 0-1 Paraguay
Paraguay kept themselves alive in Group D with a narrow win over Türkiye.
Saturday 20 June
Netherlands 5-1 Sweden
The Dutch responded emphatically after their opening draw with Japan. Sweden, who had scored five in GW1, were brought back down to earth.
Germany 2-1 Côte d’Ivoire
Germany followed up their 7-1 win over Curaçao with another victory, although this was much tighter having conceded first.
Ecuador 0-0 Curaçao
Curaçao earned their first point of the tournament, while Ecuador missed a big chance to strengthen their Group E position.
Sunday 21 June
Tunisia 0-4 Japan
Japan produced one of the standout performances of GW2, scoring four and keeping a clean sheet.
Spain 4-0 Saudi Arabia
Spain bounced back perfectly from their shock 0-0 draw with Cape Verde. Fantasy managers who held Spanish assets were rewarded.
Belgium 0-0 Iran
Belgium disappointed again, following their opening draw with Egypt with another blank.
Uruguay 2-2 Cape Verde
Cape Verde continued their excellent start, backing up their draw with Spain by taking another point from Uruguay.
New Zealand 1-3 Egypt
Egypt claimed their first win of the tournament and moved firmly into the Group G qualification conversation.
Monday 22 June
Argentina 2-0 Austria
Argentina made it two wins from two (with Messi scoring twice) and continued their controlled start to the tournament.
France 3-0 Iraq
Mbappé followed his GW1 double with another two goals as France cruised past Iraq. He is now one of the leading early Golden Boot contenders.
Norway 3-2 Senegal
Norway edged a five-goal thriller to make it two wins from two with 2 goals for Haaland. Senegal now face a difficult final group game.
Jordan 1-2 Algeria
Algeria bounced back from their opening defeat to Argentina with a narrow win over Jordan.
Tuesday 23 June
Portugal 5-0 Uzbekistan
Portugal delivered their response after a disappointing opening draw with Congo DR. Ronaldo scored twice, while Mendes and Leão also found the net.
England 0-0 Ghana
England followed their six-goal thriller against Croatia with a frustrating goalless draw.
Panama 0-1 Croatia
Croatia recovered from defeat to England with a crucial win over Panama.
Colombia 1-0 Congo DR
Colombia made it two wins from two, with Muñoz scoring the decisive goal.
Multi-Goal Heroes of GW2
Hat-trick
- Jonathan David – Canada v Qatar
Two goals
- Cristiano Ronaldo – Portugal v Uzbekistan
- Kylian Mbappé – France v Iraq
Fantasy Takeaway
GW2 was a reminder not to panic too quickly after one blank. Spain assets rebounded strongly after their frustrating 0-0 against Cape Verde, while Portugal punished those who abandoned them after their opening draw.
The key fantasy winners were Ronaldo, Mbappé and Jonathan David. Mbappé now has four goals in two games, Ronaldo delivered a major captaincy haul, and David’s hat-trick against Qatar was one of the biggest individual returns of the tournament so far.
Belgium, meanwhile, remain a concern. Two draws, only one goal scored, and a 0-0 against Iran make their popular attacking assets harder to trust, even with New Zealand still to come in GW3.
With GW3 now underway, managers had faced the classic tournament dilemma: hold players from strong teams who may rotate, or attack the final group fixtures with aggressive transfers.