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The third day of the produced a series of historic results this weekend, with Australia as the main highlight after defeating Turkey 2-0 in Vancouver, Brazil's 1-1 draw against Morocco, and Qatar earning its first point in World Cup history.
The Socceroos made a statement in Group D thanks to the goals from Nestory Irankunda and Connor Metcalfe at BC Place in Vancouver.
Irankunda, at just 20 years and 124 days old, became the youngest player from Australia to score in a World Cup, setting a record for the entire Asian Football Confederation as well.
For Turkey, the defeat extended a negative statistic: it has lost all of its World Cup debuts, against West Germany in 1954, Brazil in 2002, and now against Australia in 2026, also marking Turkey's first loss to an Asian rival in the tournament.
In Group C, Brazil was unable to debut with a victory and drew 1-1 with Morocco at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
The Africans, a revelation of the Qatar 2022 World Cup where they reached the semifinals, surprised the team led by Carlo Ancelotti with an outstanding collective performance and took the lead thanks to Ismael Saibari.
The Brazilian reaction came through Vinícius Júnior, who scored one of the best goals of the tournament so far after a brilliant individual effort inside the box.
In added time, goalkeeper Alisson Becker prevented the Canarinha's defeat with a double save, in a match attended by former NFL player Tom Brady and rapper Travis Scott in the stands.
In Group B, Qatar wrote a historic chapter by drawing 1-1 with Switzerland at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, earning the first point in its history at the World Cup.
Breel Embolo opened the scoring from the penalty spot, the first ever for Switzerland in their World Cup history, but Boualem Khoukhi scored with a header in the 90+4 minute to salvage a draw.
The milestone takes on greater significance when recalling that at Qatar 2022, as the host nation, the Qatari team was eliminated in the first round without earning a single point, suffering three defeats and scoring only one goal.
The day also featured the victory of Scotland 1-0 over Haiti with a goal from John McGinn, marking the Scots' return to the World Cup after a 28-year absence and their first victory in the tournament in 36 years.
Despite the defeat, Haiti celebrated the World Cup debut of Johny Placide, a 38-year-and-135-days-old goalkeeper who became the third oldest debutant player from a Concacaf team in the history of the World Cup.
With these results, Scotland leads Group C with three points, while Brazil and Morocco each have one point; in Group D, Australia shares the top spot with the United States, which thrashed Paraguay 4-1 in the opening match.
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