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Portugal vs Congo DR in Houston; Ronaldo returns to World Cup.

FIFA World Cup 2026 - Every match result on Wednesday 17 June - Live scores

FIFA World Cup 2026 - Every match result on Wednesday 17 June - Live scores

The seventh day of action at the men's football World Cup 2026: Follow all the live score updates from the group stage games on Wednesday, 17 June.

Wednesday (17 June) marks the seventh day of the FIFA World Cup 2026 , with big opening games for England, Portugal, Croatia and Colombia.

The day's highlight will see England face Croatia in Group L in Dallas. The other Grooup L match will be in Toronto where Ghana will take on Panama who are playing in only their second appearance at the World Cup.

Cristiano Ronaldo returns to the tournament with Portugal facing Congo DR in their Group K fixture in Houston, while Uzbekistan play Colombia at the Mexico City Stadium in the same group.

Below, you can find the results and all the latest updates from today's matchups in the elite men's football tournament, in real time.

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FIFA World Cup 2026 - Every game on Wednesday 17 June - Live scores and results

Portugal vs DR Congo: result and LIVE updates · FIFA World Cup 2026

Kick-off is 12:00 local time at the Houston Stadium, Texas, USA (17:00 GMT).

England vs Croatia: result and LIVE updates · FIFA World Cup 2026

Kick-off is 15:00 local time at Dallas Stadium, Arlington, Texas, USA (20:00 GMT).

Ghana vs Panama: result and LIVE updates · FIFA World Cup 2026

Kick-off is 19:00 local time at Toronto Stadium, Toronto, Canada (23:00 GMT).

Uzbekistan vs Colombia: result and LIVE updates · FIFA World Cup 2026

Kick-off is 20:00 local time at Azteca Stadium, Mexico City (02:00 GMT on Thursday 18 June).

The knockout stages will be held from Sunday 28 June, beginning with the round of 32. The full schedule can be found here .

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