Germany coach Joachim Loew said the defending World Cup champions played "very badly" in Sunday's 1-0 loss to Mexico, warning that the shock defeat left them with little margin for error in their remaining group games.

Coach Tite blamed first night nerves after Brazil's bid for a sixth World Cup got off to a rocky start as Switzerland withstood an early onslaught to snatch a 1-1 draw in Rostov-on-Don on Sunday.

Three beautifully crafted goals in the second half helped Belgium defeat Panama 3-0 in the opening match of the World Cup Group G actions here on Monday.

The opening match of this year’s Việt Nam Basketball Association (VBA) League between defending champions Thang Long Warriors and runners-up Cantho Catfish was launched on June 16. 

SHB Đà Nẵng overcame Hoàng Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) 2-1 in the V.League yesterday at Hòa Xuân Stadium in the central city of Đà Nẵng.

Germany were stunned 1-0 by Mexico in the opening game of their World Cup defence on Sunday as Hirving Lozano finished off a sharp counter-attack that exposed the ragged defending that the four-times winners had displayed in their warm-up games.

Messi knew he had to find something special to match the Portuguese on Saturday but ended up squandering a golden chance to write his own headlines as he failed to convert from the penalty spot.

Look at the best quotes from the third day of the World Cup on Saturday, which saw Argentina held by Iceland and VAR help France past Australia

A Luka Modric penalty and an own goal from Oghenekaro Etebo gave former semi-finalists Croatia an easy 2-0 win over Nigeria in their World Cup Group D opener on Saturday.