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SPORTS THURSDAY | JUNE 18, 2026

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2026 WORLD CUP

Partey loses bid to enter Canada GHANA midfielder Thomas Partey, who is facing trial on rape charges in Britain, lost a court challenge on Tuesday that would have allowed him to enter Canada for his side’s World Cup opener in Toronto. Ottawa denied the Villarreal player a visa over the British charges, blocking him from playing for Ghana against Panama this morning. Accra filed a request for an injunction in federal court on Tuesday seeking to set aside Ottawa’s decision. But broadcaster CBC said Judge Roger Lafreniere had dis missed the challenge. Ghanaian Foreign Minister Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa has called Canada’s decision “high-handed and extremely unfair,“ describing Partey as “a key member of Ghana’s senior national team.” Accra has sent an official “note of protest” to Ottawa over the move and formally asked Canada to review the decision, Ablakwa said. Canada’s foreign ministry told AFP that it “maintains regular diplomatic engage ment with Ghana, including on consular and migration-related issues when they arise.” But the ministry declined comment on discussions with Ghana about Partey’s exclusion and said decisions on entering the country are made by Immigration, – AFP

MATCHSCHEDULE RESULTS STANDINGS

GROUP A June 12 3am Mexico vs South Africa 10am S. Korea vs Czech Rep 19 12am Czech Rep vs South Africa 9am Mexico vs South Korea 25 9am Czech Rep vs Mexico 9am South Africa vs South Korea

GROUP B June

GROUP C June 14 6am Brazil vs Morocco 9am Haiti vs Scotland 20 6am Scotland vs Morocco 8.30am Brazil vs Haiti 25 6am Morocco vs Haiti 6am Scotland vs Brazil

2 0 2 1

1 1 1 1

1 1 0 1

13 3am Canada vs Bosnia 14 3am Qatar vs Switzerland 19 3am Switzerland vs Bosnia 6am Canada vs Qatar 25 3am Bosnia vs Qatar 3am Switzerland vs Canada

P W D L F A Pts

P W D L F A Pts

P W D L F A Pts

Scotland

1 1 1 1

1 0 0 0

0 1 1 0

0 0 0 1

1 1 1 0

0 1 1 1

3 1 1 0

Mexico

1

1 1 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 1 1

2 2 1 0

0 1 2 2

3 3 0 0

Bosnia Canada

1 1 1 1

0 0 0 0

1 1 1 1

0 0 0 0

1 1 1 1

1 1 1 1

1 1 1 1

Brazil

South Korea 1

Czech Rep

1

Qatar

Morocco

South Africa 1

Switzerland

Haiti

GROUP D June 13 9am United States vs Paraguay 14 12pm Australia vs Turkiye 20 3am United States vs Australia 11am Turkiye vs Paraguay 26 10am Paraguay vs Australia 10am Turkiye vs United States

GROUP E June 15 1am Germany vs Curacao 7am Ivory Coast vs Ecuador 21 4am Germany vs Ivory Coast 8am Ecuador vs Curacao 26 4am Curacao vs Ivory Coast 4am Ecuador vs Germany

GROUP F June 15 4am Netherlands vs Japan 10am Sweden vs Tunisia 21 1am Netherlands vs Sweden 12pm Tunisia vs Japan 26 7am Japan vs Sweden 7am Tunisia vs Netherlands

4 1 2 0

7 1 1 0

2 2 5 1

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P W D L F A Pts

P W D L F A Pts

P W D L F A Pts

5541 8195 7505

Germany

1 1 1 1

1 1 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 1 1

7 1 0 1

1 0 1 7

3 3 0 0

Sweden

1 1

1 0 0 0

0 1 1 0

0 0 0 1

5 2 2 1

1 2 2 5

3 1 1 0

USA

1 1 1 1

1 1 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 1 1

4 2 0 1

1 0 2 4

3 3 0 0

Ivory Coast

Japan

Australia

Turkiye

Ecuador Curacao

Netherlands 1

8664 8695 3803 8140 2273

3365 4115 3009 8802 6473

8628 6508 8743 7365 5091

1412 2135 2786 4461 9559

Paraguay

Tunisia

1

GROUP G June 16 3am Belgium vs Egypt 9am Iran vs New Zealand 22 3am Belgium vs Iran 9am New Zealand vs Egypt 27 11am Egypt vs Iran 11am New Zealand vs Belgium

GROUP H June 16 12am Spain vs Cape Verde

GROUP I June 17 3am France vs Senegal 6am Iraq vs Norway 23 5am France vs Iraq 8am Norway vs Senegal 27 3am Norway vs France 3am Senegal vs Iraq

1 1 2 2

0 0 1 1

3 1 1 4

RM3,495,956.14

6am Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay 22 12am Spain vs Saudi Arabia 6am Uruguay vs Cape Verde 27 8am Cape Verde vs Saudi Arabia 8am Uruguay vs Spain

5541 + 7505 8195 + 7505 7505 + 8195

5541 + 8195 8195 + 5541 7505 + 5541

RM252,651.35

P W D L F A Pts

P W D L F A Pts

P W D L F A Pts

Uruguay

1

0 0 0 0

1 1 1 1

0 0 0 0

1 1 0 0

1 1 0 0

1 1 1 1

Norway France Senagal

1 1 1 1

1 1 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 1 1

4 3 1 1

1 1 3 4

3 3 0 0

New Zealand 1

0 0 0 0

1 1 1 1

0 0 0 0

2 2 1 1

2 2 1 1

1 1 1 1

Saudi Arabia 1

Iran

1 1 1

4 10111213182134

Belgium

Cape Verde

1 1

Egypt

Spain

Iraq

17 24

GROUP J June 17 9am Argentina vs Algeria 12pm Austria vs Jordan 23 1am Argentina vs Austria 11am Jordan vs Algeria 28 10am Algeria vs Austria 10am Jordan vs Argentina

GROUP K June 18 1am Portugal vs DR Congo 10am Uzbekistan vs Colombia 24 1am Portugal vs Uzbekistan 10am Colombia vs DR Congo 28 7.30am Colombia vs Portugal 7.30am DR Congo vs Uzbekistan

GROUP L June 18 4am England vs Croatia 7am Ghana vs Panama 24 4am England vs Ghana 7am Panama vs Croatia 28 5am Croatia vs Ghana 5am Panama vs England

3 0 3 1

RM11,524,625.49

RM100,000.00

4 1 9 5 0 5 41950

19505

4195

9505

419

505

P W D L F A Pts

P W D L F A Pts

P W D L F A Pts

41

05

Colombia

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

Croatia England

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

Argentina

1 1 1 1

1 1 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 1 1

3 3 1 0

0 1 3 3

3 3 0 0

95

Congo

Austria Jordan Algeria

15

Portugal

Ghana

Uzbekistan

Panama

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