Published on 6/20/2026
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Last update: 06:45 (Mecca time)
On Fast Goals Day, Paraguay scored the fastest goal in the 2026 World Cup so far, one minute and five seconds into its match against Turkey in the second round of the tournament.
Paraguay’s Matías Galarza scored a wonderful goal with a left shot that was neither blocked nor countered. The Turkish goalkeeper, Ugurkan Cakir, was unable to deal with it and it landed in his left corner.
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This goal came a few hours after Ismail Saibari scored the fastest World Cup goal in the history of Arab football, when he scored against Scotland for Morocco after one minute and 10 seconds.
The match between Paraguay and Türkiye will take place in an exciting atmosphere for the two teams who were defeated in the last round by the United States and Australia, respectively.
The United States leads the World Cup Group D standings with 6 points and has officially secured qualification to the second round, joining the other host, Mexico, to the next stage in the tournament.
