Published on 6/14/2026
It seems that the surprises of the FIFA World Cup began with the start of its first round, as the Asian teams announced themselves against the teams of the “Old Continent” in a scene that foretells many surprises in the historic World Cup.
With an almost perfect mark, the teams of the Yellow Continent began their World Cup campaign with two wins and a draw with the taste of victory against the European teams, which was the draw that Qatar achieved against Switzerland with a fatal equalizer, in which Al-Anabi earned the first World Cup point in its history.
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Asian teams embarrass European giants
The South Korean team began the journey of the Asian teams in the World Cup with a valuable 2-1 victory that turned the tables on the Czechs, then the Australian team followed the same path, which beat another European team, Turkey, and overthrew it 2-0.
Three Asian teams avoiding defeat against European teams in the first round of the World Cup will give a great morale boost to the other Asian teams that have not started their matches yet.
The group stage is full of many strong confrontations that will bring together Asian teams with their European counterparts, the closest of which is the confrontation that will bring together Japan and the Netherlands later today, Sunday.
The Iraqi team will also challenge its Norwegian counterpart on Tuesday evening, while the Jordanian team will launch its first World Cup campaign against Austria on Wednesday morning, and the Saudi team will meet a team from South America, namely the Uruguay team.
The Saudi national team will also have an Asian-European confrontation when it meets the Spanish national team, one of the most prominent candidates to win the title, in the second round of the eighth group competitions.
