World Cup LIVE: France taking on Senegal in heavyweight Group I opener

France's Mbappe (right) during training
France's Mbappe (right) during trainingIMAGN IMAGES via Reuters / Vincent Carchietta / Flashscore

It's another blockbuster day of action at the FIFA World Cup, with holders Argentina and 2022 runners-up France both getting their campaigns underway. Follow all the key moments from today's four games with our live tracker!

Today's matches:

France vs Senegal - 21:00 CET

Iraq vs Norway - 00:00 CET

Argentina vs Algeria - 03:00 CET

Austria vs Jordan - 06:00 CET

Live updates:

13:00 CET - Good afternoon and welcome to our live coverage of day six at the 2026 FIFA World Cup!

Today we'll see reigning champions Argentina and 2018 winners France take to the field for the first time in the tournament, as they face tricky opening games against Algeria and Senegal, respectively.

Erling Haaland's Norway are also in action against Iraq, while Austria open their Group J campaign against Jordan.

Catch up on all of yesterday's action with our daily highlights, or relive all of the drama as it unfolded in the day five live tracker.

FIFA World Cup 2026

The 2026 World Cup is taking place from June 11th to July 19th in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The tournament features 48 national teams and is played at 16 modern stadiums.

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