After 68 years, 4 matches were drawn in one day in the FIFA World Cup, which is the first time since 1958. Spain was held 0-0 by Cape Verde, while Belgium and Egypt played out a 1-1 draw.
Atlanta (USA): A unique record has been made in the FIFA Football World Cup after 68 years. Four matches played from Monday night to Tuesday morning ended in draws and none resulted in any result. Earlier in 1958, 4 matches were drawn in a single day. In a big match held on Monday night, former champion Spain was held to a goalless draw by Cape Verde, ranked 64th in the world. After this, the matches between Belgium-Egypt, Saudi Arabia-Uruguay and Iran-New Zealand also ended in a draw.
Wojinha becomes ‘wall’
Cape Verde’s 40-year-old goalkeeper Vozinha stood like a wall in front of the strong Spanish team. He made 7 brilliant saves in the match and did not allow Spain to score a single goal. This is the best performance by a goalkeeper over the age of 40 in the FIFA World Cup since 1966.
Spain yearning for victory
The Spain team, which is ranked third in the FIFA rankings, has not been able to win in the last 4 matches in the World Cup. In the 2022 World Cup, the team won the first match of the group stage, but after that, out of 3 matches, 1 was drawn and it lost 2.
Egypt held Belgium 1-1
In another match held at Seattle Stadium in America, world number 10 team Belgium was held to a 1-1 draw by Egypt. In the 20th minute of the match, Emam Ashour gave Egypt the lead by scoring a goal. After this, Romelu Lukaku came on the field in the 66th minute and the course of the match changed in just 23 seconds. The ball went into the goal on a move made in his presence. However, the ball hit the feet of Egyptian player Mohammed Hany before going into the goal post, hence it was declared an ‘own goal’.