Brazil beat Haiti 3-0 and Paraguay beat Turkey 1-0 in Friday's 2026 FIFA World Cup group-stage matches, results verified by ESPN's soccer scoreboard API and reported by Football Italia.
ESPN listed Brazil-Haiti as full time at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, with Brazil winning 3-0. Football Italia reported that Matheus Cunha scored twice in the first half before Vini Jr. added the third goal.
Brazil Put Haiti Away Before Halftime
The Brazil result followed a 1-1 draw with Morocco in Carlo Ancelotti's first World Cup match as national-team coach, according to Football Italia. The cleaner second outing gave Brazil a four-point start from two Group C matches.
Football Italia reported that Ancelotti used Cunha centrally to unsettle Haiti's defense and said after the match that Brazil could keep changing its attacking structure depending on the opponent. The outlet also credited Vini Jr. with both a goal and an assist.
The other Group C result on ESPN's June 19 scoreboard was Morocco's 1-0 win over Scotland at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough. That left Brazil and Morocco level on four points in the group, with Scotland on three and Haiti still without a point, per Football Italia's group summary.
Paraguay Strike Early Against Turkey
ESPN listed Paraguay-Turkey as full time at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, with Paraguay winning 1-0. Football Italia reported that Matias Galarza scored in the second minute and that Turkey could not recover despite Paraguay playing the second half with 10 men.
Turkey also lost its opening match 2-0 to Australia, leaving Vincenzo Montella's side with no points from two games. That is the safe, verified point; the article does not treat Turkey's knockout-round status as confirmed because the final group math was not independently verified during review.
Serie A names were part of the Football Italia angle. Hakan Calhanoglu and Kenan Yildiz played the full 90 minutes for Turkey, while Ancelotti's Brazil drew the night’s broader attention after turning a first-half burst into a routine win.
The two results sharpen different problems before the final round of group matches: Brazil have points and attacking options, while Turkey need a response after two losses and no goals scored.