Portugal - Uzbekistan at NRG, Houston
Cristiano Ronaldo sliding behind the ball was only inches from catching up to it. If not for this near miss, it surely would have given him his third goal of the day.
Uzbekistan midfielder Otabek Shukurov gives maximum effort with this header
Still my favorite photo I took at any of the FIFA World Cup games is this one. Ronaldo steals the ball from Uzbekistan defender Rustam Ashurmatov
Sweden - Netherlands at NRG, Houston
Sweden's Gustaf Lagerbielke gets a huge header in a match against Netherland
Netherland forward Memphis Depay stretches out to make contact with the ball
Brian Brobbey can't stop the momentum and follows the ball headfirst into the goal
Portugal - DR Congo at NRG, Houston
João Neves scores with a header in a match against DR Congo at NRG, Houston.
Cristiano Ronaldo, forward for team Portugal has worn jersey number 7 since 2007
FIFA opening ceremony at NRG
Argentina - Austria at AT&T Stadium in Dallas
Messi dribbling down the pitch.
Argentinian striker Lautaro Martinez bicycle kicking the ball back to teammates.
Lionel Messi threads the ball through multiple Austrian opponents to make his second goal of the match.
Cabo Verde - Saudi Arabia at NRG Stadium, Houston
Cabo Verde team captain Ryan Mendes
Saudi Arabia forward Feras Al-Brikan
Saudi Arabian defender Nawaf Boushal and Cabo Verde forward Nuno da Costa
Germany- Curaçao at NRG, Houston
Curaçao midfielder Livano Comenencia and Germany attacking midfielder Jamal Musiala
German midfielder Felix Nmecha and Curaçao midfielder Juninho Bacuna
Curaçao squad , starting XI
Argentina - Jordan at AT&T Stadium, Dallas
Forward for Argentina, Giuliano Simeone
A tripping offense by Jordan against Lionel Messi is reciprocated with a masterful corner goal kick.
