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Sweden opened their World Cup campaign with an emphatic 5-1 victory over Tunisia to move top of Group F.
Brighton midfielder Yasin Ayari scored twice in a standout performance for Graham Potter's side.
Alexander Isak, Viktor Gyokeres and Mattias Svanberg also found the net for Sweden.
Potter hailed the result as an ideal start to the tournament following the convincing win.
The Netherlands were held to a 2-2 draw by Japan in the other Group F fixture.
Virgil van Dijk and Crysencio Summerville scored for the Dutch, but Keito Nakamura and Daichi Kamada earned Japan a point.
Germany made a statement in Group E with a dominant 7-1 win over Curacao.
Kai Havertz scored twice, while Felix Nmecha, Nico Schlotterbeck, Jamal Musiala, Nathaniel Brown and Deniz Undav also got on the scoresheet.
Amad Diallo struck in the 90th minute as Cote d’Ivoire edged Ecuador 1-0 in Philadelphia.
Ecuador hit the woodwork twice before Diallo's late winner secured all three points for the Ivorians.
Today's action sees League of Ireland veteran Pico Lopes make his World Cup debut for Cape Verde against Spain in Atlanta.
Spain are being tipped by some pundits as favourites to win the tournament and begin their campaign at 5pm Irish time.
Belgium face Egypt at 8pm, with Kevin De Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku and Mohamed Salah among the star attractions.
Uruguay kick off their World Cup against Saudi Arabia at 11pm, with Darwin Nunez and Federico Valverde leading Marcelo Bielsa's squad.
Off the pitch, Ruben Amorim is reportedly set to become AC Milan manager, while Real Madrid have completed the signing of Marc Cucurella from Chelsea on a six-year deal.
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John Duggan is joined by former Republic of Ireland International Kevin Kilbane for this week's edition of The Saturday Panel as World Cup fever is in full effect following the first 2 days of play.

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On this week's edition of the LOI Wrap-Up, a new series highlighting all the action, reaction and storylines of the weekend's League of Ireland Action, Ross Flanagan brings you through last night's packed action as:
Shelbourne stun the league leaders
Derry finish off Celtic Park stint with a rout
Dundalk come away from a long detour with 3 points
The Saints keep marching up the table
Waterford win potential relegation 6-pointer
Cork continue push for Premier Division status renewal
The All-Island Cup continues
The Women's FAI Cup starts this weekend
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Pádraig Amond delivered a striking masterclass at the RSC, scoring a superb hat-trick as Waterford FC produced a dominant display to close the gap on second-from-bottom Sligo Rovers to five points in the SSE Airtricity Men's Premier Division.
Odhran Johnson caught up with Graham Coughlan & John Russell and Ben Symes caught up with Stephen Kenny following his sides victory over Drogheda.

Ben Symes and Shane Keegan are back for this week’s LOI Late Night, discussing all the League of Ireland games on Friday night, with you, the supporters!
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