scoring

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Mexico has also been solid on defense, keeping three clean sheets while scoring six goals.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

That Cape Verde could take a point off Spain, and stop them scoring too, was remarkable.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

Versus Norway, it wasn’t Mbappé, but compatriot Ousmane Dembélé who piled on the scoring with a first-half hat trick.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

The Netherlands arrive in Monterrey unbeaten after topping Group F with seven points and scoring 10 goals - matching their most prolific World Cup group stage.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

They left ducks on the pond—runners on base—in the third and fourth, and against the Renegades, you best not waste scoring opportunities, because it’s going to come back to haunt you.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner