The Netherlands beat Sweden 5-1 and Germany edged Côte d’Ivoire 2-1

From 05:00 June 20 to 05:00 June 21 Beijing time, five World Cup matches finished: Scotland 0-1 Morocco, Brazil 3-0 Haiti, Türkiye 0-1 Paraguay, Netherlands 5-1 Sweden, and Germany 2-1 Côte d’Ivoire. The Netherlands, held 2-2 by Japan in the opener, responded by beating a Sweden side that had opened with a 5-1 win over Tunisia. Germany followed its 7-1 rout of Curaçao with a narrower win, showing it can manage tougher games too. In the second round, contenders must prove not only star power, but a second answer after opponents study them.