Cunha hits Brazil double against Haiti to seal first World Cup 2026 win
Key takeaways
- Manchester United’s Matheus Cunha scores Brazil’s first two goals in 3-0 win against Haiti as FIFA event progress nears.
- Haiti, the Western Hemisphere’s poorest nation that qualified for the World Cup for the first time since 1974, became the first team guaranteed not to reach the knockout round.
- Cunha, the Manchester United standout, got the start and showed with every surf-and-slide goal celebration why he should have been in the starting lineup in Brazil’s listless 1-1 draw against Morocco.
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Manchester United’s Matheus Cunha scores Brazil’s first two goals in 3-0 win against Haiti as FIFA event progress nears.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Brazil's forward Matheus Cunha celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the 2026 World Cup Group C football match [Mauro Pimentel/AFP]By The Associated Press Published On 20 Jun 202620 Jun 2026Vinicius Junior scored and assisted on one of Matheus Cunha’s two goals as five-time champion Brazil eliminated Haiti from the World Cup with a 3-0 victory.
Haiti, the Western Hemisphere’s poorest nation that qualified for the World Cup for the first time since 1974, became the first team guaranteed not to reach the knockout round. Meanwhile, the Selecao got the decisive performance they needed on Friday.