The Indian men's football team will make its first-ever tour of New Zealand when they travel there for two international friendlies against the hosts on November 12 and 15 during the FIFA international match window, the national federation announced on Saturday.

The 33-year-old achieved the milestone in the 86th minute of the match, taking his World Cup tally to six goals

Leandro Trossard scored a pair of goals and Belgium overcame a slow start in the tournament to advance to the knockout round atop Group G with a 5-1 victory over New Zealand.

Belgium defeated New Zealand 5-1 to book their place in the knockout rounds of the World Cup on Friday, securing their first win of the tournament to finish on top of Group G.

Ahead of their final Group G fixture on Friday (local time) against Iran, Egypt's plan to travel directly from Vancouver to Seattle was turned down by local security authorities.

Egyptian captain Mohamed Salah expressed his "indescribable happiness" after leading his country to a historic first-ever victory in the FIFA World Cup and said the achievement will be remembered as one of the best in the country's football history.

FIFA World Cup 2026 Day 11 Results and Highlights: Spain and Egypt secured convincing wins in their respective group games while Iran and Cape Verde frustrated their opponents again with draws.

Mohamed Salah scored the go-ahead goal and Egypt went on to defeat New Zealand 3-1 on Sunday night and secure their first-ever World Cup win.

FIFA World Cup 2026 Day 11, Today's Schedule: Big teams like Spain and Belgium will be in action on the 11th day of the FIFA World Cup 2026.

Born in Auckland to Punjabi parents, the 27-year-old Sarpreet made his World Cup debut in the politically-charged match and had a few attempts at the Iranian goal.

Most in the Iranian capital were asleep when the match against New Zealand kicked off at 4:30 am. But in one of the few cafes open to broadcast the match, there was already a buzz of excitement.

All three matches on Day 5 of the FIFA World Cup ended in stalemates. The biggest shock was Spain's 0-0 draw against debutants Cape Verde.

What's interesting is that Iran's next match is also at SoFi Stadium, where their game against New Zealand was held, on Sunday.

Iran midfielder Mohammad Mohebi scored in the FIFA World Cup 2026 opener against New Zealand but sparked controversy with his gun-firing celebration.

Several hundred Iranian Americans protested Iran's first World Cup match in Los Angeles, waving the banned lion-and-sun flag and calling for change in Tehran amid community divisions.

Iran twice battled back for a 2-2 draw with New Zealand on Monday in their frenetic opening match of a World Cup campaign that has been utterly overshadowed by war, politics and protests.

Iran vs New Zealand, FIFA World Cup 2026 Match Highlights: Iran opened their politically charged World Cup campaign with a 2-2 draw against New Zealand on Monday night, coming from behind twice.

Group G of FIFA World Cup 2026 has Iran, Belgium, Egypt and New Zealand.