Dubbed the least known World Cup player, New Zealand defender Tim Payne now has 5.9 million Instagram followers.

World Cup 2026 action continued with four matches on Sunday, June 21, and Spain beat Saudi Arabia 4-0 in the early match, while Belgium and Uruguay also were looking for victories on Father's Day after draws in their group-stage openers.

New Zealand, at No. 82 ranked fourth lowest in the tournament, has a chance to go from ‘just happy to be here’ to its first-ever World Cup win against Egypt Sunday

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New Zealand must stay calm, remain disciplined and find a collective way to contain ‌Mohamed Salah if they are to seize a historic World Cup chance against Egypt, former All Whites coach Ricki Herbert told Reuters.