Sports weekend with Izvestia

Football

World Cup – 2026

The first round of the World Cup group stage in the USA, Canada and Mexico has ended. The second round started on the evening of June 18. On the night of June 19, Canada and Qatar, who have already scored the first points in their history at the World Championships, will play, as well as Mexico and South Korea, who started the tournament with victories. Ten more matches will be played this weekend.

June 19th:
01:00, Canada – Qatar, BC Place (Vancouver, Canada);
04:00, Mexico – South Korea, Akron Stadium (Zapopan, Mexico);
22:00, USA – Australia, Lumen Field Stadium (Seattle, USA).

June 20th:
01:00, Scotland – Morocco; Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, USA);
03:30, Brazil – Haiti, Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia, USA);
06:00, Turkey – Paraguay, Levi's Stadium (Santa Clara, USA);
20:00, Netherlands – Sweden, NRG Stadium (Houston, USA);
23:00, Germany – Ivory Coast, BMO Field Stadium (Toronto, Canada).

June 21st:
03:00, Ecuador – Curaçao; Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City, USA);
07:00, Tunis – Japan; BBVA Stadium (Guadalupe, Mexico);
19:00, Spain – Saudi Arabia, Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, USA);
22:00, Belgium – Iran, SoFi Stadium (Inglewood, USA).

Live broadcasts on Match TV, Match Premier, Match! Football 1" and "Kinopoisk".

Hockey

AHL. Calder Cup. The final. Fifth and sixth matches

The NHL season has already ended, but North American hockey continues. In the American Hockey League (AHL), the continent's second most important club tournament, the Calder Cup final series is nearing its conclusion, in which the Russians play a significant role.

Of particular interest is the confrontation between goalkeepers. On both sides of the playground there are pupils of Kazan Ak Bars. Artur Akhtyamov plays for the Toronto Marlies, the Toronto Maple Leafs farm club, and Amir Miftakhov defends the colors of the Chicago Wolves, associated with the current Stanley Cup winner, the Carolina Hurricanes.

However, after the first final match, Miftakhov lost his place in the starting line-up, and his club was on the verge of defeat, losing in the series 0:3. On the night of June 19, Moscow time, the Marlies can register a victory in the Calder Cup. In this case, Akhtyamov, who played the entire playoffs without substitutions, will become one of the main creators of success.

Chicago still has a chance to prolong the fight. In addition to Miftakhov, Russian forwards Ivan Ryabkin, Viktor Neuchev and Nikita Pavlychev will try to save the day. The victory will allow the Wolves to move the finals to at least the fifth match, which will take place the very next day. If the intrigue persists, the audience will also see the sixth game at the end of the week and the decisive seventh in the middle of the next one.

June 19, 02:00, Coca-Cola Coliseum (Toronto, Canada);

June 20, 02:00, Coca-Cola Coliseum (Toronto, Canada);

June 22, 00:00, Allstate Arena (Chicago, USA).

Fencing

European Championship

Russian fencing is gradually approaching a full return to the international arena. The current European Championship in France will be the last major tournament where our team plays in a neutral status. Then they will be allowed under their own flag. Meanwhile, the best Russian fencers will compete for medals in the last days of the competition.

June 19, men's sword and women's sabre team tournaments:
10:00 a.m., preliminary rounds;
18:15, final rounds.

June 20, men's sabre and women's foil team tournaments:
10:00 a.m., preliminary rounds;
18:15, final rounds.

June 21, men's foil and women's sword team tournaments:
10:00 a.m., preliminary rounds;
18:15, final rounds.

Fencing Center (Anthony, France). Live broadcasts on the FIE website.