Overview
- Feyenoord lost 0–2 at home to Aston Villa for a second straight Europa League defeat, with Ayase Ueda and Tsuyoshi Watanabe playing the full match.
- Celtic fell 0–2 to Braga to sit on one draw and one loss, as Daizen Maeda started and was withdrawn late and Reo Hatate entered in the second half; Genk lost 0–1 to Ferencváros with Junya Ito playing until midway through the second period to move to one win and one loss.
- Mainz opened their UEFA Conference League group with a 1–0 away win over Omonia, with Kaishu Sano completing the full match.
- Adidas Japan announced the official 2026 World Cup match ball, Trionda, a red design inspired by the host nations' flags of Canada, Mexico and the United States.
- Philippine disaster authorities confirmed 68 deaths from the M6.9 offshore Cebu earthquake and declared search operations complete, signaling a transition to recovery.