won

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It has never won a tournament opener, with a record of 0-5-2, including a 1-1 draw against South Africa in the opening match of the 2010 World Cup in Johannesburg.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The Knicks had won 13 consecutive games to reach the NBA Finals, the second-longest unbeaten playoff run in league history.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

But that clip did eventually come out, in late 2016, after Trump had already won that year’s election, and the depth of Trump’s misunderstanding of the film was striking.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

It was the first time a woman had won a Wimbledon final with a double bagel - the name given to a victory without dropping a game - since Dorothea Lambert Chambers in 1911.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

“No. They’re from the West. But they fought east with the Army of the Potomac. Iron-willed, they never gave up. They won battles ordinary troops would’ve lost.”

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes