Messi's magic sparks Argentina to victory over Mexico
Argentina's World Cup flame flickered on as moments of class from Lionel Messi and substitute Enzo Fernandez settled a bad-tempered clash against Mexico.
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World Cup Podcast: Messi and Mbappe doing Goaty things
Darragh Maloney dials in from Doha to tell Mikey Stafford and James McMahon all about bearing witness to the Kylian Mbappe show at Stadium 974.
Deschamps: Quiet man Mbappe is French spiritual leader
Didier Deschamps hailed "steam train" Kylian Mbappe as France reached the knockout stages of the World Cup.
Mbappe double leads France past Denmark into last 16
Kylian Mbappe struck twice as France saw off bogey team Denmark 2-1 to book a place in the World Cup knockout stage.
Mbappe double sinks Denmark, takes France into World Cup last 16
Kylian Mbappe scored twice, including a late winner, as holders France edged Denmark 2-1 on Saturday to become the first team to reach the last 16 of the World Cup.
I wouldn't take chewing gum from Ronaldo, jokes Portugal's Ramos
Portugal players idolise Cristiano Ronaldo, with many saying it is a "dream" to play with him, but young forward Goncalo Ramos joked on Saturday that he wouldn't accept a piece of chewing gum from his compatriot.
Lewandowski off the mark as Poland close in on last 16
Robert Lewandowski scored his first ever World Cup goal as Poland brought Saudi Arabia back down to earth with a bump on Saturday with an 2-0 Group C victory that rejuvenated their tournament campaign.
Saudis crash to earth as Lewandowski breaks World Cup finals duck
Poland bolstered their chances on Saturday of reaching the World Cup's last 16 for the first time since 1986 after goals from Piotr Zielinski and Robert Lewandowski killed Saudi Arabia's efforts to advance a game early. Zielinski scored after 39 minutes against the run of play and Lewandowski put the match beyond Saudi Arabia eight minutes from time, while goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny's stunning double save from a penalty in first half stoppage time kept Poland in the match against a Saudi side that was always on the attack.