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FIFA to investigate Ecuador fans' Chile chants

Ecuador are facing a FIFA charge over chants made by their supporters during their 2-0 win over Qatar on Sunday.

World Cup 2022: What to expect on Day 4

We've had our first big shock of the tournament, as Saudi Arabia beat Argentina 2-1 yesterday. It was statistically the biggest shock in tournament history, according to data company Nielsen Gracenote, but where might we see some other upsets on Day 4?

Deschamps: The World Cup is Kylian Mbappe's stage

France head coach Didier Deschamps has backed Kylian Mbappe to shine at the World Cup, labelling it "his competition" after the forward excelled in a comeback win over Australia. A number of injures rocked the France squad heading into the finals and they were stunned as Craig Goodwin opened the scoring after nine minutes before rallying to record a 4-1 win. Olivier Giroud scored twice to equal Thierry Henry's all-time record of 51 goals for France, while Adrien Rabiot and Mbappe were also on the scoresheet for the reigning world champions at Al Janoub Stadium. Mbappe, who hit four goals en route to helping France to win the 2018 World Cup, was named man of the match following the victory as Deschamps hailed the Paris St Germain ace. "Kylian of course has been one of the best players in the world for some time now and he is feeling very confident, you can see that in the way he is playing," he said. "I knew that he was going to be ready for this World Cup, it is his competition, he knows how to make the difference. "But he is part of a team and he has always been able to play as part of a team even though he is an individual, flair player as well. So that is great for us. I have got a lot of attackers, but Kylian is of course an outstanding one."