Croatia lead the group after a 2-0 victory over Nigeria and would seal their place in the knockout stages with a win against Argentina

The reason, it has been widely reported, is that El-Shenawy is Muslim, and the “prize” handed out for being the best performer in each World Cup game

With Panama forced to throw more bodies forward, they were punished on the break a quarter of an hour from the end

Sweden, who join Mexico at the top of Group F on three points, created the better chances in Nizhny Novgorod

England, winners on football’s biggest stage more than half a century ago, crashed out without a win four years ago in Brazil

Cristiano Ronaldo has tipped the 22-year-old Silva, who moved to Milan from Porto last year, as his long-term successor in the Portugal team

Lionel Messi missed a penalty as his side were surprisingly held by debutants Iceland in their opening Group D game on Saturday

Sweden will be hoping to kick-start their Group F campaign with a victory

The 27-year-old attacking midfielder is fresh from winning the FA Cup with Chelsea, scoring the only goal in the final against Manchester United

Coutinho opened the scoring with a magical curling long range shot on 20 minutes, but Zuber headed the Swiss back level five minutes after the restart

"I don't blame the players. I could blame the lack of work rate. But I can't blame the players, much less Messi, who gave it all he had," Diego says

The highly-rated PSV Eindhoven forward strikes the winner on 35 minutes after a blistering counter-attack at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow

Messi had 11 shots without scoring - setting a new Argentina record for the World Cup - and was dejected at the final whistle

Serbia captain Kolarov - the former Manchester City defender - scored from 25 yards when he curled the ball over the Costa Rica wall

Neymar is the focal point of one of the most menacing attacks in the tournament, and could line up in a front four that includes Gabriel Jesus

The win extends Denmark's unbeaten run to 16 games without defeat and end Peru's 15-match unbeaten streak

Germany defeated Mexico 4-1 on the way to hoisting the Confederations Cup trophy in Russia last year

Halldorsson was the hero when he palmed away Messi's spot kick in the 63rd minute, correctly gambling that the Barca talisman would shoot to his right

Victory takes Croatia top of their group, after Iceland held Argentina 1-1earlier on Saturday

Brazil meet Switzerland in the newly-built 45,000 Rostov Arena in Sunday’s evening game

Messi, with the score at 1-1, drove his free-kick straight into the wall, booting the ball into the air in frustration as the final whistle sounded

Messi failed to give his team the lead when his 64th-minute penalty was stopped by Hannes Halldorsson

In a match that sees Deschamps' men frustrated throughout by a gutsy Australian defensive display, French pride is only restored in the 81st minute

Referee Cunha from Uruguay did not award a spot-kick but after viewing the VAR footage, ruled it was a penalty and Griezmann gave France a 1-0 lead

The Brazilian-born Costa twice replied to Cristiano Ronaldo goals to haul Spain back on level terms on a muggy evening by the Black Sea

Around 400 fans flocked to Argentina’s base camp for the team’s first open training session, each and every one desperate to steal a glimpse of Messi

Brazil will debut on Sunday against Switzerland in Rostov

Messi is under immense pressure to secure his first major international trophy and make amends for Argentina’s loss to Germany in the 2014 final

Gudmundsson's first World Cup memory - as a 7 year old - was David Beckham's red card against Argentina in the last 16 in 1998.

Ronaldo becomes the fourth player to score in four World Cups, joining Pele, Miroslav Klose and Uwe Seeler

Morocco should at least take heart from a blistering first half an hour, during which their zip and zest deemed them virtually unplayable

Despite his incarceration, Lula remains popular and is far ahead in a poll of candidates in Brazil's October presidential election

That is an extremely hard-fought win for Uruguay, who are traditionally slow starters at FIFA World Cups

Queiroz freely admits Iran are the underdogs of the group

The two-time champions arrived in Russia dogged by poor form, injuries and controversy

The striker's return after weeks of uncertainty is a massive boost for Egypt and for the tournament in Russia

The presence of Flamengo forward Guerrero is a huge relief to Peru boss Ricardo Gareca after his 14-month ban for taking cocaine was overturned

Bold predictions aside, on paper France should breeze through a Group C which also features Peru and Denmark

The former Real Madrid player scored twice in a convincing 5-0 defeat of Group A opponents Saudi Arabia

The Spanish team had been tipped as one of the favourites to win the trophy for a second time after a two-year unbeaten run under Lopetegui