Mbappe fires France into last 16

Kylian Mbappe guided France into the Fifa World Cup last 16 while eliminating Peru after their 1-0 victory in their second Group C encounter at the Ekaterinburg Arena on Thursday.

Mbappe sets France record with maiden World Cup strike

Kylian Mbappe’s first World Cup goal means the Paris Saint-Germain attacker is now the youngest player to score for France at a major international tournament.

Highlights: Jedinak strikes back after Eriksen rocket

Mile Jedinak’s second penalty of the World Cup earned Australia a precious 1-1 draw against Denmark after a controversial VAR decision led to Christian Eriksen’s superb opener being cancelled out in Samara.

Australia hold Denmark to earn first point

Denmark maintained their unbeaten run in Group C, despite playing to a 1-1 draw with Australia in their second Fifa World Cup encounter at Samara on Thursday afternoon.

Fifa: Referee didn’t ask Ronaldo for his shirt

Referee Mark Geiger has ‘strongly refuted’ claims he asked for the shirt of Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo at half-time of the clash with Morocco on Wednesday.

Neymar to improve against Costa Rica

Brazil star Neymar is targeting an improved performance against Costa Rica on Friday after an underwhelming World Cup Group E opener against Switzerland.

Pavon set to be unleashed by Argentina

Cristian Pavon has been tipped to start for Argentina against Croatia, as Jorge Sampaoli looks to liberate Lionel Messi.

Fifa fines Mexico over discriminatory chants

The Mexican Football Federation (FMF) has been fined CHF 10,000 (£7,616) by Fifa in relation to ‘discriminatory and insulting chants’ at the World Cup.

This is not football – Carvajal criticises Iran

Dani Carvajal described Iran’s tactics as ‘disloyal’ even though Spain recorded their first World Cup win.

Ramos hits back at Maradona

Sergio Ramos hit back at Diego Maradona by claiming Lionel Messi is the best Argentinian player in history.