Merino strikes at the death for Spain to send Portugal and Ronaldo limping out
Mikel Merino’s goal in the first minute of second-half injury time earned Spain a well-deserved 1-0 win against Portugal and a place in the quarter-finals
‘A despicable woman’: Kylian Mbappé hits out at Paraguayan senator over racist attack
Kylian Mbappé has said ‘I will never allow people like her the freedom to spread their hatred and racism across the world’ after an attack from a Paraguayan senator
Haaland beats his own drum as Norway get set for England epic | Paul MacInnes
Ståle Solbakken’s side have played with smiles on their faces at this World Cup – and none more so than the talismanic striker
Jordan Henderson out of World Cup with broken wrist sustained in post-match celebrations
England’s Jordan Henderson is out of the World Cup after breaking his wrist while celebrating the 3-2 last-16 win against Mexico
‘These guys are losers’: Brazil berated back home after defeat by Norway
Carlo Ancelotti and his players have been lambasted for their ‘shameful’ and ‘embarrassing’ World Cup exit
‘I got three hours’ sleep’: fans on watching England beat Mexico at the World Cup
Football fans around the globe watched the match – with some of them missing out on a night’s sleep to tune in
Uefa has put European football on war footing with Fifa over Balogun decision | Matt Hughes
European governing body’s dramatic move could have major implications for the future of the sport
Burn’s blocks, Pickford’s punches: the data behind England’s defensive heroics
While England conceded twice to Mexico and survived a siege at the Azteca, the numbers show a performance of true grit
Unwelcome and undue: Trump’s red-card intervention hurts the US’s World Cup more than it helps | Pablo Iglesias Maurer
In pushing Fifa to reverse Folarin Balogun’s suspension, the president did the most American thing possible: assert unasked-for power to get his way
Erling Haaland hails ‘one of the sickest days’ in Norway’s history after beating Brazil
Erling Haaland said he wished he was part of the street celebrations in Norway after what his coach, Ståle Solbakken, called ‘the greatest day’ in his country’s football history