Lionel Messi and defending champion Argentina narrowly avoided the biggest upset in World Cup history, defeating Cape Verde 3-2 in extra time – after blowing two leads – to advance to the round of 16.

The World Cup round of 32 concludes as Colombia face Ghana for the final spot in the last 16. Both teams have made early changes as Colombia's Jhon Cordoba and Marvin Senaya of Ghana were forced off with injury inside the first 13 minutes.

Australia had the chance to make a big leap forward in their history vs. Egypt. Instead, another World Cup ends with questions of what might have been.

For several hours on Friday, no-one seemed to know when England's World Cup last-16 match against co-hosts Mexico would kick off. BBC Sport tells how a story of confusion and anger - culminating in a Fifa U-turn - unfolded.

Estadio Azteca's sky-high altitude punishes visiting teams, so England must use any means necessary if they want to get past Mexico.

Folarin Balogun finally commented on his controversial red card and subsequent suspension for the USMNT's Round-of-16 match.