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World Cup 2018: Griezmann v Messi, Ronaldo v Godin - A guide to last-16 ties
Diego Godín Leal France v Argentina and Uruguay v Portugal are arguably the pick of the round of 16 at Russia 2018.
Ranked! All 32 World Cup teams based on their group stage performance
FIFA World Cup The Russia 2018 group stage is over, but which sides have impressed, which are lucky to be in the last 16 and why do we have to go so far down to find Germany?
Rated! The best and worst performer so far from every team left in the World Cup
FIFA World Cup One shining star and another who must do better from every nation in the last 16, brought to you by Greg Lea
Ranked! The 10 best players of the 2018 World Cup group stage
FIFA World Cup With three games down and only half of Russia 2018's teams remaining, Nick Miller picks out the stars who've shone brightest so far
10 things we've learned from the group stage of World Cup 2018
FIFA World Cup Jogi Löw has done an Arsene Wenger, Zlatan Ibrahimovic is unmissed and the hosts have won already – Michael Yokhin on 10 talking points from Russia 2018
World Cup, day 15: the things you might have missed
FIFA World Cup Belgium finished top of Group G by beating England, while Colombia and Japan joined them in the knockout stage
Japan pip Senegal on fair play to make World Cup history
Japan and Senegal broke new ground on Thursday as FIFA's fair play rankings were used to decide a World Cup group for the first time.
Japan survive Nishino's selection gamble but tougher test awaits
Akira Nishino Akira Nishino threatened to undo his own good work by making six changes against Poland, but Japan somehow clung on in the World Cup.
