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"I don't know whether I deserved this one or not but what is important is that we move on to the next stage which is what we wanted," Messi said.

Lallana, Southampton's captain, will rejoin former club and country team mate Rickie Lambert, who also moved to Liverpool.

Luis Suarez has issued an apology to Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini for biting him during a World Cup match and vowed never to do it again.

FIFA says its technical study group ruled that David Luiz, not Chile defender Gonzalo Jara, got the final touch on the ball.

The presidents of Cameroon and Ghana have called for investigations following their disappointing showings.

The pace and power of Nigeria's attack will give France's defence their biggest test of the World Cup so far when they meet in Monday's round of 16 match.

Defender Cristian Gamboa said that his side trained on penalty shots because it could be a possible scenario.

"Suarez, who has been kicked out of the World Cup for biting an opponent, needs treatment to overcome his disciplinary problems," said FIFA Secretary.

Thomas Mueller scored his fourth goal of the World Cup as Germany defeated the United States 1-0.

Bitter foes Mohun Bagan and East Bengal will clash in the season's first local derby in the Calcutta Football League (Premier Division) fixture.

FIFA has banned Suarez from all football activities for four months for biting an opponent at the World Cup, ruling him out of the rest of the tournament.

Xherdan Shaqiri scored all three goals to put Switzerland into the second round with a 3-0 victory over Honduras.

Howard will reach an impressive milestone in the process: The Group G finale will be his 103rd international appearance, passing Kasey Keller for the most by an American goalkeeper.

The two teams each have four points heading into their final Group G match and a draw here would see both qualify at the expense of Portugal and Ghana.

Luis Suarez's apparent bite on Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini has left the Uruguayan striker's future in the tournament at the mercy of a FIFA investigation.

Belgian Queen Mathilde embarrassingly mixed up Belgium's strikers after the country's 1-0 victory over Russia on Sunday, congratulating Romelu Lukaku for scoring the winning goal.