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Spain controlled over 75 per cent of the ball in the game, but failed to get a shot on target from open play in 120 minutes, with their only efforts on target coming from set pieces."I am very happy with the players I have, I will stand with them to the death. I selected them and I congratulate them for the way they have behaved and for their World Cup," said Enrique, reports Xinhua

The 53-year-old, who took charge of the Asian team in 2018, said he would meet with Korean football federation officials after an indefinite break. "We have to think about the future and whether or not I will be with the Korean team," the Portuguese coach said, reports Xinhua.

Hovland was four shots ahead at one stage but with Scheffler refusing to go away, Hovland, too, found himself stressed at the end. Starting the final round with a handy three-shot lead, Hovland only needed to be steady and not make any mistakes.

The Koreans were completely outplayed by the Brazilian side in the first half as the South Americans scored 4 goals in a span of 29 minutes. The Asian side could salvage its reputation in the second half, but just, with the help of a 76th minute goal. The match ended 4-1 with Brazil set to take on Croatia in a quarter final clash.

On Sunday at the Al Bayt Stadium, Gareth Southgate's side went into the half time break leading 2-0, opening the scoring in the 38th minute and adding a second in injury stoppage time of the opening session. England netted a third one 13 minutes into the second half to take the game away from Aliou Cisse's side and set up a quarter-final clash with France, which earlier on Sunday defeated Poland 3-1.

On Sunday at the Al Thumama Stadium, a brace from Kylian Mbappe and a record-breaking goal from Olivier Giroud helped Didier Deschamps' team's cause. Poland's Robert Lewandowski managed to get a consolation strike in injury stoppage time from the penalty spot. Giroud (44th minute) scored just before half-time to open the door, and Mbappe (74 and 90'+1) marched through it with two scorchers in the second half.

South Korea's thrilling 2-1 win over Portugal on Friday booked their place in the knockout stage, but after the final whistle, the South Korean players still faced a nerve-wracking wait before they could celebrate. The second half of their game kicked off around six minutes before the match between Ghana and Uruguay.

The FIFA+ app includes an augmented reality feature that allows fans to see VAR (Video Assistant Referee) replays and different camera angles. FIFA says that only people who attend live matches will be able to access the FIFA+ Stadium Experience, reports Engadget.

Tite made nine changes to the team that beat Switzerland on Monday but denied he lacked respect against the African side. "We were very wary about the threat posed by Cameroon," Tite said. "They won the match on merit. They played very well vertically.

In the early hours of Thursday morning, the Socceroos defeated Denmark 1-0 to clinch a spot in the final 16, marking the first time that the men's team of Australia has made it to the knockout stage since 2006. Regarding the result as "magnificent win," Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese led the celebrations with a tweet shortly afterward, reports Xinhua.