Daily Football Briefing

Mbappe and Haaland take over the World Cup knockouts, Mexico turn the Azteca into a forcefield, England's right-back problem sharpens before DR Congo, and Premier League transfer chatter collides with UEFA finance punishments.

Paraguay break Germany's penalty aura, Brazil survive Japan through Gabriel Martinelli, Morocco send the Netherlands home, and the Premier League transfer market goes midfield-mad around Rogers, Tonali, Mount and a World Cup-shaped summer window.

Canada snatch the first knockout tie through Stephen Eustáquio, Jesse Marsch lines up a giant, Argentina stay wary of Cape Verde, and the Premier League rumour mill circles Rogers, Xhaka, Bruno and Tonali.

England top Group L after a scratchy two nil over Panama, Harry Kane moves past Gary Lineker in England's World Cup scoring list, Messi turns Argentina's group closer into another record night, and the transfer desk circles Xhaka, Bruno Guimaraes and Elliot Anderson.

Dembele's hat-trick powers France, Cabo Verde's three-draw miracle meets Argentina, England and Portugal face decisive group finales, and the Premier League rumour mill circles Newcastle's midfield.

The Netherlands take the clean Group F lane, Ecuador rattle Germany, Ivory Coast make knockout history, and the Premier League rumour mill circles Bruno Guimaraes, Sandro Tonali and Julian Alvarez.

Vinicius Junior drives Brazil past Scotland, South Africa reach the World Cup knockouts for the first time, Mexico go perfect, and the Premier League transfer desk hums around Arsenal, Chelsea, City and Spurs.

Wednesday June twenty fourth. Ronaldo scores twice as Portugal flatten Uzbekistan, England turn seventy nine percent possession into a nil nil with Ghana, Croatia and Colombia grind out one nil wins, Scotland get Brazil next, and the Premier League transfer desk keeps bubbling around Rogers, Anderson, Barcola and Chelsea's first Alonso-era move.

Messi breaks the World Cup scoring record, Mbappe and Haaland answer with doubles, Algeria revive their group, and England-Ghana plus Portugal-Uzbekistan set up a tense next slate before the Premier League transfer desk kicks in.

Monday June twenty second. Spain finally found the net through Lamine Yamal and Mikel Oyarzabal, Cabo Verde dragged Uruguay into another wild draw, Egypt got the World Cup win they have waited ninety two years for, Belgium and Iran left Group G in a knot, Portugal face a pressure check against Uzbekistan, and the transfer desk has Arsenal, United, Spurs and City all making noise.

Sunday June twenty first. Japan hammer Tunisia four nil in the World Cup's thousandth match, the Netherlands put five past Sweden, Germany rescue themselves through Deniz Undav, Curaçao's Eloy Room turns a nil nil into a national event, and the transfer desk has Manchester United, Spurs, Liverpool and Arsenal all making noise.

Saturday June twentieth. The United States are through after beating Australia two nil, Brazil finally clicked with Matheus Cunha scoring twice against Haiti, Morocco dragged Scotland back into a tense Group C finish, Paraguay survived the chaos while Turkey went out, the Premier League fixtures landed, and the transfer desk kept shouting over the World Cup.