Summary

  • Honduras 0-3 Switzerland (Shaqiri hat-trick)

  • France through to face Nigeria

  • Switzerland will meet Argentina

  • Highlights available in tab

  1. Join the debate at #bbcworldcuppublished at 19:56 British Summer Time 25 June 2014

    Scott Stanton:, external Looking forward to the #France Game I think they will do well again !!! :)

    So is my World Cup fantasy team, Scott....

  2. LINE-UPSpublished at 19:55 British Summer Time 25 June 2014

    Honduras starting XI: Valladares (c), Figueroa, Bernardez, J Garcia, W Palacios, Bengtson, Costly, B Garcia, Espinoza, Claros, Beckeles.

    Switzerland starting XI: Benaglio, Lichtsteiner, Inler (c), Xhaka, Behrami, Rodriguez, Mehmedi, Drmic, Djourou, Schaer, Shaqiri

  3. LINE-UPSpublished at 19:53 British Summer Time 25 June 2014

    Ecuador starting XI: Dominguez, Guagua, Erazo, Paredes, Noboa, Montero, W Ayovi, E Valencia, Minda, Arroyo (c), A Valencia.

    France starting XI: Lloris (c), Sakho, Benzema, Griezmann, Matuidi, Sagna, Digne, Sissoko, Pogba, Koscielny, Schneiderlin

    So Southampton's Morgan Schneiderlin starts alongside Paul Pogba in the France midfield...

    Morgan Scheiderlin and Paul PogbaImage source, AP
  4. Get involvedpublished at 19:48 British Summer Time 25 June 2014

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    Are France potential world beaters? Or are you still to be convinced they have got 'it'? And who are you backing to join them in the last-16 from Group E (because I'm damn sure they are going to qualify)?

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  5. Postpublished at 19:45 British Summer Time 25 June 2014

    Thumping wins over Honduras and Switzerland see France sitting pretty, knowing they need only a draw against Ecuador to seal top spot. That would book a second-round tie against Group F runners-up Nigeria, who qualified despite losing 3-2 to Argentina earlier.

    And only a panning by the South Americans would demote them to second (or, even more remarkably, third) and set up a heavyweight bout with two-time winners Argentina in the last 16. Here's the plan:

    Ecuador v France (21:00 BST)

    Honduras v Switzerland (21:00 BST)

  6. Postpublished at 19:40 British Summer Time 25 June 2014

    A France fanImage source, Getty Images

    Bonjour mes amies! And welcome to the season finale of Group E, where France look set to snaffle the lead role as Ecuador, Switzerland and Honduras battle it out for the 'best supporting' gong.

    At least that should be the script. There's only one way that the French will not join the likes of Brazil and Argentina in the last 16 - and that would be worthy of an Academy award in itself.

  7. Postpublished at 19:36 British Summer Time 25 June 2014

    "If you don't know who I am, then maybe your best course… would be to tread lightly."

    Walter White's chilling warning to brother-in-law Hank Schrader in the final season of hit US television drama Breaking Bad completed the previously mild-mannered chemistry teacher's morph into criminal mastermind.

    Back in the real world, France - and in particular their striker Karim Benzema - may have been tempted to issue a similar threat to Ecuador about treading lightly. However, the South Americans will know full well who tonight's opponents are.

    Group leaders. Joint top scorers (after two games). Potential World Cup winners?

  8. Postpublished at 19:29 British Summer Time 25 June 2014

    "Is this the worst French team is history?" - L'Equipe, November 2013.

    Olivier Giroud and Samir NasriImage source, Getty Images

    "We Love These Blues" - Le Parisien, June 2014.

    France - World CupImage source, Getty Images

    "A day is a long time in football" - Someone, once. What a difference seven months have made for the French squad in the eyes of their national media. Didier Deschamps' men have gone from inconsequential no-hopers to potential world dominators quicker than Walter White., external

  9. Permutationspublished at 23:55 British Summer Time 24 June 2014

    France need just a point to win the group, and only a big defeat by Ecuador and a large winning margin for Switzerland over Honduras would stop the French from qualifying.

    Ecuador must beat France and maintain their goal difference over Switzerland to make the last 16.

    If the Swiss gain a point from their match with Honduras, and France beat Ecuador, then Switzerland will finish in second place.

    Honduras can qualify but must beat Switzerland and hope France defeat Ecuador by a large enough margin for Honduras' goal difference to improve beyond that of Switzerland and Ecuador.

  10. Team newspublished at 23:53 British Summer Time 24 June 2014

    Ecuador have no reported injury concerns and could be unchanged from the side that beat Honduras.

    Enner Valencia, Juan Carlos Paredes, Jefferson Montero and Antonio Valencia are all one booking from a ban.

    Mamadou Sakho limped out of France's win over Switzerland with a thigh problem and is unlikely to be risked, while fellow defender Raphael Varane has been laid low by gastroenteritis.

    Yohan Cabaye serves a one-match ban for collecting two yellow cards.