Italy v Uruguay, Group D (17:00 BST)

Mark Lawrenson: "This is essentially a play-off for a place in the last 16, although a draw will put Italy through on goal difference.

"I wonder how much Uruguay's efforts against England will have taken out of them. Although, having said that, Italy were given the run-around by Costa Rica.

"I see goals in this game, but ultimately Italy will just sneak through."

Lawro's prediction: Italy 2-2 Uruguay

Costa Rica v England, Group D (17:00 BST)

Mark Lawrenson: "United States boss Jurgen Klinsmann has been saying for a while now that Costa Rica are a good side and they have shown it in Brazil. They are fast and strong and have been the best team in the group so far.

"I tipped England to go through but they have fallen well short and I have a feeling their World Cup will end with another defeat. I am glad people have not torn into them for failing because this tournament is the starting point for that team, not the end."

Lawro's prediction: Costa Rica 2-1 England

He is only 21, has been linked with a move to Arsenal and compatriot Didier Drogba believes he can thrive in the Premier League.

Serge Aurier has been one of the shining lights in Ivory Coast's mixed bag of a campaign to date. The Toulouse right-back provided two crosses converted by forwards Wilfried Bony and Gervinho in the 2-1 win over Japan.

In their next match against Colombia, Aurier's energy levels did not drop. In both games, the distance he covered, external was well above the average distance covered by the team.

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Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo went on to the pitch on Sunday night sporting a haircut which added a slight twist, or should we say zigzag, to the traditional short back and sides.

His hairdo led to tens of thousands of tweets, with some praising him for his "tribute" to a boy who had brain surgery. But BBC Trending asks: is this just a big Twitter rumour?

"The problem is, there's nothing to suggest this is anything but a rumour," report #BBCtrending. "Ronaldo himself has not posted to his social media accounts since before Sunday's match, and neither his agent nor the Portugal team have responded to our request for clarification."

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Big Ben is chiming, which can only mean one thing: it's time for our hourly headlines.

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- England are the "mother of football" and will be determined not to leave the World Cup without a point, says Costa Rica manager Jorge Luis Pinto.

- Eliminated England have made nine changes to the side that lost to Uruguay for their final World Cup Group D match against Costa Rica.

- Spain manager Vicente Del Bosque said he was unaware when he substituted David Villa on Monday that it was the 32-year-old's final international.

- And finally... An England fan is in line for a £3,000 windfall if Roy Hodgson's men lose to Costa Rica at the Brazil World Cup.

Australia coach Ange Postecoglou believes his team can make an impact at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

"We wanted to come to this World Cup and try to take it to three absolute world-class teams. I think we've done that," said Postecoglou, , externalwhose team were grouped with the Netherlands, Spain and Chile and lost all three matches.

"In four years' time, if we keep having that sort of intent, I think we'll have bridged the gap."

Uruguay striker Luis Suarez has warned Italy that he is in tip-top condition ahead of tonight's crucial Group D fixture.

Suarez scored twice against England on his return from a knee operation to keep Uruguay in with a chance of progressing.

Liverpool striker Suarez said: "I was not really 100% the other day. I was at the limit of my physical capacity. But you build yourself up and come to the next assignment and this is what I'm doing. The knee is in perfect condition."

Sabri Lamouchi says he is grateful to Yaya and Kolo Toure for staying at the World Cup with Ivory Coast, despite learning of their brother's death during the tournament.

Ibrahim Toure, 28, died on Thursday in Manchester.

Ivory Coast can earn a place in the last 16 with victory over Greece tonight and coach Lamouchi told Fifa.com:, external "What Yaya and Kolo have been through is a real tragedy.

"We're here for them and their entire family. They made an extremely tough decision and I'm grateful to them for their courage."

BBC Sport's Dan Roan:, external Bizarre atmosphere here in Belo Horizonte. England play World Cup game today. But no nerves, no excitement, no meaning. It's come to this

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Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni is confident his "concentrated" team can shock Colombia to give themselves a chance of progressing from Group C.

Japan need to win and hope Ivory Coast fail to beat Greece and Italian.

Zaccheroni said: "I saw the players training. They were very motivated and they looked very concentrated.

"Japan are not the best team in the world, but I have always told my players that the level which they have shown in many matches is such that in any individual match they can beat even the strongest team in the world."

Croatia midfielder Luka Modric has said his team's exit in the group stages represents a failure of his generation of players.

Croatia were knocked out of the competition with a 3-1 defeat by Mexico on Monday, continuing Croatia's record of having never won their final group game at a World Cup (drawing one and losing three).

"The winner was the better team," said Modric., external "We need to draw lessons and turn to the future, which is good because we have a lot of quality young players."

The New Republic , externalwebsite (via BBC Monitoring) carries an article on Mexico coach, Miguel Herrera, affectionately known as "el piojo" or "the louse" and who was apparently something of a hot-head during his playing days.

Leon Krauze writes: , external"After retiring [as a player], Herrera decided to become a coach. For us journalists, it was an odd choice: Here was this man, utterly incapable of controlling his emotions, trying to become a chess player. It was the anatomy of a failure, we all thought. What happened was very, very different."

Southampton playmaker Adam Lallana, set to make his first start at the World Cup when he lines up against Costa Rica this evening, says England must end on a high.

"It was a lot of the lads' first World Cups, their first taste of this experience, international football, the climates, being away from home, so there are positives to take," Lallana told TheFA.com. , external

"But once we get home, hopefully after a win, we'll sit down and be able to analyse it a bit more thoroughly."

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Brazil striker Fred ended his wait for a first World Cup goal in the 4-1 victory over Cameroon. The 30-year-old looked a yard offside when he struck, but he's not complaining.

Fred told Fifa.com:, external "I'm thrilled to have scored. I've been getting a lot of criticism, but it hasn't upset me too much, because I know the other players in the squad are right behind me, and that has really encouraged me.

"They've seen the way I've been playing and how I perform in training every day. Thanks to God, everything worked out. Now we can continue to grow together as a team. It's a vital moment for us. I want to make sure I keep scoring - and help the team progress."

Basketball star, external Kobe Bryant has been tweeting, external regularly during his time in Brazil and the LA Lakers guard has predicted a Brazil v Argentina final.

"A couple of years ago, I had Germany picked to win it because I felt like their young players were developing and everyone would be in their prime," Bryant told his fellow NBA star Anderson Varejao of the Cleveland Cavaliers. , external

"Watching how Brazil has handled the pressure, particularly in the first match, it's going to be hard to bet against them, you know. I think we'll wind up seeing a Brazil v Argentina final and that's going to be an epic final."

Kurtis Evans:, external England can't "win" today. If they play and win, questions will be asked. If they play and lose, questions will be asked.

Conor McMeekin:, external Swap Milner for Sterling and Jones at right-back and that's up there with the best team England have available to them.

Dan Barnes:, external Who actually cares what the result is tonight?

What happened in the world of social media last night? The match which attracted the most attention was Brazil's victory against Cameroon, with 6.1m tweets posted during the game. That's a lot of tweeting.

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Brazil's Fred finally scored at the World Cup, with his strike sparking 146,709 tweets per minute.

And this next bit is for the 'Directioners' out there - because One Direction's Niall Horan's tweet "Go on me aul Neymar!", external was retweeted over 60,000 times. That is what probably inspired the Brazilian to a man-of-the-match performance.

BBC Radio 2 presenter Jeremy Vine: , externalWhat I love about the Mexico manager is that when his team scores he looks as if he has been connected to a live rail

Mexico manager Miguel Herrera is quickly becoming one of the stars of the World Cup after his super-charged celebration following his team's 3-1 win over Croatia on Monday.

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Jack de Menezes writes in the Independent:, external "The 46-year-old's expressions on the sideline have become almost as entertaining as the action on the pitch - which hasn't failed to excite as long as you discount last week's bore-draw between Iran and Nigeria.

"Eagle-eyed viewers are waiting with anticipation of what Herrera could produce should his Mexico side overcome the odds and knock out Netherlands in the second round on Sunday."

Former England defender Rio Ferdinand:, external Happy birthday to Lionel Messi....one of the greatest to play the game....27 yrs old...hahahahaha...genius