Summary

  • Gerrard: Money affecting England performances

  • England's campaign draws to a close against Costa Rica (17:00 BST)

  • Italy face Uruguay for place in last 16 (17:00 BST)

  • Greece v Ivory Coast and Japan v Colombia in Group C (21:00 BST)

  • DEBATE: What would you like to see from England's final fixture?

  1. In the paperspublished at 08:26 British Summer Time 24 June 2014

    The Guardian leads with Roy Hodgson's decision to include fresh faces as he makes nine changes for England's final match in Brazil:

    The GuardianImage source, The Guardian
  2. In the paperspublished at 08:21 British Summer Time 24 June 2014

    Luke Shaw is set to make his World Cup debut tonight and the Daily Mirror has the latest on his club future:

    Daily MirrorImage source, Daily Mirror
  3. In the paperspublished at 08:14 British Summer Time 24 June 2014

    Similarly, the Daily Star picks out Roy Hodgson's rallying call:

    Daily StarImage source, Daily Star
  4. In the paperspublished at 08:10 British Summer Time 24 June 2014

    England's World Cup race is all but run, but Roy Hodgson's men dominate today's sports pages ahead of their final World Cup match against Costa Rica at 17:00 BST.

    The Daily Express has Hodgson urging his team to play with pride:

    Daily Express back pageImage source, Daily Express
  5. Race for the Golden Bootpublished at 07:58 British Summer Time 24 June 2014

    Brazil star NeymarImage source, EPA

    Neymar's double against Cameroon took the Brazil star to the top of the goals chart with four, ahead of five players on three.

    They are: Karim Benzema (France), Thomas Muller (Germany), Arjen Robben, Robin van Persie (both Netherlands) and Enner Valencia (Ecuador).

    The Golden Boot has been won by a Brazilian on four previous occasions - Leonidas da Silva (1938), Ademir (1950), Garrincha and Vava (shared with four others in 1962) and Ronaldo (2002).

  6. Get involvedpublished at 07:53 British Summer Time 24 June 2014

    Roy Hodgson has named his team for tonight's curtain call against Costa Rica, making nine changes to the team beaten by Uruguay.

    We know it's a dead rubber but surely it's a chance for a few players to show what they can do. What would you like to see from England tonight? Is a result more important than the performance? Will a victory go any way to easing the pain of the previous defeats?

    Please let us know your thoughts by texting on 81111 (UK users only) or tweeting using #bbcworldcup

  7. Sweet 16published at 07:44 British Summer Time 24 June 2014

    With Groups A and B settled, it means we now know how two of the last-16 matches will look.

    Brazil will face Chile at 17:00 on Saturday 28 June, while the Netherlands will take on Mexico 24 hours later.

  8. Time to travel backpublished at 07:35 British Summer Time 24 June 2014

    So. have you got all that? Unless you've invented some kind of device that belongs in a sci-fi film, you can't possibly have watched all of last night's football live.

    Allow us, then, to point you in the direction of Match Of The Day World Cup Catch-Up - the best bits boiled down in to 10 easy-to-digest minutes.

  9. Spain ease painpublished at 07:29 British Summer Time 24 June 2014

    Spain ended their miserable campaign with a 3-0 victory over Australia in Group B's other fixture.

    David Villa, Fernando Torres and Juan Mata scored to prevent La Roja from suffering a third successive loss for the first time since 1991.

    Villa scored with a delightful flicked finish from Juanfran's cross for his 59th goal in 97 appearances for Spain.

    Defeat meant Australia - who fielded eight players under the age of 26 - finished bottom of the group with no points.

  10. Indomitable Dutchpublished at 07:23 British Summer Time 24 June 2014

    Leroy Fer scored in the Netherlands' 2-0 victory over ChileImage source, EPA

    Over in Group B, the Netherlands ensured they progressed in top spot after a 2-0 victory over Chile in Sao Paulo. Norwich City forward Leroy Fer broke the deadlock with 13 minutes left before Memphis Depay tapped home in stoppage time.

    Arjen Robben was again in sparkling form for the Dutch, who continued their impressive record in World Cup group games - they haven't lost one since 1994.

    Chile had already booked their place in knockout stage with victory in their opening two matches.

  11. Brazilian burstpublished at 07:18 British Summer Time 24 June 2014

    While the Central Americans were busy brushing off Croatia 3-1, South America's star turn went one better. Neymar was inspirational again as Brazil bust into life with a 4-1 victory over Cameroon to ensure they topped the group.

    Barcelona forward Neymar scored twice to take his goal tally to four, while Fred got his first of the tournament and Manchester City midfielder Fernandinho completed the scoring. Joel Matip had equalised for the Africans but parity lasted only eight minutes. Cameroon knew they could not qualify.

  12. Mexico's partypublished at 07:11 British Summer Time 24 June 2014

    Right. Let's kick off with Monday's offerings. Day 12 brought the first of the last group games as pools A and B reached their climax. They were dancing on the streets of Mexico City as, er, Mexico progressed at the expense of Croatia in Group A.

    Mexico fans celebrate in Mexico CityImage source, EPA

    It took until midway through the second half to make the breakthrough but Rafael Marquez, Andres Guardado and Javier Hernandez got Mexico on their way before Ivan Perisic scored a consolation goal for Croatia, who also had Ante Rebic sent off late on. It meant heartbreak for Croatia, who started the match with a chance of progressing.

  13. Postpublished at 07:07 British Summer Time 24 June 2014

    Hi there and welcome to World Cup Sportsday on day 13 of the tournament. Oh, how we'd love to be building up to an England match of significance.

    Sadly that's not the case, as Roy Hodgson's men take on Costa Rica at 17:00 BST with only pride to play for, having already been eliminated.

    Nevertheless, we'll do our best to get you in the mood for tonight's action as well as looking back on last night's key moments. We'll also bring you the very latest from our team in Brazil.