Summary

  • Uruguay striker Luis Suarez banned for four months

  • He will miss Liverpool's first nine Premier League games

  • Ghana suspend Muntari and Boateng

  • Portugal face Ghana and Germany meet USA at 17:00

  • Algeria v Russia and South Korea v Belgium at 21:00

  1. Postpublished at 08:21 British Summer Time 26 June 2014

    Andre Schuerrle on TwitterImage source, @Andre_Schuerrle

    Germany midfielder Andre Schurrle on Twitter, external last night: "Treatment before the match tomorrow ... come on Germany!!!"

  2. Play catch-uppublished at 08:16 British Summer Time 26 June 2014

    Don't forget, if you haven't seen the best bits from last night, you can revisit the action at your leisure with Match Of The Day World Cup Catch-Up.

  3. Get involved #bbcworldcuppublished at 08:12 British Summer Time 26 June 2014

    Thanks for your thoughts on which players are most important to their teams. Keep them coming by texting 81111 or tweeting using #bbcworldcup

    Talal Chaudhry:, external Messi, because cause everything goes through him! As long as the Argentina defence doesn't leak goals, Messi will win the World Cup.

    Shasank Pokharel:, external The most important player I think is Luis Suarez. Uruguay surely has a chance.

    Mark Godfrey:, external Neymar for me. Brazil are very weak without him. Messi the main man for Argentina, but they have other good players.

  4. Postpublished at 08:05 British Summer Time 26 June 2014

    Edin Dzeko on TwitterImage source, @EdDzeko

    Bosnia-Hercegovina striker Edin Dzeko took to social media to remind his followers how well he had played, tweeting:, external "Man of the match".

  5. Headlines on the hourpublished at 08:03 British Summer Time 26 June 2014

    Here's some headlines to bring you up to speed.

    The hearing into Luis Suarez's alleged bite on Italy's Giorgio Chiellini will continue on Thursday, says the head of the Uruguay Football Association.

    Former England striker Alan Shearer says Wayne Rooney is ready to succeed Steven Gerrard as captain.

    Alberto Zaccheroni has quit as Japan coach after his side failed to reach the last 16 at the 2014 Fifa World Cup.

  6. Messi and Musa motoringpublished at 07:57 British Summer Time 26 June 2014

    Over in Group F, Lionel Messi and Ahmed Musa staged a personal shootout as the two already-qualified teams went toe to toe.

    Messi took his goal tally to four with a brace but both of his goals were quickly pegged back my Musa. It took a rather fortunate goal from Marcos Rojo to settle the match, the Argentina defender knocking in a corner with his knee for 3-2.

    In the group's other match, Edin Dzeko put in a man-of-the-match performance to inspire Bosnia-Hercegovina to a 3-1 win over Iran for their first win in the World Cup finals.

  7. Shaqiri has a ball in Manauspublished at 07:53 British Summer Time 26 June 2014

    Switzerland's Xherdan ShaqiriImage source, Getty Images

    But enough about Luis Suarez (for now at least), let's revel in the aftermath of another cracking set of matches.

    Groups E and F's final fixtures took us to 129 goals for the tournament so far.

    There were three goals in Group E - all scored by Switzerland's Xherdan Shaqiri, who helped himself a hat-trick in the 3-0 demolition of Honduras.

    While Shaqiri was running riot in Manaus to ensure his side's progression, France and Ecuador played out a 0-0 draw in Rio.

    It might have been a stalemate, but it was not lacking in incident, including the dismissal of Manchester United winger Antonio Valencia.

  8. In the paperspublished at 07:48 British Summer Time 26 June 2014

    England returned from Brazil yesterday and the news of their not-so-glorious homecoming makes the front page of Metro:

    MetroImage source, Metro
  9. In the paperspublished at 07:45 British Summer Time 26 June 2014

    ...while The Daily Mirror also reports that Barcelona are interesting in signing Suarez:

    The Daily MirrorImage source, Daily Mirror
  10. Get involved #bbcworldcuppublished at 07:41 British Summer Time 26 June 2014

    Safii:, external Messi for Argentina and Neymar for Brazil - equally important for their teams.

    Loki:, external Pretty much everyone in the team is important for its chances. But, specifically, the defenders are very important.

    Nick Gowan:, external Neymar for Brazil - they look ordinarily average with out his goals

  11. In the paperspublished at 07:38 British Summer Time 26 June 2014

    Spanish club Barcelona will offer Suarez an escape from English football, according to The Daily Express:

    Daily ExpressImage source, Daily Express
  12. In the paperspublished at 07:36 British Summer Time 26 June 2014

    Luis Suarez is still the big talking point, if a quick glance across the back pages of today's newspapers is anything to go by.

    The Sun has the news that Liverpool heroes Robbie Fowler and Phil Thompson are worried that Suarez is harming the reputation of the Merseyside club.

    The SunImage source, The Sun
  13. Get involvedpublished at 07:32 British Summer Time 26 June 2014

    Could Uruguay cope without Luis Suarez? Are Argentina too reliant on Lionel Messi? How damaging has Ronaldo's poor form so far been for Portugal? Is Xherdan Shaqiri Switzerland's only threat?

    We'd like your thoughts on which player is most central to their respective team's success - and please tell us your reasons.

    Get involved by texting 81111 (UK users only) or on Twitter using #bbcworldcup

  14. Presidential support for Suarezpublished at 07:25 British Summer Time 26 June 2014

    Uruguay's president, Jose Mujica, says:

    He said: "In football, I was taught that you obey what the referee says.

    "If we're going to take decisions in football based on what TV says, then there are loads of penalties and handballs you'd have to give that weren't given, so bad luck."

  15. Uruguay defend Suarezpublished at 07:20 British Summer Time 26 June 2014

    Diego LuganoImage source, Getty Images

    Team-mate Diego Lugano says Suarez has no case to answer as the Uruguay camp close ranks around their controversial striker.

    BBC Sport's Ben Smith was in the eye of the storm as Lugano took exception to being asked about Suarez at yesterday's news conference.

  16. Fifa hearing on Surez continuespublished at 07:14 British Summer Time 26 June 2014

    The Suarez saga continues, with Fifa's disciplinary hearing into the Uruguay striker's alleged bite on Giorgio Chiellini continuing today.

    The independent disciplinary committee met until late into the night in Rio, with Uruguay Football Association president Wilmar Valdez emerging from the Copacabana Palace hotel shortly after midnight local time.

    Valdez said: "We know they met for a long time but we don't know if that means a good or a bad situation. They will continue in the morning."

    The time in Rio now is 03:13

  17. Postpublished at 07:09 British Summer Time 26 June 2014

    Hello and welcome to World Cup Sportsday, thanks for being with us.

    Day 15 of the tournament will see the line-up for the last 16 completed as Group G and Group H draw to a close.

    Portugal, Ghana, USA and Germany are in action at 17:00 BST, while the 21:00 BST matches involve Algeria, Russia, South Korea and Belgium.

    Before turning our eye to those fixtures, we'll be looking back on last night's matches, as well as keeping you across all the latest news from our team in Brazil - including, of course, any developments on the Luis Suarez story.