Summary

  • Barcelona set to open talks over Luis Suarez

  • Barca president praises Suarez's "honourable" apology

  • Goalkeeper Tim Howard breaks saves record but USA exit World Cup at hands of Belgium

  • World Cup rest day after end of last-16 round

  • Get involved: What is the greatest individual performance at a World Cup? #bbcworldcup

Live Reporting

Aimee Lewis and Luke Reddy

  1. The lowdown on the quarter-finalists

    Colombia's 2014 World Cup record: Four wins, 11 goals, two conceded

    The South American side have faced 64 shots, only Chile, with 65, have fielded more.

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    All eyes on James Rodriguez: The tournament's leading goalscorer with three games to go, Rodriguez could be set to join an illustrious list of golden boot winners. Already linked with a move away from Monaco, he also has two assists in the tournament.

  2. Tim Howard International Airport

    Tim Howard's heroics in USA's World Cup round of 16 defeat to Belgium have led to a White House petition to rename an American airport after him.

    Supporters want to rebrand Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after the Everton stopper, but a further 98,000 signatures are needed if the plan is to be considered.

    Anyone can post a petition on the US government's 'We the People' website and if 100,000 signatures are gathered, the administration will respond.

  3. The social World Cup

    The Argentina-Switzerland game attracted 6.3m tweets, with a peak of 208,000 per minute around the Argentina goal, but Belgium's enthralling win over USA prompted 9.1m tweets.

    There were 1.8m mentions of man-of-the-match Tim Howard during the game.

  4. Atletico's bid for Navas rejected

    Atletico Madrid have been told to improve their offer for Costa Rica keeper Keylor Navas by fellow Spanish side Levante.

    Navas, 27, has been key to helping his country reach the World Cup last eight; saving Theofanis Gekas' spot-kick in the penalty shootout win over Greece.

    "Six million euros plus forward Leo Baptistao is not 10m," said the club's president Quico Catalan. "Keylor has a 10m euro (£7.95m) release clause - he's worth more."

  5. Hitzfeld bows out for good

    Switzerland's defeat to Argentina sealed the end of a 31-year managerial career for Ottmar Hitzfeld.

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    The 65-year-old won seven Bundesliga titles during spells with Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund.

    "I will go on working for TV,'' said the German. "I don't lose when I work on TV. I will have a quiet life now. My job as a coach has finished. I'm proud of my career. I've had some marvellous teams. It's been a great honour and I have a heart full of emotion."

  6. Get involved #bbcworldcup

    jenny: Tim Howard's performance against Belgium was outstanding, deserves player of the tournament for it!

    Michael Schultz: Praise the US defence? If there had been any defence, Howard wouldn't have had 16 saves! Howard prevented a major embarrassment!

    Kevin Rafferty: Best individual World Cup performance? Rossi grabbed the headlines, but Bruno Conti was immense in the 1982 Italy v Brazil game

    Is Tim Howard's record 15 saves the greatest performance in World Cup history? Tweet us your thoughts using the hashtag #bbcworldcup

  7. Pint-sized World Cup

    BBC Radio 5 live

    BBC Radio 5 live have put together an appetising, or some would say pint-sized, round-up of Tuesday's last-16 matches.

    To steal a line from our colleagues: From Barack Obama leading chants of USA! USA! to John McEnroe on Pele, pint sized brings you all of the highlights from day 20. Have a listen. Go on.

  8. USA will continue to grow - Klinsmann

    Having captured the imagination of the US public with their displays in Brazil, USA coach Jurgen Klinsmann is determined to improve even further in four years' time.

    "All of the players went beyond their capabilities and I told them they should take a lot of very positive stuff back home with them," said the German after the 2-1 defeat by Belgium.

    "We are doing everything we can in every corner of the country to find the talent. We will continue to grow and grow."

  9. The lowdown on the quarter-finalists

    Brazil's 2014 World Cup record: Three wins, one draw, eight goals for and three conceded.

    Only two sides have yet to concede a second-half goal in the tournament - Brazil and Belgium.

    All eyes on Neymar: The 22-year-old is the poster boy for the Brazil World Cup and carries a nation's hopes on his shoulders. Having scored eight of his country's 18 goals this year, the Selecao's reliance on the Barcelona forward is clear for everyone to see.

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  10. Get involved #bbcworldcup

    Si's Insights: Saying it was all about Tim Howard yesterday would be too easy. The US defence - particularly Gonzalez - also deserves praise.

    Ken Gorry: As an Irish man, have to mention Paul McGrath v Italy USA 94, kept Baggio and Signori quiet and even made Phil Babb look good.

    Is Tim Howard's record 15 saves the greatest performance in World Cup history? Tweet us your thoughts using the hashtag #bbcworldcup

  11. Barcelona to open talks over Suarez

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    Barcelona will begin negotiations with Liverpool on Wednesday over a deal for striker Luis Suarez, with the clubs beginning talks at a get-together in London.

    The Reds are likely to accept an offer of £80m for Suarez, who joined for £22.7m from Ajax in 2011.

  12. Neville on coping with 'brutal' criticism

    Phil Neville has returned to England after a stint working at the World Cup for the BBC and in his latest column he reflects on the criticism he received for his commentary.

    He says: "I know I got some stick for my co-commentary on England's first game against Italy at the start of the World Cup, but that actually helped me more than anything. I realised what I was doing wrong, and I tried to improve.

    "I went on social media and it was pretty brutal."

  13. De Jong ruled out for Netherlands

    Netherlands midfielder Nigel de Jong has been ruled out of the remainder of the 2014 World Cup with a groin injury.

    De Jong, 29, was forced off nine minutes into the last-16 game against Mexico on Sunday, which they won 2-1.

    The Dutch face Costa Rica in the quarter-finals on Saturday, but will be without the AC Milan midfielder who had played all three of their group games.

  14. Get involved #bbcworldcup

    Alex Smith: Was a great display by Tim Howard, but many of the saves were routine, would have been heavily criticised if he missed them

    Mujtaba Hussain: I don't understand all the hysteria about howard, all the shots were straight at him!

    Victor Soong: Greatest individual performance for me was Zidane's virtuoso display in 2006 against the Brazilians.

    Tweet your thoughts on the greatest individual performance in World Cup history using the hashtag #bbcworldcup or text 81111.

  15. The lowdown on the quarter-finalists

    Germany's 2014 World Cup record: Three wins, one draw, nine goals scored, three conceded.

    Like France, Germany have scored two goals from set pieces. They have completed over 2,500 passes, with the tournament average being around 1,300.

    All eyes on Per Mertesacker: The defender's pace was tested several times against Algeria, but he is surprisingly central to Germany's build-up play with a shade under 300 completed passes in the tournament so far. Only three players in the competition have more.

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  16. John McEnerney: Rossi hat trick v that great Brazil side in 82 or Maradona's two matches in '86 against England and Belgium he was superb!

    Is Tim Howard's record 15 saves the greatest individual performance in World Cup history? Does the USA goalkeeper's display equal or surpass what we've seen from the likes of Diego Maradona, Garincha, Zinedine Zidane, Bobby Moore in the past...

    Tweet your thoughts using the hashtag #bbcworldcup or text 81111.

  17. USA player reaction

    Midfielder Michael Bradley: "I know this is an experience I'll look back on when I finish playing and smile," he said. "Right now, the disappointment of not getting to a quarter-final is big."

    Former Fulham forward Clint Dempsey: "There is a stat about the average age watching the World Cup being 38. That shows that people who have played the game, have grown with the game, are passing it down to their kids. That is going to help us, it is great to see that the game is on the rise."

    Midfielder Jermaine Jones: "We've showed the world that the USA is growing, and everybody who plays against us from now on in, knows we're for real."

  18. Who holds the balance of power?

    Phil McNulty
    BBC chief football writer in Brazil

    So, the quarter-final line-up is now complete and comprises of four teams from the Americas and a quartet from Europe. But where does the balance of power lie?

    "A wonderful World Cup has delivered a straight fight for supremacy between Europe and the Americas," writes BBC Sport's chief football writer Phil McNulty in his latest blog.

  19. The lowdown on the quarter-finalists

    France's 2014 World Cup record: Three wins, one draw, 10 goals scored, two conceded.

    Two of France's goals have come from set-pieces and they are the only side in the tournament with three clean sheets.

    All eyes on Didier Deschamps: The former French captain earned 103 caps and lifted the World Cup in his homeland in 1998. Remarkably he is undefeated in a World Cup as both a player and manager.

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  20. The full quarter-final line-up

    So, all the last-16 matches are done and dusted and we now know who will be playing whom in the last eight. Here's what we have to look forward to:

    France v Germany (Friday 4 July, 17:00 BST)

    Brazil v Colombia (Friday 4 July, 21:00 BST)

    Argentina v Belgium (Saturday 5 July, 17:00 BST)

    Netherlands v Costa Rica (Saturday 5 July, 21:00 BST)