Summary

  • Fallout continues from England's early exit in Brazil

  • Germany's Klose equals World Cup scoring record in 2-2 draw with Ghana

  • Ronaldo set to start for Portugal against USA at 23:00 BST

  • GET INVOLVED: What should be done to improve the England team?

  1. Postpublished at 16:06 British Summer Time 22 June 2014

    That's the end of today's edition of Sportsday but don't worry, there's plenty of World Cup football chat to take you through to the early hours thanks to our live text commentators. Coverage of Belgium's Group H match against Russia is already under way. Thanks for all your tweets and texts. Bye for now.

  2. Today's Brazilian lessonpublished at 16:01 British Summer Time 22 June 2014

    South Korea and Algeria play in Porto Alegre., external

    Located in the south-east corner of Brazil, it was originally a Spanish territory conquered by the Portuguese. Even though it has its share of urban problems, the city is considered one of Brazil's best regional capitals in which to live.

    It is also where you will find true winter: the temperature can drop to -3C (27F) in June. The teams might need to wear their thermals for the 20:00 BST kick-off.

    Fans at the Fifa Fan Fest watch the Australia v Netherlands match in Porto AlegreImage source, Getty Images
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    Fans at the Fifa Fan Fest watch the Australia v Netherlands match in Porto Alegre

  3. Postpublished at 16:00 British Summer Time 22 June 2014

    BBC Sport football commentator Conor McNamara:, external Rather than blame Premier League influx of foreigners for England's woes, how about asking why England is the only football nation not to export many players?

  4. Postpublished at 15:57 British Summer Time 22 June 2014

    Brazilian translator Mateus Donato (left) with former Brazil full-back Roberto CarlosImage source, Steve Wilson

    Brazilian translator Mateus Donato asks MOTD commentator Steve Wilson to capture the moment he finally meets boyhood hero Roberto Carlos. Big mistake. Wilson nearly missed the moment, and added some blur for effect.

  5. Van Persie on his backpublished at 15:53 British Summer Time 22 June 2014

    Robin van Persie tattooImage source, Twitter

    A Netherlands fan will have a permanent reminder of Robin van Persie's glorious diving header during the Netherlands' 5-1 win against Spain at this World Cup.

    Passionate supporter Andre Pronk has had images of manager Louis van Gaal and Van Persie inked on his back. And striker Van Persie , externalhas seen the piece of art and described it as "top". He said a bit more than that but it was in Dutch.

  6. Postpublished at 15:43 British Summer Time 22 June 2014

    Robbie Savage: , externalBryan Ruiz- average at best for Fulham, top class for Costa Rica... England players (most) excellent at club level shocking for England

  7. Ruff versionpublished at 15:42 British Summer Time 22 June 2014

    Hacker T. Dog

    This entry is one for the kids, perhaps. A special guest commentator will be covering the 17:00 BST match between Belgium and Russia on BBC One. Hit the Red Button to hear CBBC star Hacker T. Dog describing the action.

  8. Top of the shotspublished at 15:35 British Summer Time 22 June 2014

    France striker Karim Benzema has also attempted the most shots at this World Cup - a total of 15 so far (eight on target, four off target and three blocked shots).

    Argentina's Lionel Messi is second with 10 shots and Bosnia-Hercegovina's Edin Dzeko is third with nine shots.

  9. Benzema leads the waypublished at 15:32 British Summer Time 22 June 2014

    Five players are tied in first spot in the scoring charts with three goals - Arjen Robben (Netherlands), Enner Valencia (Ecuador), Karim Benzema (France), Robin van Persie (Netherlands) and Thomas Muller (Germany).

    But when it comes to goals and assists one player stands alone. France's Benzema has so far proved to be the most potent attacking threat in Brazil, scoring three goals and notching two assists.

    Muller is his nearest challenger, with the German scoring three goals and one assist.

  10. Postpublished at 15:24 British Summer Time 22 June 2014

    Belgium squad walkingImage source, @AvdBorre

    Belgium defender Anthony Vanden Borre posted this picture on Twitter, external of his team-mates enjoying a pre-match stroll ahead of today's match with Russia.

  11. Postpublished at 15:18 British Summer Time 22 June 2014

    Former England and Liverpool striker Stan Collymore says Arsenal's Jack Wilshere is the man to take Steven Gerrard's place should the England captain decide to retire.

    "For me, Gerrard's ­international retirement would have to mean Jack Wilshere makes the position his own. Is he up to the job? Only time will tell," says Collymore in his Sunday People , externalcolumn.

    "There is no doubt that he is a ­fantastic player with great natural ability, but does he have it in him to become the heartbeat of our national side?"

  12. Experts have their say on England's failurepublished at 15:12 British Summer Time 22 June 2014

    England are out of the World Cup at the group stage for the first time in 56 years and the fallout continues.

    Earlier on BBC Radio 5 live, QPR manager Harry Redknapp, former Football Association technical director Howard Wilkinson and former England players Sol Campbell, Peter Shilton and Matt Le Tissier discussed England's performance and how they can move forward.

    If you missed what they had to say about players pulling out, giving youngsters experience in the Premier League and how to combine flair and hard work in the England side, then worry not because you can read what was said here.

  13. Phil McNulty Q&Apublished at 15:06 British Summer Time 22 June 2014

    Eddie Burdak asks BBC Sport's chief football writer Phil McNulty: "Was Stevie Gerrard really the right choice for captain? He may in the past have been able to drag Liverpool to the next round but he has never done that for the country, never put it on the line. In fact England has got worse and worse with him as skipper."

    Steven GerrardImage source, Getty Images

    McNulty replies: "Absolutely the right choice as captain of this squad. Who else would you have for a start? He is respected, experienced and no-one would seriously suggest he should not be in the squad.

    "What I do accept, however, is that he has not had a great influence on this tournament and it would not surprise me if he decided to retire from international football. Also - have England got worse with him as captain? They've actually been better here than in South Africa four years ago."

  14. While the players are away...published at 15:00 British Summer Time 22 June 2014

    Real Madrid manager Carlo AncelottiImage source, Twitter

    What do club managers do during a World Cup? Canadian crooner Michael Buble was Carlo Ancelotti's Everything when the Real Madrid boss attended one of the singer's concerts. The Italian tweeted: , external"Sensational Michael Bublé! Thank you for a wonderful performance."

  15. Get involved #bbcworldcuppublished at 14:58 British Summer Time 22 June 2014

    Steve W:, external Bored of the usual post-tournament inquest. It's simple - England don't have and never have had good enough players!

    Stephen De'Ath:, external We should try our utmost in getting the younger players when loaned out abroad playing and learning other styles of football.

    Tim Little:, external The pool of available talent - playing regularly at Champions League level - is less than half that of Germany, Italy and Spain.

  16. Postpublished at 14:55 British Summer Time 22 June 2014

    Gary Lineker: , externalRussia v Belgium, Portugal v USA then a guest appearance on Diego Maradona's live TV show. Love World Cups!

  17. Brazilian on the wingpublished at 14:50 British Summer Time 22 June 2014

    Chicken in BrazilImage source, Sarah Holmes

    The BBC's Sarah Holmes, external in Rio: Thought I'd seen it all ... and then I saw a woman walking her chicken in Brazil colours!

  18. Phil McNulty's Q&Apublished at 14:46 British Summer Time 22 June 2014

    Paul Larman asks: "Why can't we accept that we were in a really tough group. Only two teams can qualify. Either Italy or Uruguay are going to miss out so does that make them terrible sides? Spain are already out, are they rubbish?"

    Phil McNulty says: "I think there is an acceptance of that and pretty much all of us in the media were complimentary of England's performance even in defeat against Italy.

    "No-one can question we came up short against Uruguay though, when old failings in defence and an inability to retain possession came back to haunt England. What hardly anyone factored in was the rise of Costa Rica. It has been a classic case of people watching each other and not noticing the outsiders coming through on the outside."

    You can read more of Phil McNulty's Q&A session on BBC Sport's Facebook , externalpage.

  19. Referee announced for England matchpublished at 14:40 British Summer Time 22 June 2014

    Algerian referee Djamel Haimoudi, 43, will take charge of England's match against Costa Rica on Tuesday. The Group D match kicks off at 17:00 BST in Belo Horizonte.

  20. Get involved #bbcworldcuppublished at 14:36 British Summer Time 22 June 2014

    Robert Griffin:, external Strange how four years ago it was all about having to make England play like Spain. This year they achieved that.

    Michael Adukwu:, external Problem with the English team is the media which makes them look good & expensive with nothing to show for it. Too expensive.

    Daniel Mclearnon:, external What happened to our 'no expectations' mentality? The lads performed well but were bested by strong opposition. That's football.