Alan Shearer
Former England captain

I'd really expect us to beat Wales and go through as winners of our group, which was always the aim.

It won't be easy, of course. Wales' situation means they have to win to have any chance of getting out of the group, and then you have the rivalry you encounter whenever the home nations play each other which adds another element to the game.

It's pretty obvious what I want to see now - the same attacking outlook, ideas and energy we showed in the Iran game. If we do that, we will be back on track for the next part of this World Cup.

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Belgium

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Striker Romelu Lukaku is unlikely to feature for Belgium later on in their game with Morocco.

The Inter Milan player is ahead of schedule in his return from a thigh injury though.

An injury-plagued season has seen Lukaku play five times and complete 90 minutes just once since rejoining Inter on loan from Chelsea.

His latest problem has seen him sidelined since the end of October and he missed Belgium's 1-0 win over the Canadians before resuming team training on Friday.

"Medically Romelu was only available for the third game, but he's ahead of where he should be and the signs are very good," said boss Roberto Martinez.

"I don't expect him to be involved on Sunday unless something very good happens today [Saturday]."

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One hour until kick-off in our first match of the day and the atmosphere is starting to build at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium for Japan against Costa Rica in Group E.

After a famous win over Germany, Japan's supporters are understandably in great spirits. We all express joy in our own way...

Anyway, another win today would put Japan on the brink of qualification for the knockout stages.

Toomanysnowflakes: Messi can’t and won’t do it all himself. Great player but him and Ronaldo will never get their hands on the World Cup trophy like the greats of old.

England

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England midfielder James Maddison joined the World Cup squad for training in Qatar for the first time on Saturday.

Playmaker Maddison, 26, was one of 14 players to take part in the session as he continues his recovery from a knee injury he suffered during Leicester's win at West Ham on 12 November.

England will qualify for the knockout stage if they avoid a 4-0 defeat against Wales in Group B on Tuesday.

Adeen: Brazil v France final would be a belter. Looking forward to Germany v Spain later though.

Germany

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Ahead of Germany’s crucial World Cup group match against Spain, Jurgen Klinsmann has told the World Football in Qatar podcast that “Spain is the team we fear the most from all the teams in the world.”

A second successive World Cup group stage exit would be “a disaster times 10”, “a catastrophe” and “almost unforgivable”, the former World Cup winner said.

Also, on the Germany hands-over-mouths gesture, Klinsmann said: "I’m here to watch football and I expect my team to come here and play good football. That’s their job and everything else is not relevant, everything else is not important. And I hope the team focuses on football now and finds a way to beat Spain."

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A defeat for Germany against Spain later would all but eliminate the 2014 champions.

World Cup winner Jurgen Klinsmann has had his say on a huge day for football in his country.

Dan Roan
BBC Sports editor in Doha

According to Fifa, the attendance for Argentina against Mexico at the Lusail Stadium was 88,966 - the highest in the tournament since the 1994 final (94,194).

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Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer in Doha

Lionel Messi's career has brought four Champions Leagues, the Ballon d'Or seven times and 10 La Liga titles at Barcelona. His time at Paris St-Germain is still regarded as something of a footnote but even there he has won a Ligue 1 crown.

The World Cup is the missing link and this is Messi's last chance to claim it.

Argentina did not entirely convince, have yet to show the form that has them ranked number three in the world, and the prospect of a painful exit still remains when they face dangerous opponents in Poland.

For now, however, Argentina's World Cup show is back on the road because where there is Lionel Messi, there is hope.

Read more from Phil McNulty here.

France

Anyone for France v Argentina in the last 16 next Sunday?

It could happen. France are the first side to confirm their place in the last 16 and are well on their way to winning Group D.

The winners of Group D face the runners-up in Group C, where Poland currently have a one-point lead over Argentina going into the final round of matches.

Kylian Mbappe v Lionel Messi on the world stage. Hit the thumbs if you like the sound of that one!

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Midnightrun: I'd love to see Mbappe and Dembele run at the England defence. It'd be pure carnage.

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Kylian Mbappe's double against Denmark yesterday has seen his World Cup goal total rise to seven.

Only Pele has scored that many goals in the tournament before turning 24.

Mbappe is already France's second top World Cup scorer ever - only behind Just Fontaine.

Read more about Mbappe's day here.

AJ: It was the first time Messi had a bit of space and the man marker switched off for a couple seconds and Messi does that! World Class. Excellent goal.

Argentina
2014 runners-up

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Lionel Messi has paid tribute to the fans for their role in Argentina’s 2-0 victory over Mexico.

"We have spent much time together hand in hand," he is quoted saying in Argentina’s Clarin newspaper.

Messi, who scored the opener, added that the team and fans can "achieve beautiful things" together.

"The first half we played with a lot of intensity and in the second, when we calmed down, we went back to being who we are," said Messi.

We are now reaching the stage of the World Cup groups where things get decided...

And last night France became the first team to book their place in the knockout stages with a 2-1 victory over Denmark.

Qatar, the day before, became the first team to be eliminated.

Alan Shearer
Former England captain

After his first two games at the last World Cup, Harry Kane had scored five goals. At the same stage of this tournament, he has not had a shot on target.

I am not overly concerned about that statistic, because we know the provider role Harry plays for this England team even when he is not scoring himself, but watching him against the United States it was clear something wasn't right.

It might be time to think about getting him right for the knockout stages, and I have a sneaky feeling Callum Wilson might come in to face Wales on Tuesday instead.

England need to freshen things up anyway, to get the feel-good factor back after the disappointment of our draw with the US, and restore a bit of confidence.

Read more from Alan Shearer here.

Ashley Williams
Former Wales captain

Wales are in a weird position for the next couple of days because we are not definitely out of the World Cup yet, but we know we are really.

Being realistic, we have to forget about making the last 16 because our chances are so slim. Instead, our focus should change to just leaving this World Cup on a high.

That's the mentality I would have as a player in this situation and then if by some miracle we do stay in the tournament, the celebrations would be unbelievable.

So we have to lift ourselves for this final game in Group B and it obviously really helps that we are playing England on Tuesday.

That's a massive occasion in any situation, but especially because it's the first time we have met at a World Cup.

We haven't beaten them since 1984 so, if we win, whoever scores will probably be a hero for life in Wales.

Read more from Ashley Williams here.

Two days before England and Wales meet on the World Cup stage...

Indefatigable Spirit: Argentina are hugely reliant on one man. Good job that man is pretty good!