World Cup 2018 LIVE: Argentina and Lionel Messi reaction, Diego Maradona latest, Germany and Brazil bid to reach last-16, news, predictions and more
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Your support makes all the difference.The 2018 World Cup is in full flow in Russia.
Argentina Football booked their place in the last-16 on Tuesday night with a dramatic 2-1 victory over Nigeria Football that saw them progress from Group D alongside Croatia, and set-up a mouth-watering game with France this weekend, while it all proved to be a bit too much for Diego Maradona as he watched on in St Petersburg.
But today the action moves on swiftly with both Brazil Football and Spain looking to secure their safe passage to the next round. Germany are up first as the reigning world champions face South Korea knowing that a victory will guarantee them a place in the last-16, with Mexico and Sweden also vying for qualification in the group’s over match.
Then Brazil will look to earn a win over Serbia that will see them safely through, with Switzerland and Costa Rica competing in Group E’s other match. Follow all the latest news below...
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Team news from Ekaterinburg. Starting XIs confirmed for both Mexico and Sweden. Both sides appear to be unchanged:
Line-ups also confirmed at the Kazan Arena. Germany make five changes, bringing in Mats Hummels and Niklas Sule at centre-back for the suspended Jerome Boateng and Antonio Rudiger, and Sami Khedira, Leon Goretzka and Mesut Ozil into a new-look midfield. Sebastian Rudy (fractured nose), Thomas Muller and Julian Draxler drop out.
South Korea also make changes. Yup Young-Sun and Hong Chul come in to the back four, with Jang Hyun-Soo moving into midfield alongside Jung Woo-Young. Koo Ja-Cheol is also brought in.
Michael Jones will be providing detailed updates throughout Mexico vs Sweden here:
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