Argentina great Lionel Messi turns 39 today and has been lighting up the World Cup this summer, but how well do you know his journey so far?
Argentina great Lionel Messi turns 39 today and has been lighting up the World Cup this summer, but how well do you know his journey so far?
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The final day of games for Groups A, B and C means there's plenty on the line.
BBC Scotland's Andy Burke looks at Carlo Ancelotti and his mission at Brazil before their final Group C game against Scotland.
Iconic fan Michel Kuka Mboladinga arrived late at the World Cup but brings a unique presence in the stands in a tribute to his country's first Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba
Cristiano Ronaldo silenced questions about Lionel Messi with a blunt answer in an awkward moment after bagging a brace as Portugal thrashed Uzbekistan
Daniel Munoz's second-half strike was enough to see a dominant Colombia beat DR Congo as the South Americans secured their place in the World Cup last 32.
Michel Nkuka Mboladinga, who gained fame during THE Africa Cup of Nations for posing as a statue of Congo's independence leader Patrice Lumumba, was in attendance in Guadalajara.
As anybody who’s ever encountered Mexican traffic jams will know, there are times when it feels you’ll never get through the impasse. Colombia must have felt the same about the DR Congo goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi, who made an outrageous string of saves that looked like they might earn his side an unlikely point. The Le Havre keeper was finally beaten – but only by a deflection that gave Colombia…
The final day of games for Groups A, B and C means there's plenty on the line.