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Summary

  • Fuller scores Costa Rica winner their first shot on target of World Cup

  • Japan fail to follow up stunning win over Germany to leave Group E wide open

  • Germany face Spain at 19:00 GMT with all four teams still able to reach last 16

  • Belgium v Morocco (13:00 GMT) and Croatia v Canada (16:00 GMT) in Group F also on Sunday

Live Reporting

Neil Johnston

  1. As many World Cup goals as Maradona

    FT: Argentina 2-0 Mexico

    Cometh the hour, cometh the man for Argentina as Lionel Messi's drive from outside the box set them on their way to a 2-0 win over Mexico and boosted their chances of qualifying.

    Messi has now scored as many World Cup goals as Diego Maradona (eight), with only Gabriel Batistuta (10) netting more for Argentina at the tournament.

    Since at least 1966, only Rivellino (five) has scored more World Cup goals from outside the box than Messi (four).

  2. Sunday's World Cup menu

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    Four-time winners Germany face an early exit if they lose later. Spain, Japan and Belgium are looking to secure their places in the last 16, while Canada are seeking a historic first win on the World Cup stage.

    • 10:00 GMT Japan v Costa Rica
    • 13:00 Belgium v Morocco
    • 16:00 Croatia v Canada
    • 19:00 Spain v Germany

  3. Germany on the brink

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    Hello and welcome to coverage of day eight at the World Cup.

    Twenty-four matches down. Another 40 to come over the next three weeks. Football heaven.

    Four more group games today, including a super heavyweight showdown between Spain and Germany.

    It's a fixture worthy of the final. A fixture Germany dare not lose.

  4. Messi's last tango goes on

    It's 5am in Buenos Aires and they are still partying hard thanks to this football genius. Argentina are still alive at the World Cup.

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