Argentine, somehow, were ready for an emotional, nail-biting encounter, having already gone through a dress rehearsal in the same stadium against the Netherlands in the quarter-finals.

Reigning champions France take on Argentina in a showpiece final at Lusail Stadium with both teams looking to add a third star to their crest.

The three match-ups which are likely to have a strong bearing on the result in Sunday's FIFA World Cup final.

With immense pressure on him to match the late great Diego Maradona and send the trophy back to Buenos Aires, Lionel Messi has lit up the Qatar tournament while others in the superstar stratum - Neymar, Cristiano Ronaldo - have underwhelmed and gone home.

A stand-out talent from a young age, Endrick scored 170 goals in 176 matches for Palmeiras' academy.

France will play Argentina, who are also looking to win the World Cup for the third time, in Sunday's final at the Lusail Stadium.

Achraf and Kylian -- born within 46 days of each other in 1998 -- play for French club Paris St Germain and reserved their bromance for after the match.

Theo Hernandez's high hooked finish from a deflected Kylian Mbappe shot put the defending champions ahead and forced Walid Regragui's team to take the initiative, ending the game with more possession than Les Bleus.

Images from Day 1 of the first Test between Bangladesh and India, at Chattogram, on Wednesday.

'We were aware that if we didn't win it would be more complicated.'

These heart-rendering moments were grace personified and will stay in the memory of every football fan, irrespective of allegiances.

With Mbappe on the left flank of France's attack, he will cross paths with right-back Hakimi, the player he took under his wing when the Moroccan joined PSG from Inter Milan in 2021.

'I am not going to try and set up any particular tactical plan to counter Kylian'

I think the 'What-if-it-had-been-Patel?' sentiment represents a yearning for more of what we are already seeing around us in India today, observes Aakar Patel.

Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for the first Test against Bangladesh, starting on Wednesday?

Pacer Navdeep Saini and uncapped Saurabh Kumar were named as replacements for injured Mohammad Shami and Ravindra Jadeja.

Images from the FIFA World Cup Quarter-final match between Portugal and Morocco on Saturday.

The team may be able to rely on Real Madrid's young trio of Vinicius Jr, Rodrygo and Eder Militao and Premier League rising stars Bruno Guimaraes, Antony and Gabriel Martinelli, among others.

Labuschagne has regained the No. 1 position after Root overtook him in mid-June with successive centuries against New Zealand.

Giroud, at 36, brings experience and guile to France's attack, while Mbappe, 23, is blessed with pace

In total, he has scored 788 career goals.

The most impressive players at the FIFA World Cup 2022 after Round One.

India made a promising start by taking a first-half lead but its defence fell apart later as the team lost the fourth hockey Test 1-5 to Australia and conceded an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series, in Adelaide, on Saturday.

The VAR system took several minutes to confirm the ball had not gone out before Mitoma's touch

If any England players need advice on scoring against an African team ahead of Sunday's clash, they need look no further than their manager Gareth Southgate.

IMAGES from the FIFA World Cup Group E match played between Spain and Japan on Thursday.

IMAGES from the FIFA World Cup Group C match played between Argentina and Poland on Wednesday.

Steve Smith was on 59 unbeaten with Labuschagne at the close.

A spectator ran onto the playing field in the 51st minute of the match between Portugal and Uruguay at the Lusail stadium with a rainbow flag.

This was the first-ever World Cup goal for the 28-year-old right back, who plays for Costa Rican club Herediano.

While there are calls for changing the template of India's ODI batting, the Punjab youngster doesn't feel that 400 or 450 runs per innings would be an everyday phenomenon in coming times.

Images from the FIFA World Cup Group E match between Japan and Costa Rica on Sunday.

Lionel Messi drew level with Diego Maradona's number of World Cup goals and appearances on Saturday, but the current No. 10 knows that only winning the trophy at long last will earn him the same eternal love of his fellow Argentines.

Denmark levelled seven minutes later, with Christensen making up for the deflection by blasting a powerful header past distraught French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.

India captain Shikhar Dhawan was of the view that his bowlers failed to execute their plans and bowled too short to an attacking batter like Tom Latham, who cashed in on the opportunity to register his career-best ODI score in the first One-Day International against New Zealand, in Auckland, on Friday.

Images from the first One-Day International between New Zealand and India, in Auckland, on Friday.

Brazilian striker Neymar should be fine to continue in the World Cup despite limping off with a swollen ankle during his team's 2-0 victory over Serbia on Thursday, coach Tite said.

"Neymar and Messi are unique: they see and do things nobody else sees or can do. A great player must know and understand who he plays with, your teammates enrich your qualities."

Suryakumar Yadav consolidated his position atop the rankings after his stupendous 111 not out in the second T20I against New Zealand. He gained 31 rating points from the series. His 890 points kept him 54 ahead of Pakistan's Mohammed Rizwan, who is placed second.

New Zealand golfer Ryan Fox remembered a "typically Warnie moment" at Dunhill last year, the last time they played together.