Lionel Messi marked his 1,000th senior appearance with the opening goal as Argentina booked their place in the World Cup quarter-finals by beating Australia 2-1.Messi produced the first moment of quality to break the deadlock towards the end of the first half and Julian Alvarez pounced on a goalkeeping error to put two-time world champions Argentina in full control early in the second.Australia ...Full Story »

Nigel Clough admitted Mansfield match-winner Lucas Akins was only on the pitch because injury forced his hand.Substitute Akins struck a last-gasp winner, his 100th senior goal, to earn the Stags a 2-1 win over Colchester.But manager Clough revealed he only brought him off the bench because Will Swan, who had earlier cancelled out Alex Newby’s free-kick for the visitors, had to come off wit...Full Story »

Goalkeeper Jamie Sneddon dramatically equalised for Partick Thistle deep into injury time to earn the visitors a 1-1 draw at Cove Rangers.Sneddon came up for a corner as Thistle sought a late leveller and headed home to secure a point.He was a hero at both ends, having produced strong saves in the second half from Luis Longstaff and Gerry McDonagh.Cove had taken the lead in the sixth minute thro...Full Story »

Karl Robinson was frustrated as his Oxford side conceded an 84th minute wonder goal and had to settle for a point in a 1-1 draw at Accrington.The draw did extend his side’s unbeaten run to seven games in Sky Bet League One but they missed out on the chance to jump to 10th position.Lewis Bate hit the woodwork for Oxford in the seventh minutes before James Henry gave them a 58th minute lead,...Full Story »

Former Hartlepool boss Dave Challinor returned to the Suit Direct Stadium for the first time to pile relegation concerns on his old club by guiding Stockport to a 5-0 win in League Two.Challinor, who left Pools 13 months ago shortly after steering the club back into the English Football League, saw County move up to 12th and five points off a play-off spot.Two first-half goals from Kyle Wootton ...Full Story »

Lucas Akins’ 100th senior goal earned Mansfield a 2-1 stoppage-time victory over Colchester.The 33-year-old forward headed in just moments after being summoned from the bench by Nigel Clough, a decision which was greeted with howls of derision by home supporters due to earlier goal-scorer Will Swan being the player to make way.Swan had cancelled out Alex Newby’s third goal in seven o...Full Story »

Carlisle boss Paul Simpson was brutally honest in his assessment after his side’s 1-1 draw with Sutton United.The visitors came from behind to clinch a point as Will Randall cancelled out Ryan Edmondson’s opener on the stroke of half-time at Brunton Park.Simpson felt a share of the spoils was fair but was less impressed with the performance overall.“Looking at the game it was d...Full Story »

Grimsby boss Paul Hurst bemoaned two big calls that went against his side as they fell to a 1-0 defeat at AFC Wimbledon.Ethan Chislett’s second-half goal was the difference, with the Dons now seven games unbeaten in League Two.But Hurst was frustrated at John McAtee’s first-half strike being ruled out as well as a penalty shout for a challenge on Otis Khan that was waved away.He said...Full Story »

Leyton Orient boss Richie Wellens was naturally delighted after his side beat Bradford 3-0 to restore their five-point lead at the top of League Two.The O’s have now won six of their last seven league matches and eight of their 10 games at Brisbane Road in the division this season.Two goals in eight first-half minutes by Charlie Kelman and Tom James paved the way for this latest success be...Full Story »

Neil Harris conceded Gillingham’s forward players are out of their depth in Sky Bet League Two after they once again failed to score in a 3-0 home loss to Salford.The Gills have scored just six times in 20 League Two games and Harris watched on in frustration as they failed to convert their first-half dominance into a half-time lead.They were made to pay in the second half, as Theo Vassell...Full Story »

Ethan Chislett’s second-half strike fired AFC Wimbledon to a 1-0 victory over Grimsby at the Cherry Red Records Stadium.The game ebbed and flowed in a first-half stalemate before Chislett’s goal helped extend the Dons’ unbeaten streak in League Two in seven games.Gavan Holohan put Grimsby on the front foot with a through ball to John McAtee who tucked it away but the forward wa...Full Story »

Torquay moved off the bottom of the National League with a 1-0 win at Dagenham.Will Goodwin’s strike just before the break was enough to give the Gulls just their fourth league win of the season and leaves them three points from safety.Goodwin bundled in four minutes before half-time when Dillon De Silva’s effort was saved.George Saunders and Jay Bird hit the woodwork for the hosts, ...Full Story »

Ten-man Forest Green moved off the foot of the League One table with a dramatic 2-1 victory over fellow strugglers Cambridge.Striker Connor Wickham sealed the win from the spot in the third minute of stoppage time with his ninth goal of the season after Myles Peart-Harris was fouled by former Rovers midfielder Paul Digby.Rovers defender Corey O’Keeffe picked up a second yellow card as Unit...Full Story »

Second-half goals from Ryan Glover and Justin Amaluzor earned Aldershot a 2-0 victory at National League strugglers Gateshead.Glover broke the deadlock seven minutes into the second half before a stunning Amaluzor effort helped the Shots to back-to-back wins while Gateshead suffered a sixth defeat in 10 games.Glover fired a good early opportunity wide for Aldershot while the closest Gateshead ca...Full Story »

Eastleigh ended their three-game losing run with a 1-0 victory over 10-man Boreham Wood in the Vanarama National League.Jamal Fyfield was sent off for the Wood for an off-the-ball incident involving Eastleigh forward Danny Whitehall, resulting in a penalty which was converted by Tristan Abrahams after 34 minutes.Whitehall fired over from close range at the start of the second half while, at the ...Full Story »

The WAGs of Germany's flops have been blasted for choosing not to party during the tournament while partners of both the England and Wales teams drunk Qatar 'half-dry' Izabel Goulart is among the German WAGs who have been questioned (Image: Corbis via Getty Images) German media outlets have bizarrely turned their fury to the WAGs of their national team flops - questioning why they chose not to...Full Story »

Goals from Brighton’s Alexis Mac Allister and Julian Alvarez of Manchester City sent them through to the knockouts with a 2-0 win against Poland. The passport officer raised his hands in the air and celebrated an Argentina goal Credit: https://twitter.com/FaacuLopez__/status/1598102427303309313 Unfortunately, he had a bewildered women's passport in his hand at the time Credit: https://tw...Full Story »

Switzerland boss Murat Yakin denied any assertions that politics were at the heart of two tense encounters in his side’s 3-2 win over Serbia, insisting any rumours to the contrary were “just speculation”.The Swiss’ victory in a rematch of the 2018 group stage clash between the two sides propelled them into the last 16 as Group G runners-up in Qatar.That previous win in Ru...Full Story »

Ultimately one that didn’t actually make a blind bit of difference to either side… yet one that still sent shock waves around the planet. Vincent Aboubakar celebrates his winner Credit: Getty He was then shown a second yellow card and sent off Credit: Getty One for the scrapbook for Cameroon, one for the scrapheap for Brazil. And a definite “come back and join us” mess...Full Story »

Walsall struck twice in the second half to see off Doncaster 2-0 and maintain their impressive run of form.Goals from strikers Tom Knowles and Danny Johnson ensured the visitors made it 13 points from their last five League Two games and moved within a point of the play-off places.The pair combined to nearly put Walsall in front after 19 minutes, but Knowles’ flick at the near post from a ...Full Story »