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A share of the points ultimately suited England and the United States quite nicely in their second group stage game of the World Cup, both sides playing out a 0-0 draw where the Americans were vastly more impressive than their opponents. Christian Pulisic and Weston McKennie both went closest in an impressive first half for the USMNT, whose pressing in a rejigged 4-4-2 system proved hugely effective at quelling the attacking thrust of an opponent who had scored six goals in their opener. England created few convincing chances, Mason Mount drawing a smart save from Matt Turner in the first half and Harry Kane flicking a free kick wide in added time. Ultimately the draw means England need only to avoid a four goal defeat against Wales to reach the last 16 with victory guaranteeing them top spot in Group B. The United States' fate is in their hands too though they must beat Iran in the final group game to qualify. The state of the group might have been rather different if Iran's clash with Wales had ended before the 97th minute. A game that looked to be headed for the tournament's fifth 0-0 draw, bursting to life in the last 20 minutes with a red card to Wales keeper Wayne Hennessey. That was followed by late goals from Rouzbeh Cheshmi and Ramin Rezaeian that sent Iran from bottom in Group B to second place. After that, Senegal's win against Qatar sent the hosts on their way towards elimination from the tournament. The Netherlands and Ecuador battled for top place in Group A....

Saudi Arabia kicked off Group C action at the 2022 FIFA World Cup with a 2-1 comeback win against two-time champions Argentina. The result brought to an end Argentina’s 36 match unbeaten streak since losing the 2019 Copa America semifinal to Brazil. FOLLOW LIVE UPDATES FROM DAY 3 AT FIFA WORLD CUP 2022 Argentina took a first half lead via Lionel Messi, who earlier became the first player to feature in five world cups for the Albicelestes, in the 10th minute after a VAR awarded penalty. The 1978 and 1986 champions hit the ball in the goal three more times in the first half but were ruled offside, twice for a Lautaro Martinez goal and for another Messi left footed strike as Argentina went into the halftime with their one goal lead intact. Saudi Arabia, the second-lowest ranked team in the tournament after Ghana, charged at Argentina’s defence early in the second half in front of a frenzied 88,012 crowd as Saleh Al-Shehri, who was just too quick for Romero, squeezed in a low shot to equalise in the 48th minute off what was Saudi Arabia’s first shot on target. Five minutes later, Salem Al-Dawsari plucked the ball out of the sky near the left corner of the box, twisting and turning, before bending a shot into the far top corner curler from the edge of the box to complete the Asian side’s comeback. Saudi Arabia beat Argentina. — FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) Despite plenty of possession in the later stages of the game, Argentina were unable to penetrate Saudi Arabia, who were c...

Lionel Messi: Argentina is among the four best in the world because it knows how to play every game with the same desire and the same intensity. This team understands the moments of the match. When they have to attack, they do. When they have to defend, they do that too. We’re really enjoying the people, going little by little. We’re very happy. Emiliano Martinez: The first thing that comes to mind is emotion. I do this for 45 million people. Giving people joy like this is the greatest thing at the moment. We are in the semifinal because we have passion and heart. We are excited, just like the people Stay tuned for post match press conference updates.. A place in history: With 18 yellow cards being issued, this match has broken the yellow cards tally of ‘Battle of Nuremberg’ - Emiliano Martinez’ - Hand of god 71’ Enzo Fernandez on the right puts in a through ball in an attempt to find Molina but Ake’s sliding tackle averts danger Record in the reckoning? - Lionel Messi has scored nine goals at the World Cup, second only to Gabriel Batistuta (10) for Argentina. His opener against Australia last time out was his first goal in the knockout stages of the competition. HALF-TIME An entertaining first 45 minutes comes to a close with Argentina in the lead. It is Messi yet again who crafted a wonderful pass to find Molina inside the box as La Celeste gained an upper hand on the Dutch. Can Argentina hold on to this lead or will Netherlands produce a comeback? We still have 45 minut...