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July 2 | With Messi and Ronaldo out, knockout stages bring more late drama

Six teams have now advanced to the quarter-finals of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Saturday’s matches saw both Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal and Lionel Messi’s Argentina eliminated from the race, whereas Sunday’s games went down to the wire and saw two penalty shootouts that led to Russia and Croatia progressing.

On Monday, Brazil beat Mexico 2-0 and Belgium produced a stunning three-goal comeback, including one goal scored in the last minute of stoppage time, to defeat Japan 3-2. The teams that have successfully progressed to the next round are Uruguay, France, Russia, Croatia, Brazil and Belgium.

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