World Cup 2026: Netherlands and Germany crash out, plus Côte d’Ivoire v Norway buildup – live

03.08 EDTEssential reading: here are yesterday’s match reports:Brazil into last 16 as Martinelli strikes in stoppage time to break Japan heartsRead moreCanale and Gill the heroes as Paraguay hand Germany first World Cup shootout defeatRead moreMorocco edge wild last-32 penalty shootout as Netherlands pay heavy price for missesRead moreAnd a word on Cody Gakpo, scorer of a rasping goal for the Netherlands but having a horrible time right now after the loss of his and his partner’s unborn son, as our man in Monterrey, Nick Ames, wrote: double quotation markFootball is a vessel for myriad thoughts and feelings so it was an intensely affecting moment when, after he had rammed his team into a 72nd-minute lead, the entire Dutch squad piled on to the pitch in joy.

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